Our Summer 2019 programs....
Mijas, Spain April 10 - May 10, 2019
Escape from the drudgery of late winter this year at our own gated hacienda in the rolling hillsides and sunshine of the Mediterranean coast. You'll enjoy yoga, massage, healthy food classes, cooking and wine courses, walks, swimming, tennis, language, dance and Spanish and Moorish history, all in a place of scenic hills and aromatic orchards. A perfect place for rejuvenating treatments and a lifestyle retreat before heading home to summer. This adventure along the Mediterranean coast of Spain is a wellness seekers paradise. No more cold damp Aprils!!!
Biarritz, France June 15 - July 6, 2019 Program Full
Coastal elegance is the definition of this chic pedestrian focused hamlet nesting between the wine country of Bordeaux, the emerald green Basque Country of the Pyrenees and the magnificent Atlantic. This adventure is a combination of improving (or starting our French) and exploring what may be some of the best foods, wines, and countryside in the world.
The Italian Dolomites August 11 - August 28, 2019 Program Full
Hiking, soft beds, breathtaking scenery and the hybrid combination of northern Italy's and southern Austria's incredible foods...all in the world's prettiest corner, the Dolomites of the the Alto Adige.
The Portuguese Camino September 15 - October 5 Program Full
A supported 120 mile (200 km) walk on the path from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A spectacular journey on foot through some of Portugal's and Spain's most beautiful coastal areas. You will be fueled by excellent meals, sleep on comfortable beds and enjoy all kinds of support as you walk your way to the Western world's most splendid "journey's end" Santiago de Compostela.
Our winter 2019 programs....
Colombia: Medellín and Cartagena / January 6 - February 1, 2019
Spanish, Art, History, Coffee and Sun in Medellín and Cartagena, Colombia
Twenty-seven wonderful days with a focus on Spanish...and avoiding January in the north Program Full
Enhance your Spanish and your mood as we move to the sun-drenched "calles" of Medellín and Cartagena, Colombia for individual Spanish instruction and the amazing culture and food in this beautiful and friendly country. We'll be on a never-to-be-forgotten journey of the differing cultures of Colombia. Studying the best that Colombia offers, on the Caribbean and in the verdant low mountains of Colombia's coffee region. Enjoying one-on-one language instruction while exploring with our Colombian "compañeros" each day.
You will have to work on your Spanish, refine your senses and stretch your memory, but what an experience it will be and in what wonderful locations. The beautiful walled city of Cartagena, once ravished by pirates, and the even more spectacular Medellín, the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province.
The Other Side of Patagonia: The National Parks of Argentina
February 8 - March 1, 2019 Program Full
Fun and adventure through the dazzling national parks of Patagonia on the Argentine side, from Perito Moreno Glacier north to Nahuel Huapi...the perfect February escape
February is the equivalent of August in the southern hemisphere and we are following the southern sun all the way back down to its' winter home in Patagonia. We'll be in the middle of what is considered the world's most dazzling corner...and nature's last frontier. This adventure will include visits to Los Glaciares, Perito Moreno Glacier, Cerro Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Los Arrayanes, Lanín, Nahuel Huapi, Lago Puelo and a host of other spectacular locations.
We will be able to use our Spanish with our Argentine "amigos", but it won't be the focus of this trip, it's just too pretty to spend time in the classroom. English speakers and spouses will love this particular adventure as we explore the history, culture and nature of these remote areas. It will be a birder's, hiker's, photographer's and "just sit, sip and enjoy the view-er's" paradise.
Our Argentine Patagonia Experience will start as we pick you up at the airport in Buenos Aires, Friday, February 8, taking you to our hotel in downtown to recover from the trip and enjoy all that Buenos Aires has to offer. Monday morning, February 11 we will fly to El Calafate for a week in the middle of the jaw-dropping beauty of southern Patagonia and its long summer days. Some of the areas we will be exploring include Perito Moreno Glacier, Mt Fitz Roy and El Chaltén. Sunday we fly up to Bariloche and the beautiful areas surrounding it, Cerro Catedral, Arranyanes, Nahuel Huapi, San Martin de los Andes, Lago Puelo, you'll even have a chance to get back to Chile through the spectacular lakes and volcanoes of this gorgeous area.
We finish up our adventure flying to Iguazú Falls, before we head back to Buenos Aires for our flights home Friday, March 1.
