Come and discover Catalonia with us! 

 

1st September – 5th October 2025 
Deadline to apply for a language partner 


Thursday 4th of September    
Welcome and presentation message of Voluntariat Lingüístic to the first-term erasmus students of the new academic year 


Friday 5th of September    
Welcome and presentation message of Voluntariat Lingüístic to the master's and PhD international students of the new academic year 


Wednesday 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 26th 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 – 26th-28th September


Tip for the weekend – 3rd-5th October


Saturday 4th of October
Trip to Costa Brava: L’Escala, ruins of Empúries and medieval town of Pals


Friday 10th 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


Tip for the weekend - 17th-19th of October


Saturday 18th of October
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the Fabra Observatory + walk along the Carretera de les Aigües


Saturday 25th 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


Friday 31st of October (11.00 a.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. Visit to the monastery of Pedralbes and discovery of the neighbourhood of Sarrià


Tip for the weekend – 31st October - 2nd November


Sunday 9th 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


Friday 14th of November (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 - 14th-16th November


Saturday 22nd of November
Trip to the city of Girona + visit to the city's two cathedrals


Tip for the weekend – 28th-30th November


Wednesday 26th of November (10.30 a.m.)
Getting to know Barcelona. A walk to discover Els Tres Turons (the Three Hills)


Friday 5th of December (5.00 p.m.)
Route of Christmas traditions in Catalonia + Christmas celebration, Barcelona


Tip for the weekend - 12th-14th December


Saturday 13th of December
Visit to Sant Cugat city and monastery + end-of-term picnic in the city's Parc Central


Friday 19th of December (one group at 12.30 p.m., another one at 3.30 p.m.)
Barcelona in the 1700s. Guided tour at Born Centre Cultural to discover what was like in Barcelona before and after the occupation, in 1714