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Knitting and yoga in Andalusia

18. maj 2027 – 25. maj 2027 Andalusia Folk High School

Knitting and yoga in Andalusia

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The experiences

Do you love to knit and learn new techniques, and would you like to boost your creativity in good company in southern Spain with other knitting geeks? Are you fond of doing yoga, or would you just like to get started with it? Do you like to explore new places, good food and a different culture in good company? Then come along with knitwear designer Annette Danielsen and yoga instructor Anamet Magven to Andalusia in southern Spain.

If you love to knit, you now have the chance to become even better – and even under the southern sun in September, when the worst of the heat has eased.

We will of course knit “like crazy” on this folk high school knitting trip, but there will also be daily mindful yoga sessions, folk high school singing, talks, cultural experiences, nature experiences and Andalusian food.

You do not need to be a super-knitter to take part, but as a minimum you must be able to cast on, knit and purl, and increase and decrease – and have a great desire to geek out and learn more.

There will also be the opportunity to go on trips out of the house. We will explore our charming mountain town of Gaucin, and we will go on a day trip to the beautiful town of Ronda, which is known for the deep gorge that splits the town in two. We will go up and see the town's castle, there will be the option of shorter walks, we will try our hand at a little flamenco dancing, and much, much more.

The house

We have found the loveliest house in the mountain town of Gaucin, which lies about a 90-minute drive from Malaga. The house forms the setting for our folk high school and shared activities. The house is strongly marked by the short distance to North Africa. There is plenty of Arabic inspiration with many fine details. No two rooms are alike – they are beautiful each in their own way and with a private bathroom. We have both single and double rooms. And there are plenty of living rooms and kitchens for shared enjoyment and use. The house has lovely outdoor areas with a wonderful pool and a large roof terrace where, in clear weather, we can see all the way to the coast of Africa.

We have rented an extra lovely house, which is also furnished with inspiration from North Africa. The houses lie about 100 metres apart. It will be a little cheaper for those of you who do not stay in the main house. All shared activities take place in the main house unless otherwise described in the programme.

The village of Gaucin

Our folk high school is beautifully located in a small, charming mountain village, Gaucin. A number of artists have settled here, and there is a very good reason for that. Because it is simply breathtaking here! And almost no tourism.

So if you are hungry for new experiences and ready to learn something new? – then come along on an adventure with us!

Alle kan være med

Du bestemmer selv dit tempo, og programmet tilpasses holdet. Er du i tvivl om noget, så ring til os — så tager vi den sammen.

Programme

Knitting and yoga in Andalusia 18–25 May 2027

(Day 1) Tuesday 18 May: Departure and arrival in Andalusia

  • Departure Copenhagen Airport - Malaga.
  • Transfer to the folk high school in Andalusia, more precisely in the mountain town of Gaucin, which lies about an hour and a half's drive from the airport in Malaga.
  • Arrival and allocation of rooms in our two utterly unique and beautiful houses.
  • We gather for a refreshment + a small snack and an introduction to the course and to Andalusia.
  • 19.00 Dinner at the folk high school + who's who? + songs from the Folk High School Songbook.

(Day 2) Wednesday 19 May: Yoga, knitting, getting to know Andalusia

  • 7.30 - 8.45 Yoga with Anamet. The yoga is based on classical Hatha yoga and is calm, present and inclusive. Everyone can take part – even if you have never tried yoga before. Each session starts and ends with meditation. We do yoga by the pool area. In case of rain, we have an indoor room. It is voluntary whether you want to take part.
  • 9.00 Breakfast and morning song, which take place on our roof terrace with the most beautiful view over the white village we are staying in, the mountains and all the way down to the coast and the sea.
  • 10.00 - 13.00 Knitting module 1.
  • 13.00 Lunch at the folk high school.
  • Siesta. The chance to laze by the pool at the venue with a good book or something else.
  • 16.00 A walk in Gaucin with Anamet, who will tell us about the place and show us the most interesting spots, and we learn to find our way a little around the winding, narrow streets.
  • 17.30 - 19.30 Back at the folk high school there will be cake, fruit, tea and coffee, and we get started on knitting module 2.
  • 19.30 Dinner on the folk high school's roof terrace with the most beautiful view
  • 20.30 Intro to Andalusia under the Andalusian starry sky with Anamet. We round off with a couple of evening songs.

