School Blog

Wednesday, 14.09.2022 / 18.00 h
Guided visit to the Arab quarter Albaicin
Guide: Paco
Price: 10 €
Meeting point: Puerta Elvira

The Albaicín is a neighborhood in Granada that maintains the layout of Medieval Moorish narrow streets. With its neat narrow lanes and well-kept traditional houses, the area has retained its old charm and is the ideal place to discover Moorish architecture. The Albaicín is especially famous for its dramatic views overlooking the Alhambra palace.

Saturday, 17.09.2022 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Guide: Juan
Price: 70 €*
Meeting point: Congress Palace
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees and insurance

Tuesday, 30.08.2022 / 21.00 h
OPEN AIR CINEMA AT THE MUSEO SACROMONTE
Película "El Triunfo" (Emmanuel Courcol, Francia 2020)
Guides: Paco/Marga
Price: 5 €
Students buy the their tickets beforehand at:
https://entradium.com/es/events/cine-de-verano-el-triunfo
Meeting point: Fountain Plaza Nueva

Saturday, 03.09.2022 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting and insurance
Meeting point: Congress Palace

Thursday, 25.08.2022
21.00 h
LORCA Y GRANADA at the ALHAMBRA GARDENS
Flamenco performance "JONDO"
Guide: Marga
Price: 17 €
Meeting point: Fountain at Plaza Nueva

Saturday, 27.08.2022
08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Dring the trip we will visit the Castle of Almuñecar. Castillo de San Miguel, also known as San Miguel Castle (St. Michael's Castle) is perched high upon the hill above the Old Town of Almuñécar. It is surrounded by the whitewashed houses in the barrio of San Miguel. This occupies the land once used by Phoenicians and Romans. It was also used in the Nasrid period for the dungeon. While not a huge castle, it is in very good condition. Inside there is a small museum with a scale model of what the area once was. The castle structures are of the Muslim period, as became the retreat of the Moorish dynasty XIII. At the end of the reign of the Catholic King Ferdinand, 16th century, more was added (the moat, the drawbridge and the front entrance with its four round towers). During the war of independence against the French, it suffered the bombing of the British troops. The ruins later became used as a Christian cemetery, until mid S.XX. We have time to explore the castle and enjoy the amazing 360 views from the top. You will also enjoy the small museum area under ground, within the San Miguel Castle grounds.
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees and insurance
Meeting point: Congress Palace

RESERVATIONS 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 the culture in Granada.
Price: 55 € (90 minutes; includes 15 minutes massage)

Thursday, 18.08.2022 / 21.00 h
OPEN AIR CINEMA AT THE MUSEO SACROMONTE
Film "Petite Maman" (Céline Sciamma, Francia 2021)
Guía: Paco/Marga
Precio: 5 €
Students buy the their tickets beforehand at:
https://entradium.com/es/events/cine-de-verano-petite-maman
Meeting point: Fountain Plaza Nueva

Saturday, 20.08.2022 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting and insurance
Meeting point: Congress Palace

Monday, 08.08.2022 / 19.00 h
GUIDED VISIT TO THE ARAB QUARTER ALBAICÍN
Guide: Paco
Price: 10 €
Meeting point: Puerta Elvira (at the end of C/Elvira)

Tuesday, 09.08.2022 / 21.00 h
OPEN AIR CINEMA AT THE MUSEO SACROMONTE
Film "Cinco Lobitos" (Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, Spain 2022)
Guíde: Paco/Marga
Price: 5 €

Each student has to buy the ticket beforehand at:
https://entradium.com/es/events/cine-de-verano-cinco-lobitos

Meeting point: Fountain Plaza Nueva

Thursday, 04.08.2022 / 21.00 h
LORCA Y GRANADA at the ALHAMBRA GARDENS
Flamenco performance "JONDO"
Guide: Pablo / Francisco
Price: 17 €
Meeting point: Fountain at Plaza Nueva

Saturday, 06.08.2022 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide and insurances
Meeting point: Congress Palace

Wednesday, 19.07.2022 / 21.00 h
LORCA Y GRANADA AT THE GENERALIFE
Flamenco performance "JONDO"
Guide: Maria
Price: 17 €
Meeting point: Fountain at Plaza Nueva

The 21st edition of the program Lorca and Granada in the Generalife Gardens' whose programme was presented this Thursday in Granada will premiere the show Jondo. From the first cry, from the first kiss is a homage to the poet Federico García Lorca and the flamenco tradirion. It commemorates the first centenary of the 1922 Cante Jondo Contest.

