9 + 1 razones para estudiar español en Valencia

España concentra alrededor del 50% del turismo idiomático del mundo

Cada vez son más los estudiantes que deciden venir a nuestro país para aprender esta lengua que, según datos del Instituto Cervantes (año 2019), hablan más de 580 millones de personas en todo el mundo.

Spain concentrates around 50% of the world's language tourism

Estudiar español en una ciudad como Valencia implica vivir una experiencia de inmersión completa con la lengua y la cultura local que suma adeptos año tras año.

Aquí pueden vivir una experiencia de inmersión total con la lengua y la cultura local, lo que resulta muy beneficioso para su formación, combinando el aprendizaje del español como lengua extranjera con el ocio y la diversión.  Pero, ¿quieres saber por qué Valencia (y no otras ciudades) tiene cada vez más estudiantes de español?

Learn Spanish in Valencia. Malvarrosa Beach

9 + 1 razones para estudiar español en Valencia

1. El clima

En Valencia tenemos más de 300 días de sol y más de 2.500 horas de luz natural al año. Quizá por eso a los valencianos nos gusta pasar mucho tiempo al aire libre, y quizá también por eso somos abiertos y acogedores.

2. Ubicación

Valencia tiene una ubicación única. Uno de sus principales atractivos es su proximidad al mar. Contamos con varias playas urbanas donde pasear, hacer deporte, relajarse o, si el tiempo lo permite, darse un chapuzón.

3. El tamaño

No es por presumir, pero nuestra ciudad tiene un tamaño perfecto: es lo bastante grande para ser cosmopolita y lo bastante pequeña para ser muy familiar. Y tiene todas las comodidades: ¡tendrás todo lo que necesitas!

Vista aérea de Valencia. Un tamaño perfecto para aprender español y disfrutar de actividades.

4. Entorno

Como ya hemos mencionado, los valencianos son gente muy amable, abierta y generosa. Es lo que se conoce como carácter “mediterráneo”. Y esto se nota en el trato con turistas y estudiantes extranjeros.

5. Universidad

En Valencia se respira ambiente estudiantil, ya que hay varias universidades, facultades y campus universitarios, tanto públicos como privados. En ellas se pueden estudiar tanto materias científicas y técnicas (ingeniería, arquitectura, biotecnología, medicina, etc.) como humanidades y artes (historia, filología, filosofía, bellas artes, etc.).

6. Comunicaciones

Valencia es una ciudad muy bien comunicada y dispone de una amplia red de transportes nacionales e internacionales por tierra, mar y aire. Cuenta con aeropuerto, puerto, estación de autobuses y estación de tren con conexiones con prácticamente todas las ciudades españolas y capitales europeas.

7. Ocio y cultura

Valencia ofrece una amplia oferta cultural y de ocio. Nuestra ciudad cuenta con museos, jardines y zonas verdes, terrazas, restaurantes, conciertos y festivales de música, galerías de arte, etc.

Valencia, una ciudad llena de cultura, museos y ocio.

8. Gastronomía

La gastronomía valenciana es un emblema de la “cocina mediterránea”. Uno de los platos más conocidos es la paella, famosa en todo el mundo. En Valencia también es habitual salir de tapas y “almorzar” (esmorzaret). Además, nuestra ciudad también cuenta con restaurantes de cocina creativa y vanguardista.

9. Fiestas populares

Algunas de las fiestas populares de Valencia son conocidas en todo el mundo. Las más importantes son las Fallas, que se celebran en marzo y llenan las calles de grandes monumentos de papel maché, luz y color. Otras fiestas tradicionales son el Corpus Christi (en junio) y la Feria de Julio (con numerosos conciertos y un festival conocido como la “Batalla de Flores”).

10. Taronja

Taronja, posiblemente la mejor escuela de español del mundo, está situada en Valencia. Contamos con unas preciosas instalaciones, profesores cualificados que te ayudarán a perfeccionar tu español y organizamos divertidas y estupendas actividades extraescolares. ¿Te gustaría leer algunas opiniones hechas por nuestros estudiantes? Click here.

Esperamos que esta lista te sea útil para tener una primera impresión de Valencia. Estudiar español en Valencia te abrirá las puertas a una ciudad moderna, luminosa y llena de vida, ¡te esperamos!

