School Food Technology Trip to Barcelona and Costa Brava

One of the best destinations for foodies in Europe, Barcelona is an excellent choice for your food technology school trip!

On a trip to Barcelona, your group will have a choice of exciting culinary experiences on offer. You can visit the world-famous Boqueria market, with its fresh, colourful produce, or head to one of the famous wineries of the Pinedes region. And you can visit a local catering school or take a tapas-making class.

Many of our groups choose to combine the best of both worlds by staying on one of the fantastic coastal resorts, such as Calella, Lloret de Mar, Blanes or Tossa de Mar. If you choose the same, you could include a day at Port Aventura or Waterworld to complete your trip! And you could also consider making your trip cross-curricular by joining forces with the Spanish, business studies, art, geography or fashion departments at your school.

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Flight from the UK

Afternoon

Transfer to accommodation

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation, followed by an evening walk around the shops and tapas bars

Day 2

Morning

Visit the famous Boqueria Market, followed by a food walking tour of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter

Afternoon

Visit Torres Winery

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation

Day 3

Morning

Travel to the Garrotxa National Park to visit the farm & Yoghurt Factory La Fageda

Afternoon

Visit to a local hotel for a tour of the different departments, including the food & beverage sectors

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation

Day 4

Morning

Visit to a local market

Afternoon

Flight back to the UK

3 nights' half-board accommodation
Airport taxes and passenger duty at current rates
ATOL protected return flights from the UK
Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
Detailed information pack
Free staff place ratio 1:10
Itinerary planning service
Paella or tapas-making class
Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
VAT at current rates to tour operators

Curriculum

GCSE

Where and how ingredients are grown, caught and reared
Environmental impact and sustainability of food
Food processing and production
Distinctive features of international cuisine
International cuisine: cooking methods and equipment
Traditional and modern variations of recipes
Food labelling and marketing

Key Stage 3

Understand the source, seasonality and characteristics of a broad range of ingredients

Accommodation

ApartHotel Bcn Montjuic

Set at the foot of Montjuic Hill, this aparthotel is a 10-minute walk from Plaza Espanya Metro Station and Airport Bus Stop. It offers free Wi-Fi, and a gym and sauna for an extra charge. Barcelona city centre can be reached in 15 minutes by bus or Metro. All modern rooms at the Montjuic are air-conditioned and have a flat-screen TV, a seating area and a kitchen with a fridge and microwave. Kitchen utensils and plates are available to rent at the reception.The BCN has a TV room, as well as a 24-hour front desk and a tour desk, where guests can arrange to visit local attractions. Laundry service is also available.

Barcelona Urbany Hostel

Barcelona Urbany Hostel is on Barcelona’s Meridiana Avenue, 300 metres from Clot Metro Station. It has a rooftop terrace with great city views.There is a common room with DVDs, cable TV and Wii consoles. A free wired internet zone is available, and the hostel has a 24-hour reception.Each modern dormitory or room features lockers, an en-suite bathroom and air conditioning. Bed linen and free WiFi are provided and towels are available to hire.There is a café-bar and vending machines.

Educational Activities

Anís del Mono (Aniseed Factory)

The visit to this factory, founded in the 19th century by the brothers Josep and Vicenç Bosch, illustrates the traditional

Barcelona Gourmet Tour

Gastronomy shapes our culture and with this tour you will discover Barcelona from another point of view.

Codorniu Caves

Codorniu is one of the leading and best-established brands of Cava, Spain's celebrated sparkling wine.

Cooking class

Start with a walking tour around the famous Boqueria market, getting plenty of tips on picking local, seasonal products and

Escriba Patisserie

Visit this amazing Art Nouveau building to see how delicious pastries are made at this Patisserie.

Former Estrella Damm Brewery

The brewery, founded by Gerrman refugee Augustus Damm in 1876, is now one of Spain's largest brewerys.

Gallo Pastas Factory

The Gallo Factory, which originally producedflour,was established in 1946 by the Espona family.

Mercat de la Boqueria

La Boqueria food market in Barcelona is one of the best food markets in Europe.

Papabubble Artisan Sweets Manufacturers

Papabubble are artisan manufacturers of hand-made sweets.

Spanish Cookery Class

Learn how to cook traditional tapas as you and your students take part in a Spanish cookery class.

Tapas Tour Barcelona (Gothic Quarter)

Whether the Gothic Quarter (or Barri Gòtic as it's called in Catalán) is truly Gothic is the subject of endless

Torras Chocolate Factory

Founded in 1890, Chocolates Torras is nowone of the most recognised chocolate companies, exporting its products to25 countries in Europe,

Torres Winery Visitor Centre

A visit to the traditional, family-run Torres winery includes a guided tour of wine production and the bottling process, followed

Vichy Waters Catalan - Font D' Or

The Vichy Waters Catalan Group has consolidated its position as the top independent natural mineral water bottling group in Spain.

Cultural Activities

Camp Nou Experience

Home to FC Barcelona, a visit to the Nou Camp stadium includes a tour of the stadium itself.

La Rambla

Also known as Las Ramblas, this long, wide avenue is the heart of Barcelona's shopping district and the hub of

Montjuïc

Montjuic is worth a visit simply for the stunning panoramic views it offers over Barcelona and its harbour.

Sagrada Familia

Antoni Gaudi's unique, awe-inspiring cathedral continues to grow almost organically, like a medieval cathedral.

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect trip

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in the subject area and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a trip to suit your group’s needs and meet your learning objectives.

Launching your trip to parents and students

The next step is to get your trip approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. This is full of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the trip planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start work on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your trip (freeing you up to do what you do best – teach).

Support while you’re away

From lost property to properly lost, we’ll always be on the end of the phone while you’re out on the trip. You’ll get a final info pack before you go, as well as access to all your trip documents via the Vamoos app.

After your trip

We’ll ask you for feedback, so we can improve our service. Let’s start planning your next trip too, so parents have plenty of time to pay (and so it’s less stressful for you). And don’t forget to head to our resources hub to continue the learning back in the classroom.