If you have a specific interest or are looking for a way to meet friends, taking a class can be an excellent way of expanding your social circle. Colleges, community centers, and forums are the best places to find listings for classes. There is usually an area to post announcements about courses, programs, and items of interest.

Cooking

A Taste of Spain - Organizers of private culinary tours, traditional and avant-garde cooking classes, and other customized gourmet activities for small groups.

Catalan Cookery Classes - Dominique Heathcote offers cookery courses just outside Barcelona (Valldoreix), where students learn the art of Catalan cuisine, fish, tapas, chocolate and other local specialties.

CatalanCooking.Com - Catalan cooking class specialized for any group size.

Coquus - Cookery classes in English, German or Spanish, specializing in Spanish and Catalan cuisine.

Art

Barcelona Mosaic Classes - Mosaic classes available in the day or evening. Group classes available for team-building events as well as private or tailor-made lessons.

Davinci Escola d'art - Art school in the center of Barcelona. Year long, intensive and summer courses in all fields of plastic arts. Also showing exhibitions.

Eltorn Barcelona Pottery Studio - Classes on difference in ceramic techniques as a tool of expression in a non-competitive environment.

Dance

BCN Swing - The Barcelona Swing Dance Association was founded to promote swing music and dance,maintain contacts with similar clubs worldwide and provide a meeting place for their members.

Collage Barcelona - Creative learning center holding dance, English, yoga and music classes.

Flamenco Fiesta - Flamenco lessons and shows for groups in Barcelona.

Music

Classical Guitar Lessons - Professional concert guitarist with a MA degree and several years of teaching experience offers lessons in classical guitar. Lessons possible in English, German and Spanish.