Activity schedule for the first term of the 2026-2027 academic year (draft)
Come and discover Catalonia with us!
1st September – 4th October 2026
Deadline to apply for a language partner
Thursday 3rd of September
Welcome and presentation message of Voluntariat Lingüístic to the first-term erasmus students of the new academic year
Friday 4th of September
Welcome and presentation message of Voluntariat Lingüístic to the master's and PhD international students of the new academic year
Thursday 24th of September (11.00 a.m.-12.15 p.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. 75-minute boat trip to discover the Barcelona skyline from the sea
Friday 25th of September (3.30 p.m.-6.00 p.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Tour around Roman and medieval Barcelona (Barri Gòtic)
Tip for the weekend – 25th-27th September
Saturday 3rd of October
Trip to Costa Brava: L’Escala, ruins of Empúries and medieval town of Pals
Tip for the weekend – 2nd-4th October
Friday 9th of October (11.00 a.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the Biblioteca de Catalunya, the national library of Catalonia, and to the Institute for Catalan Studies
Friday 16th of October (3.00 p.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the old Hospital de Sant Pau, the largest modernist site in the world
Tip for the weekend - 16th-18th of October
Saturday 24th of October
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the Fabra Observatory + walk along the Carretera de les Aigües
Saturday 31st of October
Trip to the city and monastery of Ripoll, "the cradle of Catalonia" + 'pa amb tomàquet' workshop and celebration of the 'castanyada' + excursion to the de Santa Margarida volcano, in the volcanic area of la Garrotxa
Tip for the weekend – 30th October - 1st November
Thursday 5th of November (3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the Musuem of History of Catalonia
Saturday 14th of November
Trip to Montserrat and visit to the monastery and mountain, with a hiking to Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), the highest peak in the mountain range
Tip for the weekend - 13th-15th November
Friday 20th of November (11.00 a.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the monastery of Pedralbes and discovery of the neighbourhood of Sarrià
Saturday 28tth of November
Trip to the city of Girona + visit to the city's two cathedrals
Tip for the weekend – 27th-29th November
Friday 4th of December (10.30 a.m.)
Visit and beer tasting a the Damm brewery, in the neighbouring city of El Prat de Llobregat
Saturday 12th of December
Visit to Sant Cugat city and monastery + end-of-term picnic in the city's Parc Central
Tip for the weekend - 11th-13th December
Friday 18th of December (5.00 p.m.)
Route of Christmas traditions in Catalonia + Christmas celebration, Barcelona