(Day 3) Thursday 20 May: Yoga, knitting, talk about Ronda

  • 7.30 - 8.45 Yoga with Anamet. It is voluntary whether you want to take part. We do yoga by the pool area. In case of rain, we have an indoor room.
  • 9.00 Breakfast buffet and morning song.
  • 10.00 - 13.00 Knitting module 3.
  • 13.00 - 14.30 Lunch at a restaurant, where we have Andalusian tapas.
  • Siesta - the chance to laze by the pool at the venue or whatever you feel like.
  • 17.00- 18.30 The chance to take part in yoga.
  • 19.00 Dinner on the folk high school's roof terrace.
  • 20.00 - 21.00 Talk about Ronda by Anamet. We round off with a couple of evening songs.

(Day 4) Friday 21 May: Yoga, knitting, flamenco dancing

  • 7.30 - 8.45 Yoga with Anamet. It is voluntary whether you want to take part. We do yoga by the pool area. In case of rain, we have an indoor room.
  • 9.00 Breakfast and morning song.
  • 10.00 - 13.00 Knitting module 4.
  • 13.00 Lunch at the folk high school.
  • Siesta - the chance for a shorter walk to the castle, lazing by the pool or something else.
  • 17.00 - 18.00 Flamenco workshop with Anamet.
  • 19.30 Dinner at a charming and very authentic restaurant in Gaucin.

(Day 5) Saturday 22 May: Trip to Ronda

  • 8.00 - 9.00: Breakfast buffet and morning song
  • 9.30 We drive by bus to the fascinating town of Ronda, which lies about a 45-minute drive from our town of Gaucin.
  • On your own in Ronda.
  • 16.30 The bus drives back to Gaucin.
  • 19.30 Dinner at the folk high school.
  • 20.30 Talk with Annette Danielsen: "Our passion is knitting" + evening song.

(Day 6) Sunday 23 May: Knitting and yoga

  • 7.30 - 8.45 Yoga with Anamet. It is voluntary whether you want to take part. We do yoga by the pool area. In case of rain, we have an indoor room.
  • 9.00 Breakfast buffet and morning song.
  • 10.00 - 13.00 Knitting module 5.
  • 13.00 Lunch at the folk high school.
  • Siesta - the chance to laze by the pool at the venue.
  • 16.30 - 19.00 Knitting module 6.
  • 20.00 Dinner at a charming and very authentic restaurant in Gaucin.

(Day 7) Monday 24 May: Yoga, knitting and closing dinner

  • 7.30 - 8.45 Yoga with Anamet. It is voluntary whether you want to take part. We do yoga by the pool area. In case of rain, we have an indoor room.
  • 9.00 Breakfast buffet and morning song.
  • 10.00 - 13.00 Knitting module 7.
  • 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch at the folk high school.
  • Siesta.
  • 16.30 Knitting module 8 - Wrap-up and opening reception, where we enjoy our exhibition and a glass of bubbles.
  • 19.30 Gala dinner at the folk high school with songs and performances.

(Day 8) Tuesday 25 May: Departure

  • Breakfast.
  • Check-out from the folk high school with a bus to the airport in Malaga.
  • Direct flight to Copenhagen Airport.
Beliggenhed & ophold

Where we stay

The course takes place in the mountain town of Gaucin in Andalusia, about a 90-minute drive south-west of Malaga – in the direction of Gibraltar.

Gaucín, which lies at an altitude of 626 metres, is a town and municipality located in the mountains of Andalusia in the province of Málaga in southern Spain. It is inland from Marbella, Puerto Banús and Estepona and not far from Ronda. The town has a population of around 2,000 people.

Here we have found the most beautiful house, a former mill, which is made up of 7 dwellings. The house is our main house, and it is here that most of you stay, and it is here that all the shared activities take place. The house is strongly marked by the short distance to North Africa. There is plenty of Arabic inspiration with many beautiful details, with a wonderful pool and a large roof terrace where, in clear weather, we can see all the way to the coast of Africa.

Our extra house lies about 200 metres from the main house. It is also kept in the beautiful North African style.

Meet your instructors

Annette Danielsen

”I have always knitted, but I started designing in earnest in 2006, when my first knitting book was made. Since then it has grown into more than 35 publications and well over 500 knitting designs”, says the knitting-mad Aarhus native Annette Danielsen, who also runs a number of courses and knitting workshops.

“I love to let myself be inspired by things around me – to mull over how “this and that” can be turned into knitting. What techniques will it require, which colours go together … or is it the fit that can express my inspiration.

