Granada is a town situated at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. It has a population of 280,000. Granada is Spain’s third-largest university city (over 60.000 students), ideal to take Spanish courses in Granada.
The legend of Boabdil, the last King of the Moors of Granada, is still alive. After the Christians conquered the city in 1492, he was banished into exile. At a certain point from the city, he turned around to take one last look at his beloved Granada, sank his head and began to weep. In that moment he remembered his mother's words, do not cry as a woman for something that you were unable to defend as a man.
Anyone who has visited Granada at least once can understand Boabdil because the atmosphere of Granada is fantastic each and every day.
Choose Spanish courses in Granada, a scenic city at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, a relic of a thousand and one nights. The warmest coast in Europe, the "Costa Tropical" can be reached within 45 minutes. The highest mountain of the Iberian Peninsula is also an arm's length away. Granada, the cradle of the most diverse cultures, was always a beloved city.
Romantic 19th century intellectuals lived here, as well as the ancient Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians and the Moors. Granada is certainly the city in Europe with the most evident traces of the Moorish empire. The majesty of the Alhambra Palace dominates the city. The Albaicin, the gypsies' quarter, the Sacromonte with the small rebuilt pubs and Flamenco stages are all witness to a lively past.
If you come to study Spanish courses in Granada however, you will see is not just history. The "Granadinos" say that what counts is now. Granada is a lively university city with about 60,000 students, which of course influences the vibrant nightlife.
The advantage of being a language student is that you don't have to feel guilty when you are out enjoying yourself because meeting new people and chatting in Spanish is an important part of the learning process. There are plenty of terrace bars where you can have tapas as well as discos, bars with live music etc. The main action is centred around the streets "Pedro Antonio de Alarcón" and "Plaza Nueva".
