Paris and Barcelona

Paris and Barcelona sit at opposite ends of French and Spanish culture, and this eight-day tour leans into that contrast from the first full day on the ground to the last evening in Catalonia. Students spend three days in Paris before crossing into Spain, which means there is real time to move past the postcard version of each city and actually absorb what makes them distinct — the layout of the arrondissements, the rhythm of a Barcelona evening, the shift in language and architecture the moment you cross the border.