Camino Barcelona Blog

Dear all,

I hope you have had a fabulous Easter weekend! Me, I went to a city near Barcelona just to relax a bit.

It has been too long since I wrote in our blog for the last time, I was missing it! I was thinking about a good thing to write and suddenly I remembered one of the most repeated questions we get in the school reception desk: Where can we go for lunch/dinner today?

Taking into account that we are in the very city centre of Barcelona and that the available options are endless, I try to recommend students nice restaurants and bars to eat or drink which are on the way to their accommodation. And as most of our students stay now in our Superior apartments I normally tell them a good place on the way from the school to there. Superior accommodation is just 10 minutes walk from here, but there are plenty of options on the way! (more…)

Hi Everybody!

How are you?

I am sure you all have made your plans for the long weekend of 21st March until 24th! For the people who need a little bit of inspiration, I think I  can give you some greath tips! So I make sure that nobody will be bored in this weekend.

I will go back to Holland for a few days, to visit my family! I am realy looking forward to it! For the people who stay in Barcelona, will be a lot of options. You can go out on Thursday, because you do not have to stand up early for school! There are a lot of good clubs in Barcelona were you can go on Thursday night. (more…)

Hello everybody!

How are you? I went to Germany for a short holiday trip 1 week ago. Unfortunately, it rained a lot, it was very cold (-3ºC) and we had snow… As I arrived in Barcelona last Wednesday, I saw that there has been really sunny weather… I thought about what you could discover on those sunny day in Catalonia. So, pay attention and keep reading…

If you have time left for a day or weekend trip from Barcelona, I can propose various ideas… in the mountains, on the beach and cultural trips…

First of all, let me start with Montserrat. The mountain and monastery of Montserrat are one of the most important places in Catalonia. It is not only know for its beautiful landscape, but also for its historical and religious meaning. In one day you can visit the monastery, use the Funicular railways, walk around to discover the nature park or just taste the regional gastronomy. It is located 40 km from Barcelona and it’s a very important place for all the Catalans. Beside from being a natural reservation, Montserrat is also visited by thousands tourists every year from all over the world. (more…)

Hello everybody!

How are you? I hope you´re doing fine… Have you already planned your Easter holiday? Why not coming to Barcelona? There are many fascinating things waiting for you!

Monday: 15:00

Welcome drink

Next Monday we will welcome all the new students in the garden, taking profit of the nice sunny days we are having lately around here! There will be some sangria, little tapas, and of course, some Spanish music! As in any other activity, teachers will also join students in the welcome drink.

Tuesday: 14:45
Workshop: Antonio Gaudi

Do you know Antonio Gaudi? He was one of the most important architects in Spain, and he has remained ‘alive’ in all the works that we can still see in Barcelona: Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, Casa Batllo or La Pedrera, among others. (more…)

Hello everybody!!

How are you all doing??

Today is a very nice day here in Barcelona! I’m also very happy because I am going to Italy for some days to visit my family and friends there!!! But even if I will be on holidays, I would first like to give you some tips for these days…

Today I’m going to talk to you about three novels, which action is set here in Barcelona, had a huge success internationally and I highly recommend to everybody!

As you probably know, I really love books and I hope one day I could have my own publishing house!

These 3 books I am going to talk to you about are not part of my academic studies, as I read them during my free time, but I definetly loved them! The books are:

“La Sombra del Viento” (”The shadow of the wind”) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón; “Nada” (”Nothing”) by Carmen Laforet and “La Catedral del Mar” ( “The Cathedral of the sea”) by Ildefons Falcones.

All these 3 writers are from Barcelona and they give very accurate descriptions of the city in 3 different historical periods. (more…)

Hi!

Like I have mentioned before, Barcelona is a great city! The city is very big and it has everything you need: a lot of shops in the centre, very good clubs, a beautiful beach and great restaurants! I am sure you will never be bored when you are in Barcelona. There are a lot of things you can do!

If you don´t like the beach you can go to the city centre. You can chill out on Plaza Catalunya or you can shop (´till you drop). There is also a very big shopping centre at the seaside, Marémagnum. You can also sit there on a chair and just watch people pass.This shopping centre is also opened on Sundays!
Last weekend I went on Friday night to Shoko. This is a great club at playa Barceloneta. After that we went to Catwalk, it is also a good club very close to Shoko. We had a wonderful night out!

In Barcelona you can also do a lot of other things! Last weekend I went to a very popular, interesting and fascinating exhibition in Museum Marítim.

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Hi everybody!

How are you? I hope you all had a nice weekend! Today I will present you the activities we offer this week! It will be a fascinating programme, and of course, with a lot of fun!

Monday 15:00
Welcome drink
A big and friendly welcome to al our new students! Join us for drinks and snacks, like tipical Spanish tapas and Sangría! This will be the perfect opportunity to meet a lot of other students of our school! (more…)

Hi everybody!

Had a nice weekend?!

Last night it was a very important footbal match in Barcelona. Barcelona vs. Celtic!! I am sure some of you are the lucky owners of a ticket! It was such an exciting game. When they played in Glasgow, FC Barcelona won!! Of course and so they did yesterday! The matchs were really stretching, but in the end Barcelona beated Celtic.

The English and Scottish footbal is known for its Hooligans. So there were thousands of Celtic Glasgow supporters in the centre of Barcelona! There was even an ‘amusement’ area just for them!

This Sunday FC Barcelona plays here in Barcelona against Villareal!

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Hello everybody!!!

Here I’m back again with some news about places, where to go, what to do and “Where-can-I-learn salsa” in Barcelona!

In this very last period, salsa seems to be very “popular” here and lots of students at school also ask us about “salsotecas” an places where they can take some classes!

After having talked with some of them, the most popular ones are: (more…)