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Tuesday, 23.07.2019 / 14.45 h
Afternoon trip to Almuñecar Beach*
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: JUAN
Price: 25 €
* minimum 6 – maximum 8 students

Thursday, 25.07.2019 / 20.45-24.00 hrs
Flamenco at the Alhambra Gardens Generalife
"LORCA Y LA PASIÓN"
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva
Guide: MARGA
Price: 17 €


Saturday, 27.07.2019 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: JUAN
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, ham tasting, insurance

• Activities are organized for all Spanish levels
• 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

What is the CCSE test?

• The PRUEBA CCSE certifies the constitutional and sociocultural knowledge of the candidates.
• It is a requirement in ordsr to obtain the Spanish nationality
• It is aimed to those interested in obtaining Spanish nationality, either because of their special relationship with the country (Sefardies) or because of their residence in Spain
• This is a face to face test.
• The test has 60% of constitutional content and 40% of sociocultural content.
• There are 25 closed-ended questions.
• The duration of the test is 45 minutes. The next exam will be held on the 25.07.2019 at 18.00h in the afternoon. The tests always take place the last Thursday of the month, except in December and August.
• The test will qualify as APT or NOT APT (Apt: have surpassed 60% of the questions) and the candidates have TWO opportunities to do it.

Where can I take the test?
• The test can be done in any of the examination centers of the Instituto Cervantes in Spain.
• Escuela Montalbán is one of those centers.

See the next exam dates here!

Tuesday, 16.07.2019 / 20.30 h
Welcome meeting with drinks and tapas
Meeting point: School
Guide: MARISA
Price: each student pays his consumption

Thursday, 18.07.2019 / 20.45-24.00 hrs
Openair Cinema at the Sacromonte
"Border" (Ali Abbasi/Sweden/Denmark 2018)
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva
Guide: MARGA
Price: 4 €

Saturday, 20.07.2019 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: JUAN
Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, insurance

· Activities are organized for all Spanish levels
· 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

The Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales in collaboration with the Alhambra founded a programme called Lorca y Granada.

The performances have taken place in the Generalife Gardens since 2002.

The leading figure of Federico García Lorca and the knowledge of his work all over the world are joined with the evocative power of flamenco to make the perfect formula for this artistic proposal.

The Alhambra serves as an extraordinary space for a great technical and artistic performance that inspires, every summer, the expectatives that society has about the world of culture: artistic, touristic, cultural industry and the connection with the audience. This summer the performance is directed by Marina Heredia.

This performance seeks to answer the question: What is love?. And it does so through a reflection on feminine love in the universe of Lorca.

The performance consists of 4 different pieces, seamlessly interwoven without interruptions, going from 'El Público' to 'La Casa de Bernarda Alba', continuing with 'Así que pasen cinco años' and ending with 'Mariana Pineda'.

The performance alternates the most modern and least known works by Federico García Lorca.

Tuesday, 09.07.2019 / 14.45 h
Afternoon trip to Almuñecar Beach*
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: JUAN
Price: 25 €
* minimum 6 – maximum 8 students

Thursday, 11.07.2018 / 20.45-24.00 hrs
Openair Cinema at the Sacromonte
"La mujer de la montaña" (Benedikt Erlingsson/Islandia 2018)
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva
Guide: MARGA
Price: 4 €

Saturday, 13.07.2019 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: JUAN
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, ham tasting, insurance

· Activities are organized for all Spanish levels
· 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

Tuesday, 02.07.2018 / 20.45-24.00 hrs
Openair Cinema at the Sacromonte
"La novia del desierto" (Cecilia Atán/Argentina 2017)
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva
Guide: MARGA
Price: 4 €

Saturday, 07.07.2019 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Costa Tropical
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: JUAN
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, insurance

· Activities are organized for all Spanish levels
· 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

Tuesday, 25.06.2019 / 20.30 h
Welcome meeting with drinks and tapas
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his consumption

Friday, 28.06.2019 / 22.00-23.00 h
Flamenco "Raíz y Duende" at the Taller de Arte Vimaambi:
Meeting point: C/ Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 29.06.2019 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting, insurances

· Activities are organized for all Spanish levels
· 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.

This is reflected not only in the programmes and their contents, but also in the way in which these activities are presented to audiences.

Emotion expressed in artistic offerings of outstanding quality; emotion in the enjoyment of the most beautiful and original spaces in Granada and its province; emotion in the discovery of what Granada has to offer in the way of unique experiences in cultural tourism which each year are discovered by more people from every corner of Spain and abroad; emotion and satisfaction in the realisation that, for a few weeks, the Granada Festival becomes a real motor of the city's economy on account of the thousands of artists, orchestras, companies and visitors who arrive specifically to attend this feast of the senses.

The palaces and the gardens of the Alhambra are this Festival's most impressive sign of identity and a unique setting for its performances. At the beginning of summer hundreds of spectators enjoy the music and the dance, infused by the aroma of the lush vegetation of the gardens of the Alhambra and under the impact of the amazing Nazrid, renaissance and romantic architecture which has made of Granada the so-called Gateway to the South.

And side-by-side with the performances that take place in the Alhambra there is a broad mosaic of artistic events which extends throughout Granada and its province and is available for public enjoyment: this is the FEX which represents the extension of the Festival throughout the city and the province of Granada.
We hope that you will take part in these activities in the Alhambra's palaces and the gardens, at the century-old sights of historic Granada and in the modern city too.

For further information visit: www.granadafestival.org

The Alpujarra Mountains in springtime are the perfect destination to combine a Spanish course in Granada with hiking tours!

Its strategic location close to the Mediterranean sea beside the high mountains, which are declared as a National Park and Nature Reserve turns this region into the home of an authentic treasure of flora and fauna; in short, the perfect place for walking and hiking.

DESCRIPTION:
We'll drive to Güéjar Sierra and our starting and finishing point will be at an
altitude of 2,088 m.  The first part of the route will lead us to Peña Partida shelter (2 hrs.). From here you will have a privileged view of all the Sierra Nevada peaks. Then we keep ascending until we reach the entrance of the headwaters of the Lavaderos de la Reina.

In this area, you'll discover an idyllic landscape made up of waterfalls and small lakes. We'll have lunch at the lowest part of this glacial valley. We will spend two hours in the lower part, visiting the area, eating and contemplating this stunning scenery. We'll then take the route back to the Peña Partida shelter.

We recommend carrying water; we also recommend hiking sticks, sunglasses, trekking shoes, sun cream and a hat. Three layers of clothes, including a windstopper and warm clothes. We'll be at 2,600 m altitude it is necessary to bring gloves. A windstopper is useful for the hills.

Participants should take nuts, dried fruits, and sandwiches for our picnic in the countryside.

KEY FACTS:
Length: 17 km
Duration: full day
Highest point: 2,690 m
Accumulated height difference: 768m ascent
Difficulty: Medium-High. Requires resistance due to its long itinerary and high altitude.
Departure time (Granada): 7:30 am
Arrival time (Granada): 7:00 pm