Madrid & Castile with your class
Madrid is one of Europe’s great school trip cities, grand, walkable, culturally dense, and genuinely fun to be in. Students stay in a centrally located youth hostel within walking distance of the Royal Palace, the Reina Sofía, the Retiro Park, and the Puerta del Sol. The trip combines guided historical and artistic exploration with a live flamenco performance and a full-day excursion to Salamanca and Ávila, two of Spain’s most beautiful and historically significant cities.
Trip highlights
Full-day guided excursion to Salamanca and Ávila, exploring the Plaza Mayor and Gothic cathedral of one of Spain's greatest university cities, then the perfectly preserved medieval walled city of Ávila
Live flamenco performance at an intimate city-centre venue, preceded by a visit to the Museo del Flamenco with a hands-on palmas workshop
Guided visit to the Reina Sofía, followed by a cycle through the Retiro Park
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Practical information
- Local currency is Euro (€); spending money recommended for lunches and personal purchases
- Spring or autumn recommended for comfortable temperatures
- On the Move is the officially accredited school trips provider for the European Schools in Belgium; every trip has a dedicated project manager with 24/7 emergency support.
A day by day
✏️ This is an example timetable: we can adapt the destination, programme, duration and budget to suit your group.
Students come home with…
- a genuine feel for Spanish culture, history, and artistic identity, and a much stronger instinct for when to clap.
In pictures
Language Trips - your questions
A school language trip is organised for your whole group: the entire class or year group travels together, shares accommodation and follows a programme built around your school's curriculum. An individual language stay is a personal booking for one student. On the move specialises in group programmes and handles all logistics, supervision and paperwork for schools.
All levels from complete beginners (A1) to advanced (C1). Pupils are sorted by level on arrival so every lesson is appropriately challenging. Each pupil receives a CEFR-referenced progress certificate at the end of the stay.
Our English schools in London and Dublin hold English UK or IALC accreditation. Malta partner schools are FELTOM-accredited. Barcelona schools are Instituto Cervantes-affiliated. Paris schools are certified by the French Ministry of Education. All schools are regularly inspected and all teachers are qualified.
Yes, and we encourage it. The most effective language trips blend morning classes with afternoon cultural experiences where pupils use the language naturally. We design the programme around your educational objectives and group.