Final-year school trip to Barcelona and Valencia: the Sagrada Família, Park Güell, the City of Arts and Sciences, the Oceanogràfic and the Albufera (9 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and overnight stop in the Lyon area

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive via Luxembourg, Lorraine and Dijon (about 700 to 750 km depending on your school, 8 hours 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 at a motorway service area.
• Overnight stop in the Lyon 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 crossing (about 640 km, 7 hours excluding breaks).
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Arrival in Barcelona in the late afternoon and a first walk along La Rambla to the Boqueria market.
• Check-in at the accommodation in or near Barcelona for two nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: Barcelona, in the footsteps of Gaudí

• Visit to the Basilica of the Sagrada Família (on request).
• The Passeig de Gràcia and the façades of Casa Batlló and La Pedrera, then free lunch.
• Visit to Park Güell and its mosaics (on request).
• Sunset over the city from the Bunkers del Carmel viewpoint (free access).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Peñíscola and arrival in Valencia

• Check-out after breakfast and drive along the coast to Peñíscola (about 230 km, 2¾ hours).
• Visit to the castle of Pope Luna, perched on a rock above the sea (on request).
• Free lunch in the old town, then drive to Valencia (about 140 km, 1¾ hours).
• Check-in at the accommodation in or near Valencia for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: The City of Arts and Sciences

• Discovery of Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic buildings, between pools and gardens.
• Visit to the Oceanogràfic, the largest aquarium in Europe (on request).
• Free lunch, then visit to the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum (on request).
• Walk through the Turia Gardens, the former riverbed, and Gulliver Park (free access).
• Late afternoon on Malvarrosa beach, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: Valencia’s old town and the Albufera

• The Plaza de la Virgen and visit to the cathedral, with the climb up the Micalet bell tower (on request).
• Visit to the Lonja de la Seda, the former silk exchange and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (on request).
• Free lunch at the Central Market, then the Serranos Towers.
• Drive to the Albufera Natural Park (about 15 km) and a ride in a traditional boat on the lagoon from El Palmar (on request).
• Sunset over the lagoon, dinner and last supervised evening in Valencia.

Day 7: Back to Barcelona, the Gothic Quarter and Barceloneta

• Check-out after breakfast and drive to Barcelona (about 350 km, 3¾ hours).
• Free lunch, then the Gothic Quarter, Barcelona Cathedral (outside view) and the Born district.
• Visit to the Picasso Museum (on request).
• Late afternoon on Barceloneta beach.
• Check-in at the accommodation in or near Barcelona for one night, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 8: Drive to the overnight stop in the Lyon area

• Departure after breakfast, around 7 am.
• Daytime drive via Girona, Perpignan and the Rhône valley (about 640 km, 7 hours excluding breaks), with two drivers taking turns.
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Overnight stop in the Lyon area, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 9: Return to your school

• Departure after breakfast and daytime drive via Dijon, Lorraine and Luxembourg (about 700 to 750 km depending on your school, 8 hours excluding breaks), with regular breaks.
• Free lunch during a break on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.