School Blog

Tuesday, 28.11.2017 / 16.00–17.30 h
Film session at the school (Classroom 5)
- intermediate Spanish levels -
"Lo Imposible" (J. A. Bayona/Spain 2012)

Thursday, 30.11.2017 / 20.00–21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Aljibe de San Miguel (includes massage)
- all Spanish levels -
Meeting point: C/ San Miguel Alta, nº 41
Guide: No / Price: 30 €

Friday, 01.12.2017 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raíz y Duende" at Taller de Arte Vimaambi
- all Spanish levels -
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO / Price: 15 €

Saturday, 02.12.2017 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
- all Spanish levels -
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan / Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, insurances

• 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, 21.11.2017 / 16.00-17.30 h
Film session at the school (Aula 5)
- intermediate Spanish levels -
"El Olivo" (Icíar Bollaín / Spain 2016)

Friday, 24.11.2017 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco performance at the Jardines de Zoraya
- all Spanish levels -
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Guide: No
Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

Saturday, 25.11.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
- all Spanish levels -
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting, insurances

Wednesday, 15.11.2017 / 20.00–21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Aljibe de San Miguel (includes massage)
- all Spanish levels -
Meeting point: C/ San Miguel Alta, nº 41
Guide: No / Price: 30 €

Thursday, 16.11.2017 / 17.15-19.30 h
Granada International Festival of Young Filmmakers
Centro Federico García Lorca
- elementary to intermediate Spanish levels -
"Spanish Short Films"
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marga / Price: 3 €

Friday, 17.11.2017 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raíz y Duende" at Taller de Arte Vimaambi
- all Spanish levels -
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO / Price: 15 €

Saturday, 18.11.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
- all Spanish levels -
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan / Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, insurances

Monday, 06.11.2017 / 20.30–22.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Meeting point: School / Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Tuesday, 07.11.2017 / 16.00–19.30 h
Oliveoil tour to Nigüelas Village
Meeting point: Hotel San Antón C/ San Antón, nº 74
Price: 38 €

Thursday, 09.11.2017 / 20.00-21.30 h
Cooking workshop: Paella
Meeting point: Escuela de Cocina Javier Vilchez C/ San Marcos, 1
Price: 15 €

Friday, 10.11.2017 / 15.00-20.00 h
Horseback riding in Sierra Nevada Natural Park
Meeting point: Busstop in front of Hotel Saray
C/ Profesor Enrique Tierno Galván, nº 4
Price: 35 €*
* doesn't include busticket / 3 € both ways)

Saturday, 11.11.2017 / 09.00-20.00 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.

Monday, 30.10.2017 / 16.00–18.00 h
Visit to Granada city center, Cathedral and Royal Chappel
Meeting point: School / Guide: Juan / Price: 15 €

Tuesday, 31.10.2017 / 16.30–19.30 h
Visit to the Arabic quarter Albaicín and the Mosque
Meeting point: Puerta Elvira / Guide: Paco / Price: 15 €

Thursday, 02.11.2017 / 18.00-19.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Aljibe de San Miguel (without massage)
Meeting point: C/ San Miguel Alta, nº 41 / Guide: No / Price: 25 €

Friday, 03.11.2017 / 17.30-18.30 h
Intercultural meeting between local Flamenco students and students
from the school
Meeting point: Centro Cívico / Calle Marqués de Mondéjar, nº 3

21.30-22.30 h
Flamenco performance at Zambra Maria La Canastera
Meeting point: C/ Camino del Sacromonte, nº 89 / Guide: No / Price: 15 €

Saturday, 04.11.2017 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan / Price: 65 €*
* 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.

Discover more about our new and exciting mountain biking and spanish course, check the updated prices for all the courses and accommodation, 2018 D.E.L.E exam dates and other useful information in our brochure, course programme and price list documents on the download page

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Firstly, the location. Granada is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain, and while there are other that are bigger, or have a beach right on the edge of the city, none has the charm that she does.

My second point is along the same tracks, but more precise. The location within the city. It is pretty much in the city centre so it’s easy to get to and you can go sightseeing straight from the class without wasting time. Yet it is not in the busy, noisy, tourist laden part, so apart from the lone dog barking from time to time, the area is very quite, which as you can imagine, is quite the ideal place for a school to be at.

Now since this is a school, let’s get into the good stuff, classes. I spent a couple of weeks here doing the Standard Spanish course, and over the course of my time there, I had classes or at least contact with pretty much every staff member. They are, obviously, all different, but they do have one thing in common though, and that’s the passion for teaching and the patience required to do so well. All of them are very friendly and try to find new ways of reaching and captivating their students, as they know that the old ways are not necessarily always the best. Ranging from board games, through watching videos and movies to discussing the hot topics of the day (Cataluña in my case) there was always interesting to do. Obviously, you can’t just skip grammar, but it can be complemented by interesting and fun things to do, so after having learned something, you use it in order to remember it  for longer than the first 30mins after the class is over.

And last but certainly not least, there’s the cultural program that they offer. Cultural program is an important part of language apprehension, as it’s not just the language classes that you need to have in order to learn properly, you also need to get to know the culture/s behind the language and socialize a bit either with other students or locals, which once again, promotes the use of Spanish, that is the only way that you truly learn and improve.

TL: DR - I had a blast while in Escuela Montalbán, and would deffo recommend to anyone. 

(Roman Novotný / 23 years / Slovakia)

Tuesday, 24.10.2017 / 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, 25.10.2017 / 16.00-17.30 h
Film session at the school for intermediate Spanish levels
"La Isla Mínima" (Alberto Rodríguez Librero / Spain 2014)
Meeting point: school / classroom 5

Thursday, 26.10.2017 / 20.30-22.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Meeting point: school / guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Friday, 27.10.2017 / 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, 28.10.2017 / 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.

It is also the only Spanish one to be a member of the European Jazz Network.

In the years since the first Festival (in 1980), Granada's Jazz Festival has kept up with Modern Jazz music, with the main national and international jazz artists such as Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Charlie Haden and many others. The presence of stars of the genre like these, has created a genuine jazz movement in Granada that promotes contact and exchange of experiences between artists, both local and foreign.

This year the festival will, among others, welcome Robert Glasper, a 3 time Grammy winner, one of which was for the soundtrack to a film about the life and music of Miles Davis, "Miles Ahead". Then Ron Carter who, along with his other accomplishments, is the most recorded jazz bassist in history, and was also a member of the Miles Davis Quintet. Lastly we can mention Wallace Roney, an accomplished jazz trumpeter who, among other things, is known for being the only trumpet player personally mentored by Miles Davis.

Here you can find the program of the festival, on their official website

Since October, there has been a change in the way that you get tickets for the Alhambra. A new, simpler system has been implemented to facilitate the sales and eliminate the hogging of tickets by agencies/individuals and the following re-sale for a higher price.

All you need to do is visit the official Alhambra website and choose the ticket option of your choice, for our part, we recommend the Alhambra General which includes a visit of the whole monument including the Nasrid Palaces, La Alcazaba, and Generalife which are the huge gardens/park stretching far back behind the Alhambra complex.