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The aim of the Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur (Cinemas from the South) is to disseminate and promote films made in the countries of the so-called geopolitical south, such as Africa, Latin America or Asia.

Thus, the Festival will provide a space for the meeting of both young filmmakers and established talents from these countries, allowing for the screening of both new productions and emblematic and historic works. The Festival is a platform for an annual meeting of films coming from the South.

For further information check out the Festival Facebook site or the Junta de Andalucía website.

José es un profesor fenomenal. Cuando enseña nunca se limita a darte informaciones, siempre comunica una actitud, siempre combina hechos históricos o sociológicos con su experiencia personal.

Nunca voy a olvidar los paseos con él: en la vega de Granada, en el parque natural de la Sierra Nevada y sobre todo en el Albayzin de Granada. Durante estos paseos notas de repente que el mundo se abre y que empiezas a verlo con nuevos ojos. Vas detectando el espíritu nazarí y la idea de la vida buena. Es muy fácil imaginarse a José como ciudadano de la Alhambra en sus mejores tiempos, un hombre de letras, muy sabio, abierto y tolerante, enseñando Arabe para los incultos del norte..... (Nunca lo sabremos - pero merece la pena imaginarlo - ¿que habría ocurrido si José hubiese enseñado a Pelayo, el héroe de la Reconquista?)

Pero hay que destacar que lo que hace el curso verdaderamente especial es ¡la immersion total! Como muchos estudiantes antes de mí, he aprendido mucho de la familia de José también. Su padre es un filósofo jubilado, su mujer Marilyn trabaja en el periodismo y su hijo Hugo, de 12 años, ya se está haciendo un nombre como jugador de baloncesto. ¡Y por ultimo, la reina de la familia se llama Maya y tiene 4 años!

¡Una familia verdaderamente encantadora! Me han enseñado mucho a través de sus conversaciones y sus diferentes puntos de vista.

Muchas gracias.
Siegfried Joseph,
Profesor de aleman y español, Bavarian International School

Cante flamenco is an oral tradition for which there is no written music. The lyrics are widely available and distributed amongst flamenco artists. The style is performed as a solo with guitar accompaniment (and even sometimes without guitar - a palo seco), and as accompaniment for dancers.

We are proud to collaborate with the cantaora Nieves Molina in order to offer our new cante flamenco (singing) workshop.

This private course is a fun and interactive workshop where you will get a taste of how to sing in the flamenco style and learn a letra or two (verse) of each flamenco style. Some time will be spent in examining the structure of certain flamenco dances and how the flamenco singer and dancer interact to create a flamenco performance. This workshop will be useful and fun for both students of dance and song! No singing or dance experience is necessary though some experience of flamenco is helpful.

For further information about the workshop visit our course section.

Tuesday, 25.04.2017 / 20.30-22.00 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School / Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Wednesday, 26.04.2017 /19.30-21.00 h
Cooking workshop: Paella
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Escuela de Cocina Javier Vilchez (C/ San Marco, nº 1)
Guide: NO
Price: 15 €*
* Minimum 4 persons

Viernes, 28.04.2017 / 22.00-23.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raíz y Duende" at
Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Guitar, piano, percussion, dancing, singing ...
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

Domingo, 30.04.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, ham tasting

Tuesday, 02.05.2017 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Baños árabes (C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 – Plaza Nueva)
Guide: NO
Price: 30 € (includes massage)

Wednesday, 03.05.2017: We recommend!
The Día de la Cruz (Festival of the May Crosses) is celebrated in Granada on May 3rd and is one of the most popular festivals in Andalusia.
Adults and children walk around the city visiting various crosses, dancing and celebrating this way such an important day in Granada. You should visit the Albaicín, where crosses every year get the best prizes. The cross at the Corrala de Santiago, in Realejo is also a winner for the patios section of the competition.

Friday, 05.05.2017 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

Saturday, 06.05.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, ham tasting.

• Dates and activities may be subject to change.
• Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school.
• The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.
• Please remember to reserve your Alhambra tickets at www.ticketmaster.es

Monday, 10.04.2017 / 14.15-15.00 h
Workshop
Information about "Semana Santa" in Granada
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Classroom 5 / Marisa

20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School / Guide: Ruben
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Tuesday, 11.04.2017 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Baños árabes (C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 – Plaza Nueva)
Guide: NO
Price: 30 € (includes massage)

Saturday, 15.04.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, entrance fees

Tuesday, 18.04.2017 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Baños árabes (C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 – Plaza Nueva)
Guide: NO
Price: 30 € (includes massage)

Wednesday, 19.04.2017 / 17.30-23.00 h
Guided tour to the Arabic quarter Albaicín and Flamenco at the Sacromonte
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School / Guide: Paco
Price: 20 €

Friday, 21.04.2017 / 15.00-20.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Nevada Natural Park
Spanish and horseback riding level: all levels
Meeting point: bus stop in front of Hotel Saray
C/ Calle Profesor Enrique Tierno Galván, nº 4
Price: 30 € (not includes public bus ticket 3 € both ways)

Saturday, 22.04.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, ham tasting.

