Spanish Language School Tenerife

The School

The facilities

 

Our school facilities are located in the central part of Adeje in the sunny south of Tenerife. Situated right next to us is the historic “Casa Fuerte”, which for a long time was the strongest and tallest building in the area, also close to us is legendary “Barranco del Infierno”, the “Hell’s gorge”, which leads to the highest waterfall in Tenerife. The historic center of Adeje town which is filled with charming cafes and restaurants as well as small shops and supermarkets is just around the corner.      

SMS Spanish Experience is a very young company, established and opened in 2016. Our school is situated in a spacious building recently renovated with extensive amenities for our students:

Large reception area, where you can meet our friendly reception staff and ask them anything regarding your course, activities or excursions.

Three spacious, well equipped and naturally conditioned class rooms with interactive whiteboards.

Lounge area, where you can relax or even work comfortably whilst having a coffee or tea.

Free Wifi in the whole school area.

Library, a true treasure chest full of Spanish literature and educational books.  

The whole school is easily accessible by wheelchair and easy to reach by public transport and car.

How to get to us

Walking

If you are located in Adeje, then you just have to head to the town hall. Go to “Calle Castillo”, which is directly beside the parking of the Cultural center of Adeje, you will recognize it thanks to the canon at the top. Standing beside the canon, follow the street downwards and you will see us after a few minutes on the righthand side.

By bus

It is easy to reach us by public transport from almost any destination in the south of Tenerife. You have to take bus number 447 and get off at the bus station called “Constitución”. From there it is just a 5 minute walk to our school. On departing the bus go straight ahead up the street and turn left to the Cultural center of Adeje, where you will find “Calle Castillo”. Commute time by bus and the cost may vary with your origin. The easiest option to catch bus number 447 from the areas of Costa Adeje and Las Américas, is via the main bus station of Costa Adeje.

By car

To visit us by car, drive on highway TF-1 in the direction of Adeje and take exit number 79,sigh posted “Adeje”. Follow the street in the right direction up the hill until you get to a roundabout. Take the second exit, pass the big sports center “El Galeón” and stay on this street until you get to the next small roundabout. There you take again the second exit, turn to the right and follow the street straight up the hill until you can only turn left or right. Turn left and the road will take you to the entrance of the big parking space in front of the Cultural center of Adeje. From there it is just a two minutes walk to the school.

 

Why Adeje? 

 

Adeje is a town in the municipality of the same name, in the south of Tenerife. After the municipality of Arona, it has experienced the fastest population growth in the past decade. Although the town of Adeje has grown steadily, it has very much maintained its authenticity compared to neighboring more touristic areas such as Los Cristianos. The growth of Adeje has been planned and it therefore has evolved into an attractive village with many green spaces and spacious streets, mainly populated by local people and residents of the island.

Before the conquest of the island, all historians agree, that there existed a primitive Guanche political organization covering the entire island territory and whose king or mencey resided in Adeje. The menceyato of Adeje, when the island was divided into nine kingdoms in the late fourteenth century, was an important seat of Guanche community.

The last mencey, who after his baptism was called Don Diego de Adeje, made peace with the Spaniards and is the only one on record who lived in Tenerife after the conquest, as they were granted land and left descendants in Adeje.

From 1496 the period of colonization begins with the divisions of land or datas granted by Alonso Fernandez de Lugo in this jurisdiction. This led to the establishment of a small group of houses around the Rio de Adeje, where the center of the village would settle. In 1560 the parish of Adeje was founded.

The oldest part of Adeje is high on a hillside, clinging on to the base of the mountains which form the foothills of Mount Teide. As such many of the streets are steep.  At the top is the church with several old houses. Descending from this point we have the Town Hall and a square that hosts a stage and meeting point for numerous events held throughout the year.

Adeje has a sports center very popular among the sports community. Near the village of Adeje we find several shops and superstores. In the upper town is the entrance to the famous Barranco del Infierno, a trip of about 3h30 in total.

To this effect: Adeje is the perfect location to learn Spanish. You can practise the recently learned directly in daily life with the local people around you. Also, thanks to the wide choice of free time activities and places to visit, you can emerge directly into the real life in Tenerife and enjoy exciting new experiences.

 

Spanish Language School