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Southern and Central Spain

This tour will introduce you to the beauty of southern and central Spain. The major cities we will visit include: Madrid, Toledo, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, Sevilla, Ávila, Segovia and Barcelona. Southern Spain is well known for its Moorish architecture and brilliant flamenco music. We will visit the amazing Moorish palace, La Alham- bra, in Granada, the wonderful mosque of Córdoba, and the beautiful city of Sevilla that shows off her Moorish flavour in the graceful tower of the cathedral, the Giralda, once a minaret. We will have an opportunity to experience the sights and sounds of flamenco by attending a show called a “tablao”. In central Spain we will visit the medieval cities of Ávila and Segovia. Ávila is famous for its fabulous medieval walls and Segovia is home to a beautiful gothic cathedral, a famous castle and a 2000 year-old Roman aque- duct. Toledo, just south of Madrid, reflects a blend of Christian, Moorish and Jewish traditions in its fascinating architecture. We will also pay a brief visit to Valencia on our way to Barcelona, capital of the Catalonia region and renowned for the architectural works of Antoni Gaudi and Lluís Domènech i Montaner. And no trip to Spain would be complete without 7 spending some time in its capital, Madrid. In Madrid we will visit the famous Prado museum, home to works by Velazquez, Goya and el Greco, and have time to visit other sights as well.

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Academic Resource

Rosa Stewart

Rosa Stewart is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies at the Univer- sity of Victoria. She holds a BA in Spanish from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Master’s degree in Spanish Literature and Language from the University of Michigan. Ms. Stewart has studied and taught in Spain and travelled extensively in Spain, Portugal and Mexico. She was the academic resource for the Continuing Studies Travel Study tour to Spain and Portugal in 1992, and the instruc- tor for our Study Spanish Abroad program in 1997.

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