Discover Spanish Culture: Puente

Puente Fin de Semana – Long Weekend In all countries we get the enjoyment of having a 3 day long weekend off of work, school and generally have a lovely long weekend. Here in Spain they take it… Read More

Discover Spanish Culture: Cadiz Carnival

Fiestas de Carnaval de Cádiz – Carnival Festivities in Cadiz It is a known fact that Spain loves to party, and that they don’t need an excuse either. Over the next couple of weeks the city of Cadiz… Read More

Discover Spanish Culture: Jerez Ballet Ecuestre

Ballet Ecuestre! Horse Ballet! We love that students from all around the world come to study and improve their Spanish at Spark. Most of our fantastic students look to combine their general Spanish course both with cultural activities they can… Read More

Study Abroad with Spark Spanish

Universidades Españolas. Spanish Universities. Here at Spark we have received a lot of interest in preparing students for studying at a University here in Spain. We understand the demands of studying in a different country, not only when… Read More

Discover Spanish Culture – Sports in Spain

 Deportes muy interesantes que puedes practicar en Andalucía – Exciting sports you can do in Andalucia Spain is the world and european champions in football, olympic runners up in basketball and won bronze in the recent world handball championship, but… Read More

Discover Spanish culture – Andalusian Song and Dance

Cantes y bailes típicos en Andalucía – Typical Andalusian song and dance This is the first in a series of blog posts which aim to help you discover Spanish culture with Spark. Look out for more posts like this… Read More

Battle of Guadalete

Battle of Guadalete The first time that Muslim troops entered the Iberian Peninsula was in 711, at the Battle of guadalete. Musa troops were led by Tariq and were invited by Agila. Don Rodrigo fought  against Agila for… Read More

New Spanish Blogs

Discover more about Spain Saludos a todos los seguidores de Spark¡ In this blog we`re going to tell you all news related to Spain. Sure you are interested in Spanish culture,  food,  activities or politics. We’re going to tell you everything about all of these themes. Mi nombre es Maria y a partir de ahora voy a informarte de todas las… Read More

Sparkville to Cádiz, a weekend daytrip

This weekend, four of us students here at Spark Spanish decided to explore the nearby city of Cádiz- ¡y qué buena idea! Cádiz is a beautiful city, with plenty to see and do – and, claro, lots of… Read More

Spanish Food Vocabulary – learn from our mistakes!

When you’re learning a new language, one of the first things you learn is food vocabulary. Studying Spanish in Spain, we all need a basic understanding of what menus and signs in supermarkets mean, especially in an authentic… Read More

¡Vamos España!

Having arrived at Spark on Sunday, I was keen to attend the Welcoming Drinks on Sunday night. All of the students and staff at Spark went out together to get to know everyone before our Spanish course began… Read More

Feliz Navidad - Aprender Español

Christmas Quiz

Challenge yourself with the Spark Spanish quiz about Christmas in Spain.