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La Sagrada Familia,
Barcelona (Photo: Melissa Stowe)
ITINERARY
Day 1 Monday, June 18 Departure Seattle In flight
Day 2 Tuesday, June 19 Arrival Barcelona
City walking tour. Hosteria Grau
Day 3 Wednesday, June 20 Catedral, Museu Picasso, Poble Espanyol
de Montjuic, Fundacio Joan Miro Hosteria Grau
Day 4 Thursday, June 21 Gaudi day: Casa Batlo, La Pedrera, Sagrada
Familia, Parque Guell Hosteria Grau
Day 5 Friday, June 22 Excursion to The Dalí Museum in Figueres
Hosteria Grau
Day 6 Saturday, June 23 Museum of Contemporary Art, Palau de la
Musica, Fiesta San Joan Hosteria Grau
Day 7 Sunday, June 24 Bus to Valencia
City walking tour. Museo de Bellas Artes Hotel abba Acteon
Day 8 Monday, June 25 Museo de la Catedral, La Albufera, the beach
Hotel abba Acteon
Day 9 Tuesday, June 26 Excursion to Requena. Tour of La Villa, Las
Cuevas, Paella lunch, Winery Hotel abba Acteon
Day 10 Wednesday, June 27 Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno,
Museo Fallero Hotel abba Acteon
Day 11 Thursday, June 28 Bus to Madrid
City walking tour. Plaza Mayor, Royal Palace Hostal Dulcinea
Day 12 Friday, June 29 Excursion to Toledo
Santo Tome Cathedral,
Museo El Greco Hostal Dulcinea
Day 13 Saturday, June 30 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Museo del Prado
Hostal Dulcinea
Day 14 Sunday, July 1 Museo Reina Sofia, El Rastro, Farewell dinner
Hostal Dulcinea
Day 15 Monday, July 2 Departure Madrid
Arrival Seattle In flight
Lodgings:
- Hosteria Grau, C/Ramelleres, 27 08001 Barcelona,
Tel. +(34)933018135; http://www.hostalgrau.com/php/index.php
- Hotel abba Acteón, Vicente Beltrán
Grimal, 2, 46023 Valencia, Tlf. +34 96 331 07 07, http://www.abba-acteonhotel.com/i-index.htm
- Hostal Dulcinea, C/ Cervantes,19 2º,
Madrid-28014, Tel: 34-91-429-9309. 34-91-429-4171, http://www.hostaldulcinea.com/
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Santo Tome,
Toledo (Photo: Melissa Stowe)
La Sagrada Familia (Photo:
Julian Reyes)
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Catedral,
Valencia (Photo: Melissa Stowe) |
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Palacio Real,
Madrid (Photo: Melissa Stowe) COURSE DESCRIPTION
The artistic traditions of Spain are second to none and fascinating
in their contextual relations. Significant elements of Spanish art
and art history (traditional and modern) are embodied by the seven
artists: El Greco, Diego Velazquez, Francisco Goya, Antonio Gaudi,
Joen Miro, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso and Julio Gonzales. By first-hand
experience of the culture of Madrid, Toledo, Requena, Valencia,
and Barcelona, by attending important museums to view artworks in
their original, a more holistic study of art and context will be
possible. We will explore the cultural environment of contemporary
Spain to enable a more profound understanding of the artists within
a discussion of the value and meaning of artistic expression. We
will stay in hotels. Course requirements include preparatory meetings,
book reports, a travel journal, and a research paper.
Calamares on
the table (Photo: KA; Julian's cam.)
Inside La Sagrada
Familia, Barcelona: back (left-right): Julian, Dana, Whitney, Melissa,
Andrew; front: Kim, Kara, Angie (Photo: KA; Julian's cam.)
Below Columbus
in Barcelona (Photo: KA; Dana's cam.)
Parc Montjuic
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Julian, Dana,
Angie, Andrew, Melissa, Kim, Kara and Whitney in Barcelona.
(Photo: KA)
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Cafe-time in Valencia.
(Photo: Tina Fernandez)
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Ciudad
de las Ciencias, Valencia. (Photo: Tina Fernandez) |
Andrew,
Angie, Kim, Kim, Kara, Melissa, Whitney, Dana and Julian in front
of the Ciudad de las Ciencias, Valencia. (Photo: Tina Fernandez)
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