With 420,000 inhabitants Santiago de Cuba is Cuba's second largest city and a strong rival to Havana in literature, music and politics. During the 19th century French settlers arrived and contributed to the melting pot of Haitian, African and Spanish influences that have made this Cuba's most Caribbean city. Additionally, La Universidad del Oriente is one of Cuba's leading educational institutions.

Santiago de Cuba has a thick Spanish colonial air without the American highrise buildings from the 1950s that one finds in Havana. Santiago de Cuba lies in a partly submerged valley of the Sierra Maestra and the city's large natural harbor has made it an important port for almost five centuries.

Historically Santiago de Cuba has long been the second most important city on the island after Havana, and still remains the second largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and is an important sea port.

The local citadel of San Pedro de la Roca is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "the most complete, best-preserved example of Spanish-American military architecture, based on Italian and Renaissance design principles"

You can learn Spanish in Cuba in three cities:

• Spanish Courses in Havana
• Spanish Courses in Santiago de Cuba
• Spanish Courses in Trinidad

• MallorcaMallorca, in the Balearic Islands. Fusion between the modern and the traditional life. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Palma de Mallorca.
• TenerifeTenerife, in Canary Islands. Carnivals, Caribbean beaches and warm weather all the time. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Tenerife.
• BarcelonaBarcelona is the most international city in Spain, full of vitality and culture. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Barcelona.
• ValenciaValencia capital of Costa Blanca. Nightlife, culture, modernism and parties. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Valencia.
• AlicanteLocated at the Mediterranean Sea, our Spanish School in Alicante offers a wide variety of Spanish courses, accommodations and activities, for learning Spanish at the beach.
• GranadaGranada is the University City in the South, with culture and students everywhere. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Granada.
• MadridMadrid is the capital of Spain, cosmopolitan and symbol of the history of Spain. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Madrid.
• MalagaSpanish Courses in Costa el Sol. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish Schools in Costa del Sol in our Spanish schools in Benalmadena, Malaga, Marbella or Nerja.
  -Spanish School in Benalmadena
  -Spanish School in Malaga
  -Spanish School in Marbella
  -Spanish School in Nerja
• CadizSpanish Courses in Cadiz. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish Schools in Cadiz and our Spanish school in Puerto de Santa Maria.
  -Spanish School in Cadiz
  -Spanish School in Puerto de Santa María.
• ValladolidValladolid, the purest Spanish accent in the world. Old city with many monuments. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Valladolid.
• SevillaSevilla is the capital of Andalucia, beautiful and monumental city. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Sevilla.
• SalamancaSalamanca in the center of Spain, culture and university atmosphere in abundance. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Salamanca.
• SantiagoSantiago de Compostela in the north of Spain, historical, university city and Christian religious center. You will learn Spanish and enjoy your holidays in our Spanish School in Santiago de Compostela.