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Would you like to finish your Spanish course in Granada with an official certificate?
Our Spanish language school in Granada is as a member of FEDELE an examination centre for the D.E.L.E. exams. The internationally recognised D.E.L.E. certificates (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) are issued by the Spanish Ministry of Education. The D.E.L.E. exams are organised by FEDELE Spain (National Federation of Spanish Language Schools) through their regional Federations and the Instituto Cervantes.

D.E.L.E. counseling
Our D.E.L.E. exams are taking place on 5 different levels (A2/B1/B2/C1/C2) at our school. An evaluation of the own language level is often difficult. For this reason, we offer an approximately 1,5 hour personal counseling interview with a final level classification. Before you register for the exam, make an appointment with us!

Please check the exam dates 2026 on our website!

We are pleased to present you our next year Spanish course programme.

We have actually maintained the prices of our main courses for 2026 with some news and exceptions.

Please find here our new dates and prices for next year!

Escuela Montalbán has obtained the ELE Socially Responsible School certificate in 2023 and in 2025.
FEDELE offers its member schools a seal of quality called "Socially Responsible ELE School" with the aim of having schools that care for the environment, schools that promote values and human rights, schools that promote safety and socially responsible schools.

Escuela Montalbán has started to collaborate with the NGO Movimiento por la Paz de Granada. It is an independent, secular and progressive movement that since 1983 has been working for the fulfilment of human rights, democratic governance, equality and solidarity between individuals and nations.

Our school will offer scholarships to refugees under the tutelage of this association.

In spring we offer regular weekly cultural walks with our teacher Francisco. Some options are:

- Guided visit to the Granada Sciene Park
The Parque de las Ciencias de Granada is an interactive museum located in the Spanish city of Granada. It was inaugurated in May 1995 and currently occupies 70 000 m². It is located in an area of the Figares district and has become one of the main tourist attractions of the city.

- Walk to the forest of the Alhambra
The "Bosque de Alhambra" is the forest that encircles the fortres Alhambra. Its boundaries is generally set by the fence surrounding the complex which starts at the bastion tower "Torre de los Picos" on the north bank of the river Darro, and to the wall that connects the Alhambra with the "Torre Bermejas" towers which covers northern and western area around the Moorish fortress

- Literary walk to the Fuente del Avellano
This walk along the left side of the River Darro will bring you closer to the history of poetry and literature in Granada. In 1897, Ángel Ganivet and Fuente del Avellano fraternity were gathering together next to this fountain, while enjoying the views of the caves and the Sacromonte Abbey. Since 2003, several plates with poems written by local and international authors are along the way guiding you to the fountain.

-The viewpoints of the Sacromonte
The Sacromonte district of Granada has several viewpoints offering panoramic views of the city, including the Alhambra, the Generalife and the Albaicín. One of the most outstanding is the Mirador de las Cuevas, located next to the Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte, which offers sweeping views of the Alhambra and the city.

Discover our language immersion trips to Granada specifically designed for secondary school groups from all over Europe. We offer a unique opportunity to enhance Spanish language skills. Through engaging interactive activities and enriching intercultural experiences, students immerse themselves in the heart of authentic Andalusian culture.

Provide your students with an unforgettable trip to Granada, where they can explore our vibrant heritage while developing their language proficiency. Our programs combine education with adventure, ensuring a well-rounded experience that fosters Spanish language mastery and a deeper appreciation of our local culture.

Our school already started to organize the first secondary school trips in 2025. Among several other groups, a small group of adolescent students visited us from the Ökumenisches Domgymnasium in Magdeburg, Germany.

Their programme consisted in 3 hous of Spanish in the mornings, host family accommodation with full board and cultural activities such as Flamenco at the Zambra Maria La Canastera at the Sacromonte area, a guided visit to the Arab quarter Albaicín and a guided visit to the Alhambra.

We are pleased to present you our next year Spanish course programme.

We have actually maintained the prices of our main courses for 2025 with some news and exceptions.

Please find here our new dates and prices for next year!

Last weekend we held our annual TANDEM LANGUAGE SCHOOLS meeting in beautiful San Sebastián. Member schools from Bremen, Hamburg, Kóln, Frankfurt, München, Madrid, Granada and Barcelona joined the meeting. Our member school TANDEM San Sebastián organized the meeting and offered us an amazing cultural programme during the weekend.

TANDEM Language Schools is an association of independent, non-profit German and Spanish language schools in Germany, Spain and Chile. Alongside lively, highly professional language lessons, all the schools offer their course participants a wealth of opportunities for intercultural encounters, personal contacts and experiencing a new culture. For us, learning languages and getting to know foreign cultures are inseparable.

Each member school cultivates its own learning environment, shaped by the local region. At the same time, all schools meet their jointly defined, verifiable quality standards. As independent organisations, the schools can react flexibly to the wishes and needs of participants. By using modern language teaching methods, all schools create a strong basis to build contact, interaction and understanding between people from different cultures.

Granada is very elegantly poised with Arab-influenced architecture, gypsy-inhabited caves and Iberian culture.

As the last city to be returned to the Christian conquistadors after several hundred centuries of Muslim ruling, our city still bears evidence to its Arabic influence to this day. The Alhambra was built during the Moorish reign in the 15th century, and still stands proud and majestic on the hill.

Other signs of Arab influence can be seen in the Albaicín, one of the oldest and most fascinating areas. Perched on a hilltop it consists of steep cobblestoned paths and white-washed houses. Arab teahouses and Moroccan shops line the narrow street that leads up to the hilltop. The perfect way to relax after a day, is to have a glass of sweet tea in one of the Arab teahouses or relax in an Hammam, an Arab bath.

You will visit the Alhambra wit one of our teachers, the city center, the Albaicín and the Arab bath. You will complement the visits with workshops about moorish history, calligraphy and cooking.

As part of our programme for non-native Spanish teachers we offer this 1 or 2 wks monographic course related to Arab culture in Granada. The programme combines an Intensive 20 Spanish course (Level C1/C2) with cultural activities related to Arab history in our city. For further information have a look at the course progamme.