Final-year school trip to Barcelona, Zaragoza and Madrid: the Sagrada Família, Park Güell, the Basilica del Pilar, the Prado and the Bernabéu (10 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and overnight stop in Burgundy

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive via Luxembourg, Lorraine and Dijon (about 650 to 700 km depending on your school, 7½ hours' driving excluding breaks).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night; two drivers take turns at the wheel.
• Free lunch during a break at a motorway service area.
• Overnight stop in the Mâcon or Beaune area, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 2: The Rhône valley and arrival in Barcelona

• Departure after breakfast, around 7 am, and drive via the Rhône valley, Montpellier, Perpignan and the Le Perthus border (about 720 km, 7½ hours excluding breaks).
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Arrival in Barcelona in the late afternoon.
• Check-in at the accommodation in or near Barcelona for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: Gaudí’s Barcelona

• Visit to the Basilica of the Sagrada Família, Gaudí’s building site since 1882 (on request).
• Walk along the Passeig de Gràcia, past Casa Batlló and La Pedrera (outside views).
• Free lunch in the Gràcia district.
• Visit to Park Güell, its mosaics and its terrace overlooking the city (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: The old town, the sea and Montjuïc

• The Gothic Quarter, Barcelona Cathedral and the Plaça del Rei.
• Visit to the Picasso Museum, housed in medieval palaces (on request).
• Down the Ramblas and free lunch at La Boqueria market.
• Afternoon on Barceloneta beach, then up to Montjuïc for the view over the port from the Olympic Ring.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: Drive to Zaragoza

• Check-out after breakfast and drive to Zaragoza through inland Catalonia (about 300 km, 3¼ hours excluding breaks).
• The Basilica del Pilar on the banks of the Ebro (free entry) and lift ride up one of its towers (on request).
• Free lunch, then visit to the Aljafería Palace, an 11th-century Muslim palace (on request).
• Walk across the Stone Bridge and through the El Tubo district.
• Check-in at the accommodation in Zaragoza for one night, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: La Seo and arrival in Madrid

• Visit to the Cathedral of the Saviour, La Seo, a blend of Romanesque, Mudéjar and Baroque styles (on request).
• Drive to Madrid (about 320 km, 3½ hours excluding breaks) and free lunch on the way.
• The Puerta del Sol and its kilometre zero, then the Plaza Mayor.
• Sunset at the Temple of Debod, an Egyptian temple given to Spain.
• Check-in at the accommodation in or near Madrid for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 7: The Prado and royal Madrid

• Visit to the Prado Museum, from Velázquez to Goya (on request).
• Walk in the Retiro Park and to the Crystal Palace (free entry), then free lunch.
• Visit to the Royal Palace, one of the largest palaces in Europe (on request).
• Almudena Cathedral, then late afternoon on the Gran Vía.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 8: The Bernabéu and Guernica

• Tour of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium and its museum (on request).
• Free lunch at the San Miguel market.
• Visit to the Reina Sofía Museum and Picasso’s Guernica (on request).
• Supervised free time in the Malasaña district.
• Dinner and last supervised evening in Madrid.

Day 9: Burgos and drive to the overnight stop

• Check-out after breakfast and departure around 7.30 am.
• Drive to Burgos (about 240 km, 2¾ hours), stop to admire the cathedral (outside view) and free lunch.
• Drive via San Sebastián and Bayonne (about 470 km, 5 hours excluding breaks), with two drivers taking turns.
• Overnight stop in the Bordeaux area, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 10: Return to your school

• Departure after breakfast and daytime drive via Tours and Paris (about 880 km to Brussels, 9 hours' driving excluding breaks), with regular breaks.
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.