School Blog

To promote our Spanish courses in Hungary we haven given a scholarship during the "Encuentro Nacional de Institutos Bilingües de Hungría" which took place from 23 to 24 of March in Pécs. The grant consists in a 2 weeks Spanish course at our school.

We also haven given grants for several 1 week Spanish courses with accommodation to the Universidad Eötvös Lóránd of Budapest. The Spanish Department has more than 200 students of Spanish.

Monday, 09.04.2012
14.00-15.00 h
Welcome session with information about Granada & Andalusia

19.30 h
Guided tour to Granada city centre & tapas
Fee: 17 €

Tuesday, 10.04.2012
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Wednesday, 11.04.2012
16.00 h
Visit to an olive oil mill in Nigüelas
Fee: 38 €

Thursday, 12.04.2012
15.30-17.00 h
Film session at the school
"Los abrazos rotos" (Pedro Almodóvar / España 2006)

Friday, 13.04.2012
15.55-20.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Nevada National Park
Fee: 30 €

21.00-22.30 h
Flamenco at the Taller Vimaambi (Albaicín)
Fee: 15 €

Weekend trips: Cordoba and Seville in springtime!
Saturday, 14.04.2012
08.00 h
Guided trip to Cordoba
Fee: 55 €

Sunday, 15.04.2012
08.00 h
Guided trip to Seville
Fee: 60 €

They were especially interested in a Spanish conversation class and our Flamenco and cooking workshops:

http://www.antena3.com/especiales/noticias/sociedad/a-fondo/

Monday, 02.04.2012
14.00-15.00 h
Welcome session with information about Granada & Andalusia

Tuesday, 03.04.2012
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Wednesday, 04.04.2012
¡La Semana Santa en Granada!
17.00 h
We join the famous Gypsy Procession



Friday, 06.04.2012
15.55-20.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Nevada National Park
Fee: 30 €

21.00-22.30 h
Flamenco at the Taller Vimaambi (Albaicín)
Fee: 15 €

During the processions, the floats ("pasos") with the figures are carried on the shoulders of the "costaleros", and are followed by processions of "nazarenos" in long, hooded gowns, the penitents (carrying figures of the cross on their shoulders), and women and girls dressed in black traditional Spanish costumes carrying candles and crosses.
The weight of the paso depends on the size and it can take as many as 40 men to carry. If you come to Granada in the weeks leading up to Semana Santa you might possibly run into one of the practice sessions and might wonder what a group of men are doing trying to carry a wooden structure on their heads with bags of sand.
It is hard to choose between the different processions, but perhaps the important ones are the "Silent Procession" on Thursday (when the street lights along the route are turned off and the procession takes place in absolute silence) and the "Gypsy Procession" on Wednesday which goes through the Albaicín/Sacromonte quarter. During the Gypsy Procession, bonfires are lit along the route and stops are made every so often for "saetas" (traditional songs to the Virgin) to be sung.

Their programme consisted in Spanish and Flamenco classes and a big variety of cultural activities such us a guided visit to the Picasso Museum in Málaga, a visit to the Albaicín with lunch at the Mirador de Morayma Restaurant, a tapa tour with Gayle, a visit to the Alhambra and a dinner at the Oryza Restaurant.

An evaluation of the own language level is often difficult. For this reason, we offer an approximately 2-hour personal counseling interview with a final level classification. Before you register for the exam, make an appointment with us!
Price: 30 €

Tuesday, 27.03.2012
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Wednesday, 28.03.2012
15.30-17.00 h
Film session at the school
"Pan negro" (Agustí Villaronga / España 2010)

Thursday, 29.03.2012
21.00-23.00 h
Music Workshop at Tetería la Fuga
"Música andalusí - oriental - turca - marroqui"
Fee: 4 €

Friday, 30.03.2012
15.55-20.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Nevada National Park
Fee: 30 €

21.00-22.30 h
Flamenco at the Taller Vimaambi (Albaicín)
Fee: 15 €



Sunday, 01.04.2012
09.00 h
Guided trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Fee: 55 €

Monday, 19.03.2012
14-15,00 h
Welcome session for all new students

Tuesday, 20.03.2012
15.30-17.00 h
Film session at the school
"Amador" (Fernando Leon de Aranoa / España 2011)

20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Thursday, 22.03.2012
14.00-15.30 h
International lunch at the school



Friday, 23.03.2012
15.55-28.00 h
Horseback riding at Sierra Nevada National Park
Fee: 30 €

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

Sunday, 24.03.2012
08.00 h
Guided visit to Cordoba
Fee: 55 €