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Charlie Smith
Spending eight weeks learning Spanish in Valencia has been a rewarding experience. When I first arrived here, I had a patchy understanding of how basic Spanish grammar works, which gave me a false sense of confidence coming into the country. I was placed into a class that was far too advanced for my level, and I quickly discovered that my listening and speaking skills were practically non-existent. It is fair to say that I was completely baffed in my first week of lessons. I eventually moved down two groups, so I could work on my listening and speaking skills. This level was much more enjoyable, as I wasn’t in a permanent state of confusion. I have noticed my progress continue to grow steadily over the weeks. Now, I feel like I have enough Spanish to get by on my own and develop my skill independently. Understanding street chit-chat is becoming easier, watching Spanish T.V. is becoming more enjoyable, and I can usually interpret written texts. The teachers at Taronja are young, fun and competent people. Rather than forcing us to fill out boring and repetitive exercise sheets, they make learning more enjoyable by providing innovative activities and games to keep the classroom engaged. The timetable is constantly rotating, so we can benefit from various styles and techniques of each teacher. Valencia is a truly beautiful city in a variety of different ways. The centre of the city is built around two lively squares, made up of old monuments, statues, restaurants, and constant buzz of passing tourists. The surrounding streets are full of character and are brought to life by the detail of their design, the classical Valencian balconies, and the numerous restaurants. The Turia park is another incredible feature of the city. It used to be a large river flowing through the centre of the city, but people decided to drain it after serious floods in the 1950s. Now, it is a riverbed, which has been converted into a lush garden, where people go to escape the city, exercise and relax.
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Lucy Zhou
Taronja Valencia is a great place for learning Spanish and experiencing the Spanish culture! Teachers at the school are excellent, and the school organises many fun activities! I’d love to come back here in the near future! ☺️
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Moh Ammed
The best language school you will ever found!
It's no just a random language school, it's a family!
Taronja is the place to be! ♡
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floord171
5 star rating
Recommended! If you are looking for a school to study Spanish, I really recommend this Taronja. It has the perfect balance between education and fun. The course offers a good way of learning Spanish with help of very nice and helpful teachers. Besides that, the school has different and fun activities everyday for you to participate in. This will allow you to meet lots of new people and gain new experiences.
Not to forget, it’s in Valencia too, which is a very beautiful city on its own.
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Becky111
5 star rating
A beautiful school with helpful staff I am just back from a week in Valencia studying Spanish at Taronja School. This is a beautiful boutique school. The team at reception are helpful and I loved their speed in replying to emails - they are very good at that. Prior to my visit, as I was travelling solo, I asked questions about the school, the lessons, the type of classes and ages as I was looking for something suitable to over 30 y/o, the accommodation, additional dates and Valencia in general and they were always happy to answer at the speed of light! They are very good at that and it helps when you are in front of your computer, you are tryng to book a flight and you need a quick answer.
The school
Right in the middle of the city centre, great location, near bars, coffee shops, restaurants, metro, bus, taxis, everything really. The entrance is quite understated, the school is located at the first floor of a building. Every class is decorated differently and all have air-con whichis great at this time of the year, when the tempretaure in Valencia is above 32 degree celsius everyday.
All the teachers I had this week were very nice (Isabel, Manu, Sonia), friendly, helpful and they really ensured that we learnt from this experience. The teaching is not based on any book, we were provided with a handout and additional pages during the week to cover the areas which we were going to explore during each lesson. All lessons are interactive with plenty of opportunity to ask 'preguntas' (questions). Internet is used in the school by the teachers to explain words or provide images and other digital tools are also used to write as a board (instead of the out of fashion board and marker). Classes are small, I was in a class of 9. I know that some of the people I met there were in classes of 6 so the classes are of a reasonable small size which is good and allows the teacher to provide full attention to all. Classes last 50 minutes each. You would usually have 2 teachers a day, one for the first two hours of 50 mins each and the second for the remaining 2 hours of 50 mins each.
Oh yes, once you get to your class forget your language as all the teachers will speak to you in Spanish only, which is fine and correct in the approach as you are there to learn Spanish. However, if you are totally unable to understand a meaning of a word or a sentence they will try to tell you the equivalent in English or Italian or French to heelp you.
You may have a T1 or T2 programme. T1 - Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning classes, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon class. T2 - the other way round. I had a T1.
If you want to go to museums or go shopping it may be worth booking some additional days in Valencia so that you will have entire days to visit them as it is a little difficult when you have classes in the morning or the afternoon, you would just be rushing around and the majority of the museums close at 13:00 for the day or some reopen at 16:00 but only few of them.
Weekly activities
I did not participate in all the activities as some were aimed at the younger crowd (I'm not old, just in my early 30s but what may be fun for a 17/18 y/o may be less fun for a 30 y/o - however, it is always great to mix with all ages) but the ones I participated in were the following:
