MADRID – Hostel

MADRID – Hostel.

This program includes a wide range of diverting and educative activities that will make the students get in depth into the Spanish culture. This way, they will get a complete overview of the historical facts that have made of Madrid the city we know today. It’s a full-immersion experience, in which the participants will have to use all the linguistic resources within reach, so as to communicate and understand what is happening around them. The trip is designed as completely as possible, addressing many of the expressions of the Spanish culture: history, gastronomy, painting, urban art, music, cinema…

Moreover, our instructors, who will be accompanying the group 24/7, will also create a relaxed and participative atmosphere, where all students feel comfortable to participate, learn and enjoy. Additionally, they will always be happy to hear the teachers’ and participants’ suggestions and ready to help with any enquiry. They will also organise night activities so as to close the days in a funny way: contests, films, shows…

Doubtlessly this is the perfect program to get in love with Madrid!

Day 1

Upon your arrival, we will be waiting for you at the Madrid Airport. From there, we will go, in our private bus, to the hostel. After lunch, we will begin discovering the city with a touristic scavenger hunt that will reveal some of the secrets of the capital of Spain. Afterwards, we will go to the hostel, where we will have time to check in and relax a little bit. We will have dinner at a restaurant nearby and later, the instructors will prepare some fun group activities to close the day in style!

Day 2

After waking up, getting ready and having breakfast at the hostel, we will head Joaquín Sorolla’s House Museum. He was one of the most well-known impressionist painters in Spain. We will do a guided visit and afterwards, we will take a stroll along Castellana and Recoletos avenues, up to El Retiro Park.

In the afternoon, we will have time to go for walk around the Park, enjoy the lake and the immense gardens, visit the exhibitions at the Cristal Palace, including some games to dig deeper into its history and get to know every single corner.

Once we have enjoyed every inch of this marvellous place, we will go back to the hostel and, after dinner, the instructors will be waiting for as with another entertaining night activity!

Day 3

Today in the morning we will go to discover a little-known part of Madrid: we will do an Urban Art Tour around the neighbourhood of Lavapiés. A qualified guide will show us the neighbourhood’s incredible collection of graffiti artwork and will explain who the artists are, as well as their motivations, meanings and technics. At lunchtime, we will wander a little bit around the narrow streets and we will have lunch at a restaurant, where we will have the opportunity to taste some of the wonders of Spanish gastronomy.

The plan for the afternoon will be relaxed, but that does not mean it will be boring! We will go to the cinema to watch a Spanish film… do you prefer drama or comedy?

And to finish the day, as usual, our team of instructors will be ready after dinner for a night-time activity, today we will have a TV contest!

Day 4

Before leaving Madrid, we cannot forget visiting the Prado Museum, where we will enjoy an entertaining didactic visit. Afterwards, we will go walking through the Barrio de las Letras up to the district of Sol, where we will have free time to have lunch.

With our batteries recharged, we will go shopping to Gran Vía, where we will have free time to buy some souvenirs or even have an ice–cream in the sun. We will meet again to go all together and admire the sunset from the exotic Debod Temple. Finally, we will go back to the hostel and, after dinner… the instructors have prepared a little surprise!

Day 5

This amazing trip is coming to an end… so, after breakfast, we will have time to pack our things, pick up our packed lunch and head to the airport.

We hope to see you soon! Have a safe journey back!