Tertulia is a Sunday-morning dialogue circle in Spanish for advanced speakers — eight chairs, one question, and ninety minutes of real conversation.
We keep every tertulia to eight people on purpose. Small enough that everyone speaks; large enough that no one has to. Touch a chair to see the kind of question we sit down with.
¿Se puede pertenecer a un lugar donde no naciste?
A question from the table
One chair is always drawn in outline — the one waiting for you.
No worksheets, no drills, no performance. A tertulia has a shape — and the shape does the work.
Coffee, greetings, landing. The conversation starts before the conversation starts.
One carefully chosen question opens the morning — the kind you can't answer with vocabulary alone.
We think together, in Spanish, with a facilitator who protects the space — slowing things down, drawing people in, letting silence do its part.
A short round to close: one idea each person is taking home. You leave having used your Spanish for something that mattered.
You're around C1. Grammar apps feel small. What you want now is range, nuance, and the confidence to see something together, in Spanish.
Small talk got you here; it won't take you further. Tertulia is for people who'd rather explore one real question than rehearse ten scripted ones.
You live in Asturias, or you're on your way. You want the language and the company — a table you can come back to.
I was so involved in the dialogue that I forgot I was speaking Spanish so fluently.
Sarah
The group had a great capacity for listening, and that allowed me to think in my own time and feel confident in expressing myself.
Milo
It was so satisfying using my Spanish to talk about deep, meaningful themes. It helped me to be myself in my second language.
Kirsty
Try a single Sunday this summer, or commit to an October table that stays together for four weeks.
July · single session
€25 / session
October · same group, four weeks
€80 / four sessions
Eight chairs per table. When they're taken, they're taken.
Tertulia is designed for advanced speakers, around C1. If you can follow a film without subtitles and hold your own in a real conversation — even imperfectly — you'll be fine. If you're not sure, write to us and we'll have a short chat in Spanish, no pressure.
No. There's no correction mid-sentence, no homework, no whiteboard. It's facilitated dialogue: one question, eight people, and a facilitator who keeps the conversation honest and shared. You improve because you're using the language for real thinking.
Open ones — belonging, change, freedom, what makes a good life. Questions with no correct answer, chosen so that everyone at the table has something true to say.
Life happens. Tell us in advance and we'll do our best to offer a place at another table that block, though we can't always guarantee it — the groups are deliberately small and stable.
In our village near Oviedo — a short, easy drive from the city. We keep the exact address for the people who've booked, and send it over with your confirmation, along with parking notes if you're driving in.
There's a chair waiting for you. Come and see what your Spanish can do when the conversation is worth having.
Reserve your chair