Final-year school trip to the Costa Brava: Barcelona, Gaudí, Girona and Tossa de Mar (7 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and overnight stop near Lyon

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time.
• Daytime drive via Luxembourg, Lorraine and Burgundy (about 650 to 750 km depending on your school, 7½ to 8½ hours’ driving excluding stops).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Arrival in the late afternoon in the Lyon area: check-in at the hotel for the overnight stop, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 2: On to Catalonia and arrival in Lloret de Mar

• Departure after breakfast through the Rhône valley, Montpellier and Perpignan (about 600 km, 6½ hours’ driving excluding stops).
• Lunch at your own expense during a stop on the way.
• Arrival in Lloret de Mar in the late afternoon and check-in at the accommodation for four nights.
• First walk along the seafront, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: Barcelona, from Gaudí to Barceloneta

• Drive to Barcelona (about 1 hr 15 min) and visit to the Sagrada Família, Gaudí’s unfinished basilica (on request).
• Walk along the Passeig de Gràcia, past the Casa Batlló and La Pedrera, then down the Rambla to the Boqueria market; lunch at your own expense.
• Discovery of the Gothic Quarter and the cathedral, then supervised free time on Barceloneta beach.
• Return to Lloret de Mar, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Park Güell and Montjuïc

• Drive to Barcelona and visit to Park Güell, its mosaics and its salamander, with the view over the city (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then up to Montjuïc: the 1992 Olympic Ring, the stadium and the panorama over the port.
• Supervised free time in the Born district.
• Return to Lloret de Mar, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: Girona and Tossa de Mar

• Drive to Girona (about 45 min): the colourful houses on the Onyar, the lanes of the Jewish quarter and the cathedral steps.
• Walk along the medieval walls (free access); lunch at your own expense.
• Drive to Tossa de Mar (about 50 min) and discovery of the Vila Vella, the fortified old town above the sea, then supervised swimming at the beach (in season).
• Return to Lloret de Mar (about 20 min), dinner and last evening on the Costa Brava.

Day 6: On to Lyon

• Rooms vacated after breakfast, luggage loaded into the coach.
• Drive to the Lyon area (about 600 km, 6½ hours’ driving excluding stops).
• Lunch at your own expense during a stop on the way.
• Check-in at the hotel for the overnight stop, dinner and last supervised evening.

Day 7: Return to your school

• Departure after breakfast.
• Daytime drive to Belgium (about 650 to 750 km) with regular stops.
• Lunch at your own expense during a stop on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.