Dates and activities may be subject to change.
Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school.
The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.
Please remember to reserve your Alhambra tickets at www.ticketmaster.es

Tuesday, 28.03.2017 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School / Guide: Ruben
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Wednesday, 29.03.2017 / 16.00-17.30 h
Film session at the school
"Un cuento chino"
(España 2011 / Sebastián Borensztein)
Spanish levels: all levels

Friday, 31.03.2017 / 22.00-23.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raíz y Duende" at
Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Guitar, piano, percussion, dancing, singing ...
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 01.04.2017 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, entrance fees

Tuesday, 04.04.2017 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Baños árabes (C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 – Plaza Nueva)
Guide: NO
Price: 30 € (includes massage)

Miércoles, 05.04.2017 / 16.00-19.00 h
Oliveoil Tour
Spanish levels: all levels
Excursion to Nigüelas village with a visit of an olive oil mill
Meeting point: C/ San Antón, nº 74 (former Hotel San Antón)
Price: 38 €*
* includes transport, olive oil tasting, minimum 2 persons

Friday, 07.04.2017 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

Saturday, 08.04.2017 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, entrance fees

• Dates and activities may be subject to change.
• Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school.
• The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.
• Please remember to reserve your Alhambra tickets at www.ticketmaster.es

Tuesday, 14.03.2017 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School / Guide: Ruben
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Wednesday, 15.03.2017 / 21.00-22.00 h
International Tango Festival
AMORES TANGOS
Artists: Carlos Andreoli (singer), Carlos Guevara y Debora Godoy (dancing)
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Teatro Isabel la Católica / Guide: Marga
Price: 10 €

Friday, 17.03.2017 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

Saturday, 18.03.2017 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, entrance fees.

Tuesday, 21.03.2017 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Baños árabes (C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 – Plaza Nueva)
Guide: NO
Price: 30 € (includes massage)

Thursday, 23.03.2017 / 12.30-14.00 h
Taller de Paella
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Escuela de Cocina Javier Vilchez (C/ San Marco, nº 1)
Guide: NO
Price: 15 €*
* Minimum 4 persons

Friday, 24.03.2017 / 15.00-19.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Nevada Natural Park
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: bus stop in front of Hotel Saray
C/ Calle Profesor Enrique Tierno Galván, nº 4
Price: 30 € (not includes public bus ticket 3 € both ways)

Saturday, 25.03.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, ham tasting.

• Dates and activities may be subject to change.
• Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school.
• The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.
• Please remember to reserve your Alhambra tickets at www.ticketmaster.es

Wednesday, 01.03.2017 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School
Guide: Ruben
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Friday, 03.03.2017 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco at the Casa del Arte Flamenco
Meeting point: Cuesta de Gomérez, nº 11
Price: 16 €

Saturday, 04.03.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Costa Tropical
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, entrance fees.

Tuesday, 07.03.2017 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Baños árabes (C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 – Plaza Nueva)
Guide: NO
Price: 30 € (includes massage)

Wednesday, 08.03.2017 / 15.30-18.00 h
Photo Exposition "Colita Flamenco. El Viaje sin fin" at the Alhambra
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva
Guide: Marisa
Price: free entrance

Friday, 10.03.2017 / 15.00-19.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Nevada Natural Park
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: bus stop in front of Hotel Saray
C/ Calle Profesor Enrique Tierno Galván, nº 4
Price: 30 €*
* not includes public bus ticket 3 € both ways.

Saturday, 11.03.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, ham tasting.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 10/11/12.03.2017 / 13.30 hrs
Weekend trip to Northern Morocco
Spanish levels:all levels
Meeting point: Centro Comercial Neptuno / Guide: Achmed
Price: 195 €

• Dates and activities may be subject to change.
• Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school.
• The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.
• Please remember to reserve your Alhambra tickets at www.ticketmaster.es

My Spanish course includes 2 classes of grammar and 2 conversation classes per day. I started from the very beginning and improved my Spanish very quickly thanks to a professionalism of the teachers and very well selected groups. In fact, I was able to communicate with other students with the same level of Spanish, which helped us to learn Spanish more efficiently with a help of a teacher and have fun as well.

The staff of the Spanish school was extremely friendly and helpful, especially Paco. In the first day they helped me with my accommodation, informed me about different possibilities and important places in the city, and helped me to get my debit card in a bank, which was incredibly important as well. The accommodation was provided by the school. In the apartment I lived with 4 Spanish persons, who helped me to boost my Spanish and experience Spanish culture and traditions. They were very friendly, kind and open-minded.

On the one hand, teachers were very professional and provided well-structured content. On another hand, they were very funny making a lot of jokes. Thus, they delivered a great combination of serious and funny content, which helped us to feel comfortable and learn Spanish in a great atmosphere.

Another important part of learning Spanish language and culture took place outside of our classes. The school organized different social and cultural activities in the evenings and on weekends. In the first week we went to the Arabic bath, which helped me to relieve stress from the first days of my adaptation to a new country. Moreover, I discovered an incredible art-form, which was born in Granada and called Flamenco. The flamenco show included very emotional and expressional music and dance. I fell in love with it and would love to experience it again. Another incredible activity was a tapa tour with the teacher Marisa, when almost all the students went out together to explore the tapas culture in different local bars. There is a tradition in Granada to give tapas for free when you order a drink.

I would definitely recommend this school to everybody, who wants to learn Spanish and discover a great culture of the beautiful Granada and Spain in general.

Tuesday, 14.02.2017 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Wednesday, 15.02.2017 / 16.00-19.00 h
Oliveoil tour to Nigüelas Village
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Hotel San Antón - Calle San Antón, nº 74
Price: 38 €

Friday, 17.02.2017 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raíz y Duende" at Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Guitar, piano, percussion, dancing, singing ...
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 18.02.2017 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, entrance fees.

Tuesday, 21.02.2017 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Baños árabes (C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 – Plaza Nueva)
Guide: NO
Price: 25 € (includes massage)

Wednesday, 22.02.2017 / 15.30-18.00 h
Photo Exposition "Colita Flamenco. El Viaje sin fin" at the Alhambra
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva
Guide: Marisa
Precio: free entrance

Friday, 24.02.2017 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Price: 18 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

Saturday, 25.02.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, ham tasting.

• Dates and activities may be subject to change.
• Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school.
• The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.
• Please remember to reserve your Alhambra tickets at www.ticketmaster.es