Sabinares del Arlanza is a Rural Bioclimatic Sustainable Centre. It is located in Puentedura, a small village at the foot of the Arlanza River, in the province of Burgos, halfway between Madrid and Bilbao, in Spain. This experience takes place in the most extensive and best-preserved forest of "sabina albar" in Europe: “La Yecla” Natural Reserve and the “Sabinares del Arlanza”. Our strong belief in responsibility applied to one’s lifestyle led us to design a project based on sustainable concepts in terms of construction, maintenance and operation. Our guest house includes 8 rooms (1 to 2 people) with private terraces of 16m2 and bathroom, with geotermical heating/cooling, large common areas and 20.000m2 of gardens, farm, football and volley playing fields, and a playing area with different traditional games. Our menu incorporates locally grown products from ecological farm and green garden. We also offer vegetarian meals and cater to the special dietary needs of people with allergies or any type of illness. Sunday: Arrival. Pick-up from Madrid airport. Spanish wine reception, dinner and introduction to the week in Sabinares. Monday to Friday (except Wednesday): Breakfast between 8 and 10 am. The Spanish conversation workshops will take place for 3 hours during the mornings. Wednesday: Today we visit the city of Burgos. Departing at 9 am, we will take a walk along the old streets of the city centre: The awesome Cathedral, the nice gardens in the river bank, the beautiful landscape from the Castle Park, the taste of twelve centuries of history! We then head off to our favourite roasted lamb restaurant (this meal is not included in the price). After lunch you may come back home or stay a bit longer in the city and visit the Museum of Human Evolution-Atapuerca. Thursday: An extra Spanish conversation workshop will take place from 5 to 7 pm. Friday: Departure from Madrid airport. * You have some afternoons free to explore the area as you wish. There are next to Puentendura some interesting small villages such as Covarrubias, a mediaeval town with beautiful buildings, Lerma in the bank of Arlanza River with a pretty palace, Silos with its monastery and the amazing walk between the cliffs by the gorge in La Yecla, wine tasting in one of the wine producers of D.O. Arlanza wine, “Bodegas Sierra”. There are taxis available for these tours. Fees per person: Sunday to Friday (5 nights): From 399£ depending on the number of participants. This fee INCLUDES: 1. Transportation for the group to and from the airport in Madrid. 2. Accommodation. 3. Full board - home-cooked meals- (Except Wednesday’s lunch) 4. Civil Responsibility Insurance 5. Daily dialogue in a friendly-style environment. 6. TAXES All the extra costs (entrance tickets, taxis) generated by the different activities and tours are not included in this fee. .