Arcadia Spain

We are looking forward to having your son or daughter with us in Barcelona and we are so delighted that he/she has chosen our wonderful city to spend their semester studying abroad! There are about to embark on an exciting journey, an incredible adventure…

International Student Residence. This is a modern and conveniently located student residence in the heart of the historic La Ribera/Born district.   Here you can find nice restaurants, cocktail bars, small designer shops and generally very nice atmosphere…

The Gràcia Neighborhood Festival starts! This festival, always celebrated from 15th to 21st August, is a very colorful local street festival that fills many streets and “plazas” in the Gràcia area of Barcelona.  Gràcia was once a separate village from…

There is nothing more relaxing than being hypnotized by watching the sunset in Barcelona. Here you'll find a few places to end the day in a magical way! Mirador del Migdia In an area of pine trees and picnic tables, from where you can see how the sun…

Congratulations! You have chosen “homestay” as your housing option while studying in Barcelona and it´s great! :) By chosing to live with a Spanish family you are doing a huge step towards multiple positive changes and experiences: not only you will…

Barceloneta (little Barcelona in Catalan) is one of those true authentic, old time Barcelona neighborhoods. The neighborhood was born in 1753 and from its beginnings it hosted fishermen, industry workers as well as employees of the shipyards that were…

And once again, time flies!  Last week, we had to say goodbye to our Summer 2018 students... We already miss them! We couldn't believe this couple of months has gone so fast! We still remember our students' first week of activities here...Tibidabo,…

If you feel like trying something new, or just really fancy a good ramen or sausy taco, we have some good news for you – Barcelona has it all!  Kibuka -  There are two of them in Gracia – inventive, creative rolls and hot dishes Akashi Gallery – Fresh…

We went together to a flamenco concert in a unique venue: El Palau de la Música Catalana! At the show, the students were able to discover the intensity of the passion in gipsies life through times, moving through the different “palos” of flamenco (rhythmic…