Day or weekend excursions from Barcelona

At the weekend the school organizes excursions for our students to Montserrat, Girona, Figueres, Sitges, Caves Cellars, etc. Skiing is available in the winter, (1.5 hours) will take you to the ski slope La Molina.

Sitges
A popular resort town 25 miles south (40km) from Barcelona. Renowned for its nightlife, Sitges attracts thousands of visitors, including day-trippers from Barcelona, many of them young and well-heeled. The city has a reputation for being gay-friendly, expensive, and decidedly arty, having been the town where the modernist movement began when it attracted artists such as Bohemian mystic Santiago Rusinol and later the likes of Salvador Dali.

Rusinol's home in the town has been turned into a museum, displaying some of his works. Most people, however, visit Sitges for the beautiful sandy beaches it offers. Between the church at one end of the town and the Terramar Hotel at the other extremity there are nine breakwaters, each sheltering gently sloping golden beaches equipped with showers, refreshment kiosks and sun-loungers for rent.

Montserrat
This spectacularly beautiful mountain, located to the north of Barcelona, is one of Catalonia's most important religious sites. The peaks are shaped like fingers pointing to the sky and you'll find an impressive church, monastery and museum on the summit. According to legend, a shepherd found a statue of the Virgin in a cave here and that's why they built the church and monastery on the mountain.

Figueres
Figueres, county capital of Alt Empordà, extends over a river plain situated inland in the province of Girona. Known as the home of Salvador Dalí, this town with deep Catalan roots offers visitors the chance to go to the Dalí Theatre-Museum, dedicated to the genius of surrealist painting. It is a cultural range completed with various museums and a calendar full of festivals and events divided up throughout the year.

Girona
Girona is 103 Km North East of Barcelona. The so-called “City of the Four Rivers”, shows us a historic centre dominated by medieval buildings and reminders of Romans, Arabs and Jews. Inside the walled enclosure of "La Força Vella" you can find the culiminating works of its historical destiny. Its excellent position between the Pyrenean chain and the Costa Brava makes a multitude of trips possible, for example, to natural areas which are worthy of mention. Everywhere, the traveller will have the opportunity to try the regional cuisine which brings together in its recipes products of the sea and the mountains.

Party in the island of Ibiza (eivissa)
Ibiza is the party capital of the world and it can be easily reached from Barcelona. Ferries leaves daily from the port of Valencia to the ports of IBIZA, MALLORCA & MENORCA. The ferry normally leaves a few times daily during the week and once at the weekend, the price per person varies depending on your destination. For additional information, please visit: www.viamare.co.

Our Barcelona program allows you plenty of time to discover your new country, culture and customs.

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