Spanish Language Trips to Valencia

WST Language School

Our excellent Language School partners in Valencia provide the perfect platform for advancing student speaking and understanding skills on their trip.  Start the day with a session pre-tailored to your trip’s itinerary or study focus before putting the learning into practice afterwards in your other daily activities.  We can provide 2 hour sessions on 2 or more days to really enhance the learning of the language, Valencia, and Spain.

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E3 Trail

Take on interactive language tasks and challenges on an engaging journey of discovery which empowers students to engage in an enjoyable learning adventure whilst visiting the chosen location. We are delighted to have teamed up with E3 Trails, the UK’s premier educational trail writer, to offer an interactive activity for Spanish language students. Typically taking 2-3 hours, a Trail is a self-guided walk around many iconic sights of the location of your choice, punctuated with a wide variety of interesting tasks and challenges that your students complete in their teams. The competition element adds an extra edge to the activity as teams vie for the right to be declared the winners. The addition of an E3 Trail to your school travel itinerary will make your time abroad a truly memorable and rewarding experience.

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The Central Market

This huge marketplace has over 1000 stalls! Held within an impressive art nouveau building, the colourful Mediterranean fruit and veg is piled high in stunning displays,  and the aroma of fresh bread, coffee and oranges fills the air. Every day from Monday-Saturday the market is packed with locals and tourists armed with shopping carts beneath the market’s ceramic tiles. There are some other smaller markets but we recommended the Central market for groups based on its size, location and a good number of English speakers around.

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Guided Walking Tours of Valencia (4 hours)

A guided tour on foot is the perfect introduction to the city, giving you the opportunity to get your bearings around the city and to see all the major sights and landmarks. Our partners in resort are vastly experienced in delivering walks taking in the highlights.  

Our walks are tailored around you and can be adapted to your group.  Typical highlights include a tour around the old town. It’s one of the oldest and best kept in Europe. Visit the old walls and towers and bustling plaza. See ‘La Lonja’ (The Silk Exchange), declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1996, and the popular Central Market Mercado Central, full of vivacity and a great place to practice language skills. The North Station is another impressive building boasting a beautiful façade.

See the Cathedral, built on the site of a Roman that houses exquisite pieces of gold and silverwork, a collection of religious paintings from the Valencian school and other unique works. (small extra pre-payable fee to enter)

Other popular sites include the The Marquis de Dos Aguas Palace, the Fine Arts Museum, the Institute of Modern Art and the Beneficiencia Cultural Center.

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The City of Arts and Science

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An absolute must for all groups visiting Valencia. This iconic and stunning complex occupies a massive 350,000-sq-metre of former Turia River riverbed. This series of spectacular buildings are mostly the work of world-famous, locally born architect Santiago Calatrava. 

There are 5 different sections we can arrange individual or combined ticket entry for. The Hemisfèric (incredible 3-D cinema), the Science & Technology Museum, the Oceanogràfic (Europe’s largest aquarium) and the Reina Sofia Opera House.

• The Hemisferic: The Hemisfèric is a memorising digital 3D cinema, with a huge 900 metre concave screen, which almost envelops spectators. Several films are screened daily, mainly educational documentaries of no more than 45 minutes which are suitable for all audiences.
• Oceanografic: Don’t miss this incredible aquarium and Marine Park – the 3rd largest in the world. Witness 500 different marine species - amongst which can be found sharks, Beluga whales, walruses, sea lions, penguins and manta rays - inhabit nine underwater towers that, structured in two levels, represent the most emblematic ecosystems of the planet.
• 4D: Scientific Film- Don’t forget to add a showing at Spain’s largest 4D cinema and enjoy a memorable science based film as the cinema re-creates conditions like wind, changes of light, aromas, snow, as well as vibration in the seats.
• Príncipe Felipe Science Museum: With the philosophy "Not touching is prohibited" you can imagine what kind of museum this is. With more than 26,000 m 2 dedicated to exhibitions that are renewed periodically, each exhibition, workshop or activity opens a door to knowledge in a modern and fun way.
• Reina Sofia Opera House: If you are a music-lover then the Palau de les Arts is the place for you at the City of Arts and Sciences. From October to November, its programme includes operas, concerts, zarzuela and ballet. When not being used for performances, you can visit the building by booking a tour in advance.
• The Umbracle: This is a landscaped viewpoint covering an area of more than 17,500 square metres, from which to view all the buildings, ponds, paths, and landscaped areas of the complex. It houses the “Paseo de las Esculturas”, an open-air art gallery with sculptures by contemporary artists. Terraza Mya opens its doors at night during the summer months. 

