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Granada exudes a mystical sense of beauty that not many Spanish cities can compare to.

As the last city to be returned to the Christian conquistadors after several hundred centuries of Muslim ruling, Granada still bears evidence to its Arabic influence to this day. The Alhambra Palace was built during the Moorish reign in the 15th century, and still stands proud and majestic on the hills of Granada.

Other signs of Arabic influence can be seen in the Albaicín, one of the oldest areas in Granada. Perched on a hilltop it consists of steep cobblestoned paths and white-washed houses.

During the programme you will visit the Alhambra, the old Arabic quarter Albaicín and the Arabic bath. We will complement the guided visits with workshops about Arabic art, music and cooking.

For further information visit our course section

Stone benches with fantastic views mean that there are plenty of places where you can stop for breather. Refill your water bottles at the source of the River Darro, one of the two rivers that run through Granada.

Check out here further information about this hike!

Monday, 16.01.2017
20.30-23.00 h
Tapa tour to the Realejo Quarter with our teacher Marisa
Spanish levels: suitable for all Spanish levels
Meeting point: school
Price: students pays their consumption

Wednesday, 17.01.2017
12.30-14.00 h
Film session at the school: "La interculturalidad"
"Un cuento chino" (Sebastián Borensztein / Argentina 2011)
Spanish levels: A2 – C2 (subtitles in Spanish)
Meeting point: classroom 5
Price: included

Saturday, 21.01.2017
08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Spanish levels: suitable for all Spanish levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* The price includes transport, insurances, ham tasting and guide

Monday, 23.01.2017
20.30-23.00 h
Tapa tour with Rubén
Spanish levels: suitable for all Spanish levels
Meeting point: school
Price: students pays their consumption

Tuesday, 24.01.2017
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabc bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage)
Spanish levels: suitable for alle Spanish levels
Meeting point: Arabic bath C/ Santa Ana, nº 16
Price: 25 €

Sunday, 29.01.2017
07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Seville
Spanish levels: suitable for all Spanish levels
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 70 €*
* The price includes transport, insurances, entrance fees and guide

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES DURING OUR COURSE WEEK: 09.01. – 13.01.2017

Monday, 09.01.2017 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Meeting point: School
Guide: Ruben
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Wednesday, 11.01.2017/ 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
(includes massage)
http://granada.hammamalandalus.com/en
Meeting point: C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 (near Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Friday, 13.01.2017 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raíz y Duende" at
Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Guitar, piano, percussion, dancing, singing ...
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

• 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

COURSE WEEK: 21.11. – 25.11.2016

Monday, 21.11.2016 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Tuesday, 22.11.2016 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage)
http://granada.hammamalandalus.com/en
Meeting point: C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 (near Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Thursday, 24.11.2016 / 14.30-16.00 h
Film session at the school
"Un cuento chino" (Sebastián Borensztein / Argentina, Spain 2011)

Friday, 25.11.2016 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco performance at Casa del Arte Flamenco
http://www.casadelarteflamenco.com/es/
Meeting point: Cuesta de Gomérez, nº 11
Price: 16 €

COURSE WEEK: 28.11. – 02.12.2016

Monday, 28.11.2016 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Tuesday, 29.11.2016 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage)
Meeting point: C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 (near Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Thursday, 01.12.2016 / 14.30-16.00 h
Film session at the school
"La isla mínima" (Alberto Rodríguez Librero / Spain 2014)

Friday, 02.12.2016 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raiz y Duende" at Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Guitar, piano, percussion, dancing, singing ...
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

• 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

Monday, 14.11.2016 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Tuesday, 15.11.2016 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage)
Meeting point: C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 (near Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Thursday, 17.11.2016 / 15.00-19.00 h
Horseback riding in Sierra Nevada National Park
Price: 30 €

Friday, 18.11.2016 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raiz y Duende" at Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Guitar, piano, percussion, dancing, singing ...
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

Martin Vosseler
(Basilea y Elm, Suiza, Médico jubilado)

• Trabajo para la protección del medio ambiente. Varias actividades artisticas (violín, actor, dibujar).
• El año 2011 visité la escuela Montalbán por primera vez. Al instante sentí en buen ambiente con humor. El año 2013 estudié en la escuela durante 4 semanas.
• Practíco español cada día, un poco cada día. Repito unas palabras o leo un texto español. Quiero viajar a Sudamérica.
• Espero que posea el uso correcto de "estar" y "ser" o "para" y "por" antes de morir ...
• Estoy muy entusiasmado. Todos los profesores, todas las profesoras enseñan de una manera creativa y humana, con humor, determinación y paciencia. Las clases una mezcla ideal: Conversación, gramática aplicada, juegos, películas, canciones. Las clases no están nunca aburridas.
• Voy a volver el año próximo para refrescar mi español y disfrutar esta ciudad maravillosa.

