Come and discover Catalonia with us!

1st of September – 1st of October 2023 
Deadline to apply for a language partner

Thursday 14th of September
Welcome and presentation of Voluntariat Lingüístic message to the international students of the new academic year (erasmus, master's and PhD)




Monday 25th of September (5.30-6.45 p.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. 75-minute boat trip to discover Barcelona's skyline from the sea


Tip for the weekend - 29th of September - 1st of October


Saturday 30th of September
Trip to Costa Brava: L’Escala, Roman and Greek ruins of Empúries and medieval village of Pals


Tip for the weekend - 6th-8th of October


Friday 6th of October (3.30-6.00 p.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Guided tour around Roman and medieval Barcelona (Gothic Quarter)


Saturday 14th of October
Trip to Montserrat monastery and mountain, with a hiking to Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), the highest peak in the mountain range


Tip for the weekend - 20th-22nd of October


Thursday 19th of October (12.30 p.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to Torre Bellesguard, one of the first and most unkonwn buildings by Antoni Gaudí


Saturday 28th 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


Tip for the weekend - 3rd-5th of November


Thursday 2nd of November (11.30 a.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the Biblioteca de Catalunya, the national library of Catalonia


Saturday 11^th of November
Trip to Girona to discover the city and its two cathedrals


Tip for the weekend - 17th-19 of November


Wednesday 15th of November (11.30 a.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the monastery of Pedralbes and discovery of the Sarrià neighbourhood (11.00 a.m.)


Saturday 25^th of November  
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the former Hospital de Sant Pau, the biggest modernist setting in the world 


Tip for the weekend - 1st-3rd of December


Saturday 2nd of December
Getting to know Barcelona.Guided tour at Fabra Observatory + walk along Carretera de les Aigües


Friday 7th of December (5.00 p.m.)  
Catalan Christmas traditions tour + glass of cava and Christmas celebration at Casa dels Entremesos, Barcelona


Tip for the weekend - 15th-17th of December


Saturday 16th of December
Hiking from Barcelona to Sant Cugat, crossing the Collserola mountain range