Escuela Elcano

Santa Bárbara Castle It is located on the Benacantil Mountain. It has a great estrategic value for its location -166m heigh above sea level. On its slopes archaeological remains from the Bronze Age, Iberian and Roman times have been found. the origin of the Castle that we see nowadays dates back to the end of the IX century, when the muslims were at the power. The name of Santa Bárbara was chosen because on the day of her festivity, December 4th, 1248, it was taken from the Arabs by the Infant Alfonso de Castilla, future KingAlfonso X el Sabio. [...]

Immerse yourself in the Spanish language The Juan Sebastián Elcano school has been developing language immersion programs for international school groups that visit Alicante every year. Since more than 10 years we count on our experience in welcoming groups of students from many nationalities who study spanish. In our programs we improve both the study and the experience. We want our students to learn Spanish but at the same time to live great moments and to get in touch with the Spanish culture. we promote activities, meetings and staying in host family to make our students feel the real Spanish [...]