Madeleine Beylot (Francia)

• ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿De dónde eres? ¿ A qué te dedicas? Me llamo Madeleine. Soy de Francia. Era profesora y ahora estoy jubilada. Me gusta viajar y aprender español.
• ¿Por qué elegiste estudiar en Grananda? ¿Te gusta esta ciudad? Elegí estudiar en Granada porque conocía esta ciudad antes y me encanta vivir en ella. Es tan hermosa y la genté muy amable.
• ¿Llevas mucho tiempo estudiando español? ¿Por qué decidiste aprenderlo? Desde mi jubilación, estudio casi cada día la lengua de Cervantes. Decidí aprender esté idioma porque es como si fuera una canción. Lo más difícil es memorizar, pero la gramática me encanta.
• ¿Cómo está siendo tu experiencia en España y en nuestra escuela? Al inicio en la escuela, sabía poco. Ahora es más fácil para mi porque los profesores enseñan bien, y sobre todo tienen paciencia repitiendo hasta que comprenda. En la escuela estoy como si fuera en casa con mi familia. El ambiente es muy ameno. Cada vez (es la octava vez que estoy estudiendo en la escuela) tengo la posibilidad aprender más conocer un poco el español me permite disfrutar de mis vacaciones en las islas canarias, ir al teatro, ver una película española, hacer casí como si fuera una nativa. Pasear en Graná es un placer. Visitar los museos y sobre todo la Alhambra es una maravilla.

¡Espero volver!

COURSE WEEK: 31.10. – 05.11.2016

Monday, 31.11.2016 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Meeting point: School
Guide: Ruben
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Tuesday, 01.11.2016 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage)
http://granada.hammamalandalus.com/en
Meeting point: C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 (near Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Thursday, 03.11.2016 / 16.00-19.00 h
Excursion to Nigüelas village with a visit of an olive oil mill
http://oliveoiltour.com/
Meeting point: C/ San Antón, nº 74 (former Hotel San Antón)
Price: 38 €*
* inlcudes transport, olive oil tasting (Minimum 2 persons)

Friday, 04.11.2016 / 21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raiz y Duende" at Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Guitar, piano, percussion, dancing, singing ...
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 05.11.2016 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Meeting point: Congress Palace / guide: Juan
Price: 46 € (includes transport, entrance fees, guide and insurance)

COURSE WEEK: 07.11. – 12.11.2016

Monday, 07.11.2016 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Tuesday, 08.11.2016 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage)
http://granada.hammamalandalus.com/en
Meeting point: C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 (near Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Wednesday, 09.11.2016 / 17.00-20.00 h
Guided visit to the Arabic quarter Albaicín
Meeting point: Puerta Elvira / Guide Paco
Price: 10 €

Friday, 11.11.2016
21.00 h
Flamenco performance at Casa del Arte Flamenco
http://www.casadelarteflamenco.com/es/
Meeting point: Cuesta de Gomérez, nº 11
Price: 16 €

Saturday, 12.11.2016 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Meeting point: Congress Palace / guide: Juan
Price: 44 € (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

SIELE is an online evaluation and certification service to test your Spanish language ability. It is suitable for students and professionals who need to demonstrate their linguistic ability to academic institutions, businesses and public administration. It is an official certification promoted by the Instituto Cervantes, the National University of Mexico, the University of Salamanca and the University of Buenos Aires. With the SIELE test our students can finish their Spanish course with an official exam. You will receive an internationally recognised certificate which is valid for 2 years.

REGISTRATION
This is a small step by step guide for the registration in the SIELE exam. To begin the process, please visit the following website: https://siele.org/elige-certificado

• Choose the exam SIELE GLOBAL.
• Select SPAIN as the country where you want to take the exam. Click on comprar.
• Choose the city, the date and the exam centre where you want to take the exam. In localidad, select Granada.
• Search for Escuela Montalbán and choose the day and the time when you want to do the exam. We offer exam sessions every Thursday.
• Complete the payment and add your personal details.
• Now you are registered to take the SIELE GLOBAL exam at our school!

COURSE WEEK: 10.10. – 15.10.2016

Monday, 10.10.2016 / 20.30 h
Tapa Tour in Granada city centre
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: each student pays his own consumption

Thursday, 13.10.2016 / 16.00-19.00 h
Excursion to Nigüelas village with a visit of an olive oil mill
http://oliveoiltour.com/
Meeting point: C/ San Antón, nº 74 (former Hotel San Antón)
Price: 38 €*
* inlcudes transport, olive oil tasting (Minimum 2 persons)

Friday, 14.10.2016 / 22.00-23.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raiz y Duende" at Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Guitar, piano, percussion, dancing, singing ...
Meeting point: Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30-38 (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 15.10.2016 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 46 €*
* includes transport, entrance fees, guide and insurance

COURSE WEEK: 17.10. – 22.10.2016

Monday, 17.10.2016 / 17.30-22.00 h
Guided visit to the Arabic quarter Albaicín and Flamenco at the Sacromonte
Meeting point: Puerta Elvira
Guide: Paco
Price: 15 €

Tuesday, 18.10.2016 / 20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage)
http://granada.hammamalandalus.com/en
Meeting point: C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 (near Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Wednesday, 19.10.2016 / 20.00-21.30 h
Cooking workshop: we prepare a Paella
Meeting point: Escuela de Cocina Javier Vilchez / Calle San Marcos, nº 1
Guide: NO
Price: 15 €*
* includes dinner (Minimum 4 persons)

Saturday, 22.10.2016 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Seville
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Gide: Juan
Price: 60 € (includes transport, entrance fees, guide and insurance)

• 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