Student age
These ages are averages from recent years, a guide rather than a guarantee for your visit.
12 nationalities
Germany
11%
Brazil
8%
United States
8%
China
7%
France
6%
Switzerland
5%
Japan
4%
Italy
4%
Sweden
4%
Netherlands
4%
This mix of nationalities is an average from recent years, a guide rather than a guarantee for your visit.
Don Quijote Valencia teaches Spanish inside a restored 15th-century palace in El Carmen, the city's old town, once home to Valencia's Círculo de Bellas Artes art centre. Classes stay small, averaging 6 students and never exceeding 8, and the school has been running here since 1986.
The campus sits a 10-minute walk from the beach, surrounded by streets full of independent boutiques, street art and small cultural centres. Accreditation from FEDELE and Instituto Cervantes backs up the teaching on offer.
Don Quijote is right for you if you…
This school suits adult learners who want a boutique, personal atmosphere in a historic palace in the heart of Valencia's old town. It suits those drawn to a small, intimate setting rather than a large, high-energy campus.
Start with the students. Start date, trip length and language level are set per student next.
See how busy the school typically is throughout the year and choose the month that best suits your preferences.
One of the calmer months. A good fit if you like a relaxed school where it is easy to get to know your teachers and the people around you.
Busyness describes how full the school is, not class size or who you will study with.
The offering of Don Quijote
Everyday classes for speaking, listening, reading and writing. The starting point for most students.
From €250 per week
Longer stays cost less per week.
See the 6 coursesEveryday classes for speaking, listening, reading and writing. The starting point for most students.
From €152 per week
See the 11 coursesOne teacher, one student. Content and pace follow whatever you need to work on.
From €485 per week
Longer stays cost less per week.
See the 2 coursesTargeted practice for official exams, built around the exam dates.
From €375 per week
Longer stays cost less per week.
See the 2 coursesTargeted practice for official exams, built around the exam dates.
€690 per week
Read about this courseA building full of other students, with shared kitchens and common rooms. Easiest way to meet people.
€420 per week
Sunday to Saturday.
Read about this stayYour own room in a flat with housemates. You cook for yourself.
€299 per week
Sunday to Saturday.
Read about this stayA private room in a local household, with meals at the table. The most of the language you will speak outside class.
€300 per week
Sunday to Saturday. Your family is matched after booking.
How host family matching worksYour first day starts early, so be at the school by 8am on Monday morning. An oral placement test on the spot places you in the class that suits your level, after which the School Director takes you on a tour of the campus and the surrounding El Carmen streets, introducing you to your teacher and classmates along the way.
You'll also collect your Student Welcome Pack before heading into the classroom assigned to your level.
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Arrival at the school
You arrive at the school at 8am on Monday morning to start your first day.
Every week brings a fresh line-up of activities and excursions, announced and updated as you go. One week you might be learning to plate up a paella at a cooking show, the next working through the steps of a Latin dance class or swapping stories over a tapas night, with several of these included at no extra cost. When you want to see more of the region, join the excursion to Alicante or Peñíscola.
Welcome introduction
You're introduced to your teacher and shown around the historic palace campus and neighbourhood with the School Director on your first morning.
Patio and common lounge
Between classes, students gather on the school's sunny patio and gardens or settle into the common lounge.
Weekly tapas and market outings
Tapas dinners, a wine-and-tapas evening and food market tours bring students together outside the classroom most weeks.
Day trips away
An excursion to Cullera gives you a full day away from Valencia alongside other students.
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Lessons here follow a communicative method: you start speaking Spanish from the first class, combining theory with practical use from the very beginning. The approach is student-centred and interactive, built around continual participation. Each class lasts 55 minutes, and the general timetable covers both morning and afternoon sessions; during busier periods some groups move to the afternoon, usually between 15:00 and 19:00. A placement test confirms your level, and the group and timetable you end up in follow directly from that result.
Every teacher has a university degree and a teaching qualification.
Don Quijote Valencia draws a genuinely international group of adult learners to its historic palace campus in El Carmen. Meeting people starts on day one, when you're introduced to your teacher and shown around the building and neighbourhood with the School Director. From there, the school's sunny patio and common lounge give students a natural place to gather between classes, while the weekly activity programme, from tapas dinners to day trips out of Valencia, keeps creating new chances to get to know people throughout your language trip. Here's a closer look at how those connections actually happen.
An even mix of men and women.
