Our Spanish language school in El Puerto de Santa María, established in 1986, is located on a quiet side street, in the new centre of the city beside the Bull Ring and is only a 10 minute walk from the well known Historical Centre which its wonderful, vibrant old part of the city where the best bars, restaurants and nightlife is.

The school offers to its students 9 spacious and bright classrooms all with natural sunlight and air conditioning/heating, a charming brightly painted social area for break time, a kitchen and a lobrary with free access to computers with high speed internet/e-mail. Also there are videos, tape recorders, extra material and games in the classes.

Our Spanish courses are accredited by the prestigious Instituto Cervantes and with the CEELE, a main quality certification for Spanish as a foreign language.

The Spanish language school normally takes its students on at least 6 - 8 excursions/activities during a months stay. These excursions/activities are free. Also students can buy tickets in the School for the main shows, concerts, theatre and cultural events in El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz and other cities.

The staff at the Spanish language school strive to give students all the support they need in order to fully integrate them into the Spanish life and giving them at the same time an excellent tuition.

Both our permanent and part time teachers that form part of the teaching staff are professionals with more than 3 years of experience and continue their training by assisting courses on a regular basis focused on our needs in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. All our teachers have University degrees in Spanish Philology and are guided by the head of studies.

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Spanish language courses in El Puerto de Santa Maria (Cadiz)

El Puerto de Santa María is a picturesque and lively Spanish city situated on the Costa de la Luz, 20 minutes across the bay from Cádiz.

It is located around the mouth of the river Guadalete. There are 22 km. of Atlantic coastline around the city, with 15 Km of beaches of fine golden sand. This coastline is known as Costa de la Luz because of the unusually clear and intense quality of the light, 3100 hours per year.

EL Puerto de Santa Maria is famous in Spain for its beaches, its gastronomy, its history and culture. This area is also famous for its Flamenco and Sevillana dancing which is taken from the rhythms of gypsy music.

The school is a 10 minutes walk from the old historical centre of the city, a place full of tapas bars, dance clubs and Spanish people from every corner of Spain, especially during the summer months. Our famous nightlife doesnt get started until close to midnight in the old centre and usually ends after sunrise, which is best seen from the bars on the Palm tree lined beaches.

In addition to the main pastime of frequenting restaurants and bars, the town has a Casino,a bowling alley, cinemas, nightclubs and Flamenco bars.

The city is an important fishing port with a number of historic buildings including the Castle where Christopher Columbus stayed while planning his famous voyage to discover the New World, a palm lined alameda, a maze of narrow bustling streets, a lively central market and a busy shopping and commercial area.

Enjoy the beaches during nearly 6 months of the year and then enjoy the mountain white villages during the other 6 months. Dont miss, the Carnival in February the Easter Processions unique in the world, the Spring Fair, the Grand Prix Motorbike race at the beginning of May.

Typical social and cultural activities at the Spanish language school in El Puerto de Santa María (most of them are free of charge):

- Visita a El Puerto de Santa Maria
- Visita a Castillo de San Marcos
- Visita a la Iglesia Mayor
- Visita a Jerez de la Frontera- Alcazar y Catedral
- Visita a Cadiz en el Vapor
- Visita a Bodegas Osborne
- Noche de Salsa en Bugatti
- Ruta eb Bicicletas
- Visita a Parque Nacional de Doñana
- Ruta en Canoa
- Senderismo El Pinar "La Breña"
- Safari la Bahia de Cádiz
- Ruta en Mountain Bike en El Parque Nacional Los Alcornocales. incl. Picnic
- Caminando a Vejer. Visita del pueblo, 1 tapa y visitade una bodega.

Our Spanish language school offers a wide range of accommodation able to suit the needs of everyone.
The lodging is reserved from Sunday previous to the course at 19.00 o'clock, until Saturday after its end at 12.00 o'clock.

- Students can choose individual or double rooms in shared flats with other students; shared bedrooms can only be booked by students who register together, not individuals.

- Host family accommodation - All host families are carefully vetted and inspected by the language school before any placement is considered. Accommodation is normally in single rooms with normal facilities – bed, wardrobe, study area, dresser. In a small number of families the study area may not be in the bedroom. No other foreign student of the same nationality will be placed by the school in the same family (unless requested to do so). Double rooms can only be booked by students who register together, not individuals

- The school of Spanish also offers to students many other kinds of accommodation as apartments, hotel, hostel, pension or camping.

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Spanish language courses in El Puerto de Santa Maria (Cadiz)