The baldie is fled, long live the baldie!
The business (basically a CRM database) passed into better hands in 2012. These materials remain here for cannibalisation and amusement.
The baldie meanwhile has found pastures new: as a singing organ-grinder for your event in the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands or Spain!
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- Why FollowTheBaldie?
- Language All our guides are native English speakers and speak the local language fluently.
- Knowledge Our local and subject knowledge is profound and up-to-date.
- Interactivity See someone interesting? We'll interpret. Tired/full of energy? We can adapt the programme.
- Individuality We don't do herd tourism. No silly flags. No headsets.
- Responsibility Unlike most "green" tour businesses, we only use public transport--cheaper and generally more interesting.
Barcelona tours - Coastal massif north of Barcelona, monastery, beach village
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Walk in natural park along the granite etc Serralada de Marina coastal range just north of Barcelona. Sporadically improved early C20th town centre. Gipsies and wild people (seasonal). Mental hospital, ruined chapels, C14th-16th monastery (1/2/3/4/5/6 visits bookable). Classic Mediterranean flora: lots of pine (umbrella,stone), chunks of Quercus ilex, standard array of flowers, cacti. (Optional: hidden spring with mutton-mad pussy (blog); scrabble up hill to escape hippies.) Historically interesting triangulation point. Excellent views over Sant Adrià (1/2/3; blog), Montcada cement factory & Collserola, Barcelona/Montjuic, Montseny. C18th-19th hamlet with good cemetery (1/2/3) and farms. Optional drinks in (and stroll around) rather nice village centre; optional museum visit (ask!). Modernist villas supersede farms and make way in turn for spraycan 70s. Ruined fort (blame the French and the railway company). Bars/beach/chimney.
Roughly how much will it cost?
N.B. This form and the B2C business have retired. Contacts here.| your group | |
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This is the total size of the group. Unlike other (city) tours, you won't have to share your guide with a couple of dozen strangers. |
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- Fill in your details and submit the form below.
- If you just want more info, we'll send you that.
- Otherwise we'll send you full information, a fixed price, and details of how to pay securely. (If you pay via Paypal or Google Checkout, we'll quote and bill you in British pounds. This marginally reduces our admin costs and, barring a sudden collapse of your currency, doesn't hurt you.)
- If after you have paid you change your mind about the day or the walk, or if the weather is really bad, then we'll try out best to offer you another option. Our cancellation and refund policy is here.
| Grade | moderate |
| Base | Barcelona |
| Location tags | Catalonia, Maresme, |
| Theme tags | archaeology, architecture, gastronomy, history, nature, |
| Your guide | Mr Baldie |
| Walking distance | 15 km / 9.32 miles |
| Walking time, excluding breaks | 4 hr |
| Total return travel time from base to walk | 0.45 hr |
| Total time from "hello" to "goodbye" | 5.05 hr |
| Fiestas and markets in places we go through - combine a walk and some partying or shopping! |
Note that there are also events in most places on January 6 (Three Kings), Carnival, Easter, April 23 (St George), June 23 (St John), and September 11 (Catalan regional/national day) |