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Spanish Language School in Valencia:
Activities

Leisure and entertainment activities in Valencia constitute one of the most exciting and extensive ranges throughout the Mediterranean. Everywhere, discos, night clubs and pubs provide the right kind of scene for enjoying a night out.

Activities

• A welcome dinner with a party afterwards, on every official starting date for beginners. If you do not select a beginner starting date, you may participate in the first welcome dinner following your arrival.
• Guided tour of the city in the first course week.
• From Monday to Friday 1 extra hour of classes on special subjects of cultural interest.
• Watching the video or television; selection of Hispanic international films (dubbed in Spanish).
• Intercambios: you can ask the secretary of the school for an "intercambio", a direct exchange of language and culture between you and the Spanish speaking counterpart.
• Board games such as chess, as well as dominoes, cards and cross-word puzzles, etc. are available in "el salón" at each school that you can use in your free time.

Fiestas and Celebrations

The calendar of popular fiestas is rich and varied in Valencia. Each part of the year has its own celebration and recollection of tradition. The bonfires of San Antonio Abad come fisrt on the calendar, with burning pyres of firewood and the blessing of animals.

Of particular note is the one held in Canals. On March 19th, the Fallas dedicated to St. Joseph take over the streets of the capital and of over 60 other towns in the province. On the appointed day, huge catafalques bearing cardboard figures are erected, to be burnt four days later amid a blaze of fireworks. These are the fiestas which attract the largest number of spectators and arouse most interest among visitors, drawn by the colourfulness of the Passacaglia, the offering to the Virgen of the helpless and the fireworks display.

The Corpus Christi, Fiesta of Moors and Christians and of course, the famous Tomato fiesta "La Tomatina", are other fiestas of Valencia.