The most affordable way to learn Spanish in Spain and enjoy a week’s holiday in the heart of the country.

• Price per person: 470€ /week
• Minimum 5 people
• Aimed towards people with some knowledge of Spanish looking to improve their conversational skills and to get first hand experience of Spanish culture.

Includes:

• B&B in a traditional rural accommodation
• Transport to/from the airport
• 2 evening meals
• Spanish lessons: 2 hours in the morning
• Practical lessons: 1 hour in the afternoonCultural visits in the late afternoon
• Didactic material
• CD with photos of the visit

Does not include:

• Flights
• Travel insurance

Daily plan (with variations):

• 9:00 breakfast
• 10:00 -12: 00 Spanish lessons: All classes will be based on some aspect of the Spanish culture: history, art, politics, every day life and customs… 20minutes tea break included.
• 12:30 Practical Lessons: 1 hour in the afternoon we will go out and practise with the locals, with different activities that have something to do with the previous lesson
• 14:00 Lunch and siesta
• 16:00-18:00 Cultural visit to nearby villages or places of interest
• 18:00h Relaxation time
• 20:00h Dinner at home or in a restaurant

Weekly plan (15th - 22nd april 2009)

• Wednesday: Arrival day: Airport collection--Settle down in the hotel -- Walk around town -- Evening meal with the family
• Thursday: Presentations: talk about ourselves—Visit to the local library to choose a book to read during the week—Tapas bar lunch-- Trip to Peña Negra to watch paragliding / coffee in the Gredos Mountains “Parador” -- Dinner in local bar
• Friday: Vocabulary for going shopping -- Supermarket groceries shopping for the evening meal -- Apiary visit and country walk -- Cooking evening: Paella
• Saturday: The local area: geography and nature -- Trip to Avila, walk on the Walls and wine tasting -- Evening queimada, snacks dinner and pub visit
• Sunday: Art and literature: writing and reading an essay. Goya in Piedrahita -- Visit to the Duke of Alba Palace and Gardens – Interesting villages:Bonilla & Villafranca tour -- Dinner in local restaurant
• Monday: Analysing a political article / the Spanish Civil war -- Salamanca visit and lunch in a restaurant -- film viewing in the evening
• Tuesday: Spanish customs and clichés. Regional variations --Market day in the main square and more tapas -- Barco de Avila visit and dinner in the old Casino: traditional local dishes.
• Wednesday: Airport drop off