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Catalunya and its capital city of Barcelona have produced some of the most influential artists and architects of the twentieth century - including Picasso, Gaudí and Dalí and is a truly inspiring place to study art. Spend your time in the city strolling La Rambla, climbing the towers of the Sagrada Familia or visit the Picasso museum. This city is decidedly special with some of the world’s most beautiful, eccentric and cutting edge architecture. Enjoy the creations of Gaudi scattered over the city whilst stopping en-route to enjoy the local food and culture. Many groups stay at one of the coastal resorts Calella, Lloret de Mar, Blanes, Tossa de Mar and Rosas of the Costa Brava.
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7 days/4nights
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Includes:
- 4 nights half board accommodation
- Return executive coach travel (TV/Video/WC/Seatbelts)
- Return Ferry/Eurotunnel crossings
- Free staff place ratio 1:8
- Detailed information pack
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Cost of group passport (youth groups)
- Itinerary planning service
- Motorway tolls and taxes
- VAT
Suggested Activities
Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationSagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudi's unique , awe-inspiring cathedral continues to grow almost organically, like a medieval cathedral. A museum tells the story of Gaudi and the cathedral and its near-destruction during the Spanish civil war. The world's most beautiful building site.(Minimum group of 20 for group pricing)Pre-payment compulsory.Optional lift to the top(Cannot be booked or pre-paid in advance).
Picasso Museum
Picasso llived in Barcelona for several periods as a young man, and this museum has some important pieces from this formative period in his career at the turn of the century, some of them donated by Picasso himself. The museum - Barcelona's most visited - also hosts temporary exhibitions of Picasso's work and that of other artists of his era.
Parc Joan Miro
One half of the park is a blank expanse of paving with a large and fine sculpture by Joan Miro, the 22-metre high "The Woman and the Bird - Dona I Ocell". The other half, at a lower level is a lushy planted popular park, a great place to relax and at the same time appreciate one of the most famous pieces of Miro's work.
Dali Theatre-Museum
Housed in a former theatre in the Catalan town of Figueres, an easy excursion from the Costa Brava, the Dali Museum was conceived by Salvador Dali himself as the ideal home for his art and that of other artists who influenced him. A unique insight into the mind of one of Spain's most influential artists.
Joan Miro Foundation
Ten Thousand Pieces by this prolific Catalan artist - the earliest from the age of 8 - are gathered here in a building designed by Miro's close friend Josep Lluis Sert.The museum includes a unique roof terrace, exhibiting some of Miro's sculptures in the open air.
Casa Milà - La Pedrera
Another Gaudi creation that takes its name from the rippling stone curves of its façade. One floor is now a small museum dedicated to Gaudi's life and work.
Parc Guell/ Casa-Museu Gaudi
Intended as a housing developent that never took off, Parc Guell is an urban park in a northern suberb of Barcelona . It's full of the striking, challenging shapes of Gaudi's architecture.
CAIXA FORUM
The Fàbrica (Factory) Casaramona is a project of the architect Puig i Cadafalch commissioned by Casimir Casaramona i Puigcercós, owner of textile businesses to build a new factory at the foot of Montjuich (a hill at south east of Barcelona, at present park and Olympic area), to substitute the old one destroyed in a fire.
The factory was finished in 1911 following the Moderniste style (Art Nouveau...
El Capricho de Gaudí, Comillas
Built by Spain’s great modernist architect Antoni Gaudí as a country home for a local aristocrat, El Capricho de Gaudí is now a restaurant, and remains a great testament to the power of Gaudí’s imagination.
Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA)
Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona(MACBA) hopes to construct a critical memory of Art of the latter half of the 20th century.The museum opened to the public on 28 November 1995. All the art dates back from the late 20th century onward. There are three periods of modern art represented: the first one covers the forties to the sixties; the second spans the sixties and seventies; the third perio...
Day 1
Late-Morning: Depart North of England
Early-afternoon: Midlands pick-up
Late-afternoon: London Pick-up
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Day 2
Mid-afternoon: Arrive Costa Brava area and local familiarisation visit on foot.
Day 3
Morning: Visit to the Picasso Museum (€6 per person)
Afternoon: Visit to Joan Miró Gallery and Foundation (€5 per person) followed by a visit to Joan Miró Park.
Day 4
Morning: Visit to Sagrada Familia (€6 per person).
Afternoon: Visit to Parc Güell and Gaudi’s House-Museum (€4 per person – entrance fee to the Museum).
Day 5
Morning: Guided Tour to Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter – (From €7 per person – please enquire) followed by free time at Las Ramblas.
Afternoon: Visit to Dali’s Theatre Museum in Figueres – (€7 per person)
INBOUND Day 6
Depart Hotel mid-morning and drive to Calais
Day 7
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Drop-off London Area: Early-morning
Drop-off Midlands Area: Mid-morning
Drop-off North of England: Early-afternoon
Our dedicated itinerary planners will work with you to create your personal itinerary, request a quote above to find out more.
Late-Morning: Depart North of England
Early-afternoon: Midlands pick-up
Late-afternoon: London Pick-up
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Day 2
Mid-afternoon: Arrive Costa Brava area and local familiarisation visit on foot.
Day 3
Morning: Visit to the Picasso Museum (€6 per person)
Afternoon: Visit to Joan Miró Gallery and Foundation (€5 per person) followed by a visit to Joan Miró Park.
Day 4
Morning: Visit to Sagrada Familia (€6 per person).
Afternoon: Visit to Parc Güell and Gaudi’s House-Museum (€4 per person – entrance fee to the Museum).
Day 5
Morning: Guided Tour to Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter – (From €7 per person – please enquire) followed by free time at Las Ramblas.
Afternoon: Visit to Dali’s Theatre Museum in Figueres – (€7 per person)
INBOUND Day 6
Depart Hotel mid-morning and drive to Calais
Day 7
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Drop-off London Area: Early-morning
Drop-off Midlands Area: Mid-morning
Drop-off North of England: Early-afternoon
Our dedicated itinerary planners will work with you to create your personal itinerary, request a quote above to find out more.
Hotel Vila
This charming three star establishment has been in the same family for three generations and offers personal attention in comfortable facilities (thanks to the recent and continuous programmes of refurbishment and modernisation). Pupils will be accommodated in mainly triple rooms, staff in twins unless singles are required - there will be a single room supplement. The bedrooms are equipped with en-suite bathroom, telephone, satellite television and safety deposit boxes. Please note some rooms may have balconies. Facilities include 3 lifts, swimming pool, television room and a lounge/bar.
Hotel Hawai
The Hawai/ Montevista Hotel is situated in Lloret de Mar just 500m from the beach, the hotel regularly welcomes school groups. Students are generally accommodated in triple or quad rooms and staff in twins. All rooms are en suite and have a safety deposit box and telephone.
Other facilities include 2 lifts, bar / snack bar, television lounge and a dining room. Central heating and air conditioning throughout the hotel. Garden with swimming pool, sunbathing terrace (free sunbeds) and a children's playground. Buffet with all meals.
Please note the Hawaii and Montevista Hotels are a part of the same group, groups may be staying in either part.
Other facilities include 2 lifts, bar / snack bar, television lounge and a dining room. Central heating and air conditioning throughout the hotel. Garden with swimming pool, sunbathing terrace (free sunbeds) and a children's playground. Buffet with all meals.
Please note the Hawaii and Montevista Hotels are a part of the same group, groups may be staying in either part.
