Barcelona Ciutadella Park & Port: Segway tour with guide

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What’s the experience like?

I almost wiped out before we even left the little plaza near the Gothic Quarter — turns out, standing still on a Segway is harder than moving. Our guide, Marta, just grinned and said everyone does that at first. She gave us this quick training (I was sure I’d forget everything), but once we rolled off toward Ciutadella Park, it felt weirdly natural. The city was waking up — you could smell bread from some bakery nearby, and there was this old man sweeping his doorstep who waved at us like he saw Segways every day.

We zipped past the Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy — I barely caught the name because Marta was telling us about how locals use the park for everything from protests to picnics. There’s this part in Parc de la Ciutadella where the trees are so close together you get these flickers of light and shadow on your hands as you ride. It’s quieter than I expected, except for parrots screeching overhead (I didn’t know Barcelona had wild parrots). At one point, we stopped by a giant Roy Lichtenstein sculpture near Port Olímpic; Marta tried to explain pop art in Spanish and English at once, which made me laugh because she kept switching mid-sentence.

Down by Port Vell, the sea air hit me — salty, with a whiff of diesel from fishing boats. Some kids were kicking a football against an old stone wall while their parents argued about something in Catalan. We paused for photos (I look ridiculous in my helmet) and watched cruise ships inching into port. I didn’t expect to feel so much like part of the city instead of just watching it go by. The whole thing was only about 90 minutes but somehow felt longer — maybe because you see so much ground without rushing.

I still think about that moment under the palm trees when Marta pointed out her favorite churro spot and promised it wasn’t touristy (I forgot the name already). If you’re nervous about trying a Segway tour in Barcelona, honestly — just go for it. You’ll probably wobble at first too.