Veranos del Corral Flamenco Dance
Flamenco, guided walking, history and nature — small international group — Granada

Each summer, the flamenco dancers who have had most success during the year are invited to Granada, to perform in two superb outdoor locations dating from Nazarí times: in the intimate patio of the Corral del Carbón and amid the heady scents of the Generalife gardens. We will let ourselves be bewitched by the magic of Granada's summer nights, the unique ambiance of its tapas bars and the rhythms of flamenco.
In the daytime, after a late breakfast on the hotel roof-terrace, we set off to explore Granada and its surrounding mountains. Benamonarda proposes this relaxed week of flamenco performances, short walks, visits and tapa evenings, to all lovers of Andalusian culture and mountain landscapes.

IMPORTANT: we must receive bookings for this programme by 15 June 2012.

ONE WEEK Activities: four evening dance spectacles, 3 at the Corral del Carbón and 1 at the Generalife, and three evenings of 'tapeo', where we shall try a variety of succulent tapas. In the daytime: visits to the main monuments of Granada, the house-museum of Federico García Lorca at Fuentevaqueros, the castle-palace of La Calahorra and the troglodyte quarter of Guadix; five walks of 2-3 hours in the Sierra Nevada and Sierra de Huétor natural parks. Group 10 maximum.

FULL BOARD EXCEPT 4 EVENING MEALS, in twin rooms (private bathrooms): seven nights at Granada, in a delightful small hotel on the slopes of the Alhambra hill.

PRICE 875 euros per person; single room supplement 175 euros.

DATES (Sunday-Sunday)
2012 5-12 August.

RENDEZVOUS & DISPERSAL Málaga (airport, station or city centre). Choose a flight arriving before 15.00 and departing after 12.30.

Location of this programme:

DAY-TO-DAY
SUNDAY: Transfer to Granada. Tapas evening.

MONDAY: On the trail of the copper mines of the Genil valley. Picnic, bathing possible in the stream. Two unusual religious buildings in Granada: San Jerónimo monastery and San Juan de Dios hospital. Tapas evening.

TUESDAY: The ancient footpaths and picturesque Moorish villages of the Alpujarras, with their characteristic architecture, handicrafts and cuisine. The lower city of Granada. Flamenco at the Corral del Carbón.

WEDNESDAY: The troglodyte dwellings of Guadix, and La Calahorra castle, fortress outside and Renaissance palace within. Picnic at the La Ragua pass (2000m) in the Sierra Nevada and descent of the Alcazaba de Aldeire. Flamenco at the Corral del Carbón.

THURSDAY: The Albayzín, historically the most important quarter of Granada, with something of a "village" atmosphere. Afternoon in the fabulous Alhambra & Generalife palaces. 'Tablas' lunch. Flamenco at the Corral del Carbón.

FRIDAY: The Alcázar del Genil, 'almunia' of the Nazari kings. The wooded slopes of the Sierra de Huétor, a natural belvedere of the Sierra Nevada summits. The birthplace of Lorca at Fuentevaqueros. Flamenco ballet dedicated to Lorca, at the Generalife.

SATURDAY: Ridge path and rambla of the Arenales del Trevenque, unique dolomite scenery with fascinating alpine plants and the chance to see ibex. Tapas evening.

SUNDAY: Transfer to Málaga.

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