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Academia de Costumbres y Tradiciones Gabriel Villarreal

A local training ground for young festival artists, the Academy of Customs & Traditions Gabriel Villarreal offers classes in dancing, mejorana (a kind of small guitar), accordion, violin and cantaderas (folk songs). Visitors are always welcome to watch; contact coordinator Pastor Falconett. It is in the Melo building opposite the Euromax minimarket, just west of the church.

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