Archive for the ‘Spanish cities and parties’ Category

The 8 best things Spanish students can do in Tenerife

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

The island of Tenerife is a place where students from the Spanish school have a great offer of activities to undertake. Here we leave you a series of pieces of advice to never get bored on this big island:

  • • Go for a walk in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the island capital, and discover its different cultures, its monuments, and talk with the people.
  • • Go to the Parque Nacional del Teide and climb up to the top of the volcano, which is the highest point in Spain, 3.718 meters high, and the landmark of the city. It is the most emblematic natural monument of the Canary Islands, where you can enjoy beautiful landscapes and a great fauna and nature. It is without a doubt an excursion you need to do during your stay in the city.
Teide, a must see for students of Spanish in Tenerife

El Parque Nacional del Teide

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Learn Spanish in Denia and enjoy the “Bous a la mar”

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

In the town of Denia in the region of Alicante, one of the most original and well known parties from the Spanish Summer is celebrated, the “Bous a la mar” (bulls in the sea). It is a show that attracts thousands of tourists every year and that all students undertaking a Spanish course in Denia enjoy.

It takes place during the town’s patron saint festivities, celebrated in honour of the Virgen de la Santísima Sangre (Virgin of the Very Saint Blood) (7th to 15th of July), declared of National Tourist Interest in 1993.

A bull during the "Bous a la mar"

A bull during the "Bous a la mar"

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Spain, World heritage

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Spain is a country that receives millions of tourists and thousands of Spanish students every year. All arrive with the intention to spend some days, some weeks or a year in our country while they enjoy the charms of all the beautiful spots in cities and villages.

Nevertheless, what most of them do not know is that Spain is the second country in the world with the biggest number of sites declared World Heritage by UNESCO, after Italy, even though Spain beats this country for tourism thanks to its beaches, climate and others charms.

Toledo es una ciudad Patrimonio de la Humanidad

Toledo es una ciudad Patrimonio de la Humanidad

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Learn Spanish in Spain and celebrate the night of san juan

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

The night of San Juan is a very ancient festivity where the year’s shortest night is celebrated and the summer is welcomed in the north hemisphere. It takes place on the night of the 23rd to the 24th of June and is celebrated in many cities, so that if you are learning Spanish in Spain you can be part of this great night.

It is a celebration surrounded by legends, traditions and rituals carried out during a magical night where everything is about fire and water.

The celebration of night of San Juan on a Spanish beach

The celebration of night of San Juan on a Spanish beach

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The 7 best things that Spanish students can do in Málaga

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

The city of Malaga is one of of the best destinations of the Costa del Sol, a very lively place with a great offer of activities for students undertaking a course in one of the Spanish schools in Malaga. Below you will find 7 pieces of advice to never get bored in this Mediterranean city:

■ To go for a walk in the city’s historical centre is an essential activity since it allows you to enjoy the city culture and history through its main monuments and buildings, from the Cathedral to the Roman theatre.

■ To visit the fortress of Alcazaba and the Castle of Gibralfaro, the two major exponents of the city’s Muslim past. Located high on the Monte of Gibralfaro, both offer magnificent views of the city.

Study Spanish in Malaga and enjoy the city

Views of the city of Málaga from Mount Gibralfaro

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Enjoy the Fallas in Valencia, the celebration of fire

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

The city of Valencia starts preparing the celebration its inhabitants really look forward to, it brings the city to a standstill for some days every year, it attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world and students from the Spanish courses can enjoy its main elements, music, fireworks, light and colour… we are talking about the celebration of fire: the Fallas de Valencia.

The Fallas is the most important and spectacular celebration of this city and it is a great tourist attraction, it was declared celebration of International Tourist Interest. The celebration is a tribute to San José, patron saint of carpenters, and it takes place between the 15th until the 19th of March.

Make a Spanish course in Valencia and enjoy the Fallas

One of the monuments of the Fallas 2011

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The 7 best things students can do in Salamanca

Friday, February 24th, 2012

The city of Salamanca is the Spanish student city of excellence, a very lively place with a great offer of activities for those students who are undertaking a course in a Spanish academy in Salamanca. We leave you 7 pieces of advice so you never get bored in this World Heritage city:

  • ■ To visit the Playa Mayor of the city is like visiting the heart of Salamanca. Considered one of the most beautiful places inSpain, it has become the meeting place for tourists and students.
  • ■ If you get a chance, do not miss the Holy Week in Salamanca. This celebration is worth seeing, receiving thousands of visits, it was declared of International Tourist Interest.
Salamanca is a great city to learn Spanish

Plaza Mayor in Salamanca

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Enjoy the Carnival festivities and learn Spanish

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Like every year, in February, Spain starts preparations to celebrate one of its most enjoyable festivities, the Carnival. It is one of the most colourful and entertaining celebrations in our country and although it was originally religious, it became a big show for tourism and entertainment over the years, it is thus usual to see streets filled with people from all Spanish towns and cities.