Under the choreographic direction of Eduardo Guerrero, direction by Sharon Fridman and dramaturgy by Triana Lorite, the show will be the protagonist from July 19 to August 27 of the cultural nights in the Generalife Gardens, becoming once again one of the essential events of the summer in Andalusia.

Saturday, 30.07.2022 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains

DGuide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting and insurance
Meeting point: Congress Palace

RESERVATIONS 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 the culture in Granada. Price: 55 € (90 minutes; includes 15 minutes massage)

Tuesday, 19.07.2022 / 20.45 h
Openair cinema at the Museo del Sacromonte
"Alcarras"
Carla Simón 2022 / Spain
Guide: Marga
Price: 5 €
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva

The life of a family of peach farmers in a small village in Catalonia changes when the owner of their large estate dies and his lifetime heir decides to sell the land, suddenly threatening their live.

The film won the Golden Bear at the last Berlin Film Festival.

No trip to Granada, Spain is complete without churros. Deep-fried, crispy, and dipped in thick dark chocolate, these sweet snacks are perfect to start the day the Spanish way!

The heath has arrived to the Alhambra city. The small streets of the Albaicín are full of small corners where people find shelter from the strong sun. The terraces are filled with granadinos and visitors just enjoying a good cold beer and a tasty fresh tapa.

Summer fills every corner of Granada with culture. You can get soaked in with tons of music, dance, movies, and many summer festivals that are held all over the city.

Also, there are plenty of public pools and water parks if you are in the mood of a good cold dip in the water to forget about the intense heath. And at night, a fresh terrace with good views, a good movie in one of the many summer theaters around the city or just enjoy a nice walk.

We specially recommend the open air cinema sessions and  Flamenco and music performances at the Museo del Sacromonte.

Also Sierra Nevada National Park is not only to enjoy during winter and ski season. During the summer there are a lot of options for the adventurers (hiking, mountain biking, horse riding). If you like extreme sports or only to enjoy beautiful sceneries, this is your place for the season. From Pradollano, the main town of the ski and mountain station, you can start a lot of hiking routes of every level of difficulty and even use the cableway to reach those highest points in the mountain. Another interesting spot to visit is Hoya de la Mora with beautiful nature and sceneries to enjoy. If you are lucky you can even spot some mountain goats along the way. Once the snow has melted, it is impressive how rich is the nature up there and all the amazing activities to enjoy.

You can enjoy a wide range of concerts in Granada, from classical to opera, flamenco and rock. As a popular university city, always associated with creativity, it has plenty of smaller venues catering to eclectic tastes.

The main venues in terms of capacity are Auditorio Manuel de Falla, Palacio de Deportes de Granada, and the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Granada, the largest covered auditórium in Andalucia. Two of the most outstanding historically are the Palacio Carlos V, and the Generalife summer gardens, both part of the Alhambra complex.

In terms of concert halls, Teatro Alhambra and Teatro Isabel la Catolica offer classical and flamenco performances.

Smaller venues are mostly found around the Realejo area, near Campo de Principe where many students go out - look out for Placeta de Strummer, a small square named after Joe Strummer, who lived in Granada in the 1970s and 1980s. Check out Planta Baja, Sala El Tren, Café Tertulia and Sala Booga Club. Also the Calle Pedro Antonio de Alarcon has plenty of diverse bars with live music.

For flamenco, try the Jardines de Zoraya, in the Albaicin district, while Eshavira in Calle Elvira has jazz and flamenco.

Granada holds the famous Music and Dance Festival every year from June to July, with concert venues including the open-air theatre in the Generalife, the summer gardens of the Alhambra, and the unusual circular courtyard of the 16th-century Palacio Carlos V.

When the Music and Dance Festivsl comes to an end, the programme Lorca and Granada in the Generalife Gardens starts. This venue was created in 2002 by the Junta of Andalucía, as the major cultural offer for Granada's summer evenings. Each year it pays tribute to Lorca's work through flamenco theatre and dance. Shows staged over the years have included Poeta en Nueva York, by Blanca Li, and Romancero Gitano and Yerma, by Cristina Hoyos. According to statistics, the shows have been seen by over 400,000 people so far and enjoy average ticket sales of 90%.