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Hiking on the weekends
If you are looking for a full-day hike or a long weekend hike, you can take part in the guided hikes of the provider Sierra & Sol.

Under the direction of Teresa Madrona Moreno, day trips are offered on the weekends in the Sierra Nevada national park or in the natural parks of our province.

Scheduled hikes will start in autumn! For further information on prices and dates, please visit the Sierra & Sol website

OH CUBA! explores the relationship between Cuba and Federico Garcia Lorca.

It is a performance with unpublished texts left in Cuba by the poet from Granada and with poems from Nicolás Guillen and Alejo Carpentier and other particular testimonies from his colleagues and acquaintances.

It is a performance with a flamenco that flows along the whole play and has also some hybrid moments of Afro-Cuban rhythms fusioned with traditional flamenco or with a modern flamenco-style rap portraying the most radical version of Lorca.

OH CUBA is seasoned with classic beats that accompanied Lorca on the island, flamenco dances that pay homage to our encounter with Cuba and the Escuela Bolera.

It is a play with an exceptional team of Spanish and Cuban artists.

OH CUBA! will have the presence of the Spanish Ballet of Cuba, featuring its main stars and choreographed by their director Eduardo Veitía.

The programme Lorca y Granada en los Jardines del Generalife was born with the objective of creating a great cultural performance for the summer nights of Granada in 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 which comes from our writers and oldest cultural origins and are an excellent expression of the Andalusian cultural potential.

During the month of August OH CUBA! will be part of our weekly cultural programme!

Tuesday, 01.08.2017 / 21.00-23.30 h
Open air cinema at MUSEO CUEVAS DEL SACROMONTE
"Loving" (Jeff Nichols / USA 2016)
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva / Guide: Marga / Price: 3,50 €*
* students pay their tickets at the entrance

Wednesday, 02.08.2017 / 14.45-21.00 h
Trip to Almuñecar beach
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan / Price: 20 €

Thursday, 03.08.2017 / 21.00-23.30 h
Flamenco at the Alhambra: Oh Cuba!
Lorca y Granada en los Jardines del Generalife
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva / Guide: Marisa / Price: 17 €

Saturday, 05.08.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
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, 11.07.2017 / 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, 12.07.2017 / 21.00-23.00 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School / Guide: Ruben
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Friday, 14.07.2017 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Guide: NO / Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

Saturday, 15.07.2017 / 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.

Monday, 17.07.2017 / 19.00-21.00 h
Guided visit to the city centre and the Arabic quarter Albaicín
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School / Guide: Juan / Price: 10 €

Tuesday, 18.07.2017
14.45-21.30 h
Trip to Almuñecar beach
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan / Price: 20 €

21.00-23.30 h
Openair cinema: "El ciudadano ilustre"
by Mariano Cohn/Gaston Duprat (Argentina 2016)
at Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva
Guide: Marga / Price: 3,50 € (students pay tickets at the entrance)

Friday, 21.07.2017 / 22.00-23.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raíz y Duende" at Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO / Price: 15 €

Saturday, 22.07.2017 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Seville
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan / Price: 70 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, entrance fees.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 21.07. to 23.07.2017
Weekend trip to Northern Morocco
For further information check our website:
https://www.escuela-montalban.com/en/granada/morocco-tour.php

Tuesday, 25.07.2017 / 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, 27.07.2017 / 21.00-23.30 h
Flamenco at the Alhambra: Oh Cuba!
Lorca y Granada en los Jardines del Generalife
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva / Guide: Marisa / Price: 17 €

Friday, 28.07.2017 / 14.45-21.00 h
Trip to Almuñecar beach
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace / Guide: Juan / Price: 20 €

Saturday, 29.07.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Cordoba
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, 27.06.2017 / 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)
http://granada.hammamalandalus.com/en/

Wednesday, 28.06.2017 / 14.45-21.00 h
Trip to Almuñecar beach
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan / Price: 20 €

Thursday, 29.06.2017 / 21.00 -23.30 h
"Omega" at Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte
Film about Enrique Morente and "Lagartija Nick" by J. Sánchez Montes y G. Iglesias (Spain 2016)
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Plaza Nueva
Guide: Marisa / Price: 3,50 €

Saturday, 01.07.2017 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan / Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, insurance, entrance fees

Tuesday, 04.07.2017 / 21.00-23.00 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa / Price: each student pays his own consumption.

