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Once you arrive in Madrid meet your tour director, check into your hotel, and enjoy dinner.
Enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of the Prado Museum, Plaza Colon, Plaza de España, the Royal Palace, and the Reina Sofia Museum. Create and enjoy some of Spain's most popular and iconic dishes and discover firsthand what makes these dishes enduring classics of Spanish cuisine.
Create some of Spain’s most popular and iconic dishes and discover firsthand what makes these dishes enduring classics of Spanish cuisine.
Enjoy a guided excursion with whisper headset of El Escorial. Then have the opportunity to participate in a LEAP activity - El Caudillo's Conquest. Argue ideology in a revolutionary roleplay that delves into the causes of the Spanish Civil War! End your day with a delicious local dinner.
Nationalist? Republican? Argue ideology in a revolutionary role-play that delves into the causes of the Spanish Civil War!
Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you travel by train to Santiago de Compostela.
Enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of Santiago de Compostela and visit the Monastery of San Martiño Pinario, Hostal de Los Reyes, Cathedral, Praza do Obradoiro, and Museo do Pobo Galego.
Optional La Coruña full-day excursionVisit the charming fishing port of La Coruna and discover its greatest landmark, the Roman Tower of Hercules, which has been in operation for two thousand years. Culture and leisure merge as you stroll the charming old quarter with its picturesque squares and Romanesque churches, or explore the white sand beaches. Shopping, art, museums, and restaurants are waiting to be discovered.
Travel to León and enjoy a walk through the city and visit the León Cathedral.
Travel to Bilbao and take a guided tour of the Burgos Cathedral.
Visit the Guggenheim Museum and walk through the city of Guernica. Then enjoy a LEAP activity - Spirit of Spain. Immerse yourself in the art that defines the passion of Spain. Explore the meaning and compare the techniques of artists from El Greco to Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. Enrich your knowledge of art history as you debate how these and other artists defined and shaped Spanish culture.
Immerse yourself in the art that defines the passion of Spain. Explore the meaning and compare the techniques of artists from El Greco to Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. Enrich your knowledge of art history as you debate how these and other artists defined and shaped Spanish culture.
Class is in session. And, by that, of course we mean the endless lessons that travel brings. So, no matter if you’re out trotting the globe or at home planning your next trip, adventure is never far! These must-read blog posts open a world of learning through inspirational travel stories, destination spotlights, classroom resources, and other buzzworthy news.
WorldStrides Perspectives programs believes the real world offers a classroom like no other. Educational travel inspires those moments when the light bulb goes on. Students’ minds race beyond their ...
Alex traveled with WorldStrides in March of 2014 to Spain and France. She and her classmates visited Madrid, Toledo, Barcelona, Carcassonne, Nimes, and Paris. Now a sophomore at Murray State Universi...
