Are you ready for an exciting summer in Granada? Arcadia Granada is planning some excellent co-curricular activities for our summer programs. Take a look at what’s on offer!
Other events will be announced during the program; keep checking your email, Portal, and the Arcadia Granada Canvas Calendar for updates!
Please remember that all activities are subject to change depending on current restrictions and local guidelines.
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As soon as you arrive in Granada, we want you to meet the rest of the group and discover the well-known Tapas gastronomy. We will do a brief tour of the city center before having a Spanish-style dinner. We will also treat you to dessert in the best-known ice-cream place in town afterwards!
During the on-site of orientation, you will take your placement test at the University of Granada (Center of Modern Languages), and we will have a Scavenger Hunt through the city. This is a fun way to discover Granada and its key locations. The first group to find all the places, answer the questions, and arrive at the meeting point will win a prize.
Once you begin your regular classes (mostly in the morning), you will keep discovering the local gastronomy and tapas. You can taste the delicious chocolate con churros at one of Granada´s most famous cafés, and experience the traditional, Arab-style tea rooms in the lower Albaicín.
On the first week of the program you will enjoy a guided tour of Granada´s most famous monument: the Alhambra castle, a stunning 13th century palace and fortress, a World Heritage Site.
We will attend a traditional flamenco show at one of the caves in the lower Albaicín. You will enjoy and experience first-hand the intensity and emotion of different flamenco styles (such as flamenco tango, bulería, guajira, or alegría) in a unique atmosphere.
Are you ready for adventures? During this weekend trip, we will discover one of the most iconic places in Spain: the tip of Tarifa, where the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet. A paradise for surf lovers, its gorgeous beaches, natural parks, old town, and cool atmosphere in general make it a very popular destination all year long.
In July we will spend a weekend traveling through the coast of Granada and Málaga, and discovering its different characteristics: pre-historical caves, the capital city of Málaga (Pablo Picasso´s birthplace), and the old fishing town of Nerja, with 9 miles of clear-water, sandy beaches. We will enjoy some time sunbathing and practicing water sports, and then taste the famous “all-you-can-eat” fish paella at Playa Burriana.
Arcadia wants their students to discover the Spanish gastronomy, and we think the best way is to see and experience it themselves: with the help of a reputable local chef, you will get to cook paella or some other traditional Spanish dish, and then taste it!
Budget allowing, we will organize local hiking excursions within the Sierra Nevada National Park: an excursion to Los Cahorros, including some unique views, a gorge of waterfalls, narrow caves, tunnels (to crawl through), acequias that date back from the Moorish times, and the famous hanging bridges. A hiking trip to Sierra Nevada (with any luck, we can still see some snow in the middle of the summer!) to (almost) get to the highest point in the Peninsula. Alternatively, we can organize a day-trip to La Alpujarra, the little mountain villages on the other side of Sierra Nevada.
Budget allowing, we may offer you some other options, such as a churros workshop (learn how churros are made!), local tours (such as Albaicín and the old city), olive oil tour, flamenco lessons, etc. If possible, we will also treat you to the Hammam (Arab-style Baths), where you will enjoy a relaxing bath + massage, immersing your mind and your senses in this old tradition.
A great experience like this one needs a proper ending. On your last night in Granada, we will all have dinner together to remember the best memories and experiences of the summer.
Events are only open to Arcadia program participants. Please note that dates and times, are subject to change. Local staff will notify any changes. Stay tuned!