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Cultural & Enrichment Trips to Barcelona
A cultural and enrichment trip prepares a student for the real world and is character building. what better way to also educate and inspire students than taking them on a trip to Barcelona, capital of Catalonia and cultural centre of northern Spain. This bustling, lively, historic city has an excellent range of art museums, fine architecture, historic monuments and amusement parks which will appeal to students studying a variety of subjects as well as fun at the PortAdventura theme and leisure park nearby. Students get to experience another culture and create amazing lasting memories.
Alongside its cultural heritage Barcelona boasts a stunning beach with up to 2.8 miles of coastline and has been voted the world’s best beach city by National Geographic. The Mediterranean climate means that the city can be enjoyed all year round. If all this does not whet your appetite, you can also take a tour of the famous Nou Camp Stadium and enjoy some traditional tapas for a real flavour of Spain.
Here are some of the benefits a cultural and enrichment trip can provide:
- Develop a sense of responsibility.
- Be character building, develop students’ self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-belief.
- Help improve social/interpersonal skills - the ability to communicate or interact well with other people.
- The opportunity to experience cultures, respect differences, and develop new friendships with their peers.
- Broaden their horizons and knowledge.
- Encourages problem solving and teamwork.
- Provides fond memories and long-lasting positive benefits.
Trips can benefit the teacher as well as student! Teacher’s get to observe the student in a different environment and see how they view the world; it can also generate ideas for the teacher to bring back to the classroom.
Prices start from£249pp
Popular Itinerary
This sample itinerary provides you with an idea of the visits you can cover during your trip. We can tailor-make an itinerary to support your specific requirements and learning outcomes.
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Land in the capital of Catalonia and drop off your bags. | Explore the bustling Las Ramblas with all its shops cafés and market stalls. | Enjoy a group evening meal in a central restaurant |
| Day 2 | Guided sightseeing tour of the city including the Gothic Quarter and Gaudi's unfinished masterpiece the Sagrada Familia. | Visit the Olympic area and the Montjuic Cable Car which offers the best views of the city. | Tapas tasting and Flamenco show. |
| Day 3 | Day trip to PortAventura where your students can enjoy all the rides and attractions at Spain's most popular theme park. | Free time to relax around the Port of Barcelona | |
| Day 4 | Learn about the heritage and history of Barcelona FC on a tour of Nou Camp Stadium. | Transfer to the airport for your return flight. | |
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
| Morning | Land in the capital of Catalonia and drop off your bags. |
|---|---|
| Afternoon | Explore the bustling Las Ramblas with all its shops cafés and market stalls. |
| Evening | Enjoy a group evening meal in a central restaurant |
| Morning | Guided sightseeing tour of the city including the Gothic Quarter and Gaudi's unfinished masterpiece the Sagrada Familia. |
|---|---|
| Afternoon | Visit the Olympic area and the Montjuic Cable Car which offers the best views of the city. |
| Evening | Tapas tasting and Flamenco show. |
| Morning | Day trip to PortAventura where your students can enjoy all the rides and attractions at Spain's most popular theme park. |
|---|---|
| Afternoon | |
| Evening | Free time to relax around the Port of Barcelona |
| Morning | Learn about the heritage and history of Barcelona FC on a tour of Nou Camp Stadium. |
|---|---|
| Afternoon | Transfer to the airport for your return flight. |
| Evening |
Price Shown includes
- Travel
- Accommodation
- Specialist group travel insurance
- Bespoke itinerary planning service
- Free place ratios
- Locate My Trip - live trip tracking app
- Online trip organiser & travel app
- 24/7 support whilst you are away
Places to Stay
Barcelona & Catalonia
Places to Visit
Guided Sightseeing Tour of Barcelona
The city tour is an excellent introduction to the city, and will typically visit places such as the Sagrada Familia and other Gaudi landmarks, the Olympic Port, Montjuic and the Olympic Ring, the Old City. City tours can be tailored to meet your programme.
Parc Guell
Park Güell has the appearance of something from a fairytale: it is strange, eccentric, even somewhat dream like but undeniably beautiful. The park has the ability to awaken even the sleepiest imaginations.
This leafy park in the north of the city contains more examples of Gaudi’s work, namely a series of colonnades winding up the hill leading to a large central terrace projecting over a hall with a forest of distorted Doric columns. The park contains amazing stone structures, stunning tiling and fascinating buildings. At the entrance to Güell Park there is a picture showing the Guadi dragon fountain. The dragon is adorned in beautiful coloured tiling with something rather hypnotic and magical about it.
At the top of Güell park is a terraced area where you get a wonderful view of the park and of Barcelona City. The vibrant colours of the tiles are truly breathtaking. The Güell Park is a fantastic example of a movement of contemporary art guaranteed to inspire many students.
Barcelona FC Nou Camp Stadium
A modernised museum with an interactive mural, great audio-visual displays and trophies on view, as well as an extensive collection of memorabillia. A full tour of the stadium including a view from the grandstand can be included as part of your visit.
Port Aventura
This is now Spain’s number 1 tourist attraction, and one of the biggest theme parks in Europe with the usual mix of shows, white knuckle rides and of plenty of shops and places to eat. Study workbooks on Business, Tourism and Spanish Language are available to accompany your visit.
Sagrada Familia
Worked on for over 100 years, the Sagrada Familia represents Gaudi’s dedication to build a church replete with precise symbolic meaning. The irony is that this masterpiece was unfinished by the time he died in 1926 and is still unfinished today. Located in the church crypt, the museum tells the story of how the building work evolved.
Tapas Tour
Go where the locals go and have fun while learning something in the experience. Spend an evening strolling along the historic streets of Barcelona with a knowledgeable guide while tasting a variety of Spain's culinary treasures.
Flamenco Show
Although not traditionally famed for its flamenco, Barcelona does still offer a range of shows and workshops to demonstrate this Spanish art form.
Dali Museum (Figueres)
The Dali Theatre and Museum is a museum of the artist Salvador Dali in his hometown of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain. Salvador Dali is buried there in a crypt below the stage. The man himself said ‘I want my museum to be a single block, a labyrinth, a great surrealist object. It will be a totally theatrical museum. The people who come to see it will leave with the sensation of having had a theatrical dream.’
The heart of the museum is the building that housed the town’s theatre when Dali was a child. The museum displays the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dali, the core of which is the artist’s personal collection. It contains the broadest range of works spanning the artistic career from 1980-1989. In addition to Dali paintings from all decades of his career, there is Dali sculptures, 3-dimensional collages, mechanical devices and other curiosities from Dali’s imagination.
Figueres is situated around 75 miles from Barcelona.
Beaches
With more than four miles of sand stretching from the reflective, sail-shaped W Hotel at the southern tip, all the way to the Parc del Fòrum to the north of the city, Barcelona's beaches are a major leisure facility. The beach provides space for volleyball, beach-side dominoes, water sports, climbing frames and exercise circuits.
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