Features of Castellers Team Building
Product features
- Participants:
- 15 to 150 people |
- Teams:
- One group: base, trunk and top
- Duration:
- 1.5 to 2 hours |
- Location:
- Indoors or outdoors
- Physical effort:
- Moderate |
- Format:
- Collaborative
- Staff:
- Professional castellers team |
- Electricity:
- No
- Set-up/Teardown:
- No set-up |
- Recommended space:
- High ceiling or outdoors, firm floor
- Languages:
- Spanish, English or Catalan |
- Coverage:
- Catalonia and the rest of Spain
- Branding:
- Banner with your slogan (max. 1 x 2 m) |
- Materials included:
- Sashes and team equipment
- Client provides:
- Space with enough clear height |
- Skills developed:
- Trust, coordination and no hierarchy
- Other features:
- Also as a show: the team and its musicians (gralla and drum) raise 4 human towers in 15-20 minutes.
What the Castells human towers team building is
Castells are one of the most recognised teamwork traditions in the world, listed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
They involve building human towers that stand only through the complete coordination of everyone in them: the team building activity with the strongest local identity for a company in Barcelona or Catalonia.
How the Castells session works
Here's how Castells Human Towers Team Building works, step by step:
- A professional colla castellera guides the tower up step by step.
- First comes the "pinya", the base that supports the whole castell.
- Then the middle levels are raised.
- Finally the lightest participants top the tower, with the instructors ensuring safety and setting the height to the group's level.
Human towers for international conventions and incentives in Barcelona
Castells for international conventions are one of the most authentic experiences you can offer a group visiting Barcelona. Attendees do not just watch a Catalan tradition recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: they live it from the inside, shoulder to shoulder with their colleagues. Few activities connect people so closely with the destination.
- Incentive trips: a cultural experience participants will not find in any tourist brochure.
- Multinational groups: you do not need a shared language to understand that the tower depends on everyone.
- No fitness required: the height adapts to the group, and each person finds a role, from the base to the top.
- Safety first: a professional castellers team leads the whole session and provides sashes and equipment.
All you need is a space with firm ground and enough clear height, outdoors or under a high ceiling: a hotel courtyard, a square or a large hall. The activity mainly takes place in Barcelona and Catalonia, and can also travel to other cities. A cultural activity for incentives that leaves its mark and turns the convention into a team building with local identity that is hard to forget.
Requirements and format
- A professional colla castellera leading the session and ensuring safety.
- Tower height matched to the group, with no fitness requirements.
- A high-ceilinged or outdoor space, with firm ground and enough clearance for the tower.
- Sashes and equipment from the colla included.
- A role for everyone: the pinya at the base matters as much as the top.
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Human towers to close the day: fitting them into your programme
Human towers at corporate events work especially well as the finale of a working day or a convention. After hours of meetings, building a castell together releases tension, unites the group and leaves a powerful final image. We help you fit the activity into the programme so it has the impact you are after.
- At the end of the day: shared effort is the best way to wrap up and lead into dinner or drinks.
- At company anniversaries: the tower becomes a symbol of what the company has built together.
- For employer branding: photos and videos of the castell convey unity and team pride.
- Step by step: first the base, then the middle tiers and finally the top, with the team guiding every stage.
There is no equipment to install: the castellers arrive with their gear and only need firm ground and enough clear height. The height of the tower adapts to the group, with no fitness requirements. A trust team building activity that rounds off any event, with a Catalan tradition everyone remembers and a convention finale full of emotion.
Why choose Castells for team building?
- It demands physical trust and total coordination from everyone, without exception.
- It flattens hierarchy: every role is essential for the tower to hold.
- It connects the company to a uniquely Catalan tradition recognised worldwide.
- It creates an intense physical and emotional experience other formats can't match.
- It's deeply inclusive: whatever someone's physical condition, they hold a key place in the structure.
What companies the Castells session suits
Castells fit many company event formats:
- Companies based in Barcelona or Catalonia looking for an activity with local identity
- International conventions wanting to offer visitors an authentic cultural experience
- Leadership and team trust development programmes
- Anniversary celebrations and employer branding events
Castellers for companies: cultural team building in Barcelona
Teamwork tradition
Booking castellers for companies gives your team an experience they will not find anywhere else. Shoulder to shoulder, everyone feels the tower depends on them. It is a trust-building team activity as physical as it is emotional, one that turns a group of colleagues into a real colla.
If you are planning cultural team building in Catalonia, few ideas carry as much local identity. It is highly valued as a Catalan experience for incentive trips and company travel with international guests, who leave with an authentic memory of Barcelona. We also bring human towers to international conferences in other cities that want a unique moment in their programme. Tell us the group size and the venue, and we will send you a proposal.
- Incentives with international groups: a human tower activity that shows Catalan culture from the inside.
- International conferences in Barcelona: castells as a cultural welcome or closing act of the social programme.
- Leadership programmes: trust-building team activity where every role, from base to top, is essential.
- Anniversaries and employer branding: raising a tower together as a symbol of what the company builds as a team.
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Castells human towers price
What sets the fee for the Castells: the length of the session, how many instructors from the colla castellera are needed and the number of participants. Tell us your idea and we will send a personalised proposal, no obligation.
Set-up and hire across Spain
The Castells session is run mainly in Barcelona and Catalonia, where the tradition lives, and can also travel to the rest of the country for conventions wanting this Catalan cultural experience.
There is nothing to rig: the colla arrives with its own kit and only needs a space with firm ground and enough clearance.
Booking the Castells human towers
Your date is secured once you reserve the Castells with a 50% advance, paid against an invoice. So we can get everything ready, we need by email:
- The day and time of the event.
- The full address and a contact person.
- How many people will take part.
- The tax details needed for the invoice.
What if something comes up? Should the event be cancelled for justified reasons, the refund is considered in line with what was agreed.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Castellers team building involve?
A professional colla castellera guides your group in building a human tower. First the pinya forms the base, then the middle levels go up, and finally the lightest participants climb to the top. Castells are recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Do you need to be fit for the Castellers team building?
No, there are no prior fitness requirements, although the physical effort is moderate. The colla adapts the height of the castell to the group's level and keeps an eye on safety. Everyone has an essential role, from the pinya at the base to the top of the tower.
What space does the Castellers team building need?
The Castellers team building needs a space with a high ceiling or an outdoor area, with firm ground and enough clear height for the tower. It needs no electricity and no set-up, because the colla arrives with its own equipment. The sashes and the colla's material are included.
How many people can take part in the Castellers team building and how long does it last?
The Castellers team building suits 15 to 150 people and lasts between an hour and a half and two hours. We work with a single group that forms the pinya, the trunk and the top. It can be run in Spanish, English or Catalan, depending on your guests.
Can you bring a Castellers exhibition to my event?
Yes, besides the team building activity we offer an exhibition: the colla and its musicians, with gralla and timbal, raise 4 castells in 15 to 20 minutes. We work in Catalonia, and we also bring the Castellers to the rest of Spain for conventions and events.
