Vía Vespa

We rented a nice Vespa and had a great experience with the owner who was extremely accommodating and kind. The vespa’s are not very powerful but perfect for around town. The off-​season price was very reasonable.

Renting a scooter from Via Vespa was the highlight of our Europe trip. The employees are very helpful, polite and informative.
My husband drove and I rode in the back. I definitely recommend getting a Vespa with an extra storage if you are riding with someone in the back. That way you can store both helmets (no need to carry around) and the person in the back has some support on his/​her back to lean on.
Barcelona has a lot of hills and it was so much fun! Drivers are pretty safe there and used to motorcycles and scooters, so as long as you are cautious, no need to worry much.
There are a lot of places to park scooters/​bikes in Barcelona so it was great to just hop on and off to go wherever we want to. The GPS was a bit iffy so I would recommend to use your smart phone as a backup.

Via Vespa was very easy to rent a vespa from. The lady there was very nice and apologetic that the person who usually gives tutorials to people who have never driven vespas before was out sick that day. She showed us the ins and outs of the vespa and did her best to help us get the hang of it and we went on our merry way. We had a terrific day out on it on our last day in Barcelona and got it back in time to make our flight out. The rates were reasonable, the vespa was great, and the service was friendly, what more could I ask?

Venía de caminar por el Parque Ciudadella, había sol, estaba precioso. Venía feliz de la vida y justo paso por Vía Vespa y escucho a todo volumen una música que me alegró aun más. Pegaba justo con mi andar. Me pareció cual escena de película por filmar. Yo por como soy, no me iba a quedar con la duda. Entré, saludé y le dije: «¿Qué estás escuchando?» sin esconder ni un milímetro de mi acento argentino. El chico, de manera simpática me responde sin esconder el suyo me dice: ¡Ah, sí, copado, una amiga mía me pasó el dato! Se llama Onda Vaga y el tema es Mambeado. Creo que era un compatriota. Casi alquilo una Vespa, solo que andaba media apurada para pasear por Barcelona cual guiri con moto y casco. De todos modos me robé un flyer y me lo fui leyendo. Te alquilan Vespas por 9 euros la hora y eso incluye, casco, oil y seguro por si te pasa algo. Si quieres andar más tiempo la puedes alquilar por día, eso te sale 49 euros. La vespa y la tienda mola mogollón. Si te apetece una «volta» en Vespa, ese es tu lugar. Voilà!