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TORTILLA DE PATATAS. Learn how to cook it! After few weeks in Barcelona I’m sure you have already tasted the typical Spanish Omelette: Tortilla de patatas. Delicious, right? One of our most typical dishes that can be served everywhere and eaten in a…

Last week we went on our Gràcia Tour and we ended up having a delicious ice-cream on the last days of summer. We went for a walk around one of the most popular neighborhoods in Barcelona. As we walked, they could learn many things about Vila de Gràcia…

This week, as part of the Cornerstone Courses, students participated in a guided visit to Casa dels Entremesos. This is a specific center of production and dissemination of the wealth of traditional Catalan folk culture that provides the public with festive…

Today is a special day in Barcelona. Apart from being the first day of fall, it’s also the day when Barcelona’s greatest event of the year begins: La Mercè 2018! La Mercè (also known as “Les Festes de la Mercè”) is the Festa Major of Barcelona, which…

This week, as part of the corners stone courses, students participated in a guided visit to Casa dels Entremesos. This is a specific center of production and dissemination of the wealth of traditional Catalan folk culture that provides the public with…

Our students have come, seen, and already conquered Barcelona! The week of orientation ended with a great tour of Barcelona´s most attractive sights: we started at the Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona´s equivalent to NYC´s Fifth Avenue or Chicago´s Magnificent…

Orientation starts! Welcome everyone to Arcadia Barcelona Program! During this first week, we will provide a comprehensive welcome and stepping stone to life as a student in Barcelona. We will spend 5 days helping you to acclimatize to the city, get…

The National Day of Catalonia is celebrated every year on September 11 to commemorate the defeat of 1714 in the War of Succession, when Barcelona, ​​with an army defender of the Archduke Carlos de Austria, gave up before the troops of Felipe V de…

One of the most common questions that all of you have is what should I pack? Don’t worry, you are not the only one wondering yourself if you will need that light jacket or you should pack the winter one. Here you have some tips that we hope they’ll help…