General Courses
5 coursesEveryday classes for speaking, listening, reading and writing. The starting point for most students.
- 20–35 lessons a week
- 1 to 52 weeks
- Every level
From €245 per week
Longer stays cost less per week.
See the 5 courses
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You'll study Spanish on Rambla de Catalunya, right in central Barcelona, in classes that average 6 students and never exceed 8. Small groups like these mean more chances to speak up in every lesson.
Don Quijote Barcelona has taught here since 1986 and holds accreditation from FEDELE and Instituto Cervantes, alongside official examination centre status for DELE, SIELE and CCSE.
This suits motivated students who want small classes, a central heritage setting and daily cultural immersion in Barcelona. If you need dedicated wellbeing support or prefer a bigger, high-energy campus, another school may suit you better.
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Everyday classes for speaking, listening, reading and writing. The starting point for most students.
From €245 per week
Longer stays cost less per week.
See the 5 coursesOne teacher, one student. Content and pace follow whatever you need to work on.
From €480 per week
Longer stays cost less per week.
See the 2 coursesTargeted practice for official exams, built around the exam dates.
From €375 per week
Longer stays cost less per week.
See the 3 coursesA smaller group of students over fifty, with a slower pace and a cultural programme included.
€495 per week
Longer stays cost less per week.
Read about this courseGeneral classes plus a theme such as culture, work or a specific programme.
€269 per week
Read about this course3 ways to live in Barcelona, all booked through the school. The stay period follows your course automatically.
A building full of other students, with shared kitchens and common rooms. Easiest way to meet people.
From €440 per week
Sunday to Saturday.
Your own room in a flat with housemates. You cook for yourself.
From €299 per week
Sunday to Saturday.
A private room in a local household, with meals at the table. The most of the language you will speak outside class.
From €335 per week
Sunday to Saturday. Your family is matched after booking.
Teachers explain grammar and then move straight into conversation practice within the same lesson, so a new structure gets used out loud before the class moves on. Classes stay small, four to eight students, averaging six. Each lesson lasts 55 minutes, and the school day runs between 9am and 7pm, with around 80% of timetables falling in the morning. Your morning or afternoon slot is assigned on your first day, though afternoon lessons are sometimes scheduled during busier periods.Your level is set before you even land: an online test establishes your starting point, and a short oral conversation on site confirms it, so you join a class working at your actual pace.
You will already have completed an online placement test before arrival, so day one starts with a short oral check to confirm the result. Arrive early and this conversation with a teacher takes place before the week's classes begin, clearing up any uncertainty from the written test.
After that, you receive your class assignment and a personal timetable matched to your level for the week ahead.
The school draws a genuinely mixed crowd, with Dutch and British students among the strongest groups and a long tail of other nationalities filling out the rest. The average age shifts with the calendar too, younger over summer and older for the rest of the year, so the community you find in July looks quite different from the one in November. Meeting people here starts with a welcome dinner on arrival, continues on the terrace, in the garden and around the common lounge between classes, and carries on through the school's cultural activities and excursions. Before you even land in Barcelona, a pre-arrival community group lets you start chatting with other students heading the same way.
An even mix of men and women.
A weekday here, as most students experience it.
A welcome dinner gets things started. From there the programme moves through Gothic Quarter walks, a Gràcia neighbourhood tour, Sagrada Família at night, museum visits and cultural workshops covering flamenco, Latin dance and Spanish cooking.City walking tours, museum visits, cultural workshops and historical site tours are included. Day trips to Montserrat, Sitges, Tarragona and Figueres, plus organised weekend trips, let you see Catalonia beyond Barcelona.
Welcome dinner
New arrivals are welcomed with a group dinner, a natural first chance to put faces to names.
Terrace, garden and lounge
Between classes, students spill onto the terrace, outdoor garden and common lounge to relax and chat.
Weekly activity programme
Free city walking tours, museum visits and cultural workshops bring different groups of students together outside class.
Pre-arrival community group
Before you travel, you can connect with other incoming students through the school's community channel.
The school operates under a formal safeguarding policy, and every staff member is background-checked before working with students. Some staff are trained in first aid, and someone from the team is on hand throughout school hours if you need help. Outside those hours, 24/7 customer care means support is still just a call away. Every safety incident is logged and tracked, and the school has recorded no serious incidents in the past two years.
The school has recorded zero serious safety incidents over the past two years.
Support is available around the clock, including outside school hours.
Student residences are supervised around the clock with controlled access.
Rambla de Catalunya, 78, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
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“Amazing school, great accommodation , top teachers , all I can do is recommend it. Only is that I only stayed 4 weeks i es t to came back soon”Nov 2025
“Amazing school, great accommodation , top teachers , all I can do is recommend it. Only is that I only stayed 4 weeks i es t to came back soon”
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A down payment of 50% is due upon booking and the full payment is due 44 days before arrival.
Course and accommodation terms can differ. Read the full cancellation terms before you book.
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Barcelona has the following national holidays. Please note that schools might be closed on these days. The school will inform you about the exact dates once you request a booking.
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From €180 per week, including course materials. You pay the school price, with no extra charge.
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