The site of the royal summer palace until the middle of the Twentieth Century, this resort town has grown into an attractive costal city. Once the northern region of Old Castile, the Spanish language and customs have remained strong and pure, offering a sharp contrast to the industrial Basque Country to the east. Students love a day trip to the Guggenheim in Bilbao, less than an hour away.

Home of Miguel de Cervantes when he wrote Don Quixote and of Christopher Columbus until his death. Birth place of Queen Isabel la Católica. Site where the Portuguese and Spanish once met to divide the world into two kingdoms

Welcome to International House Barcelona

Great city If you want to learn the language, doing Spanish in Barcelona is an excellent choice. Besides being a great place to take a Spanish course, Barcelona is a bigkingdoms.

Our Spanish Department for Foreign students attracts people from all over the world. As well as learning the language, they share and enjoy with us the beauty and special characteristics offered by the historic city of Madrid, with the added bonus of participating in our varied and attractive activity programmes.