Spain Picasso, Gaudi, and Dali: The Art of Catalonia

Orientation in Madrid

Your adventure begins with an action packed, three-day orientation in Madrid. Put your Spanish to use as you order tapas in a local café, ask for directions to the Palacio Real, and explore the city’s medieval streets. Visits to the Prado Museum on Madrid’s “museum mile,” discussions in city parks, and exploration of diverse neighborhoods strengthen your understanding of contemporary Spanish life and culture. Your orientation concludes with a full-day excursion to historic Toledo.

Photo of girls in front of building in Spain

Homestay, Arts and Travel

Dive into Spanish art and architecture during a busy orientation in Madrid. Join an art historian for a visit to some of Madrid’s most famous museums, practice your Spanish language skills, and learn about both classical and contemporary Spanish art. After your two-week homestay immersion with a Spanish family, travel to Barcelona and Catalonia to learn about the intimate
connection between art and Catalan culture. For two weeks, you are joined by a Spanish painter and art historian who introduces you to the lives and works of Picasso, Dali, Miró, and Gaudí through painting workshops, visits to remote Catalan towns, and exploration of magnificent Barcelona.

Sample activities:
Visit Madrid’s Prado museum; feast your eyes on the architectural wonders of Gaudí in Barcelona; sample the tasty regional foods of Catalonia; paint like Picasso during workshops with a Spanish painter; visit the Arab baths in Gerona; explore Greek and Roman ruins in Asturias; see Dali’s masterpieces at the Teatre Museu Dali in Figueres; relax on the beach near Cadaqués.

Sample host communities:
Olot, Valencia, Gexto