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Tour Valencia Football Stadium (Mestalla)

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The Mestalla stadium is home to the Valencia Football club team. This is a legendary stadium that has lived many important games and all the important teams of Europe have in some occasion or other, in some competition or friendly matches have played over here.

A unique visit to a Mestalla is full of history and emotions. Take a tour in Spanish or English (or a mixture of the two). Visit the most relevant places, including the changing rooms and the pitch. Take a seat on the benches where the best players in the history of football have been. Take a look at the private and presidential boxes, visit the press room where the players are interviewed and find out why a bat is the club and city’s symbol.

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WST Language School

Our excellent Language School partners in Valencia provide the perfect platform for advancing student speaking and understanding skills on their trip.  Start the day with a session pre-tailored to your trip’s itinerary or study focus before putting the learning into practice afterwards in your other daily activities.  We can provide 2 hour sessions on 2 or more days to really enhance the learning of the language, Valencia, and Spain.

Enquire about this trip

E3 Trail

Take on interactive language tasks and challenges on an engaging journey of discovery which empowers students to engage in an enjoyable learning adventure whilst visiting the chosen location. We are delighted to have teamed up with E3 Trails, the UK’s premier educational trail writer, to offer an interactive activity for Spanish language students. Typically taking 2-3 hours, a Trail is a self-guided walk around many iconic sights of the location of your choice, punctuated with a wide variety of interesting tasks and challenges that your students complete in their teams. The competition element adds an extra edge to the activity as teams vie for the right to be declared the winners. The addition of an E3 Trail to your school travel itinerary will make your time abroad a truly memorable and rewarding experience.

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The Central Market

This huge marketplace has over 1000 stalls! Held within an impressive art nouveau building, the colourful Mediterranean fruit and veg is piled high in stunning displays,  and the aroma of fresh bread, coffee and oranges fills the air. Every day from Monday-Saturday the market is packed with locals and tourists armed with shopping carts beneath the market’s ceramic tiles. There are some other smaller markets but we recommended the Central market for groups based on its size, location and a good number of English speakers around.

Enquire about this trip

Guided Walking Tours of Valencia (4 hours)

A guided tour on foot is the perfect introduction to the city, giving you the opportunity to get your bearings around the city and to see all the major sights and landmarks. Our partners in resort are vastly experienced in delivering walks taking in the highlights.  

Our walks are tailored around you and can be adapted to your group.  Typical highlights include a tour around the old town. It’s one of the oldest and best kept in Europe. Visit the old walls and towers and bustling plaza. See ‘La Lonja’ (The Silk Exchange), declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1996, and the popular Central Market Mercado Central, full of vivacity and a great place to practice language skills. The North Station is another impressive building boasting a beautiful façade.

See the Cathedral, built on the site of a Roman that houses exquisite pieces of gold and silverwork, a collection of religious paintings from the Valencian school and other unique works. (small extra pre-payable fee to enter)

Other popular sites include the The Marquis de Dos Aguas Palace, the Fine Arts Museum, the Institute of Modern Art and the Beneficiencia Cultural Center.

Enquire about this trip

The City of Arts and Science

• View on Map

An absolute must for all groups visiting Valencia. This iconic and stunning complex occupies a massive 350,000-sq-metre of former Turia River riverbed. This series of spectacular buildings are mostly the work of world-famous, locally born architect Santiago Calatrava. 

There are 5 different sections we can arrange individual or combined ticket entry for. The Hemisfèric (incredible 3-D cinema), the Science & Technology Museum, the Oceanogràfic (Europe’s largest aquarium) and the Reina Sofia Opera House.

• The Hemisferic: The Hemisfèric is a memorising digital 3D cinema, with a huge 900 metre concave screen, which almost envelops spectators. Several films are screened daily, mainly educational documentaries of no more than 45 minutes which are suitable for all audiences.
• Oceanografic: Don’t miss this incredible aquarium and Marine Park – the 3rd largest in the world. Witness 500 different marine species - amongst which can be found sharks, Beluga whales, walruses, sea lions, penguins and manta rays - inhabit nine underwater towers that, structured in two levels, represent the most emblematic ecosystems of the planet.
• 4D: Scientific Film- Don’t forget to add a showing at Spain’s largest 4D cinema and enjoy a memorable science based film as the cinema re-creates conditions like wind, changes of light, aromas, snow, as well as vibration in the seats.
• Príncipe Felipe Science Museum: With the philosophy "Not touching is prohibited" you can imagine what kind of museum this is. With more than 26,000 m 2 dedicated to exhibitions that are renewed periodically, each exhibition, workshop or activity opens a door to knowledge in a modern and fun way.
• Reina Sofia Opera House: If you are a music-lover then the Palau de les Arts is the place for you at the City of Arts and Sciences. From October to November, its programme includes operas, concerts, zarzuela and ballet. When not being used for performances, you can visit the building by booking a tour in advance.
• The Umbracle: This is a landscaped viewpoint covering an area of more than 17,500 square metres, from which to view all the buildings, ponds, paths, and landscaped areas of the complex. It houses the “Paseo de las Esculturas”, an open-air art gallery with sculptures by contemporary artists. Terraza Mya opens its doors at night during the summer months. 

