School Spanish Culture Trip to Barcelona
The most popular destination among our groups, a Spanish school trip to Barcelona will leave your students with a real passion for all things Spanish!
Barcelona is a beautiful, vibrant city, that offers both the buzz of a major city and the chilled atmosphere of a coastal resort. Your students are bound to fall in love with Barcelona, as there’s so much to see and do, whether it’s spotting the architecture of Gaudi and the other Modernista architects, sampling some of the incredible tapas or soaking up the atmosphere on La Rambla.
Visiting the capital of Catalonia is fantastic for Spanish students, as it will help them to understand the diversity of Spain and its autonomous communities. And, if your group are preparing for exams, you may be interested to find out that we can arrange Spanish lessons at a specialist language school too!
Suggested Itinerary (4 days, 3 nights)
Day 1/4

Morning
Flight from the UK

Afternoon
Explore Plaza Catalunya and La Rambla

Evening
Evening meal at accommodation
Day 2/4

Morning
Visit the Sagrada Familia and Park Güell

Afternoon
Visit Montjuic and Poble Espanyol

Evening
Evening meal at accommodation
Day 3/4

Morning
Visit the Boqueria food market

Afternoon
Visit the Picasso Museum and Gothic Quarter

Evening
Evening meal at accommodation
Day 4/4

Morning
Visit the Camp Nou stadium

Afternoon
Transfer to airport
Return flight to UK
What's included?
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2-day travel card
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3 nights' half-board accommodation
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Airport taxes and passenger duty at current rates
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Airport transfers to/from hotel in Spain
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ATOL protected return flights from the UK
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Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
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Detailed information pack
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Free staff place ratio 1:10
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Itinerary planning service
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Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
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VAT at current rates to tour operators
Curriculum Links
A-Level
- Modern day idols
- Spanish regional identity
- Traditions and customs
- Cultural heritage
- Art and architecture
- Food and drink
- Multiculturalism in Hispanic society
- Impacts of tourism
- Aspects of Spanish-speaking society
- Individual research project opportunities
GCSE
- Environmental issues
- Sports and music events
- Daily life and free time activities
- Understanding Spanish culture and identity
- Food, drink and eating out
- Home, town and neighbourhood
- Travel and tourism
- Holiday destinations
Key Stage 3
- Exploring the town
- Hobbies and pastimes
- Food and drink
- Eating out
- Introducing yourself
- Describing others
- Likes and dislikes
- Plants and animals
- Cultural traditions
Educational activities and visits
Aquarium Barcelona
Barcelona Aquariumis the most important marine leisure and education centre in the world concerning the Mediterranean. A series of 35… Read More
Camp Nou Experience
Home to FC Barcelona, a visit to the Nou Camp stadium includes a tour of the stadium itself, with a… Read More
Casa Milà - La Pedrera
Another Gaudi creation that takes its name from the rippling stone curves of its façade. One floor is now a… Read More
La Rambla
Also known as Las Ramblas, this long, wide avenue is the heart of Barcelona's shopping district and the hub of… Read More
Mercat de la Boqueria
La Boqueria food market in Barcelona isone of the best food markets in Europe. It is not only a market… Read More
Montjuïc
Montjuic is worth a visit simply for the stunning panoramic views it offers over Barcelona and its harbour. It also… Read More
Museu Picasso
Picasso lived recurrently in Barcelona as a young man, and this museum has some important pieces from this formative period… Read More
Olympic Museum & Stadium
This stadium was the focus of the 1992 Olympic Games; it isnow turned into an Olympic Museum and Gallery where… Read More
Park Guell
Intended as a housing development that never quite took off, Parc Guell is an urban park in a northern suburb… Read More
Poble Espanyol
Built for the 1929 Barcelona international Exhibition, Poble Espanyol (or Spanish Village) tries to represent the architecture and folk culture… Read More
Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudi's unique, awe-inspiring cathedral continues to grow almost organically, like a medieval cathedral. A museum tells the story of… Read More
Tibidabo Theme Park
The Tibidabo Amusement Park is Barcelona's nearest theme park. The park is conveniently located on top of Tibidabo Hill (the… Read More
Barcelona Adventure Quest Trail
The perfect activity to get your students speaking in Barcelona!… Read More
Accommodation
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.
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)
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.
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Don’t hesitate to contact me for any advice or further information on how your school trip can be tailored to your requirements.
I've run this trip several times, the timings were spot on. Very happy with everything.— The Bulmershe School
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