Mijas, Spain April 10 - May 10, 2019
Escape from the drudgery of late winter this year at our own gated hacienda in the rolling hillsides and sunshine of the Mediterranean coast. You'll enjoy yoga, massage, healthy food classes, cooking and wine courses, walks, swimming, tennis, language, dance and Spanish and Moorish history, all in a place of scenic hills and aromatic orchards. A perfect place for rejuvenating treatments and a lifestyle retreat before heading home to summer. This adventure along the Mediterranean coast of Spain is a wellness seekers paradise. No more cold damp Aprils!!!
Biarritz, France June 15 - July 6, 2019 Program Full
Coastal elegance is the definition of this chic pedestrian focused hamlet nesting between the wine country of Bordeaux, the emerald green Basque Country of the Pyrenees and the magnificent Atlantic. This adventure is a combination of improving (or starting our French) and exploring what may be some of the best foods, wines, and countryside in the world.
The Italian Dolomites August 11 - August 28, 2019 Program Full
Hiking, soft beds, breathtaking scenery and the hybrid combination of northern Italy's and southern Austria's incredible foods...all in the world's prettiest corner, the Dolomites of the the Alto Adige.
The Portuguese Camino September 15 - October 5 Program Full
A supported 120 mile (200 km) walk on the path from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A spectacular journey on foot through some of Portugal's and Spain's most beautiful coastal areas. You will be fueled by excellent meals, sleep on comfortable beds and enjoy all kinds of support as you walk your way to the Western world's most splendid "journey's end" Santiago de Compostela.
Our winter 2019 programs....
Colombia: Medellín and Cartagena / January 6 - February 1, 2019
Spanish, Art, History, Coffee and Sun in Medellín and Cartagena, Colombia
Twenty-seven wonderful days with a focus on Spanish...and avoiding January in the north Program Full
Enhance your Spanish and your mood as we move to the sun-drenched "calles" of Medellín and Cartagena, Colombia for individual Spanish instruction and the amazing culture and food in this beautiful and friendly country. We'll be on a never-to-be-forgotten journey of the differing cultures of Colombia. Studying the best that Colombia offers, on the Caribbean and in the verdant low mountains of Colombia's coffee region. Enjoying one-on-one language instruction while exploring with our Colombian "compañeros" each day.
You will have to work on your Spanish, refine your senses and stretch your memory, but what an experience it will be and in what wonderful locations. The beautiful walled city of Cartagena, once ravished by pirates, and the even more spectacular Medellín, the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province.
The Other Side of Patagonia: The National Parks of Argentina
February 8 - March 1, 2019 Program Full
Fun and adventure through the dazzling national parks of Patagonia on the Argentine side, from Perito Moreno Glacier north to Nahuel Huapi...the perfect February escape
February is the equivalent of August in the southern hemisphere and we are following the southern sun all the way back down to its' winter home in Patagonia. We'll be in the middle of what is considered the world's most dazzling corner...and nature's last frontier. This adventure will include visits to Los Glaciares, Perito Moreno Glacier, Cerro Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Los Arrayanes, Lanín, Nahuel Huapi, Lago Puelo and a host of other spectacular locations.
We will be able to use our Spanish with our Argentine "amigos", but it won't be the focus of this trip, it's just too pretty to spend time in the classroom. English speakers and spouses will love this particular adventure as we explore the history, culture and nature of these remote areas. It will be a birder's, hiker's, photographer's and "just sit, sip and enjoy the view-er's" paradise.
Our Argentine Patagonia Experience will start as we pick you up at the airport in Buenos Aires, Friday, February 8, taking you to our hotel in downtown to recover from the trip and enjoy all that Buenos Aires has to offer. Monday morning, February 11 we will fly to El Calafate for a week in the middle of the jaw-dropping beauty of southern Patagonia and its long summer days. Some of the areas we will be exploring include Perito Moreno Glacier, Mt Fitz Roy and El Chaltén. Sunday we fly up to Bariloche and the beautiful areas surrounding it, Cerro Catedral, Arranyanes, Nahuel Huapi, San Martin de los Andes, Lago Puelo, you'll even have a chance to get back to Chile through the spectacular lakes and volcanoes of this gorgeous area.
We finish up our adventure flying to Iguazú Falls, before we head back to Buenos Aires for our flights home Friday, March 1.
