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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 €

Jeder deutsche Arbeitnehmer hat ein Recht auf 5 Tage bezahlten Bildungsurlaub im Jahr, wobei der Bildungsurlaub von 2 Jahren zusammengelegt werden kann.

Unser Superintensivkurs Spanisch mit 30 Unterrichtsstunden pro Woche und Kulturprogramm sind nun in den Bundesländern Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen, Hamburg, Niedersachsen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen-Anhalt und Berlin als Bildungsurlaub anerkannt. Die Mindestdauer des Spanischkurses ist 1 Woche.

Tuesday, 13.03.2012
20.00-22.30 h
Tango Workshop at the school with Carina & William

Wednesday, 14.03.2012
21.00 h
Tango Festival at the Isabel La Catolica Theatre
Fee: 12 €



Thursday, 15.03.2012
20.30-21.00 h
Visit to the Arabic Bath Hammam de Al Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Friday, 16.03.2012
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 €

Saturday, 17.03.2012
08.00 h
Guided visit to Seville
Fee: 60 €

Sunday, 18.03.2012
08.00 h
Guided trip to Costa Tropical
Fee: 46 €

Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 16-18.03.2012
3 day trip to Northern Morocco
Fee: 200 €

Tuesday, 07.03.2012
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Wednesday, 07.03.2012
16.00-17.30 h
Film session at the school
"El cuento chino" (S. Borensztein / 2011)

Thursday, 08.03.2012
16.00 h
Visit to an olive oil mill in Nigüelas
Fee: 38 €

Friday, 09.03.2012
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 €

Saturday, 10.03.2012
10.00-14.30 h
NEW: Guided visit to the Sacromonte
Fee: 8 €
(organized by IDEA)



Sunday, 11.03.2012
08.00 h
Guided trip to Cordoba
Fee: 55 €

Wednesday, 29.02.2012
20.00-21.30 h
Visit to the Arabic bath Hammam de Al-Andalus
Fee: 25 €

Thursday, 01.03.2012
21.00-23.00 h
Music Workshop at Tetería "La Fuga"
Fee: 4 €

Friday, 02.03.2012
21.00-22.00 h
Flamenco at the Taller Vimaambi (Albaicín)
Fee: 15 €

Saturday, 03.03.2012
09.00 h
Guided trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Fee: 44 €



Friday / Saturday / Sunday, 02/03/04.03.2012
Guided weekend trip to Northern Morocco
Fee: 200 €