Cantabria: Food Technology & Hospitality
[Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 - A Level]
Subject related visits
Traditional Cookery Demonstration
Our professional chefs will show your group how to cook tortillas and the local speciality, Queseda. You will have the chance to ask questions and take notes which will be useful for when you come to prepare the dish yourself. After the demonstration you will be served the food for lunch.
Traditional Cookery Practical
This practical cookery demonstration allows you to find out what goes into a typical Spanish paella. All the ingredients can be bought at the local market and a hands-on display makes the whole experience an extremely memorable occasion.
The Language of Spanish Cooking
What better way to learn about the culture, language and food of Spain than combining learning Spanish with cooking traditional local dishes. As you learn more about the cooking techniques, flavours and ingredients the language will begin to make sense and can be adapted to every day practical use.
Further highlights
- Modern Foreign Languages
Spanish Lessons
In Cantabria Travelbound use language schools such as Albergue de Cabarceno who offer year round courses in Spanish with an emphasis on practical language learning that can be practised whilst on tour. Groups can be split and taught at different levels and different times making larger tour groups' session times more manageable and worthwhile.
Read more about our study course options above.
Cuatro Caminos
This is the shopping area of Santander, where students can make practical use of the Spanish they have learnt by asking questions or even bartering for goods.
Picos de Europa
This spectacular mountain range is visible from any point in Cantabria. Your group can take the cable car from Fuente De to a height of 2,600 metres. These mountains form a fantastic landscape of limestone cliffs and are home to the Hispanic goat and chamois antelope.
Guggenheim museum, Bilbao
As you'd expect from the Guggenheim Foundation, the museum's architecture is a work of art in itself and a ‘must see' for young designers. Inside the beautiful structure exhibits are constantly changing but tend to focus on 20th century work by Spanish and International artists.
Altamira Caves
The incredible drawings and polychrome rock paintings of this 300 metre cave complex have been dubbed the Sistine Chapel of prehistoric art and therefore perfect for visiting school groups.
Dunas Liencres Natural Park
Cantabria's northern coastline is comprised of a string of adjacent beaches. The sand dunes are home to a rich diversity of flora and fauna and this natural park is the ideal reserved area for an educational field trip.
- History & Battlefields
Burgos
Birthplace of El Cid, whose remains lie in the splendid gothic cathedral, the third largest in Spain, dating from the 13th century. There is also an attractive walled city with an archaeological museum, 15th century palace and the Santa Maria Arch. Enchanting villages and countryside provide the surrounding area.
Santillana Del Mar
A place of pilgrimage for centuries, the monastery houses and the relics of St Juliana. The 13th century Collegiate Church is an outstanding example of Romanesque architecture. Don't forget to try the local cakes aka: the ‘tabletas'.
Cabarceno Park
This wonderful nature reserve is home to hundreds of different species of animal from all over the world. The animals live in semi-wild conditions within 700 hectares of private parkland. The park can be explored on foot by following a network of routes and makes for a great day out discovering the diverse landscape of Cantabria.
Santander
This is the largest city on the Cantabrian coast and was traditionally a large commercial fishing port. The cathedral is well worth a visit as is the elegant area of El Sardinero, with a wealth of typical Belle Epoque style buildings. There are also two magnificent sandy beaches.
