Student age
These ages are averages from recent years, a guide rather than a guarantee for your visit.
11 nationalities
Netherlands
15%
Germany
13%
Switzerland
12%
United Kingdom
10%
Italy
8%
France
8%
Japan
7%
China
4%
Sweden
3%
United States
2%
This mix of nationalities is an average from recent years, a guide rather than a guarantee for your visit.
Learn Spanish inside a Gothic palace in Valencia's old town, where an 11th-century Arab wall runs straight through the classrooms and a 14-metre historic tower still stands within the building. The school occupies over 2,000 square metres in the heart of the El Carmen district, with a roof garden and a patio among its facilities.
Classes stay small, averaging 7 students and capped at 10. The school is accredited by Instituto Cervantes, and is also affiliated with IALC, SIELE and International House. Expect a busy weekly activity programme and a genuinely international mix of students in the common areas between lessons.
Españole is right for you if you…
This school suits adult and young-adult learners who want an immersive, sociable Spanish course in a historic old-town setting, set within a broadly international student community. Under-16s aren't accepted, so families with younger teenagers will need a different school.
Start with the students. Start date, trip length and language level are set per student next.
The offering of Españole
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 5 coursesA full programme aimed at university entry, with credits that count.
From €147 per week
See the 4 coursesOne teacher, one student. Content and pace follow whatever you need to work on.
From €460 per week
Longer stays cost less per week.
See the 2 coursesOne teacher, one student. Content and pace follow whatever you need to work on.
€1,100 per week
Read about this courseTargeted practice for official exams, built around the exam dates.
€325 per week
Read about this courseTargeted practice for official exams, built around the exam dates.
€460 per week
Read about this courseFrom €436 per week
See the 5 coursesA building full of other students, with shared kitchens and common rooms. Easiest way to meet people.
From €275 per week
Sunday to Saturday.
See the 6 staysYour own room in a flat with housemates. You cook for yourself.
From €200 per week
Sunday to Saturday.
See the 6 staysA private room in a local household, with meals at the table. The most of the language you will speak outside class.
From €250 per week
Sunday to Saturday. Your family is matched after booking.
How host family matching worksYour first day starts at 08:15 with the spoken half of your placement test, the follow-up to the written test you complete online the week before you arrive.
Once testing is done, a welcome meeting introduces you to the staff and covers practical details about the school and Valencia. You leave with your course book and your class timetable in hand.
In the afternoon, new students head out together on a guided tour of the city.
Bring a notebook and a pen; your course book is handed to you on your first day.
Step 1 of 5
Testing starts at 08:15 with the spoken part of your placement test, following the written test you complete online at least a week before you arrive.
Eight activities run every week, and at least three of them are free. The mix ranges from a flamenco or salsa class to a paella evening with dancing, a quiz night, an Albufera excursion by bicycle and boat, and a visit to the Oceanogràfic. Alternative activities may be offered when the season or the number of signups calls for it, so the exact line-up can differ from one week to the next.
Welcome party
A welcome party opens the course, giving new arrivals an easy first chance to start talking to each other.
Rooftop garden and patio
Between classes, the rooftop garden and terrace patio are shared spaces where conversations with other students happen naturally.
Weekly activity programme
With eight organised activities a week, there are regular chances to spend time with people outside class.
Pre-arrival WhatsApp group
Before you even fly out, you can join the school's WhatsApp and Facebook groups to start chatting with other incoming students.
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Lessons follow a communicative, task-based method: classes are built around real-life Spanish rather than grammar drills alone, with vocabulary and grammar work folded into fluency practice. All teaching happens in Spanish, and you'll have at least two different teachers over the course of your stay. Groups have 6 to 10 students, with an average class size of 7. Morning General Spanish lessons run from 09:10 to 13:00, and afternoon groups run from 14:10 to 18:00, with each lesson lasting 50 minutes.The standard Intensive course gives you 20 General Spanish lessons a week; Intensive 25 and Intensive 30 add 5 or 10 elective lessons on top, and Intensive Plus or Super Intensive add private lessons into the mix. Your level is checked with an online test before you arrive and confirmed with a short spoken conversation once your course begins, so you start in the right group from day one.
The school's student community draws from many different countries, with no single nationality dominating the mix, and it shifts noticeably with the seasons: summer courses bring a younger crowd, while the quieter months attract more career-driven adults and independent travellers. Women make up the larger share of students here. You meet people through a welcome activity on day one, the shared spaces built into the historic building, and eight organised activities running every week. The school also opens a WhatsApp and Facebook group before you travel, so conversations with other incoming students can start before you land in Valencia.
Noticeably more women than men in most classes.
Netherlands
15%
Germany
13%
Switzerland
12%
United Kingdom
10%
Italy
8%
France
8%
Japan
7%
China
4%
Sweden
3%
United States
2%
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.
IALC
External inspection.
Instituto Cervantes
External inspection, renewed every 3 years.
International House
External inspection, renewed every 3 years.
SIELE
Appointed by the exam board.
Bildungsurlaub
Recognised under public legislation.
Support at Españole International House works through direct contact with staff rather than paperwork. You are assigned a designated support contact for the length of your stay, and someone remains reachable outside school hours if something comes up in the evening or at the weekend. Emergency numbers are given to you on arrival, so you have them to hand before you ever need them.Medical situations are handled directly by staff, with an average response time under five minutes. The school follows a formal safeguarding policy, logs safety incidents and tracks them carefully, and carries out background checks on its staff.
Staff respond to medical emergencies in under five minutes on average.
A first-aid trained staff member is scheduled every day the school is open.
The school has recorded no serious safety incidents over the past two years.
C/ dels Cavallers, 36, Ciutat Vella, 46001 València, Valencia, Spanje
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The key school facts, terms and travel information in one place.
After the school confirms your booking, you pay a 30% down payment within 5 days. The full payment is due 29 days before arrival.
Course and accommodation terms can differ. Read the full cancellation terms before you book.
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.
Practical answers about the school and your stay.
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From €195 per week, including course materials. You pay the school price, with no extra charge.
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