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HOLY WEEK IN GRANADA
In Granada Easter festivities begin on Palm Sunday, 24.03.2024 and las until Easter Sunday, 31.03.2024
The Holy Week (Semana Santa) processions in Granada are very unique when compared with other Andalusian cities. It is renowned for the simplicity and beauty of its "pasos" (floats of thrones with religious icons), and also for the unique surroundings of the processions.
Indeed, the streets of the Albaicín, for example, so narrow and twisted with their typical cobblestones, give a special setting to the procession of the Virgen de la Aurora and the Concepción.
Unforgettable images await the visitor, like those of the procession of El Silencio returning to the home church after midnight by the Carrera del Darro.
And not forgetting the beautiful backdrop, with the Alhambra often to be admired atop its moonlit hill.
And visitors should not miss the Santísimo Cristo del Consuelo y María Santísima del Sacromonte, known as Los Gitanos (the gypsies). It takes place on Wednesday is one of the most beautiful and breathtaking processions of the Semana Santa in Granada.
Undoubtley, one of the best places to see it: on its way back to the Sacromonte Abbey on top of the Sacromonte, where the gypsies receive the icons with bonfires and saetas (prayers sung in flamenco style without instruments). However, this takes place almost at dawn and it's a long way from the city center.
INTERNATIONAL TANGO FESTIVAL GRANADA
Wednesday, 13.03.2024 / 20.45 h
INTERNATIONAL TANGO FESTIVAL GRANADA
“Del Granada Tango al Tango en Granada”
Meeting point: Teatro Isabel La Católica
Guides: Paco/Marga
Price: 15,00 €
Saturday, 16.03.2024/ 07.45-20.00 h
DAYTRIP TO CORDOBA
Meeting point: Palacio de Congresos
Guide: Juan
Price: 70 €*
* includes transport, entrance to the mosque and guide
HIKING TOUR TO PRADO NEGRO VILLAGE
Today our teacher Paco has offered a hiking tour to Prado Negro Village.
On this route through the heart of the Sierra de Huétor Natural Park we combine the route along the Acequia del Fardes, which starts at the Fuente de los Potros recreational area, with a visit to the Cascadas de Prado Negro waterfalls and to this district of Huétor Santillán. The surroundings are beautiful, among pine, holm oak and gall oak forests and wide meadows, under cliffs with vultures.
The Cascadas de Prado Negro route starts from the Fuente de los Potros recreational area, a great place to spend the day, especially when the summer heat is intense. Leave your car in the car park at the back of the area, next to the children's play area.
From here you just follow the signposted path through a beautiful holm oak forest next to the irrigation channel. This is one of the most beautiful spots in this mountain range.
I VERY MUCH ENJOYED MY WEEK!
I very much enjoyed my one week with Escuela Montalban. They were very friendly and encouraging from the beginning. I felt they placed me well in a class of students that had already been there a couple of months I had 90 minutes of grammar, 90 minutes of conversation, and one hour of cultural Spanish information it was a great way to break up each day, and not be too overwhelming. The professors were fun and engaging, helping each students feel more confident with their Spanish. I would recommend this school for any students. We ended up not having any extracurricular activities because other students were not as interested as I was mainly because they were college age and had other classes to study for. It would’ve been nice to have some extra activities for those of us in town and not taking out college courses . thank you for helping me find this placement.
Tobi Moriarty (58 years old / USA / February 2024)
SPANISH & HIKING IN GRANADA
Wednesday, 06.03.2024 / 12.30 hrs
Hiking tour to Prado Negro Village
Meeting point: School
The bus leaves at 13.15 hrs from Paseo de los Basilios.
Guide: Paco
Price: students pay the bus fare (approx. 5,00 € return trip)
Saturday, 09.03.2024 / 08.45-20.00 hrs
Excursion to the Alpujarras
Meeting point: Palacio de Congresos
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*.
* including transport, ham tasting, and guide
SPANISH COURSES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GROUPS IN GRANADA
We already have started our Spanish language programmes for secondary school groups in Granada! 19 students from the Gymnasium Wandlitz in Germany have visited us from 12 to 16.of February 2024.
They combined Spanish lessons in the morning with afternoon activities, such as Flamenco classes, a guided visit to the Sacromonte Museum, a guided visit to The Alhambra and a hiking tour to Monachil Village with our guide Jaime from Sierra & Sol. All students were accommodated in host families near the school.
See you again in summer with the next goup :)
GUIDED VISIT TO THE MONASTERY OF SAN JERONIMO
Tuesday, 20.02.2024 / 18.00 - 20.00 hrs
Film: 8 apellidos marroquís (8 Moroccan surnames)
Director: Álvaro Fernández Armero (2023)
Meeting point: School
Guide: Marisa
Price: students pay the cinema ticket
Thursday, 22.02.2024 / 16.00-18.00 hrs
Visit to the Monastery of San Jerónimo
Meeting point: School
Guide: Francisco
Minimum: 3 persons
Price: 10 €
Saturday, 24.02.2024 / 08.45-20.00 hrs
Excursion to the Alpujarras
Meeting point: Palacio de Congresos
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 € *
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting, insurance
SEXUAL DIVERSITY - GENDER DIVERSITY
Escuela Montalbán has received the "Socially Responsible ELE School" accreditation from Fedele Federation of Schools. FEDELE offers its member schools a quality seal called "ELE Socially Responsible School" with the objective of having schools that take care of the environment, schools that promote values and human rights, and socially responsible schools. The conference titled SEXUAL DIVERSITY - GENDER DIVERSITY is part of our activities in 2024 in order to meet the accreditation objectives. Thank you Fernando Fernández Llebrez for the magnificent conference.
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