Noche the tapas - Monday:
A little bar not far from the school (can't remember the name) with seats outside-only. One drink included with your 'tapa' but you could not choose which tapas to go for as you were given what came from the kitchen so it was more about luck. I was fine as I am not allergic to any food but one of the girls in my group was allergic to dairy products and she got a ham and Cheese croquette which she could not eat so I and the rest of the group helped her what are friends for!!!
Fiesta de bienvenida con paella - Tuesday
This party for all newcomers was a great idea, a great opportunity to meet other students and the teachers, in a location near the beach. We all met in front of the school and then we all went to the metro, we all bought tickets and then we got to the other end and got the tram, then we walked a bit and got to the location of this bar. The idea per se is very nice but I think more can be done in relation to the place where the 'fiesta' takes place. The bar was just a little run down, the drinks were cheap but we all complained about the quality of them. The Sangria tasted bad, the white wine we wondered why it was sold with ice (?) and tasted bad anyway, a mojito was prepared from a mixer so forget mint leaves, brown sugar etc there was none of that so it didn't taste like a mojito but like something with a little bit of rum and the chupitos (shot) were of an unknown taste. The paella was nice, there was a meat and a vegetarian option.
The music was ok, some was from the 90s (not a problem for those over 30 y/o!) but generally fine.
I think Taronja should consider other options when organising this party in terms of the bar and the quality of the service provided by the bar. The idea of the party is great but the bar 'not so great'.
Noche de Orchata and historia - Wednesday
The Horchata is a typical Valencian drink made with chufas. It looks milky but it's not as it is made of a root (I think). It tastes nice, it is very sweet and it is supposed to be had with fartons which to me are like sweet light bread, to be dipped in the Horchata.
We all met in front of the school with Vito (he is a cool man!) and walked to Mercado de Colon to taste the Horchata, oh, yes, with a little bit of history of some buildings in between. There are several bars were you can have the Horchata in the Mercado so we did not all have to be in the same location. I think we sat in 'Daniel', it was ok.
There were other activities organised by Taronja during the remaining days but I and some others opted out and did our own thing!
30Hood - group for 30+ y/o - great concept and a WhatsApp group was created for 30hood to share ideas, activities etc. However, may be Taronja could consider putting together some activities which may be suitable for those in their 30s? Just a thought
Accommodation
I booked a single room with the school. Taronja provided all the details, map etc of the school, very good service. I had to pick up the keys from a specific location, a beautiful yellow building nowhere near a metro station so you could either come out of Angel Aguillera metro and walk to the building (about 15 minutes walk) or get the taxi service provided by the school at 55 euros or also get a taxi from the aiport which should cost about 25, 26 euros.
When I got to the building I was given the keys for the house and my room and some bedsheets. I was based in Ruzafa. I waited for a taxi which took me to Ruzafa and costed just over 6 euros. My room was beautiful, large, massive window, double bed, a wordrobe, a sofa a big table for at least 4 people, 4 chairs, 2 side tables and lamps. The only issue was the lack of a fan. Valencia is extremely warm in this period and I believe that fans should be provided. Although the room was big the heat made nights and even the the day uncomfortable. A fan or air con should be provided.
My room was quite big but I had a look at that of my other flat-mate/student, I think it was half the size of mine and not very spacious, there was also another room which was an inbetween size. I think I was lucky with the room but I guess what you get may depend on availability.
The apartment had 5 rooms but only 3 were in use, there was no leaving room which was a shame as we had to stand in the corridor to have a chat. The kitchen was very small and would have been impractical if all rooms were taken and all were using the kitchen at once. Luckily it never happened!
The apartment had 2 bathrooms which was quite good and we never queued. However, one of the locks in one of the batrooms didn't work so you had to ensure that you made people aware that you were in there - not an issue though although may be it is best if this is repaired.
Ruzafa is a very nice area for bars, restaurants and there is a nice covered market, Mercado De Ruzafa where you can buy fruit, veg, meat and fish. It is smaller than the central market and there is no sit down bar/restaurant inside of the one in Ruzafa but it is equally good.
The apartment was at a 15 minutes walk to the school, the distance was ok or you could take a bus, line 7, to Xativa which is 1 minute away from the school and the center of Valencia or 2 minutes from Placa de Ayuntamento.
All in a all a great school and I had a great time!!! The teachers are great and the staff at reception are lovely and helpful.
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Andrew C
5 star rating
Nothing but positive things to say about Taronja I've spent 3 weeks at Taronja and i have nothing but positive things to say about the school. All of the lessons are really engaging and the staff incredibly helpful, friendly and patient (vital when trying to teach me a foreign language!). I'm in my mid 40's and what i particularly like is how well the school is geared up for students of all ages. Cracking stuff all round.
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Yulia Y
5 star rating
??? Los profesores ‍‍ de la escuela son muy profesionales. Así como la administración (reception). El equipo dinámico y creativo.
Las classes & actividades son variadas y interesantes.
Gracias a ellos, ahora hablo español
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Ezeruom Ugwu
Nice and cool to be here, am a filmmaker learning Spanish at the moment, am finding it interesting already.....
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