The team behind your most inspiring Barcelona guided tours
Hi! We’re Barcelona Dreaming and we believe every trip should be a personal and unforgettable adventure. Since 2010, we’ve created Barcelona guided tours that go beyond tourist spots, sharing local stories and charm through a passionate team led by Michal Shauer.From hidden corners of the Jewish Quarter to the vibrant streets of El Born and the architectural wonders of Eixample, our tours bring the city’s stories to life with passion and authenticity.
You want to travel with us because we specialize in private, small-group experiences, ensuring a personal touch, deep historical insights, and a connection to the real Barcelona—without the hassle of large crowds or equipment.
Looking for something truly special? We also custom-design unique tours across Barcelona and beyond, tailored to your interests, schedule, and budget. Whether it’s local culture, food, art, or even Jewish heritage we always offer an off-the-beaten-path adventure and we’ll make sure to craft the perfect journey just for you.
Because Barcelona isn’t just a place to visit—it’s a dream waiting to be lived.
Meet the team behind our private tours in Barcelona
Our expert guides elevate every tour in Barcelona by tailoring the experience to each visitor’s needs and interests. Their deep knowledge, storytelling skills, and flexibility ensure a personalized journey that uncovers hidden gems while respecting your pace, preferences, and curiosity.
Michal
CEO
Superpower – Creating a genuine personal connection and making people feel at home, even in a foreign city.
Favorite Adventure Spot – The magical alleys of the Gothic and Jewish Quarters in Barcelona, where every stone has a story
Most Unforgettable Tour Moment – When a guest told me, "Michal, it feels like an old friend is showing us around the city!"
Secret Talent – Fulfilling little dreams for people before they even know to ask, always knowing the perfect tip to make their experience unforgettable.
Edu
Your personal guide
Superpower – Telling unforgettable stories of Barcelona in a way that will make you fall in love with it
Favorite Adventure Spot – At the rear of the Cathedral, doing gargoyle scavenging
Most Unforgettable Tour Moment – On my first tour, I got lost with my clients in the city of Girona and we ended up in a nice little garden. Since then, I always go there with my tours for a peaceful break
Secret Talent – I am a musician specialized in Sephardic music, I know a lot about the Sephardic culture and history by reading Ladino lyrics
Dina
Your personal guide
Superpower – Find a juicy gossip story and connect it to a transcendental historical development
Favorite Adventure Spot – Look out to the Mediterranean from Montjuic and imagine pirate ships
Most Unforgettable Tour Moment – Discovering, while guiding, that I knew one of the tourists in my youth (and hers...)
Secret Talent – Reverse the order of the words in a sentence in order not to get bored
Eyal
Your personal guide
Superpower – Bringing back the dead (I am a good storyteller…)
Favorite Adventure Spot – Barcelona modern part secret inner patios
Most Unforgettable Tour Moment – Touring with a catholic couple from Arizona and understanding together that the guy weird traditions of his grandmother was actually originated in crypto-jews traditions !"
Secret Talent – I can imitate 8 kinds of different transportation vehicles (Bus, Track, Helicopter etc… )
Lilach
Your personal guide
Superpower – Making people laugh while teaching them 2,000 years of history under the BCN sun (without getting sunburned… usually)
Favorite Adventure Spot – Bunkers del Carmel at sunset: part epic view, part picnic, part overhearing someone’s proposal in three different languages
Most Unforgettable Tour Moment – Realizing 20 minutes in that I was passionately guiding the wrong group…
Secret Talent – I can sniff out a good vegan croissant in any barrio before Google even has time to load
Ella
Your personal guide
Superpower – Connecting with every group and customizing tours to match clients' interests. With a background in teaching, I naturally engage children and make the city come alive for them
Favorite Adventure Spot – Barcelona’s artistic and historic treasures: art galleries, street and public art, hidden boutiques, grand plazas, and the atmospheric alleys of the Gothic Quarter
Most Unforgettable Tour Moment – A local’s reaction after a tour discovering hidden gems in a city they thought they knew
Secret Talent – Noticing small, special details, like a tucked-away mural and turning it into lasting, memorable experiences
Dori
Your personal guide
Superpower – Improvise, changing course in the middle of the tour due to unexpected circumstances
Favorite Adventure Spot – Paddle Surf at Poblenou Nautical Club; seeing the city from outside
Most Unforgettable Tour Moment – Having a 10-year-old kid unexpectedly meeting his schoolteacher in the tour next to us. It required the immediate activation of the superpower indicated above…
Secret Talent – I can walk on my hands
Alan
Your personal guide
Superpower – Teleporting people to the Middle Ages through words
Favorite Adventure Spot – The Bunkers of Carmel in Barcelona
Most Unforgettable Tour Moment – Early in the tour, while chatting with my clients, we realized I knew their family, relatives they hadn’t seen in 15 years, and later, we randomly ran into them in the middle of the Gothic Quarter
Secret Talent – I can invent games spontaneously
