The 5 Best Art Nouveau Tours Worldwide

1.Art Nouveau & Gaudí Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 3.5 hours Our pick

Explore Barcelona’s Eixample on a private 3.5-hour walk with an English or German guide. Follow the story from the demolished city walls to Gaudí, Passeig de Gracia, the Block of Discord, and Sagrada Familia. Expect exterior views, lively history, a relaxed pace, and a subway ticket, but no standard museum admissions.

“Johannes hat uns mit seiner emphatischen Art und seinem Fachwissen begeistert . Wir sind sicher bald nochmal mit ihm in Barcelona unterwegs 👍”

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2.Walking Tour of Riga’s Beautiful Art Nouveau Architecture

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 20 reviews · 2 hours · from $77

Walk from Riga’s Old Town into the Art Nouveau district with a private German-speaking guide. See ornate façades on Alberta Street, continue to Elizabetes Street, and learn how this creative style reached the Baltic region. Guides have included Marina, Ava, and Ilze. Comfortable shoes are essential.

“Ava as our guide. She clearly loves Riga. Her stories are outstanding! We thoroughly enjoyed the tour!”

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3.Private Art Nouveau and Art Deco tour near Opera

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $180

Spend two hours with Solène or another professional guide exploring Parisian Art Nouveau around Gare Saint-Lazare, Boulevard Haussmann, Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, and Palais Garnier. Look for stained glass, mosaics, ornate ironwork, rooftop views, and a traditional brasserie stop with one included drink.

“The tour was amazing. Able to visit some secret and stunningly beautiful places of this famous city. The guide knows the city very well and tells rich historical backgrounds that we visited. Especially like the gorgeous ancient bank that is still in use.”

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4.Riga’s Architecture: A self-guided audio tour of the city’s art nouveau history

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $5Best value

Use the VoiceMap app to follow an English audio walk from Riga’s National Art Museum to Alberta iela 12. You’ll learn how to spot Art Nouveau, hear about Mikhail Eisenstein and Riga’s National Romantic style, and explore the city’s finest façades at your own pace.

“This is such a great tool to use if you don’t have access to live walking tours or if you are under time constraints! I really loved this audio tour as it helped me make the most out of my visit to Riga by informing me about the history behind Riga’s art nouveau architecture.”

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5.Mexico City origins and architecture: Art Nouveau, Deco,Eclectic

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.)

Daniel Mendívil Olvera’s private Mexico City tour links Templo Mayor, Palacio Nacional, the Anthropology Museum, Paseo de la Reforma, and Roma’s architectural treasures. Expect private transport, English guiding, and a long day of history, murals, monuments, churches, and neighborhood streets. Museum admission, lunch, and parking cost extra.

“i contacted guide the day before for tour. we spoke on phone and we agreed to change time to one hour earlier. then guide cancelled the night before because i did not reply to his whatsapp”

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