Alhambra Instituto offers quality Spanish Language courses in Spain. Small classes and individual attention are a speciality at this school. Our courses include General Spanish for leisure, General Spanish with Business, DELE examination courses and Chamber of Commerce exam Preparation.

There are also a wide range of courses in Spanish for Business & Professional Purposes, Spanish for Lawyer and Economists, History, Hispanic studies and Spanish course with Flamenco lessons

Our general Spanish courses cover all areas of language development including reading, writing, speaking and listening. The syllabus also includes grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and learning techniques

Our courses are designed to help all students make steady and consistent progress.

For detailed information about each Spanish Course, select the course that best suits your needs:

Intensive Spanish Course
Intensive Plus Spanish Course
Super Intensive Spanish Course
Super Intensive Plus Spanish Course
Business Spanish Course
Individual (One-to-One) Spanish Course
Summer Spanish Course
D.E.L.E. Preparation Spanish Course
Group Packages for juniors

Select the type of accommodation that best suits your needs:

Spanish Family
Shared Appartment
Residence, Hotel

1) Spanish Family : Immerse yourself in the Spanish language and culture by having us arrange your accommodation with a host family. Almost 80% of students choose to live with a spanish host family during the first weeks of their program.

What means to live with a Spanish family?
* Sleeping in a single room, sharing the the rest of the flat/house with the family
* Half board - breakfast and lunch
* You will be integrated into the daily life of the family and they will treat you as their friend
* They will help you with your exercises as best they can (they are not teachers, but they speak everyday spanish)
* They will offer to bring you wherever they themselves go: Cinema, pubs, dining with friends ...
* If you have any problems in the town they will stay with you and help you.

Living with a Spanish host family :We ask that you reserve your accommodation with a Spanish Family at least 2 weeks in advance. Malaga and Alicante are popular tourist destinations and if you wish to book accommodation during high season we advise you to make the reservation as soon as possible. We do accept last minute reservations, please check accommodation availability with us.

2) Apartments : We also offer you the option of living in shared furnished apartment, in an individual or a double room. Students can reserve an apartment or search by themselves for another type of accomodation. By living in a shared apartment you share your life with 4 or 5 people from the Institute. You share: a living room where you can meet or watch television, a kitchen where you can prepare your meals and one or more bathrooms. That means that you will live with people of different nationalities and that you will practice speaking Spanish.

The city of Malaga is located in a privileged enclave. The municipality extends over an area of 398.25 square kilometres and its "de facto" urban population reaches the million inhabitants mark.

The main environmental and geographical factors that have intervened in the city's evolution and development have been maritime influences, its location in two river valleys (the Guadalhorce and the Guadalmina), its relief and its climate.

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

Province
Surface area: 7,276 Sqkm.
Population: 1,517,523 inhabitants (2007)

Municipality of Malaga
Surface Area: 398.25 SqKm.
Population: 561,250 inhabitants (2007)

Whilst the Mediterranean Sea bathes the Malaga coastline, the Malaga Mountains close ranks behind to form a barrier of peaks that protects the city from the cold, whilst the regulating effect of the sea ensures the area its characteristic mild temperatures. The hottest months are July and August and the coldest are usually December and February, when the average temperatures vary between a maximum of 22.8ºC and a minimum of 13ºC. Rainfall in Malaga follows the seasons, with the most abundant rains occurring in autumn and winter.

At the mouth of the River Guadalhorce, river sediments have formed the area known as the "Guadalhorce Mudflats". Declared a Protected Natural Space in 1989, they currently occupy an area of 60 hectares. The other river that has played a decisive role in the history of Malaga is the Guadalmedina, which in Arabic means "the river of the city". It is 47 kilometres long and is fed mostly by the waters that run down from the Malaga Mountains.

The Malaga Mountains were declared a National Park in 1989. This gave greater protection to an area of 4,762 hectares, of which 97% is located within the municipality of Malaga. Its relief is steep and rugged, with summits that reach an average altitude of 500 metres. Its tree cover originates from the hydrological-forestry reforestations carried from the end of the 30s and the area contains over 230 different varieties of vegetation and more than 160 species of vertebrates.