School Blog

Tuesday, 02.07.2024
We go out for some tapas!
Meeting time: 20.30 h
Meeting point: School
Guide: Francisco
Price: Students pay their own consumption

Thursday, 04.07.2024
Open Air Cinema at the Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte
Film: “Chinas” (Arantxa Echevarría/ Spain 2023)
Meeting time: 21.15 h
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva
Guide: Marga/Paco
Price: 5 €
Students buy their tickets directly in advance.
Buy your ticket as soon as possible, as the event sells out very quickly.
https://shop.sacromontegranada.com/shop/events/chinas

Saturday, 06.07.2024 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Cordoba
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 70 €*
* includes transfer, guide, entrance fees, insurance

One of the most popular activities during the summer is undoubtedly going to the cinema. If you add to that the option of being able to watch the screen outdoors in the cool of the evening, the experience is even more satisfying. And to top it all off, if the backdrop is the Alhambra, one of the most beautiful monuments on the planet, it can be described as something unique and special.

This is what the Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte offers during the summer season. A place that is in a privileged location. Throughout the year this place serves as a museum of everything related to the culture and history of one of the most emblematic places in the city of Granada: the Sacromonte.

The performance Lorca and Granada in the Generalife Gardens 2024 will start in August. As is to be expected, this summer programme in Granada is always inspired by the author of Fuente Vaqueros. On this occasion, it 'celebrates' the concept of 'freedom' of Mariana Pineda in Lorca's work. Pineda' is the first production by the choreographer and dancer Patricia Guerrero, current director of the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, who will be accompanied by the vocals and musical composition of Sergio Gómez. El Colorao from Granada, as well as the guitars of Dani de Morón and Agustín Diassera also participated in the production.

Lorca and Granada 2024

_From 3 to 24 August: Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, Pineda. Romance popular en tres estampas.

29 August: Special guest - Raimundo Amador I Lin Cortés. Flamenco and psychedelia in the Alhambra.

30 August: Special guest - Arcángel and the route of the fandango.

31 August: Special guest - Tomatito in concert.

Thursday, 20.06.2024 / 20.30 hrs
Tapas with Marisa!
Meeting point: school
Guide: Marisa
Price: Students pay their drinks

Friday, 21.06.2024 / 21.00 hrs
Flamenco in the Taller Vimaambi
Meeting point: C/ Cuesta de San Gregorio nº 30 - 38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 22.06.2024 / 07.45-20.00 hrs
Excursion to the Tropical Coast
Meeting point: school
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 € *
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, insurance

Thursday, 13.06.2024 / 20.30 hrs
Tapas with Marisa!
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: Students pay their drinks

Friday, 14.06.2024 / 21.00 hrs
Flamenco in the Taller Vimaambi
Meeting point: C/ Cuesta de San Gregorio nº 30 - 38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 15.06.2024 / 07.45-20.00 hrs
Excursion to Cordoba
Meeting point: school
Guide: Juan
Price: 70 € *
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, insurance

Federico García Lorca was a famous Spanish poet and theater director. He published numerous volumes of poetry during his lifetime. His lyrical work often incorporates elements of Spanish folklore, Andalusian flamenco and Gypsy culture, and cante jondo, while exploring themes of romantic love and tragedy.

Federico García Lorca was born near Granada in Fuente Vaqueros. He studied law at Granada University before relocating to Madrid in 1919. In Madrid, he was part of a group of avant-garde artists known as the Generación del 27, that included artist such as Salvador Dalí, Luis Buñuel, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Rafael Alberti, Jorge Guillén, and Pedro Salinas. Around this time, García Lorca was introduced to surrealism, a movement that would greatly influence his writing.

With the publication of his Romancero Gitano, García Lorca received significant critical and popular attention. The following year, he travelled to New York City, where he found a connection between Spanish cante jondo and African American spirituals.

When he returned to Spain in 1930, García Lorca cofounded La Barraca, a travelling theater company that performed both Spanish classics and his plays in small town squares. Despite the threat of a growing fascist movement in Spain, García Lorca refused to hide his leftist political views. García Lorca’s homosexuality and political affiliations likely rendered him a target for nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War.

In August 1936, at the onset of the Spanish Civil War, García Lorca was arrested in Granada by Francisco Franco’s soldiers. He was executed by a firing squad a few days later, and his body was never found. 

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

In June, Granada celebrates the Corpus Christi fiesta, whose origins go back to efforts made to "Christianise" the population after centuries of Moorish domination.

he Corpus Christi Fiesta is the biggest festival in Granada. This year it will start at midnight, on Saturday, 02.06.2024 with the lighting of thousands of bulbs and ends the following Saturday with a fireworks display.

With a history of more than 500 years the Corpus Christi fiesta is part of the most important traditions that the city conserves. Throughout its history it has served as a parenthesis in the daily life of the locals, propitiating some days of fun and vacactions. Granada offers a full range of cultural events, including the bullfighting festival, during these days.

The fair is usually in the month of June but does not have a specific date, because it depends on the Holy Week. The way to know the beginning of Corpus Christi is to count 60 days from Easter Monday. This will give you the feast day of Corpus Christi.

The atmosphere can be enjoyed both day and night. Enjoy the ride of elegant horse cars loaded with people dressed in the typical regional costumes, the flamenco atmosphere or the booths with all their adornments. In the Granada fair, unlike others, the public booths are interspersed with private booths so that the visitor can freely access each one of them.

During the week that lasts the fair it is necessary to emphasize 2 processions that cross the main streets of the city:

Every Wednesday of the fair La Tarasca, a mannequin wearing the clothes that will be fashionable in the following season, walks through the city on the back of a fierce dragon that seems to be surrendered at his feet. The big festival of Granada is organized around Thursday, departure of Corpus Christi, day in which the whole city crammed the streets. On the Sunday at the end of the Corpus Christi week a small procession is celebrated around the Cathedral.

Friday, 31.05.2024 / 21.00 h
Flamenco at the Taller Vimaambi
Meeting point: C/ Cuesta de San Gregorio nº 30 – 38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO
Price: 15,00 €

Saturday, 01.06.2024/ 08.45-20.00 h
Daytrip to the Tropical Coast
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 55,00 €
* includes transport, guide and entrance fees

Monday, 13.05.2024 / 18.00 h
Guided visit to the Albaicín
Meeting point: School
Guide: Juan
Price: 15,00 €

The Albaicín in Granada is one of the most charming neighbourhoods in all of Andalusia. This old Moorish quarter, located in front of the world-famous Alhambra, is a tangle of winding cobblestone streets, small shops and hidden restaurants. As we walk through its hilly pathways, we felt transported back into a different era. 

Friday, 17.05.2024 / 21.00 h
Flamenco at the Taller Vimaambi
Meeting point: C/ Cuesta de San Gregorio nº 30 – 38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO
Price: 15,00 €

Saturday, 18.05.2024/ 07.45-20.00 h
Daytrip to Cordoba
Meeting point: School
Guide: Juan
Price: 70,00 €
* includes transport, guide and entrance fees

Tuesday, 07.05.2024 / 20.15 hrs
Tapas Tour
Meeting point: School
Guide: Blanca
Price: each student pays for their own drink*
* Minimum: 4 students

Saturday, 11.05.2024 / 08.45-20.00 hrs
Excursion to the Tropical Coast
Meeting point: Palacio de Congresos
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* including transport and guide

BOOKINGS AT THE OFFICE:

Hammam Al-Andalus
C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 - 18009 Granada
For more than eight centuries of Muslim customs, the Arab baths have been part of
Granada's culture.

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