Useful information
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Please note the following recommendations and tips:
Health care
In Valencia and in general in Spain, you will be entitled to the health care service.
This service is free if you come from any of the European Community country and you will only need to bring with you a medical European card.
If you do not come from an European Community country, you can still receive medical attention but you will be charged depending on the service.
If you are not from an European Community country, we recommend that you travel with a private medical insurance.
Arrival and accommodation
If you have booked accommodation through Intereuropa, when you get to Valencia, please, go directly to the accommodation that we have booked as someone will be waiting to welcome you and and give you the keys.
If you arrive very late on the time that you have indicated to us in advance, please contact (perhaps by sms) the owner of the apartmen/family or contact person in order to let them know your new arrival time.
You don’t need to bring in any bed sheets, they will be provided in
any type of accommodation. You only need to bring towels for your
personal hygiene.
Transportation
The airport of Valencia, Manises Airport is at about 15km from the
city. To get from the airport to downtown, you can do it in the
following ways:
Taxi: If you carry luggage, the most comfortable alternative is a taxi.
The cost of it is approximately 15/20 Euros. You will find a taxi stop just outside the airport.
Underground: this is highly recommended, as it is the cheapest way to get to Valencia. You will fnd the station at the airport terminal.
The nearest stop to Intereuropa and also the city center is Xativa.
The trip takes about 20 minutes and the approximate price of the ticket is 1.90 Euros.
There is also a coach (Aero-Bus) that takes you to Valencia (street
Angel Guimera). Ticket costs approximately 2.50 Euros.
Valencia has a very good network of public transport such as underground and
buses. If you are going to use it, we reccommend that you buy a “bonometro” or a “bonogus”. Eachone of them includes 10 trip.
In this way, you will pay for each trip approximately half the price of a single ticket.
The bonobus costs about 6.80 and you can buy in any kiosk.
The Bonometro costs approximately € 7.55 and you can buy in
any underground station.
First day of school
The first day of course, please be at Intereuropa between 9.00 and
9.30. Lessons will start at 9.30
Intereuropa school is located in the heart of Valencia, in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, 5 (City Hall Square).
From any accommodation that we work with, you can normally walk to the school.
The owners of the accommodation will inform you on the best way
to get to the school on foot or the combination to us the bus or the underground.
Bicycle Rental
You'll find a bike rental station just below Intereuropa.
This is a service of the city hall and it is called Valenbisi.
We will give you further information on this service on your first day at school.
Supermarkets
The 2 major supermarket chains in Valencia are called
Mercadona and Consum. You can find one of them in each district of the city.
A few meters from the school, you can find a Mercadona and a Consum but also the Central Market where you can buy some typical food of the region.
Intereuropa is a specialist in the teaching of Spanish to foreign nationals. Courses are run all-year-round at different levels, from complete beginner to proficiency.
Teachers
Our qualified and experienced language teachers are young, native Spaniards, who all hold degrees in Spanish philology.
Groups
The maximum group size is 10 students.
Level test
Students who already have some previous knowledge of Spanish will be level-tested to ensure correct placement from the beginning.
We will email you the level test on together with thebooking confirmation.
The teaching method
The teaching method develops the practice of language in all its four main branches: listening, conversation, reading and writing. Special emphasis is placed on conversational practice from the start, giving students a greater capacity of expression and communication in Spanish.
Certificates
All our students receive a certificate on finishing the course. To receive the certificate it is necessary to assist to, at least, 80% of the lessons.
Books
The school uses its own books, which are always up-to-date, meaning that they are readily available and easy to use for both students and teachers alike.
Activities
In order to combine the study of Spanish with learning more about the Spanish way of life and culture, Intereuropa organizes a varied programme of leisure activities for students, which take place during the afternoons and weekends.
Most of these activities are free or inexpensive, and include: day trips, visits of cultural interest, dinners, Spanish films, dancing and cookery courses etc.
Language exchange
In order to help students to practice their language in real contexts, and to enable them to meet people from different cultures, the Intereuropa academy offers an attractive language exchange programme between two people of different nationalities. This service is free and you can ask about it when you arrive at the school.
