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With the wondrous Alhambra as its centrepiece, the ancient city of Granada – in the heart of Spain's south-west – is a must-see place. A gathering of superb restaurants and a thriving shopping scene, coupled with great beaches less than an hour away, make holidays to Granada a top choice:

Granada is one of the cities whose festivals are remembered for a long time because locals know how to have fun like nobody else. One of the most interesting events in the city's festival life is the International Granada Tango Festival. Tango is loved not only in Argentina - the festival is one of the best local events of this kind outside the country of its origin. It falls on in March, and colorful actions can be seen at Teatro Isabel La Católica.

Many of our students choose to simply kick back and watch the professionals work their Tango magic on the floor, but the brave take lessons and have a go at this passionate and fiery dance.

Book Tango lesons at our school during this period as a complement to a Spanish course in the morning. And during the evenings you have the chance to visit the different performances everywhere in the city.

For further information download the Festival Programme here!

Tuesday, 19.02.2019 / 18.00-19.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Aljibe de San Miguel (includes massage)
Meeting point: C/ San Miguel Alta, nº 41
Guide: NO
Price: 30 €

Wednesday, 20.02.2019 / 13.45 h
Afternoon trip to the Cahorros Gorge in Monachil
Meeting point: School
(Public bus leaves at 14.15 h from Paseo del Salón)
* students should wear walking shoes, water and food

Friday, 22.02.2019 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco "Raíz y Duende" at the Taller de Arte Vimaambi:
Meeting point: C/ Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Guía: No
Precio: 15 €

Saturday, 23.02.2019 /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

Tuesday, 12.02.2019 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Aljibe de San Miguel (includes massage) Meeting point: C/ San Miguel Alta, nº 41 Guide: NO
Price: 30 €

Wednesday, 13.02.2019 / 20.30-22.00 h
Tapa tour in the city center
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Friday, 15.02.2019 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Guide: NO
Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

Saturday, 16.02.2019 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba Meeting point: Congress Palace Guide: Juan
Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrances, 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.

Tuesday, 05.02.2019 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Aljibe de San Miguel (includes massage)
Meeting point: C/ San Miguel Alta, nº 41
Guide: NO
Price: 30 €

Friday, 08.02.2019 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco "Raíz y Duende" at the Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Meeting point: C/ Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Guía: No
Precio: 15 €

Saturday, 09.02.2019 / 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.

Wednesday, 30.01.2019 / 15.00-16.30 h
Film session at the school
"La Isla Mínima" (Alberto Rodríguez / Spain 2014)
Meeting point: School / Classroom 5

Friday, 01.02.2019 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco "Raíz y Duende" at the Taller de Arte Vimaambi:
Meeting point: C/ Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Guía: No
Precio: 15 €

Saturday, 02.02.2019 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, 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.

Tuesday, 22.01.2019 / 20.30 hrs
Tapa tour in the city center
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Thursday, 24.01.2019 / 18.00-19.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Aljibe de San Miguel (includes massage)
Meeting point: C/ San Miguel Alta, nº 41
Guide: NO
Price: 30 €

Saturday, 26.01.2019 /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.

Tuesday, 15.01.2019 / 18.00-19.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Aljibe de San Miguel (includes massage)
Meeting point: C/ San Miguel Alta, nº 41
Guide: NO / Price: 30 €

Thursday, 17.01.2019 / 15.00-16.30 h
Film session at the school
"La Isla Mínima" (Alberto Rodríguez / Spain 2014)
Meeting point: School / Classroom 5

Friday, 18.01.2019 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Guide: NO / Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

Saturday, 19.01.2019 /07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Cordoba
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan / Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, insurances

WE ALSO OFFER A WEEKEND TRIP TO NOTHERN MOROCCO!
PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AT OUR OFFICE!

· 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.

Federico García Lorca is one of the most important poets to emerge in Spain's cultural history.

He was born in the village Fuentevaqueros near Granada in 1898. Although the family moved to Granada when he was a child, they continued to spend summers in the countryside. Here Lorca did much of his writing and started to emphasize the importance of his rural background.

His contribution to Spanish literature is unquestionable and if you study Spanish literature you will come across his works. His most famous masterpieces are Bodas de Sangre, Yerma and La Casa de Bernada Alba. During the period he was writing, many important artists emerged in Spain, such as Buñuel and Dalí. This group came to be known as the Generación del 27. Poets such as Rafael Alberti, Jorge Guillén and Luis Cernuda were members of this circle. This poetic period is marked by important Lorca publications such as Romancero Gitano or the Poema del Cante Jondo. This movement was crippled by the Spanish Civil War.

Federico Garcia Lorca moved to Madrid in 1919, but it was not until 1927 when he started to become respected as a dramatist. He was very successfull in Barcelona with his play Mariana Pineda. In 1928 he decided to leave Spain and his family arranged for him to go to New York. Here he wrote Poeta en Nueva York, in which he used a variety of original poetic techniques to express his feelings of isolation in the city. In 1930 Lorca returned to Spain and in 1931 he became the director of the university theatre company La Barraca. In July of 1936 he returned to Granada.

A month later he was arrested by the fascists and shot, leaving behind a number of unfinished manuscripts. There are still questions surrounding Lorca's death. Many say he was apolitical and had friends on both sides of the conflict in Spain, suggesting that the motives of his killing were unrelated to politics. It has also been proposed that his sexual orientation could have played a role in his death. A general ban was placed then on his works and was not removed until 1953.

Our school offers a special programme related to the work of Federico García Lorca as a complement to an intensive Spanish course.

Tuesday, 18.12.2018 / 16.00-17.30 h
Film session at the school
"Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados" (David Trueba/Spain 2013)
Meeting point: Classroom 5

Thursday, 20.12.2018 / 16.00-17.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Aljibe de San Miguel (includes massage)
Meeting point: C/ San Miguel Alta, nº 41
Guide: NO
Price: 30 €

Friday, 21.12.2018 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Guide: NO
Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

· 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 participant

Tuesday, 11.12.2018
20.30-22.00 h
Tapa tour with Marisa
Meeting point: School
Price: Students pay their own consumption

Friday, 14.12.2018
20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Guide: NO
Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

• 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.