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Tour Valencia Football Stadium (Mestalla)

• View on Map

The Mestalla stadium is home to the Valencia Football club team. This is a legendary stadium that has lived many important games and all the important teams of Europe have in some occasion or other, in some competition or friendly matches have played over here.

A unique visit to a Mestalla is full of history and emotions. Take a tour in Spanish or English (or a mixture of the two). Visit the most relevant places, including the changing rooms and the pitch. Take a seat on the benches where the best players in the history of football have been. Take a look at the private and presidential boxes, visit the press room where the players are interviewed and find out why a bat is the club and city’s symbol.

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La BulfÍa Flamenco Show (with evening meal Option) Fri & Sat only

The venue offers authentic performances for an experience which embodies the magic and charm of this ancestral part of Spanish culture. La Bulería presents flamenco shows on Friday and Saturday nights with options for the show with drink, tapas or dinner menus.

The show in La Buleria is approximately seventy minutes long  and features four to five artists. The performance includes several of the most representative styles of flamenco. La Bulería continues to be one of the most important flamenco venues in Valencia, offering a unique combination of a show with quality artists and typical Spanish gastronomy, two of the most valued treasures of Spain.

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Bioparc

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This innovative zoo, in which the barriers are practically invisible and the animals feel right at home, covers some 100,000 square metres and is located in the Parque de Cabecera within the former Turia Riverbed. Contrary to traditional zoos, this park has the unique feature of bringing the visitor totally into the habitat of the animals. This is known as zoo immersion.

Bioparc’s main objective is to promote respect for animals and make the general public aware of importance of protecting the environment through a commitment to education and the preservation of the animals. Leopards, lemurs, hyenas, lions, giraffes, gorillas, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, porcupines, ostriches, elephants, otters… all coexist in this zoological world.

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Valencia Cathedral and the Cathedral Museum

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Valencia Cathedral was built on the site of a Roman temple in the thirteenth century before being converted into a mosque. The incredible frescos above the alter were the first frescos in Spain which were rediscovered only in 2004! Throughout the building you can see a range of architectural styles. This is typified by three of the cathedral's main doors: Gothic, Baroque and Romanesque.

Inside the Santo Caliz Chapel you can find a Holy Chalice that the Vatican lists as he #1 mostly likely chalice used by Christ during the Last Supper. Inside the Saint Francis Borja Chapel you will find a famous painting by Goya.

In the museum there are two large canvasses painted by Goya in 1799, depicting San Francisco de Borja. It also has 15th and 16th-century paintings, with works by Rodrigo de Osona, Yáñez de la Almedina, Vicente Masip and Juan de Juanes. 

Highlights of the sculptures on display include original pieces from the 14th-century Gothic Apóstoles door, and the ‘Christ of the Good Deat’h by Alonso Cano. You can also see the processional monstrance and other items in precious metals, such as chalices and reliquaries from the 14th and 15th centuries.

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Paella Workshop

Valencia is the undisputed home of paella. As one of the largest natural ports in the Mediterranean it has been one of the most important rice-producing areas in Spain since rice was introduced by the Moors over 1200 years ago.

Make your own paella and bring back home the taste of Spain, sign up for a paella cooking workshop with a master chef. Valencian paella is not made with seafood but with rabbit, chicken, beans and some secret ingredients.

You just need some ingredients to get started, a cup of fun, a dash of enthusiasm, the tips from the Chefs!  

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Valencian Institute of Modern Art (Institut Valencià d'Art Modern IVAM)

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This excellent museum was created to explore and disseminate 20th century art. Situated between the River Turia, and the historic centre of Valencia, the museum’s permanent collection is the epicenter of IVAM. Its unique collection is one of the most outstanding in Spain and it has an enviable artistic heritage with works from different geographies and cultural contexts: Valencian artists, Spanish, European, Latin American, North American.

Today the collection features over 11,000 works across the disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video, and installation.Guided Tours for schools are available for groups between 20-30 people. Closed Mondays Free for pre-booked school groups.

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Las Fallas Festival

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Taking place each March, Las Fallas is a celebration of the coming of spring and a chance to say goodbye to winter. Locals say goodbye to the cold nights by building giant ninots (puppets or dolls) out of cardboard, wood, paper machè and plaster, and then burn them! Spectacular fireworks are set off there is plenty of dancing and singing in the streets.

