Spain Football Tours
SPAIN- BARCELONA
Platja d’Aro, Costa Brava
This traditional and friendly Spanish coastal holiday resort is situated close to the airport city of Girona and only a short drive north of Barcelona. Its miles of golden sandy beaches have long been an attraction to British visitors. There are lots of smart shops selling clothes and beachwear together with numerous bar and cafes etc and a busy Marina.
Aparthotel Comtat Sant Jordi
This excellent 3 star hotel has offered a warm welcome to our groups for the last few years. Situated only a short walk from the town and beach it offers spacious air conditioned apartment style rooms with 2 to 6 beds, all with bathroom facilities, sofa, kitchen, satellite TV, phone and safety deposit. All meals are taken in the hotel’s own dining room with many meals giving of buffet style with lots of choice. Groups leaving the hotel for a full day excursion will also be given a picnic lunch.
The hotel has its own pool, games room, wi-fi and entertainment. It is ideal for school groups.
Hotel Calata Palace
Our second hotel in Platja d’Aro is the superb 4 star Htop Caleta Palace Hotel situated in an enviable position adjacent to an excellent sandy beach and a short walk to the town itself.
As you would expect of a 4 star property the Hotel offers a high standard of meals, rooms and service.
The hotel was totally refurbished in 2017 in a contemporary Mediterranean style of décor with spacious, bright and airy rooms all equipped with smart furnishings, balcony with sea or pool views and complete with en-suite bathroom facilities, satellite TV, telephone and air conditioning.
Meals are again taken in the Hotel dining room with many buffet style choices. There are 2 pools, a number of shops on site, games room, garden, terrace bar and entertainment.
Sports fixtures and other activities/visits
Our visiting teams play against club sides in the nearby area of Barcelona. We try to arrange these games as close as possible to similar ability levels. Teams will receive two or three fixtures per team during the visit according to group requests. These games normally take place in late afternoon/early evening. Depending on the number of teams a group take we try to organise each age group fixture again the same club side and at the same venue. On occasion we sometimes have to split venues but this is usually if there are both boys and girls teams. It is essential that groups provide us with genuine ability level for each of their teams.
The clubs we use offer excellent facilities and high standards of pitches and grounds- many of which have their own bars and cafe. These include 3 G pitches and training facilities so appropriate footwear should be taken and worn. Groups are made very welcome and have a presentation before the game.
In Spain we are also able to offer Netball games on a variety of dates throughout the season. These are organised in the form of a tournament against other visiting teams.
Other Activities
In addition to the sports fixtures we can also arrange or include a number of other interesting visits and activities. These include:-
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A full day excursion the PortAventura or their adjacent Waterpark
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A Nou Camp experience Barcelona FC) with ground tour and Museum etc
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Espanyol visit
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Professional coaching sessions
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A guided tour of Barcelona itself
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Depending of travel dates- a local professional game may be available to watch
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Self run training sessions
Sample Itinerary (coach) Groups can also travel by air from a variety of UK airports
Day 1 AM Leave UK by coach
Dover to Calais ferry crossing
Day 2 PM approx. 17.00 Arrive Platja d’Aro
approx. 19.00 Evening meal and overnight
Day 3 AM approx. 08.00 Breakfast in hotel
Leisure in and around town/hotel
PM approx. 12.30 Lunch in Hotel
Leisure in Hotel followed by leave for first fixtures
approx. 20.00 Evening return to hotel for evening meal and
overnight
Day 4 AM approx.08.00 Breakfast in hotel, collect picnic lunch
approx.09.00 Leave for full day excursion to PortAventura
PM approx.17.00 Return to hotel for evening meal, leisure and
overnight.
Day 5 AM approx. 08.00 Breakfast in hotel
Leisure
PM approx..12.30 Lunch in hotel
Short educational tour to Girona
Depart for 2nd set of fixtures
Return to hotel for evening meal/leisure and
Overnight.
Day 6 AM approx.. 08.00 Breakfast in hotel, collect picnic lunch
approx. 09.00 Depart for visit to Nou Camp Stadium
PM Educational visit to Barcelona
Continue to 3rd set of fixtures
Return to hotel for evening meal and Overnight
Day 7 AM approx. 08.00 Breakfast in hotel
Leisure and check out of hotel
approx.12.30 Lunch in hotel
PM approx.14.00 Depart for UK
Day 8 AM approx.05.00 Early morning ferry Calais to Dover
Return to school.