Wednesday, 05.07.2017 / 14.45-21.00 h
Trip to Almuñecar beach
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan / Price: 20 €

Friday, 07.07.2017 / 22.00-23.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raíz y Duende" at
Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO / Price: 15 €

Saturday, 08.07.2017 / 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, 13.06.2017 / 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)
http://granada.hammamalandalus.com/en/

Wednesday, 14.06.2017 / 14.45-21.00 h
Trip to Almuñecar beach
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan / Price: 20 €

Thursday, 15.06.2017 / CORPUS CHRISTI FEAST DAY
We recommend students to visit the cultural activities of Feria del Corpus which take place from Saturday, 10.06 to Sunday, 18.06.2017
http://www.granadadirect.com/fiestas/programa-corpus-christi-granada/

Friday, 16.06.2017 / 22.00-23.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raíz y Duende" at
Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Guide: NO / Price: 15 €

Saturday, 17.06.2017 / 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, 20.06.2017 / 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, 21.06.2017 / 14.45-21.00 h
Trip to Almuñecar beach
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan / Price: 20 €

Friday, 23.06.2017 / 20.00-21.00 h
Flamenco at the Jardines de Zoraya
Spanish levels: all levels
Meeting point: C/ Panaderos, nº 32
Guide: NO / Price: 20 €*
* optional dinner at the restaurant

Saturday, 24.06.2017 / 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, 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

Cómo has conocido la Escuela Montalbán?
La encontré en la pagina web. Yo había sabido que quería estudiar espaňol en Granada. Y empecé con una búsqueda en internet .. y allí encontré la Escuela Montalbán.

Quiénes han sido tus profesores?
José (clase de gramática)
Marisa (clase de conversación)

Cuál es tu opinión sobre los profesores?
José y Marisa son profesores superbuenos.

Me gustó mucho que en las clases con José dedicamos tiempo no sóĺo a gramática, pero que también hablamos de la cultura y historia de Espaňa y Andalucía. Pero al mismo tiempo, pasamos bastante tiempo con gramática. Cuando José estaba explicando la nueva gramática a nosotros lo siempre hizo en manera sistemática. Pues, José es el mejor profesor de gramática espaňola en mi vida!

Y Marisa es la mejor profesora de conversación en mi vida! Me gustó mucho que hablamos de la vida real y de temas que aparecieron al principio de cada clase. Me también gustó que la segunda semana de clases, cada uno de estudiantes en la clase debió preparar una presentación para los otros.

Qué es lo que más te ha gustado del curso?
Me gusta mucho que la escuala funciona como una familia, tambien me gusta estar en clases con los estudiantes de otros países, eso es especialmente interesante en las clases de conversación.

También, lo que funcionó para mí perfectamente fue que tomé dos semanas de clases, después viajé por dos semanas y después volví a la escuela para tomar una semana de clases más.

En qué actividades complementarias has participado?
Albaicín y flamenco
Cine en la escuela - "Un cuento chino"

Ambas actividades me parecieron muy interesantes.
El guía de ambas actividades fue Paco y fue estupendo.

Alojamiento
Viví en la casa de Elisa Franco en el bajo Albaicín y me gustó la atmósfera de su casa que sirve no sólo para los estudiantes de la Escuela Montalbán pero también como airbnb y eso es por qué la casa ofrece un ambiente muy internacinal, lo que me gusta. Y que más, Elisa es superamistosa y también prepara los mejores desaynos : )

Para mí, pasar las 5 semanas en Granada y Andalusia (y 3 semanas en la escuela) fue una experiencia fantastica y inolvidable.

Muchas gracias a todos en la escuela!!

Saludos de Praga! Jiri

P.S. Espero que un día vuelva a Granada y a la Escuela!

Granada is surrounded by magnificent mountains and several natural parks. On our mountain bike tours you will discover landscapes and the rich culture of Granada Province.

On a half-day ride we get above the city and into the favourite biking spot of the local granadinos. We descend into the cave district of Sacramonte where Flamenco clubs and tapas bars inhabit the hillside and great views of the Alhambra are promised.

Another option for a half-day ride is a route in the Sierra de Huetor natural park - the smaller sibling of Sierra Nevada. From here, we are treated to the best views of the high Sierra and its north face, which is covered in snow much of the year. This ride is rolling through pine and oak forests.

Our guide Antonio is an expert in guiding mountain bikers and will ensure that you will have the best possible experience.

After the tours you can have the best post-ride experience ever: visit the Arabic baths for a soak in the warm pools, a massage and stretch out on the hot stone slabs. And when you're feeling refreshed continue with a tapa tour of good food and wine.

For further information, dates and prices visit the course section on our website

The objective of the Granada International Film Festival Cines del Sur is the promotion and dissemination of films produced in Asia, Africa and Latin America countries habitually located at geografhical and political South.

The festival brings about the encounter between renowned filmmakers and fresh new talents, and it combines the exhibition of new productions with emblematic, historically meaningful movies.

Thus, Granada becomes an annual stage for southern countries productions.

Have a look at the festival timetable here!

Monday, 29.05.2017 / 18.00- 23.00 h
Guided visit to the Albaicín and Flamenco at the Sacromonte
Meeting point: School / Guide: Juan
Price: 20 €

Wednesday, 31.05.2017 / 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

Thursday, 01.06.2017 / 16.00-17.30 h
Film session at the school
Spanish levels: Intermediate
"El Olivo" (Icíar Bollaín / Spain 2016)
Meeting point: School / Classroom 5

Saturday, 03.06.2017 / 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

Sunday, 04.06.2017 / 08.00-17.00 h
Hikking trip to the Sierra de Baza Natural Park
https://sierraysol.com/es/package/parque-natural-sierra-baza/
Price: 28 €