School Blog

For further information regarding the whole programme visit the official Festival website: www.retroback.info or Retroback in Facebook.

Enjoy the Festival with Carlos Gardel:

Carlos Gardel - El Día Que Me Quieras

Monday, 13.02.2012
13.30-14.30 h
Welcome session with information about Granada & Andalusia

16.30-20.00 h
Guided visit to the Arabic quarter Albaicín

Tuesday, 14.02.2012
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Thursday, 15.02.2012
15.30-17.00 h
Film session at the school
"Un cuento chino" (S. Borensztein / Argentina 2011)

Friday, 17.02.2012
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 €

Saturday, 18.02.2012
09.00 h
Guided trip to Córdoba
Fee: 55 €

Sunday, 19.02.2012
09.00 h
Guided trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Fee: 44 €

Friday / Saturday / Sunday, 17/18/19.02.2012
Guided weekend trip to Northern Morocco
Fee: 195 €
More information on: www.studytravel-spain.com

44 students from IIS Astolfo Lunardi school in Brescia, Italy are currently
participating in our Spanish courses. The morning classes are complemented by an attractive activity programme which consists in guided visits to the Albaicín, the Alhambra and the Arabic bath. A Flamenco performance at the Sacromonte and a daytrip to the Costa Tropical are also included. All students are accommodated in host families who live in walking distance to our school.

El acto arrancará con unas palabras del director del Instituto Cervantes, Víctor García de la Concha, tras lo cual se proyectará el vídeo que el director francés Vincent Moon realizó en 2010 sobre Morente.

El homenaje concluirá con una actuación del guitarrista Pepe Habichuela, quien  interpretará algunos de los temas más conocidos del repertorio del cantaor fallecido. Pepe Habichuela acompañó a Morente durante más de 40 años por los escenarios de medio mundo.

Enrique Morente (1942 - 2010) - Pequeño Vals Vienés (Live)

Monday, 06.02.2012
13.00-14.00 h
Welcome session with information about Granada & Andalusia

Tuesday, 07.02.2012
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Wednesday, 08.02.2012
16.30-18.00 h
Film session at the school
"Ispansi" (Carlos Iglesias / Spain 2010)

Thursday, 09.02.2012
21.00-23.00 h
Music Workshop at Tetería La Fuga
Fee: 4 €

Friday, 10.02.2012
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 €

Saturday, 11.02.2012
09.00 h
Guided trip to the Costa Tropical
Fee: 46 €

Monday, 30.01.2012
13.30-14.00 h
Welcome session with information about Granada & Andalusia

Tuesday, 31.01.2012
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Thursday, 02.02.2012
22.30 h
OUR HOT TIP FOR THIS WEEK!
Flamenco at Peña Flamenca La Plateria in the Albaicín
"Pilar Fajardo y su cuadro"
Fee: 8 €



Friday, 03.02.2012
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 €

Saturday, 04.02.2012
09.00 h
Guided trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Fee: 44 €

We are all excited to be starting a New Year, with the usual school philosophy of new ideas and new ways of making Spanish language learning fun and stress free.





The Escuela Montalbán team

Monday, 23.01.2012
14.00-15.00 h
Welcome session with information about Granada & Andalusia

Tuesday, 24.01.2012
14.00 h
Trekking tour to the Cahorros Gorge in Monachil (Sierra Nevada National Park)



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

Thursday, 26.01.2012
14.00 - 15.30 h
International lunch at the school

Friday, 27.01.2012
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 €

Saturday, 28.01.2012
08.00 h
Guided trip to Córdoba
Fee: 55 €

Tuesday, 17.01.2012
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Wednesday, 18.01.2012
15.30-17.00 h
Film session at the school
"El Quijote" (Manuel Gutiérrez Aragon / 1990)

Thursday, 19.01.2012
21.00-23.00 h
Workshop "Música Andalusí-oriental-turca-popular marroquí"
Tetería La Fuga (C/ elvira, nº 55)
Fee: 4 €

Friday, 20.01.2012
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 €

Saturday, 21.01.2012
09.00 h
Guided trip to the Costa Tropical
Fee: 46 €

Je dois dire que ce fut un séjour extraordinaire. L'école Montalban avait peu d'étudiants et nous avons donc pu travailler en groupes très restreints, dans des conditions idéales. Les  profs sont disponibles et amicaux. Ils aiment et connaissent très bien leur belle ville. Je n'oublierai jamais la petite fête organisée par l'école: ambiance détendue, musique et pâtisseries espagnoles au programme! J'ai particulièrement apprécié cette ville magnifique aux accents arabes, gitans et chrétiens! Architecture grandiose, population chaleureuse et qui aime s'amuser. Certes, il a fait un peu froid, avec des gelées la nuit, mais un froid sec, très sain et un soleil toujours présent, les neiges scintillantes de la Sierra Nevada se détachant sur le bleu du ciel. Pour une première expérience andalouse, ce fut un succès et je pense déjà à mon prochain séjour en Andalousie... en hiver!
Christophe Dremaux