Iberia Language Academy Blog | Learning Spanish & Barcelona

Richard Davie • April, 20 2026

The best cities to learn Spanish in Spain - in 2026

Speaking Spanish is an amazing life skill. It’s the second most-spoken native language in the world, with over 600 million speakers. Plus, learning Spanish opens the door to amazing travel and career opportunities, while exposing you to diverse cultu...

Richard Davie • April, 01 2026

The benefits of cultural immersion when learning Spanish in Barcelona

Did you study a language in high school? If so, you may have bad memories of verb tables learned by rote from textbooks. This mind-numbing tedium was hardly a way to get students to connect to the reward of learning another language. The satisfaction...

Richard Davie • March, 20 2026

Barcelona or Madrid to learn Spanish, which city is the best?

Barcelona and Madrid are both great cities and they are also great rivals. Think of El Clásico, the football match between Barcelona F.C and Real Madrid and one of the world’s most intense sporting derbies. Or ask someone whether they prefer Barcelon...

Richard Davie • February, 24 2026

Spanish courses vs. learning apps - pros and cons for you

So you’ve decided to learn Spanish? Nice. That’s a promising first step, with Spanish on such a spectacular curve and arguably the coolest language in the world. But now you’ve got to figure out how to learn it. These days, that isn’t so simple. Ther...

Richard Davie • March, 03 2026

Is Barcelona a good place to learn Spanish?

Spanish is spoken by over 500 million native speakers and there are over 20 countries where it’s recognised as an official language. With such a cosmopolitan profile, there’s almost too much choice if you’re planning to immerse yourself in Spanish an...

Richard Davie • January, 12 2026

Should you learn Spanish or Catalan first in Barcelona?

Many people don’t realise that Barcelona has two official languages – Castellano, also known as Castilian Spanish, and Catalan. If you’re planning on staying in Barcelona for a long time, you should definitely make an effort to learn both of these be...