{"id":290,"date":"2011-11-22T09:24:06","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T09:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.applelanguages.com\/blog\/?p=290"},"modified":"2017-11-01T15:07:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T15:07:53","slug":"spend-christmas-or-new-year-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.applelanguages.com\/blog\/christmas-courses\/spend-christmas-or-new-year-abroad.php","title":{"rendered":"Spend Christmas or New Year abroad!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic-box size-full wp-image-501 alignright\" title=\"Christmas Markets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applelanguages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/christmas1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"177\" \/>Whether you want to visit a typical German Christmas market, learn how to prepare a traditional Italian festive feast with a host \u2018mamma\u2019, or just lie on the beach and relax in the Canaries, Apple Languages can arrange it all for you this winter!<\/p>\n<p>Many of our schools stay open over the Christmas and New Year period. Some schools, such as our schools in Berlin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applelanguages.com\/en\/learn\/spanish\/spain\/puerto-de-la-cruz2.php\">Tenerife<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applelanguages.com\/en\/learn\/italian\/italy\/naples.php\">Naples<\/a> offer language lessons, accommodation and daily Christmas\/New Year excursions and activities. Other schools, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applelanguages.com\/en\/learn\/spanish\/spain\/madrid2.php\">Madrid<\/a>, St Anne and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applelanguages.com\/en\/learn\/german\/austria\/kitzbuhel.php\">Kitzbuhel<\/a>, stay open over Christmas\/New Year (just closing for bank holidays), offering language courses and accommodation throughout the period, but no specific Christmas\/New Year activities.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic-box size-full wp-image-500 alignleft\" title=\"Christmas in Berlin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applelanguages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/christmas2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/>Choosing to learn a language over Christmas\/New Year is a great way to meet people, make friends and see how Christmas\/New Year is celebrated elsewhere! Language lessons are usually held in the morning, while in the afternoon\/evening the schools arrange visits and activities.<\/p>\n<p>Do something different this Chrisatmas\/New Year! Even if you just do a 1 or 2 week course, you\u2019ll be surprised at how much you learn, how many people you meet from all over the world, and generally how enjoyable the whole experience is!<\/p>\n<p>Are you tempted by the locations we offer? Where would you like to spend this Christmas\/New Year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you want to visit a typical German Christmas market, learn how to prepare a traditional Italian festive feast with a host \u2018mamma\u2019, or just lie on the beach and relax in the Canaries, Apple Languages can arrange it all for you this winter! 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