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Here at Academia Contacto, we do our utmost to keep our courses up-to-date and provide you with an outstanding level of teaching so that you can flourish in a Spanish speaking environment and achieve your set goals. We are constantly thinking of ways to adapt and improve so that you are in the best environment […]

Without a shadow of a doubt, the Spanish-speaking music industry has taken the world by storm in recent years. It has gained unknown territory and has made a solid mark in the English speaking world and music scenes. More and more, we are seeing fusions between the Anglo-Saxon industry and that of the Latino music […]

If you are living in Madrid, you can take a break from your Spanish classes and enjoy what the city has to offer without tightening your belt. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have much money, Madrid offers a whole load of freebies. Check out the following ideas! With these, you will soon discover that […]

What is an idiom?An idiom is a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g over the moon to indicate a state of intense happiness). Each language has its idioms which enrich and make languages so unique and special. Idioms also make the language- […]

Puzzled by the pluscuamperfecto? Confused by the conditional? Infuriated by the imperative? An intensive Spanish course could be the solution, as Ash Bolton found out…After four years of living in Spain, I’ll hold my hand up and say my Spanish is far from fluent.Although it’s at a comfortable conversation level (level B2 I´ll have you […]

In Spain we have amazing gastronomy. Our dishes are very varied and delicious. If you are studying  a Spanish course, you can take some time out of studying and enjoy what the Spanish culinary scene has to offer without leaving Madrid.In Madrid you can find all the typical dishes of each Spanish region within the […]