It is a great pleasure to teach, inspire and unsettle other knitters. I love knitting in a group, experiencing how we can inspire and help each other, experiencing that it doesn't matter so much who we are, but rather that we are knitters. I am known for being a “technician”, so from the participants' side there will be an expectation of knitting techniques of varying difficulty”.

Anamet Magven

Speaks fluent Spanish and has lived in Seville, where she studied flamenco dancing. Anamet is also a trained body-therapeutic yoga teacher and has worked professionally with dance and movement studies for over 20 years. She likes to create a holistic yoga space where everyone can join in, and where it is fundamentally about coming into the body and home to oneself.

Praktisk & pris

Flight times will be announced as soon as we have them ready.

Departure: 18 May 2027: Copenhagen Airport - Malaga

Return: 25 May 2027: Malaga – Copenhagen Airport

We are looking into the option of a flight from Jutland.

Price includes

  • Flight Copenhagen – Malaga return
  • Transfer from and to the airport
  • 7 nights' accommodation in two lovely houses close to each other – one of them has a pool and roof terrace for shared use. The largest of our houses, the one we call the main house, was once the town's mill. The houses are furnished in genuine Andalusian style with plenty of inspiration from North Africa
  • Beautiful rooms with private bathroom – a few have a shared bathroom
  • All meals at the folk high school
  • Knitting tuition with Annette Danielsen
  • Yoga with yoga instructor Anamet Magven
  • Flamenco dancing with Anamet Magven
  • Bus to Ronda
  • 1 x lunch at a restaurant
  • 2 x dinner at a restaurant
  • Various talks and presentations
  • Contribution to the Danish Travel Guarantee Fund
  • Airport taxes and charges

Price excludes

  • Drinks
  • Expenses during ”free time on your own” in Ronda (e.g. lunch)

Billeder

What our guests say

“Tak for en fantastisk oplevelse, ikke mindst takket være Anna og dig. Du var en inspirerende rejseleder, der gjorde turen til meget mere end bare en pilgrimsvandring.”
— Marianne Gudemos Carstensen
“Skøn tur som puttes i rygsækken med fantastiske oplevelser, smukke fotos og den bedste kursusleder Michael Birkkjær Lauritsen. Elsker oplevelser med Annas Højskole.”
— Connie Maybritt Østergaard
“Jeg har netop været på strikkehøjskole på Læsø ved Annette Danielsen. Uanset hvor hårdt jeg anstrenger mig, kan jeg simpelthen ikke finde noget negativt at sige. Annette Danielsen er en fuldstændig fantastisk inspirerende og forrygende formidler. Østergaard B&B er et skønt sted med lækre lejligheder, dejlig og velsmagende mad, og en meget sympatisk og underholdende vært. Vi mødte skønne og inspirerende fortællere i huset og på ture på Læsø. Vi startede dagene med morgensang sammen med Jens Christian, som fint fortalte lidt om de sange, vi sang. Dejlig start på nogle vidunderlige dage. Det har bare været helt igennem en skøn, pragtfuld og fantastisk uge. Føler mig meget beriget.”
— Kirsten Fabricius

Ofte stillede spørgsmål

Kan jeg rejse med, hvis jeg rejser alene?

Ja — rigtig mange af vores kursister rejser alene. Du bliver en del af fællesskabet fra første dag, og du kan vælge eget værelse, hvis du vil have ro omkring dig.

Hvor god en form skal jeg være i?

Alle kan være med! Programmet tilpasses holdet, og du bestemmer selv dit tempo. Er du i tvivl, så ring til os — så tager vi den sammen.

Hvordan foregår betalingen?

Du reserverer din plads med et depositum og modtager en faktura pr. e-mail. Restbeløbet betales senest 60 dage før afrejse — også via faktura og bankoverførsel.

Hvad hvis jeg bliver nødt til at aflyse?

Vores afbestillingsregler står i rejsereglerne for pakkerejser, og vi er medlem af Rejsegarantifonden (reg.nr. 3122). Kontakt os hurtigst muligt, hvis noget kommer i vejen — vi finder altid en løsning sammen.

Kan I tage hensyn til allergier og særlige behov?

Ja. Når du reserverer, spørger vi ind til kost, allergier og særlige behov, og vi giver besked videre til køkkenet og værterne på destinationen.

Er der dansktalende værter med på rejsen?

Ja, altid. Der er dansktalende kursusledere og værter med på alle vores ophold.

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