The ninots are made to look lifelike and are topical, poking fun at Spanish politicians and celebrities. Young men wander around the city making little hard-to-spot holes in the Ninots and filling them full of fireworks. Just before midnight the gathered crowds start to chant, the streetlights are turned off, then at midnight the ninots are set ablaze. What follows is an explosion of fireworks, fires and a party to remember!

Take a look at the website for more detail about this fun festival.

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La BulfÍa Flamenco Show (with evening meal Option) Fri & Sat only

The venue offers authentic performances for an experience which embodies the magic and charm of this ancestral part of Spanish culture. La Bulería presents flamenco shows on Friday and Saturday nights with options for the show with drink, tapas or dinner menus.

The show in La Buleria is approximately seventy minutes long  and features four to five artists. The performance includes several of the most representative styles of flamenco. La Bulería continues to be one of the most important flamenco venues in Valencia, offering a unique combination of a show with quality artists and typical Spanish gastronomy, two of the most valued treasures of Spain.

Enquire about this trip

Bioparc

• View on Map

This innovative zoo, in which the barriers are practically invisible and the animals feel right at home, covers some 100,000 square metres and is located in the Parque de Cabecera within the former Turia Riverbed. Contrary to traditional zoos, this park has the unique feature of bringing the visitor totally into the habitat of the animals. This is known as zoo immersion.

Bioparc’s main objective is to promote respect for animals and make the general public aware of importance of protecting the environment through a commitment to education and the preservation of the animals. Leopards, lemurs, hyenas, lions, giraffes, gorillas, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, porcupines, ostriches, elephants, otters… all coexist in this zoological world.

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Valencia Cathedral and the Cathedral Museum

• View on Map

Valencia Cathedral was built on the site of a Roman temple in the thirteenth century before being converted into a mosque. The incredible frescos above the alter were the first frescos in Spain which were rediscovered only in 2004! Throughout the building you can see a range of architectural styles. This is typified by three of the cathedral's main doors: Gothic, Baroque and Romanesque.

Inside the Santo Caliz Chapel you can find a Holy Chalice that the Vatican lists as he #1 mostly likely chalice used by Christ during the Last Supper. Inside the Saint Francis Borja Chapel you will find a famous painting by Goya.

In the museum there are two large canvasses painted by Goya in 1799, depicting San Francisco de Borja. It also has 15th and 16th-century paintings, with works by Rodrigo de Osona, Yáñez de la Almedina, Vicente Masip and Juan de Juanes. 

Highlights of the sculptures on display include original pieces from the 14th-century Gothic Apóstoles door, and the ‘Christ of the Good Deat’h by Alonso Cano. You can also see the processional monstrance and other items in precious metals, such as chalices and reliquaries from the 14th and 15th centuries.

Enquire about this trip

Paella Workshop

Valencia is the undisputed home of paella. As one of the largest natural ports in the Mediterranean it has been one of the most important rice-producing areas in Spain since rice was introduced by the Moors over 1200 years ago.

Make your own paella and bring back home the taste of Spain, sign up for a paella cooking workshop with a master chef. Valencian paella is not made with seafood but with rabbit, chicken, beans and some secret ingredients.

You just need some ingredients to get started, a cup of fun, a dash of enthusiasm, the tips from the Chefs!  

Enquire about this trip

Valencian Institute of Modern Art (Institut Valencià d'Art Modern IVAM)

• View on Map

This excellent museum was created to explore and disseminate 20th century art. Situated between the River Turia, and the historic centre of Valencia, the museum’s permanent collection is the epicenter of IVAM. Its unique collection is one of the most outstanding in Spain and it has an enviable artistic heritage with works from different geographies and cultural contexts: Valencian artists, Spanish, European, Latin American, North American.

Today the collection features over 11,000 works across the disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video, and installation.Guided Tours for schools are available for groups between 20-30 people. Closed Mondays Free for pre-booked school groups.

Enquire about this trip

Las Fallas Festival

• View on Map

Taking place each March, Las Fallas is a celebration of the coming of spring and a chance to say goodbye to winter. Locals say goodbye to the cold nights by building giant ninots (puppets or dolls) out of cardboard, wood, paper machè and plaster, and then burn them! Spectacular fireworks are set off there is plenty of dancing and singing in the streets.

The ninots are made to look lifelike and are topical, poking fun at Spanish politicians and celebrities. Young men wander around the city making little hard-to-spot holes in the Ninots and filling them full of fireworks. Just before midnight the gathered crowds start to chant, the streetlights are turned off, then at midnight the ninots are set ablaze. What follows is an explosion of fireworks, fires and a party to remember!

Take a look at the website for more detail about this fun festival.

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