Germany
11%
Brazil
8%
United States
8%
China
7%
France
6%
Switzerland
5%
Japan
4%
Italy
4%
Sweden
4%
Netherlands
4%
A weekday here, as most students experience it.
From where you study to where you unwind: this is what you will find at the school.
Instituto Cervantes
External inspection, renewed every 3 years.
FEDELE
External inspection.
Day-to-day questions and support go through the reception and help desk inside the historic palace building, your main point of contact while you study. Homestay students follow curfews agreed with their hosts, while those in a student residence benefit from controlled building access and gender-separated rooms.
Student residences are staffed around the clock, so there's always someone on site.
C/ dels Cadirers, 5, Ciutat Vella, 46003 València, Valencia, Spanje
Nearby
Valencia Airport (VLC, Manises) is the nearest airport for Don Quijote Valencia. The school can arrange a private pick-up straight to your accommodation, or you can make your own way in, as the airport sits right on Valencia's metro network.
Book a private pick-up and the school will collect you from the airport, bus station or train station and take you straight to your accommodation.
Metrovalencia Line 3 runs from a station on the ground floor of the airport terminal straight into Valencia's city centre.
Metrovalencia Line 5 offers the same connection, linking the terminal to the city centre and the port area.
Bus Line 150 runs from the airport into Valencia, towards the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències area.
Licensed taxis, including Radio Taxi Manises and Radio Taxi Valencia, wait at the official taxi rank outside the terminal.
“Akhila was very helpful in answering all my questions with care and patience. The whole registration process went smoothly.”Jul 2026
“Akhila was very helpful in answering all my questions with care and patience. The whole registration process went smoothly.”
“The teachers are lovely and explain everything very well. The course is well organized. Overall I would definitely recommend.”
“Excellent place to start learning Spanish language. Or to improve it, if you already know some Spanish. Altogether, I had 4 teachers during my one month cour…”
The key school facts, terms and travel information in one place.
After the school confirms your booking, you pay a 50% down payment within 5 days. The full payment is due 44 days before arrival.
A deposit of € 250 / $ 300 is non-refundable under any circumstances. Cancellations less than 4 weeks before the start date will incur registration fees plus the cost of 2 weeks of the program.
Cancellations up to 4 weeks before the start date: € 500 / $ 600 cancellation fee. Within 4 weeks: the full amount will be charged.
Cancellations within 2 weeks or 'no show': the cost of 4 weeks of the program plus any booked extras will be charged unless a cancellation guarantee has been purchased.
Special conditions apply for cancellations after the invitation letter for a student visa application has been sent.
All refunds are subject to a 9% administrative fee (minimum € 75 / $ 90). For overpaid amounts, a minimum administrative fee of € 35 / $ 40 will be charged.
No refund for the amount paid for the course/accommodation once the course has started.
Changes before the arrival date: € 100 / $ 120 administrative fee. After arrival: € 100 / $ 120.
Changes to start dates within 2 weeks before the arrival date: last-minute fees (2 weeks program cost plus any booked extras).
Vacation/course interruption: maximum of 1 week per 4-week block, with full accommodation costs remaining applicable. Other interruptions: € 100 / $ 120, with full housing payment required.
Not responsible for cancellations due to force majeure, health issues, or personal problems.
A deposit of € 250 / $ 300 is non-refundable under any circumstances. Cancellations less than 4 weeks before the start date will incur registration fees plus the cost of 2 weeks of the program.
Cancellations within 2 weeks or 'no show': the cost of 4 weeks of the program plus any booked extras will be charged unless a cancellation guarantee has been purchased.
No refunds or credits for cancellations of private apartment or hotel reservations.
No refund for the amount paid for the accommodation once the course has started.
Changes before the arrival date: € 100 / $ 120 administrative fee. After arrival: € 100 / $ 120.
Changes to start dates within 2 weeks before the arrival date: last-minute fees (2 weeks program cost plus any booked extras).
Vacation/course interruption: maximum of 1 week per 4-week block, with full accommodation costs remaining applicable. Other interruptions: € 100 / $ 120, with full housing payment required.
For Residents of the EU/EEA and Switzerland
For Non-EU/EEA and Swiss Citizens
Valencia has the following national holidays. Please note that schools might be closed on these days. The school will inform you about the exact dates once you request a booking.
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From €152 per week, including course materials. You pay the school price, with no extra charge.
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