- June 26 - July 23 $7,899 4 Week Tuition
- June 26 - July 17 $6,899 3 Week Tuition
Activities & Trips
Our activities and excursions reach beyond the classroom to explore and enjoy all that Madrid, Valencia, and Barcelona and the surrounding areas have to offer. Spain’s three largest cities have it all: beaches, mountains, incredible natural and man-made monuments, amusement parks, museums, amazing architecture and great nightlife!
- Plaza Mayor One of the largest open-air squares in Europe with trendy cafes, tapas, great street musicians and people watching.
- The Old Riverbed of the Turia Along this revitalized 5-mile dry riverbed is the Valencia Botanical Garden, The Fallas Museum, The City of Arts and Sciences, palm trees galore, beautiful green parks, playing fields, and running and biking trails.
- Flamenco Night Fever Enjoy this homegrown Spanish art form of fiery guitar and percussive dance.
- Chueca and Villa Magna Two of Madrid’s most famous shopping areas. Chueca is the most hip and Magna is the most traditional.
- Palacio Real Visit the real Royal Palace of Spain.
- El Parque Retiro One of the world’s most beautiful city parks features wonderful outdoor cafes, and even a lake for boating.
- Plaza del Sol It all happens here. One of Madrid’s busiest areas for dining, theater, shopping and entertainment.
- A Broadway or Off-Broadway Show in Spanish Test out your new language skills watching a show in Español.
- Madrid Xanadu Ski and Snowboard Park Winter fun after summer sun! The New York Times hailed it as a “Snowy Pleasure Dome” when it opened in 2003, the 18,000m2 of snow has been divided into two areas to provide for both expert and beginner ski and snowboarding enthusiasts. The illusion of reality has been heightened with faux pine trees and outcrops of rock, but ski and snowboard enthusiasts alike will be relieved to discover that the chairlift is very real. Madrid Xanadu Snow Park is not just a place to go and ski and snowboard, it is also one of Europe’s largest shopping centers, and it includes a 15 screen cinema, mini-golf, and bowling lanes.
- The Old Riverbed of the Turia Along this revitalized 5-mile dry riverbed is the Valencia Botanical Garden, The Fallas Museum, The City of Arts and Sciences, palm trees galore, beautiful green parks, playing fields, and running and biking trails.
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Feria de Julio Valencia’s phenomenal festival of the arts that includes music, dance, film, and theater performances. Plus, incredible fireworks!
- Valencia d’Art Modern One of the finest modern art museums in Europe. Late summer hours and free jazz performances have made this a popular venue to hang out with friends.
- Valencia Paella Party Enjoy this world famous dish that was originated here.
- The City of Arts and Sciences The largest cultural educational complex in Europe is an ultra contemporary architectural masterpiece that encompasses: L’Oceanografic: An impressive space of marine life, it holds 9 water habitats and is home to 500 different species.
Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe: A new concept of museum where one can take part and experiment with present-day and future science and technology.
L’Hemisferic: This human eye shaped building is a planetarium, IMAX theatre, and laserium all in one.
Palau de les Arts: An imaginative center of the performing arts presents dance, opera and theatrical concerts. - La Albufera Nature Park A breathtaking freshwater lagoon rich with flora and fauna, connected to the sea by three canals.
- Calle de Colon Valencia’s most fashionable shopping street with the famous Cortes de Ingles department store and chic boutiques.
- Cinema Ingles First run movies in English on the big screen at two different theaters in Valencia.
- Toro, Toro, Toro Witness the traditional Spanish sport of bullfighting.
- Euro Dance Club Valencia style.
- Plaza Catalonia The heart of Barcelona, where commerce, people, food, and fun all meet.
- El Raval and El Born Two ultra-trendy neighborhoods that combine East Village bohemian style with Soho chic.
- Parc Guell Perhaps Europe’s coolest park. Designed by Gaudi, whose avant-garde designs can be seen in animal themed fountains, and whimsical buildings.
- La Boqueria Market Spain’s oldest and liveliest food marketplace features hundreds of stalls of everything under the sun.
- Olympic Village The 1992 Olympic Games revitalized this part of the city and the beautiful white sand beaches that are adjacent to this area of modern architecture and trendy restaurants and clubs.
- Picasso Museum and MACBA Contemporary Art Museum two of Europe’s most dazzling collections.
- Farewell Dinner We say adios to Spain with our final night’s celebration.
Enjoy great people watching, shopping and street performers on La Rambla, one of Europe’s most famous pedestrian thoroughfares. It features thousands of people strolling past stores, stalls for books, cd’s, food, birds, and more.
These three museums, offer some of the world’s most spectacular artistic masterpieces. The Prado, one of the largest museums in the world, features greats like Goya and El Greco. The Reina Sofia features more contemporary Spanish masterpieces by Dali, Miro and Picasso. The Thyssen- Bornemisza is one of the world’s greatest private art collections with an eclectic mix of old masters and new wave artists.
