School Blog

Monday 28.03.2016
09.00-14.00
Spanish courses for all levels.

20.30-22.30h
Tapas Tour with Ruben!
Discover the authentic and great places to eat at the city centre of Granada!
We will meet at 20.30 h in front of the school.  Every student pays his/her own consumption.

Tuesday, 29.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.

20.00-21.30h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hamman de Al-Andalus (including massage)
Discover the authentic Arabic baths at Granada. Relax and enjoy the bath and massage. You need to wear swimming clothes, a towel is not necessary.

Address: Calle Santa Ana 16 (Near to Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Wednesday,  30.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.  

20.30 – 22.00 h
Paella cooking class and dinner!
Do you wondering how the Spanish people make Paella? Come and experience! We will make a Paella together and eat it later.

Escuela de Cocina
Address: C/ San Marcos, nº 1
Price: 15 € (cooking class and dinner / Minimum: 4 persons).

Thursday, 31.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.

15.00 – 17.00h
Film session "La isla mínima" of Alberto Rodríguez (Spain, 2014)
Theme: Crime
Subtitle: Spanish

Friday, 01.04.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.

15.55-19.00    
Horseback riding at Dílar, Sierra Natural Park
Come and enjoy horseback riding through the beautiful landscape of the Sierra Nevada!

Price: 30 € (the price does not include the bus ride, 3 € roundtrip)

19.30–21.00h              
Flamenco en la Casa del Arte Flamenco
Enjoy the beautiful art of Flamenco dancing!
Address: C/ Cuesta de Gomerez, nº11
Price: 16 €

Sunday, 03.04.2016                
08.45 - 20.00 h
Day trip  to Costa Tropical
Don’t miss the day trip to Costa Tropical organised by Instituto Cultural!

Meeting point: at the Congress Palace
Price: 46 €

Monday 21.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.

13.30-14.30 h 
Information session about the courses and Granada for new students
Only for new students!

18.30 - 20.30 h
Semana Santa (Easter Week) Procession of Realejo: "Nuestro Señor en el Huerto y Virgen de de la Amargura"
Come and see the beautiful procession of Realejo with Marisa!
We will meet at 18.30 h in front of the school. 

Tuesday, 22.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.

20.00-21.30h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hamman de Al-Andalus (including massage)
Discover the authentic Arabic baths at Granada. Relax and enjoy the bath and massage.
You need to wear swimming clothes, a towel is not necessary.
Price: 25 €

Wednesday, 23.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.   

16.00-19.00 h
Excursion to Nigüelas
We visit an oliveoil mill in Nigüelas Village and having a olive oil tasting 
Price: 38 €

Thursday, 24.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.

We recommend you to go to the processions this day!

Friday, 25.03.2016

There are no classes on this day!

15.55-19.00 h       
Horseback riding at Dilar en Sierra Nevada Natural Park!
Come and enjoy horseback riding through the beautiful landscape of the Sierra Nevada! Go to our office if you want to receive more information
Price: 30 € (the price does not include the bus ride, 3 € roundtrip)

20.30–21.00 h                
Flamenco "Raiz y Duende" at Taller de Arte Vimaambi
Enjoy the beautiful Flamenco art!
Address: C/Cuesta de Gomerez, nº11 
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 26.03.2016                  
08.45-20.00 h 

Day trip to Las Alpujarras
Don’t miss the day trip to Las Alpujarras organised by Instituto Cultural! The region of mountain villages known as Las Alpujarras clings to the southern flanks of the Sierra Nevada, cloven by deep, sheltered valleys and gorges which run down towards the Mediterranean. 

Meeting point: We meet you at the Congress Palace 
Price: 44 €*

* The price includes a tasting of wine, local ham and cheese.

Granada a city with a rich multicultural history, the Alhambra and other monuments, a student-driven nightlife, hiking in the nearby Sierra Nevada National Park offers a break from urban city life! Thursday, 17th March 2016, a beautiful sunny spring day! Paco with his dog Bruno took a group of students to the fantastic route Cruz de Viznar in Sierra de Alfaguara!

You can find Cruz de Viznar, at the Sierra Alfaguara that is located in the Natural Park of Sierra de Huétor. The view is amazing because it is far enough away from the Sierra Nevada to see the whole mountain range topped with snow in this time of the year.

We started our route at Viznar village, that is approximately 7 km away from Granada. From Viznar it is a 30-minute walk to the Cruz de Viznar. From there we went to La Cueva del Agua. With all the hiking tour took around 3 hours.

We like to take our students here since the climb up is steady rather than steep, therefore we can take students from every age.

Semana Santa, also known as Holy Easter week, is a festivity you will never forget, especially when you celebrate it in Granada! In 2016 Easter in Granada is celebrated from 20 to the 27 of March. During this week 32 processions take place through the city center of Granada leading through the beautiful cathedral of the city!

