Last week a group of Austrian Spanish-Language Students came to study Spanish with us in Salamanca, Spain. They enjoyed trips out as part of their group program, including a trip to La Alberca with a walk between the villages of San Martín del Castañar and Sequeros with teachers and Language School Staff. Click here to read more and see photos of their day out.
Typical crafts on the walk
On Thursday a group of Austrian Spanish-Language Students went on a trip to La Alberca and to San Martín to walk through the countryside and see the villages.
The trip started out in San Martín where everyone had some lunch and a look around, and then started the walk! The students were really lucky as the weather was great and meant that they got to enjoy being outside for the afternoon and not studying Spanish in the classroom!
The route is 4km and starts out in San Martín de Castañar and ends in Sequeros and the route is full of typical crafts of the area, and recently the local Tourist board has started an initiative to get people walking this route again so that they can experience all of these old hidden secrets and get to see the local community around the 2 villages!
The Moza de Ánimas in La Alberca village
They went with some of the Language School staff who showed them around the area and all of the small interesting historical bits en route! There are loads of small things to see on the walk, including old stone plates with drawings and pictures and wooden sculptures of horses. There’s even a mini assault course to have a go at!
The group all finished the walk with look around the village in La Alberca whilst the teachers relaxed with a typical tea from a local Tetería! In La Alberca there are even more historical things to see, including an ancient stone pig behind the church, the Cerdo de San Antón (Cerdo de Piedra), and the Moza de Ánimas, a stone feature with 2 skeletons that you can see!
The Austrian Group
Before coming back to Salamanca in the evening all the group enjoyed a typical Spanish Meal in the San Martín village with meat or squid, salad and deserts!
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The group enjoyed this activity as part of their organised group trip to Salamanca with our Spanish Langauge School. There are loads of other activities on offer, and you can see more about these on our website! You don’t need to come as part of a group to enjoy the activities though, as we offer loads of other things to do in Seville, Granada and Salamanca. You can see all of the photos of this trip on our Facebook page, and even more photos of other activities that are going on in Salamanca!
