Come and discover Catalonia with us!

 

1st of September – 2nd of October 2022 
Deadline to apply for a language partner

 


Tuesday 20th (Ciutadella campus) and Wednesday 21st of September (Poblenou campus)
Presentation of Voluntariat Lingüístic to the new erasmus incoming students
 

 


Saturday 24th of September
Getting to know Barcelona. Guided tour around Roman and medieval Barcelona (Gothic Quarter)
 

 

Monday 26th of September
Getting to know Barcelona. 75-minute boat trip to discover Barcelona's skyline from the sea



Tip for the weekend - 30th September - 1st and 2nd October (click on the link to see it)



Saturday 1st of October
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the modernist monastery of Valldonzella and to Torre Bellesguard, one of the first and most unknown building by Antoni Gaudí



Saturday 8th of October
Trip to Costa Brava: L’Escala, Roman and Greek ruins of Empúries and medieval village of Pals

 


Thursday 13th of October
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the Biblioteca de Catalunya, the national library of Catalonia (11.30 a.m.)

 


Saturday 15th of October
Walk and breakfast in the vineyards + visit and wine tasting in a winery in the Penedès area


 

Tip for the weekend - 21st-23rd October (click on the link to see it)



Friday 21st of October
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the monastery of Pedralbes and discovery of the Sarrià neighbourhood (11.00 a.m.)

 


Saturday 22nd of October
No activity scheduled on that Saturday

 


Saturday 29th of October
Visit to the city and monastery of Ripoll, the ‘craddle of Catalonia’ + ‘pa amb tomàquet workshop’ and ‘castanyada’ + hiking to Santa Margarida volcano, in La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park

 

Thursday 3rd of November
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the MareNostrum supercomputer, one of the most powerful ones in the world (4.00 p.m.)




Tip for the weekend - 4th-6th November (click on the link to see it)

 

Saturday 5th of November  
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the former Hospital de Sant Pau, the biggest modernist setting in the world 




Saturday 12th of November
Trip to Girona to discover the city and its two cathedrals




Tip for the weekend - 18th-20th November (click on the link to see it)


 

Saturday 19th of November
Hiking from Barcelona to Sant Cugat, crossing the Collserola mountain range

 


Wednesday 23rd of November
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the facilities of Televisió de Catalunya, the national television of Catalonia (11.30 a.m.)



Saturday 26th of November
No activity scheduled on that Saturday



Tip for the weekend - 2-4 December (click on the link to see it)



Saturday 3rd of December
Getting to know Barcelona. Guided tour at Fabra Observatory + walk along the Carretera de les Aigües



Friday 9th of December  
Catalan Christmas traditions tour + glass of cava and Christmas celebration at Casa dels Entremesos, Barcelona (5.00 p.m.)


 

Tip for the weekend - 16th-18th December (click on the link to see it)