This Catholic Festivity is very unique when you compare it with other cities in Andalucía. Granada is known as one of the most beautiful cities because of its unique surroundings of the processions and their “pasos” that are known as float of thrones with important religious icons.  

Palm Sunday-  20 March
Palm Sunday is the last day before the lent starts. This day they celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, 1 week before his resurrection.
On this day 5 fraternities (also known as cofradías) are going through the streets of Granada. Around 16.00h the Church Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro gives the opening of the holy week by letting out “La Burriquilla”. The best place to see tis procession is from de Arco de Elvira, that is situated behind the large street Gran Vía.

Holy Monday – 21 March
On this day the neighborhood Zaidín which is located in the south of Granada starts its Holy Week by starting their procession at 16.30 h from the church Corpus Christi. They start with their youngest fraternity Santismo Cristo del Trabajo and Nuestra señora de la Luz.  

Holy Tuesday – 22 March
This day around 18.00 h at Plaza Nueva, many people wait to see a spectacular procession that comes from the church of San Gil. The procession is named as Nuestro Padre Jesus del Gran Poder and Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza.

Holy Wednesday – 23 March
Holy Wednesday is a big day in the neighborhood Sacromonte where the gypsies (los gitanos) live. They say that this is one of the most beautiful and impressive procession of the Holy Week. The name of the procession is María Santísma del Sacromonte and starts around 19.20 h at Calle Ganivet. The best way to see it is when it is on his way back to the Abadía del Sacromonte.

Maundy Thursday – 24 March
This is a big day in the old Moorish neighbourhood Albaicín. People are standing in the small streets of Albaicín to watch La Estrellla, La Aurora and La Concha.

Good Friday – 25 March
On good Friday there are 6 processions in Granada.  Around 15.00 h nearly 5000 people will be at Campo del Príncipe in the neighbourhood Realejo to see El rezo al Señor de las favores.

Holy Saturday – 26 March
On Saturday there is only 1 procession which starts at 17.30 h. The procession begins at the church that is located inside the Alhambra namely Santa María de la Alhambra.

Easter Sunday – 27 March
The last day of Semana Santa: The bells of the churches toll joyfully in Granada. There are processions in the morning that close this beautiful week: at 09.00 h starts a procession from the church San Miguel; the last one starts at 11.00 h from the church of Sagrario that is located next to the Cathedral.

For the exact times, routes please click on the link below (IN SPANISH):
http://www.granadadirect.com/fiestas/semana-santa-granada/

I was for 3 weeks at the Spanish language school Escuela Montalbán to follow a level intermediate B2 course. The quality of the lessons is really good since they offer only small classes and teachers are really friendly and knowledgeable! They only speak Spanish to you, therefore, it enforces you to speak and it develops your Spanish!

The atmosphere in the school is great! The school is cozy and the teachers, people that work there are extremely friendly, knowledgeable and warm. But also being able to experience the culture and lifestyle in Granada cannot be underestimated. Therefore, they organize different kind of activities, one of them was a tapa tour through the center of Granada! This is a good way to know your classmates and to get an impression of the city!

I definitely want to go back to follow another course, maybe in combination with the cooking classes that they offer!

(Amber / 24 years / Netherlands)

Monday 14.03.2016
09.00-14.00
Spanish courses for all levels.

20.30-22.30h
Tapas Tour with Ruben!
Discover the authentic and great places to eat at the city centre of Granada!
We will meet at 20.30 h in front of the school.  Every student pays his/her own consumption.

Tuesday, 15.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.

20.00-21.30h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hamman de Al-Andalus (including massage)
Discover the authentic Arabic baths at Granada. Relax and enjoy the bath and massage.
You need to wear swimmingclothes, a towel is not necessary.
Price: 25 €

Wednesday,   
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.   

14.00h
Hiking with Paco!
Go hiking with Paco and his dog Bruno and discover the beautiful nature of Granada! If you are interested, subscribe at our office!

Thursday, 17.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.

15.00 – 17.00h
Film session "Truman" de Cesc Gay (Spain, 2015)
Winner of the Premios Goya 2016
Theme:  Drama
Subtitle: Spanish

Friday, 18.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels.

15.55-19.00      
Horseback riding at Sierra Natural Park!
Come and enjoy horseback riding through the beautiful landscape of the Sierra Nevada!
Price: 30 € (the price does not include the bus ride, 3 € roundtrip)

20.30–21.00h                
Flamenco en la Casa del Arte Flamenco
Enjoy the beautifull art of the Flamenco!
Address: C/Cuesta de Gomerez, nº11
Price: 16 €

Saturday,19.03.2016                 
07.45-20.00 h

Day trip  to Córdoba
Don’t miss the day trip to Córdoba organised by Instituto Cultural! Enjoy the amazing Mezquita, a cathedral built around an old Mosque. One of the most impressive monuments in the world!

