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New opportunity for our students: volunteering at the Our Lady of Mercy School in Granada, Spain

We all know that being abroad is a unique experience. Depending on their preferences and interests, some of our students start planning their adventure even before their program starts. This can help us understand and see how a student plans or wants…

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Orxata Season Is Coming!!!

Orxata is a popular non-alcoholic drink from Valencia, which is popular throughout all of Spain. It’s made from soaked, ground and sweetened Tiger Nuts, called Chufas in Spanish. Orxata is suitable for vegetarians, vegans, and people with nut or dairy…

Agustina Balacco

Activities & Events

Summer 2019 Granada Events and Activities!

Are you ready for an exciting summer in Granada? Arcadia Granada is planning some excellent co-curricular activities for our summer programs. Take a look at what’s on offer!  Orientation Activities City Tour And Welcome Dinner On your first night…

Marta Cabrera

Mona de Pascua

La Mona de Pascua is an Easter sweet typical of Catalonia, the Valencian Community and Murcia. Origin The name comes from the munna or mouna, an Arabic word meaning "mouth provision", a gift that the Muslims made to their masters. As Joan Amades explains…

Agustina Balacco

Semana Santa

Semana Santa in Barcelona: April 14th - April 20th: It marks the end of Lent and commemorates the death and rise of Jesus. Barcelona, is traditionally less religious than other parts of Spain, however, it still has their celebrations during this week…

Agustina Balacco

Farewell Fiesta Spring 2019

Last Wednesday, we said goodbye to our students from the Spring 2019 program and as usual, we wanted to say goodbye with a nice Farewell Fiesta =) We couldn't believe this semester has gone so fast! We still remember our students' first days during Orientation…

Agustina Balacco

Holidays

Sant Jordi's Day April 23rd

“Sant Jordi’s Day” - (Saint George’s Day) - 23rd April Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 23rd of April in Catalonia. Why? Because for Catalans this date is an important day of the year, it is Sant Jordi’s day! It is the patron of Catalonia and also…

Elena Lázaro

Arcadia Photo Exhibition

And once again…time flies! Our last day with our Spring Students 2019 started at the Arcadia Center seing the great pictures that students of Photography took during the semester. We have been delighted with their work =) Here you can see the AMAZING…

Agustina Balacco

Visits from Granada & Toledo!

This weekend we had the pleasure to receive some students from the Spring program 2019 of Granada and Toledo!! With the great activities that we have organized the students were able to spend a whole weekend in our city learing a lot and also having…

Agustina Balacco

Things To Do In Barcelona!

Whether you come in summer or winter, Barcelona has much more to offer! *Be amazed at the architectural works of Gaudí, especially with the artistic details of his famous work: La Sagrada Familia. *Enjoy some of the most classic parties in the city:…

Agustina Balacco

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