Arcadia Spain

Today is a special day in Barcelona! Apart from being the second day of fall, it’s also the day when Barcelona’s greatest event of the year begins: La Mercè 2020! La Mercè (also known as “Les Festes de la Mercè”) is the Festa Major of Barcelona, which…

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…

STUDENT: DILLON MATHEW-GILMORE PROGRAM: ARCADIA GRANADA, FALL 2019 HOMESCHOOL: HOLLINS UNIVERSITY It was a sunny day. We were very excited since our new students were coming to our lovely city. This first point of contact is always important since…

Today our Virtual Europe students are going to learn how to cook an Spanish Omelette & Salmorejo!! The Spanish omelette, is one of the most popular snacks in our country, consumed in every home and is the most requested tapa in bars and restaurants!At…

It is widely recognized that Spain is a country with unique cultural traditions. We love festivities and sharing our free time with our family and friends. Sometimes, weekends are not enough to enjoy our free time. For this reason, in Spain we have what…

If there is something that characterizes us, it’s the original cultural festivities.  Can you imaginea whole town throwing tomatoes against each other?! Or burning huge sculptures made ofpaper?!   Well, you will learn about these and more through different…

Something positive about the current situation? Since we are at home, the contamination rates have reached a historical low! The reduction in traffic has been very remarkable, it was reduced to 60 percent in cities such as Barcelona or Madrid. A huge…

On May 18th is the International Museum Day. The aim of this day is to raise awareness of the importance of museums ascultural exchange, enrichment of cultures, as well as for thedevelopment of mutual understanding, the collaboration and peacebetween…

Little by little we are getting closer to the “new normality”. The past 2nd of May was an awaited day for Spanish people, as the first day of freedom! After 45 days in quarantine it was allowed to walk in the city and do some sports. It was a sunny and…