Full immersion Spanish courses are offered in the town of Almuñecar, a small town located in the Granada portion of the Costa del Sol – also known as the Costa Tropical – 65 kilm. from the city of Granada and 75 from Malaga, two towns with good communication networks.
Historically speaking, it has been home to Phoenicians, Romans and Arabs until the arrival of Christians. There are still traces of these cultures in the town, the most representative being El Castillo de San Miguel (San Miguel Castle), a fortress used by the Arabs in their time, and the ancient Acueducto Romano (Roman Aqueduct), still in use. A visit to the Museo Arqueologico de Almuñecar is one way of tracing the history of Spain.
Almuñecar also has several miles of beach, which attracts many tourists. It has a hotel/hostal network in accordance with its size, with a large variety of services of all types, allowing a pleasant stay and moderate prices, when you consider that this area welcomes mainly Spanish visitors.
To sum it all up, Almuñecar is a mosaic of elements of history and modernity, leisure time and culture, giving a typically Spanish character to the town. When it comes to the weather, Almuñecar is located in the Tropic of Europe. Its geographical location and its good weather (average temperatures of 29º C in summer and 18º C in winter) serve to illustrate this fact. The Tropical Valley surrounds the town and in it can be found plantations of custard apples, avocados, mangos and babaco, all of which can only be produced in this area of Spain.
Excellent location to learn Spanish during your Winter Vacation!