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Barcelona & the Costa Brava is our most popular destination for Spanish language groups and many return year after year.
In Barcelona you can enjoy both the busy city lifestyle and the relaxing beach scene. Spend your time in the city strolling La Rambla, climbing the towers of the Sagrada Familia or visiting one of the many museums. This city is truly 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 paella and sangria. Many groups stay at one of the coastal resorts Calella, Lloret de Mar, Blanes and Tossa de Mar. Whilst staying here why not spend a day out at Port Aventura or Waterworld.
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7 days/4 nights
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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
- 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.Why not take the lift to the top for spectacular views.
Nou Camp
Home to FC Barcelona, a visit to the Nou Camp stadium includes a tour of the stadium itself including a chance to walk out onto the pitch and a visit to the museum which charts the team's history.
Boqueria Market
The Boqueria Market in Barcelona, in one of the best food markets in Europe and a great experience. It is not only a market to come and buy from, but also a place to simply enjoy the pleasure of wandering around and taking in the atmosphere. The perfect opportunity for your students to try out their Spanish on the stallholders.
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 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.
Port Aventura
This popular theme park includes a long flume and a rollercoaster with no less than 8 inverted loops. It’s near the coast at Salou, an easy excursion from Barcelona.
Olympic Stadium and Gallery
Barcelona’s other stadium was the focus of the 1992 Olympic Games. The Olympic Museum and Gallery located within the stadium chart the history of the Games. Today the Barcelona Olympic stadium is open to visitors to take a look around and see where all the action took place. Different tours available please enquire.
Aquarium of Barcelona
L’Aquàrium de Barcelona is the most important marine leisure and education centre in the world concerning the Mediterranean. A series of 35 tanks, 11,000 animals and 450 different species, an underwater tunnel 80 metres long, six million litres of water and an immense Oceanarium, the only one in Europe, turn this centre into a unique, reference leisure show that has already been visit...
Montserrat
Perched high in the mountains above Barcelona, Montserrat is one of the most distinctive landforms of Catalonia. The highest point, Sant Jeroni, is 1226 metres above sea level. The “Sacred Mountain”, located at the top, is a 9th Century Benedictine Monastery with a shrine to the “Black Virgin”. Take the cable car to the top for stunning views.
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.
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Pick-up from school | Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing | |
| Day 2 | Mid-afternoon arrive resort and explore local area on foot. | Evening meal in hotel | |
| Day 3 | Visit Sagrada Familia | Visit Nou Camp Stadium | Evening meal in hotel |
| Day 4 | Visit Boqueria Food Market | Visit Picasso Museum | Evening meal in hotel |
| Day 5 | Guided Tour of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter followed by free time at Las Ramblas. | Visit Parc Güell | Evening meal in hotel |
| Day 6 | Depart Hotel mid-morning and drive to Calais | ||
| Day 7 | Breakfast time Ferry and drive back to school | ||
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.
