School trip to the Spanish Basque Country: Bilbao, Gernika and San Sebastián (6 days)
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Reference SCO-06-798
- Duration 6 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Six days in the Basque Country: Bilbao’s Guggenheim, the Bizkaia Bridge, San Sebastián’s bay and Gernika, city of peace.
The Spanish Basque Country offers pupils a trip full of contrasts, combining culture, industry and remembrance. In Bilbao, a former industrial city transformed by Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum, they also see the Bizkaia Bridge, the world’s oldest transporter bridge and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. San Sebastián and its Bay of La Concha show another side of the Atlantic coast. In Gernika, bombed on 26 April 1937 during the Spanish Civil War, the Peace Museum and the tree of the Basque assemblies invite reflection on war, democracy and reconciliation. The trip suits secondary pupils in history, citizenship, Spanish and art.
Programme
Day 1: Departure for the Basque Country
- Departure from your school at the agreed time, in the late afternoon.
- Overnight journey with two drivers on board: our drivers drive for no more than 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, by day and by night.
Day 2: San Sebastián
- Arrival in San Sebastián (Donostia) in the late morning.
- Walk along the Bay of La Concha and through the old town.
- Visit to the San Sebastián Aquarium (on request).
- Drive to the Bilbao area.
- Check-in at the accommodation, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Bilbao, from industry to art
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- Visit to the Guggenheim Museum, designed by architect Frank Gehry (on request).
- Crossing the Bizkaia Bridge in its gondola, between Portugalete and Getxo (on request).
- Dinner and overnight stay at the accommodation.
Day 4: Bilbao on foot
- Breakfast at the accommodation.
- A day on foot without the coach: compulsory rest day for the drivers.
- Walk through the Casco Viejo, its Seven Streets and the Ribera market.
- Visit to the Basque Museum (Euskal Museoa) (on request).
- Introduction to the Basque language, Euskara (on request).
- Dinner and overnight stay at the accommodation.
Day 5: Gernika, memory and peace
- Breakfast and check-out.
- Drive to Gernika, bombed on 26 April 1937.
- Visit to the Gernika Peace Museum (on request).
- Discovering the Assembly House, the Tree of Gernika and the wall reproduction of Picasso’s Guernica.
- Departure in the afternoon.
- Overnight return journey with two drivers and regular breaks (no more than 3 hours of driving, then a 30-minute break).
Day 6: Return to Belgium
- Arrival back at school in the morning.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school
- The services of two drivers
- Free places for the accompanying teachers (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Tolls and parking fees
- 3 nights in a youth hostel or hotel, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the teachers
- Half board (breakfast and dinner)
- Accommodation for the drivers
The price does not include
- Visit to the San Sebastián Aquarium
- Visit to the Guggenheim Museum, designed by architect Frank Gehry
- Crossing the Bizkaia Bridge in its gondola, between Portugalete and Getxo
- Visit to the Basque Museum (Euskal Museoa)
- Introduction to the Basque language, Euskara
- Visit to the Gernika Peace Museum
- Lunches (own arrangements; packed lunches on request) and drinks
- Admission to museums and sites not mentioned
- Tourist tax
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money
Good to know
- A valid identity card (Kids-ID for children under 12) and parental consent for travel abroad are required; please also bring the EHIC (European Health Insurance Card).
- Times are adapted to your school, and pupils are supervised by their teachers.
- The Basque Country is a rainy region: bring a raincoat and good shoes; group visits to the Guggenheim and the Peace Museum must be booked in advance.
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- From 20 participants
- On the date of your choice, departing from near you
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Free places
- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
- 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
- 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
- 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)
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School trip to the Spanish Basque Country: Bilbao, Gernika and San Sebastián (6 days)
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