Activities in Madrid

It’s a fun way to get to know Madrid. It isn’t the typical visit to museum, palace or cathedral.

The journey takes us across Madrid from Royal Palace to Retiro Park, passing through Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Prado Museum, Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcala and finally Retiro Park.

We’ll go on Saturday by bus from Spanish school.

Spanish gastronomy is so varied, delicious and healthy that eating in Spain is always a pleasure. Some of the best-known products and dishes from the country’s popular cuisine are the pure Iberian acorn-fed ham (unique in the world), olive oil, potato omelette, paella (several different varieties), gazpacho (perfect for summer), cocido (chickpea stew) and fabada (white bean stew). But Spanish gastronomy is also synonymous with wonderful cheeses, fish, seafood, vegetables, fruit and a variety of fine sweets.

You’ll love the custom of trying our tapas (small portions of food) and you´ll have the opportunity of learn how to make it.

Remember that the Mediterranean diet so typical of Spain has been declared an element of Cultural and Intangible World Heritage by the UNESCO.

Flamenco is a form of Spanish folk music and dance from the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. It includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance) and palmas (handclaps). Flamenco is often associated with the Romani people of Spain (Gitanos) and a number of famous flamenco artists are of this ethnicity.

In recent years flamenco has become popular all over the world and is taught in many countries:for example in Japan there are more academies than there are in Spain. On November 16, 2010 UNESCO declared flamenco one of theMasterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

You can see a beautiful flamenco performance and we´ll take a fun flamenco class.