The show, celebrated between the 16th and the 19th of February this year, will allow participants and visitors to have a good time, to have a laugh, dance and be someone else for a while. If you come to Spain to learn Spanish do not hesitate to go enjoy this great festivity.

Enjoy the carnival and learn Spanish in Tenerife

Election of the Queen of Tenerife carnival

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Culture of Spain for Spanish classes: The Reyes Magos(the Three Wise Men) arrive to Spain

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

On the 6th of January we celebrate one of the important Spanish traditions for children, Epiphany or the día de los Reyes Magos. The little ones, and sometimes less little ones, receive the presents or charcoal on that day, charcoal if they behaved badly, which they previously ordered in a letter.

Even though the figure of Father Christmas becomes more important in our country, the Reyes Magos day is still more important and every year it is customary to organise a series of related events for the festivity, the most outstanding one is the Cabalgata de Reyes which takes place on the 5th of January and is celebrated in all Spanish villages and cities. The cabalgata is a parade with the Reyes Magos mounted on horses, camels or sitting in carriages, and covering the city’s streets throwing sweets and balls to the children who stand on the pavement, this is therefore a very good opportunity to enjoy one of our traditions with your classmates from the Spanish course in Spain.

A Spanish course may be a good gift of Kings

Picture of the Three Kings Parade of Alcoy

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Live the beginning of 2012 and learn Spanish in Spain

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Twelve strokes, twelve grapes and a lot of joy, this is how you welcome the new year in Spain. Less than a week is left before we leave 2011 behind and start 2012, the celebration is very stylish in Spain, so if you are undertaking Spanish classes in a Spanish city, you should get ready to enjoy this big night.

It is a tradition to eat 12 grapes in Spain, one for each month, at the sound of every stroke that sounds at midnight on the 31st of December. It is common to celebrate this moment on the town house square or some other central square in the city, the most famous New Year’s Eve in Spain is the one celebrated in the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, an ideal destination to go to and spend a night if you are undertaking Spanish classes in Spain.

Enjoy the end of the year and attend classes in Spanish in Spain

Puerta del Sol in Madrid

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Learn Spanish in Benidorm: The Mediterranean city that never sleeps

Monday, November 7th, 2011

The words that best represent Benidorm are tourism and leisure, as it is one of the most famous cities of the Mediterranean, in Spainand in Europe. It is for many a place to relax for a few days, or a weekend, but Benidorm is ideal to learn Spanish any time of the year.

Its privileged Mediterranean climate helps you enjoy the varied leisure offer all year round. Also, the city was thought to please visitors, so that attending lessons in a Spanish school in Benidorm allows students to enjoy all its services, its gastronomy and the long nights that make it a city that never sleeps.

Learn Spanish in Benidorm and enjoy the city

Levante beach in Benidorm

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The tomatina of Bunñol, a festivity to enjoy the tomatoe

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

There is a town in Spain, at less than 40 kilometresfrom Valencia, where the tomato, one of the most important ingredients in our country, has the leading role in one of the most unusual celebrations from Spain, La Tomatina de Buñol. A celebration where participants throw tomatoes at each other for 60 minutes.

This festivity is celebrated during the last week of august in the Valencia Community town of Buñol, so, if you are undertaking a Spanish course in Valencia there is no excuse not to go. The event turned into an advert for Spanish citizens and foreign tourists, attracting more participation year after year. It is undoubtedly, one of the best opportunities for those who come to study Spanish in Spain, to enjoy one of the most famous festivities in our country.

La Tomatina de Buñol

Participantes lanzando tomates desde un camión

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The Sanfermines, one of the most important Spanish festivities

Friday, June 17th, 2011

July gets closer and the Spanish city Pamplona starts getting ready for the most important festivity of the year, the Sanfermines, a festivity in honour of San Fermin. These festivities are very well known on international level and attract people from all over the world, that’s why it becomes a big opportunity for Spanish students to enjoy one of the most representative festivities in Spain.

The festivity starts on the 6th of July at 12 noon with the chupinazo from the town hall balcony, like every popular festivity everything starts with the launch of the fireworks. The chupinazo together with the sentence “Pamploneses, Pamplonesas ¡Viva San Fermín! ¡Gora San Fermín!” (Pamploneses, Viva San Fermín!) turns into one of the pillars of the festivities, and then start all shows and events.

Chupinazo from the city of Pamplona

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Spring, an appealing season to learn Spanish

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

On March the 21st we left the cold winter behind us and spring started, one of the most longed for seasons, as with it comes the good weather, longer days and we are more willing to go out.

Spring always comes with a multitude of festivities celebrated all over Spain all along the season during which, every year, different concerts and music festivals come together which students can enjoy during their Spanish learning term.

The Holy Week is one of the most spectacular celebrations that can be seen during Spring. It is one of the country’s cultural marks and it is celebrated in all villages and cities, many of them being declared of International Tourist Interest. Holy weeks from cities such as Cuenca, León, Malaga, Salamanca, Seville, Granada or Valladolid stand out.

The Bando de la Huerta in Murcia

The Bando de la Huerta in Murcia

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