Meeting point: Our guide Juan meets you at the Congress Palace 
Price: 55 €

I enjoyed my time there a lot. The atmosphere was relaxed and the staff was really friendly, so that I felt welcome and like a part of the school comunity. I learned a lot. The lessons were effective and interesting and I liked the teachers.

The school offered a lot of different activities, such as hiking, rock climbing and horse riding in Sierra Nevada National Park, Flamenco dancing, cooking classes or movie evenings. The activities make it easy to get to know the other students and to make new friends from all over the world.

Granada is a great city. I love the tapas culture for example. With every drink you get a tapa for free. What I liked the most was hiking in the Sierra Nevada and dancing Salsa and Bachata. There are dance partys every night and I improved a lot while being here. Dancing Salsa helped me as well to make Spanisch friends and to use my new knowledges of the language.

I was sad when I had to leave Escuela Montalban and Granada.

I will come back for sure as soon as posible and I can recommend everybody to go there as well!

Freya from Germany

Monday, 07.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels

14.00-15.00 h
Welcome session for new students with information about the school and Granada

Tuesday, 08.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels

20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage)
Price: 25 €

Wednesday, 09.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels

14.00 h
Hiking tour with Paco and Bruno (his dog :)



Thursday, 10.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels

15.00-16.30 h
Film session at the school
"Ocho apellidos vascos" (E. Martínez-Lázaro / Spain 2014)

Friday, 11.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels

15.00-19.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Nevada Nationalpark
Price: 30 €

21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco performance at the Taller Vimaambi (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 12.03.2016
09.00-19.00 h
Guided trip to the Tropical Coast
Meeting point: Congress Palace / guide: Juan
Price: 46 €

Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 11/12/13.03.2016
Weekend trip to Morocco
www.studytravel-spain.com
Price: 195 €

Tuesday, 01.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels. This week we have 8 different classes of a variety of levels, filled with students from all over the world!

20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage).
Meeting point: C/ Santa Ana N° 16 (next to Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Wednesday, 02.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels. This week we have 8 different classes of a variety of Spanish levels, filled with students from all over the world!

19.30-21.00 h
Cooking workshop: We prepare a Paella!
Students meet at Javier Vilchez cooking cchool at C/ San Marco, nº 1
Price: 15 €

Thursday, 03.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels. This week we have 8 different classes of a variety of levels, filled with students from all over the world!

20.30 h
International Tango Festival
Cia R.E.A. Danza presents "Romance de Barrio"
Price: 12 €
Students meet our teacher Marisa at the entrance of Teatro Isabel La Católica

Friday, 04.03.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels. This week we have 8 different classes of a variety of levels, filled with students from all over the world!

14.55-19.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Natural Park. While enjoying the horseback riding itself, you will also be able to appreciate the beautiful scenery around you.
Price: 30 €

19.30 h
Flamenco performance at the Casa del Arte Flamenco
Address: C/ Cuesta de Gomerez, nº 11
Price: 16 €

Saturday, 05.03.2016
08.45-20.00 h
Excursion to The Alpujarra Mountains
Meeting point: Our guide Juan meets you at the Congress Palace
Price: 44 €

Monday, 22.02.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels. This week we have 8 different classes of a variety of levels, filled with students from all over the world!

Tuesday, 23.02.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels. This week we have 8 different classes of a variety of levels, filled with students from all over the world!

20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus (includes massage).
Meeting point: C/ Santa Ana N° 16 (next to Plaza Nueva)
Price: 25 €

Wednesday, 24.02.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels. This week we have 8 different classes of a variety of Spanish levels, filled with students from all over the world!

16.00-19.00 h
We visit an oliveoil mill in Nigüelas Village.
Students meet at C/ San Antón, nº 74 (in front of the former Hotel San Antón)
Price: 38 €

Thursday, 25.02.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels. This week we have 8 different classes of a variety of levels, filled with students from all over the world!

15.00-16.30 h
Enjoy yourself and improve your Spanish with a movie at Escuela Montalban. The movie is called "La isla mínima" and is directed by Alberto Rodríguez (Spain 2014). The movie has Spanish subtitles.

Friday, 26.02.2016
09.00-14.00 h
Spanish courses for all levels. This week we have 8 different classes of a variety of levels, filled with students from all over the world!

15.55-19.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Natural Park. While enjoying the horseback riding itself, you will also be able to appreciate the beautiful scenery around you.
Price: 30 €

21.00 h
Flamenco performance "Raiz y Duende" at the Taller Vimaambi
Address: C/Cuesta de San Gregorio, nº 30 - 38 (Albaicín)
Price: 15 €

Saturday, 27.02.2016
08.45-20.00 h
Excursion to The Alpujarra Mountains
Meeting point: Our guide Juan meets you at the Congress Palace
Price: 44 €