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Spanish for adults in Vitoria: optional activities

 

Spanish courses in Vitoria: Optional activities

Spanish courses in Vitoria, Basque Country: optional activities

[ Activities in Vitoria ]

Make friends, practice your favorite sport, discover the Costa Blanca and enjoy your language holidays in Alicante!


 Social activities

The language school offers you several activities to familiarize with your classmates and your Spanish teachers, to have a good time and learn a little more about Vitoria.

Welcome coffee the first day of your Spanish course.
Guided tour of Vitoria on the first day of the Spanish course: to see the most important monuments in Vitoria, where the museums and the cultural centers are, where the supermarkets and the shopping centres are, but also to know where people go for a walk, which cafés and bars are the most popular, and which discos are “in”.
TAPAS —PINTXOS in the Basque Country—: Every 4 weeks, generally at to the end of the month, whoever wants to can join in a “tapas” dinner in a restaurant, where you will be able to taste typical Spanish and Basque dishes. Delicious! Price per person around: € 25- € 30.
TAPAS (collations sp) —PINTXOS au Pays Basque— pour le souper - un dîner informel et dégustation des collations de la cuisine basque.

Bon appetit!

 

Cultural Activities

The entire old town of Vitoria, with its narrow streets and unique architecture, has been declared a monumental group. The gothic churches of Santa Maria, San Vicente, San Pedro and San Miguel as well as the renaissance palaces of Montehermoso and Villa Suso, are worth seeing.

Afterwards, you can stroll through the Arquillos, an arcaded walk that leads to the two main squares: the Plaza de España, and the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca.

This bustling area is filled with people strolling, shopping or sitting at the countless outdoor cafés, which line the streets. Time flies as you sit and watch people coming and going and children trading their card collections on Sunday mornings...

The parks, pedestrian-only streets and wide avenues are an open invitation to walk to the Museum of Fine Arts or the Romanesque church of San Prudencio. You can also go jogging around the Prado or San Juan de Arriaga parks or in the Green Belt... remember that Vitoria has been declared European Green Capital 2012.

[Santa Maria, the Old Cathedral of Vitoria is located in the upper side of the hill where the primitive village of Vitoria was first settled. The present city was built over this village, being a part of its walls. Today, the Cathedral is part of a complex system of restoration of the whole area, which allows us to see how a cathedral was originally built. Price per person: € 6 approx..
The ARTIUM is the Basque Museum of Contemporary Art: Its objective is to promote modern art through its permanent collection, considered one of the best in Spain, and through temporary exhibitions. It organizes many didactic activities that allow you to get closer to the world of modern art: tours through the Museum guided by artists, film-forum, conferences... Guided visit. Price per person: € 6 approx.
[A bird’s eye view: the Tower of San Vicente: The Tower of San Vicente is one of the oldest church-fortresses in Vitoria. The Tower’s modern stairway leads you to the passageway that the soldiers used on their night-watches. The ascent continues towards the high point of the visit, to see Vitoria from the heights. In the last section of the visit, you find yourself in a spectacular space, under the wooden beams that hold up the roof of the church. Guided visit. Minimum 4 persons. From July to September, long weekends, Easter and Christmas. Price per person: € 6 .
BIBAT, Archaeology Museum and Playing Cards Museum: The Archaeology Museum is located in the medieval quarter of the city and preserves and exhibits objects spanning Prehistory to the Middle Ages. Located in a restored palace, the Playing-Cards Museum is unique in Spain. It preserves and exhibits playing-cards collections from all over the world.

 Sport Activities

Do you want to keep fit? Do you want to practice one of your favorite sports? Do you wish to try something new?

You will find a variety of sport activities in Vitoria. From “traditional” sports such as swimming, canoeing, sailing, horseback riding, windsurfing in the lakes, etc., to the most “exciting” extreme sports, such as bungee jumping, climbing, canyoning, a light aircraft ride, paragliding, or potholing... and, of course, if you like the mountain, Vitoria and Basque Country is the perfect place for hiking or mountain biking.

The majority of the activities have a medium difficulty and all the participants have a specific insurance.

 

 Excursions and trips

Do you want to see different places? Do you want to visit monuments or exceptionally beautiful natural landscapes? Do you want to learn about their History?

 

Do not miss the opportunity to visit...

Bilbao and Guggenheim Museum, La Rioja, San Sebastian, South of France, Pamplona, Burgos, Lerma and Silos Monastery, the Spanish Route, with visits to monasteries where appeared the first texts in Spanish language...

 

and if you will be in Spain for more time,
during the weekends you could make a trip to ...

Madrid to see the Royal Palace, the Prado Museum and Reina Sofia or just go to see the people at the Puerta del Sol; Barcelona to visit Gaudi buildings, walk in Las Ramblas. ..


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+ More Information
  • HOW TO BOOK AN OPTIONAL ACTIVITY? You can enroll on doing your registration, filling in the corresponding section in the enrolment form, or on arriving at the Spanish school.

  • SPANISH HOLIDAY LANGUAGE COURSES FOR ADULTS IN BASQUE COUNTRY Furthermore, you can also book or participate in one of the holiday courses with a Spanish course in the morning and activities in the afternoon.
    Holiday language courses Basque Country


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