Food worth planning your week around
Valencia is the home of paella, but the everyday food matters more: the menú del día, horchata in the afternoon, and long lunches that are a Spanish lesson in themselves.
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Life in Valencia
The lessons are the reason you come. The life around them is the reason people stay longer than they planned.
Beyond the classroom
Markets and neighbourhoods
The city's markets are where you practise real Spanish — asking, choosing, counting, chatting. Each neighbourhood has its own rhythm and its own regulars.
The beach is part of the city
Valencia's beaches are reachable by bike or tram from the centre, which changes what an ordinary weekday evening can look like.
An old town you can walk
Narrow streets, squares, the cathedral and the bell tower — the historic centre is compact enough to know well within a few weeks.
Festivals and traditions
Fallas in March is the city's best-known celebration, but the calendar is full of smaller local festivals that are often the more memorable ones.
Parks, cycling and modern Valencia
The old riverbed is now a long green park running through the city, connecting the old town to the City of Arts and Sciences.
Arriving in Valencia
The first week is the one that decides how the rest of your stay feels. These are the kinds of support we can help arrange or provide, depending on your program and your arrangements.
- Airport pickup, where available
- Welcome assistance when you arrive
- Orientation around your neighbourhood
- Help finding your school on the first day
- Practical local information
- Accommodation support
- Local recommendations
- General help settling in
Available services depend on your program and arrangements.
Ready to start your Spanish journey?
We're here to help you every step of the way.
Un mundo más brillante contigo