Exchange in Barcelona
Spain | 12 days / 10 nights

DAY 1: USA | SPAIN
- Fly overnight to Barcelona, Spain.
DAY 2: BARCELONA
- ¡Bienvenidos a España! A Forum Representative will greet you at the airport and help you transfer to your partner school in Castelldefels, a suburb town of Barcelona.
- Upon arrival, meet your exchange partners and host families.
- While living with a host family, immerse yourself in traditional Spanish life as you attend school with your exchagne partner, apply your Spanish skills on a daily basis, and experience life as a true local.
- Enjoy your first dinner and evening with your host family.
DAY 3: EXCHANGE PROGRAM
- Attend school with your exchange partner.
- Activities and workshops may be organized at the school during your visit.
- Dinner and night accommodation with your host family.

DAY 4 -5 : WEEKEND WITH HOST FAMILY
- Spend the weekend getting to know your exchange partner and host family.
DAY 6: BARCELONA
- After breakfast, meet your Forum Tour Manager at school and head to Parc Güell – “Gaudí’s garden city” – a town unto itself with a gorgeous view of the Mediterranean sea. Enjoy a picnic lunch.
- Then, meet your specialist guide and discover the astonishing Sagrada Familia, designed by Gaudí and under construction since 1883!
- For a taste of local life, head to the city’s main food market: the glorious Mercat Sant Josep, known locally as the Boqueria.
- Later, take a stroll along Las Ramblas, the primary downtown boulevard lined with shops and cafes.
- Return to your host family for dinner and night accommodation.

DAY 7 & 8: EXCHANGE PROGRAM
- After breakfast, attend school with your exchange partner.
- Activities and workshops may be organized at the school during your visit (to be confirmed with the Spanish school).
- Dinner and night accommodation with your host family.
DAY 9: DAY TRIP TO FIGUERES & GIRONA
- This morning, after breakfast with your host family, meet your Forum Tour Manager and board your private bus to Figueres, Salvador Dalí’s birthplace.
- Enter the flamboyant Dalí Museum. Inaugurated in 1974, the impressive Theater-Museum contains the broadest range of artwork spanning the surrealist’s life.
- Enjoy free time for lunch before continuing to the ancient walled city of Girona, located on a fortress-like hill overlooking the Onyar River.
- Explore the beautiful medieval city with your Forum Tour Manager.
- Return to your host family for dinner and night accommodation.

DAY 10: BARCELONA| MADRID
- After an early breakfast, say farewell to your host family and exchange partner and transfer to the train station to take the AVE high-speed train to Madrid.
- Upon arrival, meet your Forum Tour Manager at the Atocha train station and transfer to your hotel to drop off your bags.
- Have some free time for lunch.
- Stretch your legs on a walking tour of Old Madrid. Explore the 16th- and 17th-century narrow streets around the famous Plaza Mayor, said to be “the most elegant plaza on the continent,” and the Puerta del Sol, the official center of Spain.
- Later, snack like a real madrileño with some churros con chocolate!
- Continue with a visit to the Royal Palace, an immense 18th century palace twice the size of Buckingham Palace and one of the most beautiful in Europe.
- For dinner, enjoy an authentic surtido (variety) de tapas.
- Night accommodation in Madrid

DAY 11: MADRID
- Today, after breakfast, take a guided tour of the Museo Nacional del Prado, where you’ll admire masterpieces by Goya and Velázquez, including Las Meninas.
- Have some free time for lunch in the beautiful Parque del Retiro.
- Enjoy some free time in the afternoon to catch up on some last-minute souvenir shopping or to discover the city at your own pace.
- For your farewell dinner, immerse yourself in the colors and sounds of Spain during a Flamenco dinner show.
DAY 12: DEPART
- After breakfast, say “¡adiós!” to your Forum Tour Manager and transfer to the airport for your return flight home.