We are a couple in our middle 60's making a quick visit to Barcelona in March. Arriving by air on 3/26 at 15:30 (staying near the Roman Necropolis) and departing by train on 3/28 @ 14:00 for business in Madrid the next day. Aside from tapas very near hotel in late afternoon on arrival, we would like to plan to see Sagrada Familia and Park Guell on Sun 3/27, and walking around Las Ramblas area before heading to the train station on Monday 3/28.
I’m looking at a four hour tour called “ Skip the Line: Park Guell and La Sagrada Familia Guided Tour” by Barcelona Local Experiences. I’m dealing with Achilles Tendonitis that has a tendency to flare up, and I’m concerned about four hours of (almost) straight walking, plus the hills and stairs in Park Guell. I thought about breaking it up, and doing an audio tour of Sagrada Familia in the morning, sitting somewhere for a meal of some sort midday, and seeing Park Guell in the afternoon, perhaps using taxis between as RS suggests in his day 2 Modernisme tour.
My questions: I wondered about this statement I found on the Sagrada Familia website about their Covid measures: “ Removal of paper brochures, audioguides and broadcasting devices for groups”. Does this mean audio guides are not available at this time? Also: Are we missing a lot by not using a guided tour of Park Guell? And finally, at this time of year, are we likely making a big mistake by not reserving timed tickets for Park Guell?
Thank you for any advice or observations you may be able to offer.