School Art Trip to Barcelona

A trip to Barcelona and the Costa Brava will see your art students inspired at almost every turn.

Catalonia and its capital city, Barcelona, have produced some of the most influential artists and architects of the 20th Century, including Picasso, Gaudí and Dalí. The city is famous for being home to some of the world’s most beautiful, eccentric architecture - your art students will enjoy seeing these modernist creations scattered across the city.

You can, of course, choose to stay in the heart of Barcelona for your school art trip, but most of our groups prefer to stay in one of the quieter coastal resorts on the Costa Brava, as this offers the best of both worlds!

Barcelona is an incredible destination for almost any subject, including Spanish, fashion and food technology, so you could also consider making this trip cross-curricular.

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Flight from UK to Barcelona

Afternoon

Visit to Park Guell

Evening

Check in to accommodation

Evening meal

Day 2

Morning

Visit to the Sagrada Familia

Afternoon

Visit to La Rambla, Mercat de la Boqueria, Gothic Quarter and the Picasso Museum

Evening

Evening meal

Day 3

Morning

Visit to Casa Vicens

Afternoon

Visit to Joan Miro Gallery and Foundation followed by a visit to Joan Miro Park

Evening

Evening meal

Day 4

Morning

Visit to Casa Mila - La Pedrera

Afternoon

Transfer to the airport

Evening

Arrive back in the UK

3 nights' half-board accommodation
4-day travel card
Airport taxes and passenger duty at current rates
ATOL protected return flights from the UK
Detailed information pack
Free staff place ratio 1:10
Itinerary planning service
Return airport transfers in resort
Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
VAT at current rates to tour operators

Curriculum

A Level

Impact and influences of various artists
Continuity and change in different genres and styles
Independent judgements of art
Conveying meaning through images and artefacts
Social and cultural context of images and artefacts
Personal portfolio: reflections, resources and influences

GCSE

Responses to museum, gallery and site visits
Personal reflections on art
Works of key artists, craftspeople and designers
Contemporary and historical contexts of art

Key Stage 3

Evaluation and analysis of creative works
Works of great artists, craft makers and designers
Effects of historical and cultural contexts

Accommodation

Barcelona Urbany Hostel

Barcelona Urbany Hostel is on Barcelona’s Meridiana Avenue, 300 metres from Clot Metro Station. It has a rooftop terrace with great city views.There is a common room with DVDs, cable TV and Wii consoles. A free wired internet zone is available, and the hostel has a 24-hour reception.Each modern dormitory or room features lockers, an en-suite bathroom and air conditioning. Bed linen and free WiFi are provided and towels are available to hire.There is a café-bar and vending machines.

BCN Sport Hostel

The BCN Sport Hostel is a new, modern hostel that is ideal for groups.In the fashionable Gracia area, the hostel offers excellent facilities including 24 hour reception, air-conditioning throughout, WiFi and computers with Internet access, free lockers, a storage room and a common room.Students are accommodated in multibedded rooms and staff in twins. All rooms are en-suite.In addition to all this, the hostel boasts excellent sport and fitness facilities, including an indoor swimming pool (20m x 10m), a fully-equipped fitness area, an outdoor jacuzzi, sauna and spa and a covered pavilion housing basketball, futsal and handball courts (Please note a fee will apply to use the sports facilities and the pool, please enquire for details)

YH Pere Tarrés

The Pere Tarrés Hostel is a purpose-built youth centre. The hostel has a total of 240 beds in single, double, 6 and 8 bedded rooms. Each room has a full bathroom and individual lockers. The Pere Tarrés Hostel has a restaurant which serves breakfast lunch and dinner (packed lunches can also be provided for excursions). There are also meeting rooms, free Internet, a large terrace for enjoying the excellent weather, a ping-pong table, a large TV room and parking facilities.

Educational Activities

Casa Milà - La Pedrera

Another Gaudi creation that takes its name from the rippling stone curves of its façade.

Joan Miró Foundation

Currently housing approximately 15,000 works - the earliest created when he was just 8 years old - this museum is well worth a visit.

Museu Picasso

Picasso lived recurrently in Barcelona as a young man, and this museum has some important pieces from this formative period

Parc Joan Miró

The Joan Miro park is made up of two halves; one is a blank expanse of paving with the22 metre

Park Guell

Intended as a housing development that never quite took off, Parc Guell is an urban park in a northern suburb of Barcelona.

Sagrada Familia

Antoni Gaudi's unique, awe-inspiring cathedral continues to grow almost organically, like a medieval cathedral.

Casa Vicens

Visit Gaudi's first major work in the heart of the Gracia neighbourhood.

Cultural Activities

Camp Nou Experience

Home to FC Barcelona, a visit to the Nou Camp stadium includes a tour of the stadium itself.

La Rambla

Also known as Las Ramblas, this long, wide avenue is the heart of Barcelona's shopping district and the hub of

Montjuïc

Montjuic is worth a visit simply for the stunning panoramic views it offers over Barcelona and its harbour.

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect trip

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in the subject area and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a trip to suit your group’s needs and meet your learning objectives.

Launching your trip to parents and students

The next step is to get your trip approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. This is full of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the trip planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start work on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your trip (freeing you up to do what you do best – teach).

Support while you’re away

From lost property to properly lost, we’ll always be on the end of the phone while you’re out on the trip. You’ll get a final info pack before you go, as well as access to all your trip documents via the Vamoos app.

After your trip

We’ll ask you for feedback, so we can improve our service. Let’s start planning your next trip too, so parents have plenty of time to pay (and so it’s less stressful for you). And don’t forget to head to our resources hub to continue the learning back in the classroom.