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Spanish Language & Wine Course - Holiday in Spain

months available

March, April, September

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Description

Spanish Language and Wine Course (12 + 10 lessons per week) in La Coruna, Spain.  The school is offering a combination of a language course and a wine course. During the first four days the participants are prepared in La Coruña to talk about wine, viticulture and the elaboration process. After that, the wine course will take place in the A Ribeira Sacra. This course is run by a professional Winemaker and grower and includes practical classes in wineyards and wineries, theoretical seminars, excursions, winetastings as well as the opportunity to participate in the harvest.

The language course comprises 12 hours and the wine course 10 hours. During the language course that starts on the Monday the participants will take accommodation in La Coruña until Thursday. On Thursday the participants will be transferred to Castro Caldelas and will stay there for three nights. Then you return to La Coruña where one more night is included.

The price includes: language course, wine course, accommodation in La Coruña and Castro Caldelas, wine tasting and lunch as well as sightseeing and excursions in A Coruña and Ribeira Sacra.

Programme dates for 2008 are:
- 24th March
- 28th April
- 15th September
- 22nd September

Summary Info
Lesson Length  - 60
Class Times  - Your exact timetable will be confirmed on arrival.
Testing Methods  - Level test must be completed in advance. Oral test on arrival.
Age Range  - 18 to 100
Average Class Size  - 7
Maximum Class Size  - 10
Nearest Airport  - Alvedro Airport or Santiago
Extra Facilities   - Small kitchen for students use.

The School
The school is situated in the centre of La Coruña, just five minutes from the beaches and the promenade, which is one of the longest maritime walks in Europe. It is also near to the shopping centre, restaurants and port, making it easy to explore most of the city by foot and take part in a whole range of cultural and sporting activities. The school itself is small and offers a relaxed and friendly environment in which to study Spanish. Classes are kept to a maximum of 8-10 students and all teachers are are fully trained and experienced in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. There is also an extensive programme of activities for students to enjoy after class.

Best Time to Go
La Coruña boasts a mild climate all year round. The summer heat can reach 30ºc and the winters can be mild until December-February where temperatures could drop to about 8 - 12ºc.

Accreditations
 - Asociacion Gallega de Escuelas de Español: AGAES
 - Tandem

Activities
Some are free others will incur a fee: 1/2 day or 1 day trips outside Coruña; Guided visits; Special seminars about culture; Theater workshops; Dance lessons; Traditional Music lessons; Concerts and plays; Boat trips; Parties and nights out; Deportivo football matches; Galician cuisine evenings at the school; Spanish movie night at the school.
Intercambio with locals or other nationalities (Tandem)
Free tutorials as part of some of the courses : Culture, Phonetics, History, Music, Literature, Art, etc.

Accommodation Options - This course includes accommodation.

Airport Transfer Options - Alvedro Airport or Santiago - £0.00

Length (Weeks): 1

Price - Course And Accommodation - £959

About Cactus
Cactus is an award-winning company and one of the world's leading providers of language travel abroad and tailor-made language training. Established in 1998 in Brighton's North Laine (See Map), we are proud to offer language courses in over 25 languages, and in some 45 countries and 150 destinations, worldwide.  At Cactus we are passionate about languages and lifelong learning and, as well as speaking some 12 languages between us, have personally visited all the locations we send our clients - often taking the language courses ourselves! This means we are consistently able to offer you, our clients, the highest levels of customer service, good value and enjoyment. And, unlike our competitors, there are no hidden costs as all registration fees and course materials are included in our prices.

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