Malaga Workshops

4 Day Mini-Break Courses in Malaga City near the Beach and within walking distance of the Historical Centre.

If you can only spare a long weekend from home (fly out late Thursday or early Friday and return late Monday)or a few days from work (fly out late Monday and return Friday), this is an ideal Mini-Break Course for you! Intensive writing workshops, flexible programme to suit your group, interspersed with visits to Picasso's Art Exhibition, Folk Museum, Arab Castle and the local Bar for tapas and wine.

Courses held during:April, May and Sept. Oct. Small groups welcome.

'Write for Pleasure & Profit'

Course suitable for Beginners and Improvers. Write for all types of magazines! Course Leader: Experienced Journalists and Short Story authors.

'Immerse yourself in Spanish!'

'TEST-DRIVE YOUR SPANISH' a course suitable for adults at GCSE or A Level.

Next Date: Saturday 20 - 27 September 2008

Stay in Malaga City or in Ronda Town and make your Spanish work!

Course runs Sunday to Sunday. April and September.

We stay in a family run b&b hotel near the beach in Malaga City and within easy walk of the city centre. We visit the historic old town, museums, art galleries, pubs and arab castles. Projects get you using your Spanish, you have time to write, read, translate exercises and take part in grammar revision.

This week in September is planned as fun and is flexible to suit the group. Some lessons plus projects and visits, i.e. find with the help of a map, the Pub for our lunch!

Learn Spanish at a Specialist Language School in Malaga.

Stay with a Spanish Family. Within easy reach of the City Centre and 5 minutes from the beach, this is an opportunity to brush up on your Spanish and socialise, visit places or interest and meet other students from all over Europe.

PHONE FOR DETAILS AND A BROCHURE.

Walking Dates :

28 Sept. - 5th Oct. YOU WALK EVERYDAY.

In the event that there are only one or two walkers on a particular week, we will join another group using the same guides.

Guided Walks can be arranged for small groups from February to October - please enquire.

Our Guided Walking Weeks are led by experienced guides who know the area well. They either live in Grazalema or fly out on specific weeks to be your guide. You walk every day! Guided Walks are graded to suit all experiences and vary in length from 4 to 6 hours each day, with plenty of time to picnic and take photographs and learn about the history and culture of the area. Transport is provided or local buses are used if convenient.

Your walks take you to the White Villages of Grazalema and Zahara de la Sierra, Benaojan and Montejaque. A visit to Ronda with its spectacular gorge is also included. In Zahara de la Sierra you can climb an arab tower and view the panorama. On your free day (Thursday) you may wish to visit the cities of Sevilla, Cordoba, Granada with their fantastic views; beautiful Palaces and many good shops and restaurantes.

Dinner includes wine. Food and wine are fresh, local produce of the region. They are of a high standard and with a good choice of dishes.

The guided walks are flexible to suit the group and the weather conditions. During these months it is usually sunny and dry, but it is an area famous for its green landscapes and beautiful wild flowers and they do need a little water!!!

The villagers are friendly and helpful and the Hotel Staff and Course organisers and guides are there to make sure your holiday is a success.

What's New:

RIDING IN THE SIERRAS based at Monda, Grazalema, Zahara de la Sierra or Prado del Rey villages. A whole week of riding with a guide or on your free day (Thursday). Ideal venue for painters and photographers. Wonderful scenery and friendly horses! Pub lunches.

Further courses are planned for other times of the year and these will include riding in the hills, among beautiful scenery, woods, along streams and visiting 'white villages' under the leadership of experienced guides.

After a day out, and stopping for lunch at a local tapas bar, your ride and walk will end back at the hotel, in time for a welcoming tea, with time to rest before socialising over a delicious choice of dishes from the Spanish Menu, which includes wines from the region.

Come with friends and enjoy staying in a Castle, in a flat or villa, at a small hotel.

Saddles at Monda Stables

Lois Bird-Maddox is the Bilingual Co-ordinator of the Courses. She knows the area well and is keen that others should enjoy Andalucia and the beauty of the Grazalema Natural Park. In the UK Lois tutors all level of Spanish courses. She is a published Writer and freelance Speaker. She is interested in architecture and art and enjoys researching Family History.

For a brochure please contact Malaga Workshops:

tel.00 44 (0)1454 773579

Write to: The Secretary, Malaga Workshops,

9 (D) Langthorn Close, Frampton Cotterell, Bristol, BS36 2JH, UK