GRANADA
SUMMER
SESSION 2001
Program
Director: James R. DeJong
TENTATIVE
PROGRAM SCHEDULE-ITINERARY
Last
Update: 05/15/01
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Day
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Activity
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Thursday,
May 31
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Arrive at JFK International Airport ; 4:00 P.M.
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New York- Madrid (Iberia, Flight #6250 departing at 6:20 pm)
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Friday,
June. 1
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Arrival in Madrid at 7:25 am.
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Bus tour of Madrid for orientation
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Check in at the “Principe Pío” Hotel , Cuesta de San Vicente 16,
Madrid, Spain.
(Phone: 011-34-91-547-0800, Fax: 011-34-91-541-1117). -
Time off for lunch and to rest from jet lag
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At 4 PM: Visit to the Palacio Real
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At 7 pm: Tour of Old Madrid on foot (Plaza de Oriente, Teatro Real, Palacio
Real, Plaza de la Almería, Campo del Moro, Nuestra Señora
de la Almudena, Iglesia de San Nicolás, Plaza de la Villa, Plaza
Mayor, Puerta del Sol) .
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Saturday,
June 2
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Departure to El Escorial at 8:30 am
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Valle de los Caídos
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Segovia (visit to the aqueduct, and the Alcazar)
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Palacio de la Granja - gardens and fountains
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Return to Madrid at 7-8 pm.
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Sunday,
June 3
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At 10 am Tour of Museo de Reina Sofía
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Time off (1-3:30 pm) (Recommended: Visit the Rastro flea market)
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Afternoon and Evening: free - rest and explore Parque del Buen Retiro.
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Monday,
June 4
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Departure
to Toledo at 8:30 am (visit to the Cathedral, the Sinagoga de Santa María
la Blanca, la Iglesia de Santo Tomé, the sword factory: Time
off for lunch, in the afternoon possible visit to Consuegra and the windmills
in don Quijote country)
Return
to Madrid late afternoon.
-Evening
free
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Tuesday,
June. 5
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Check out 10:00 AM
-11:00
Tour of Museo del Prado
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Madrid-Granada, Iberia Flight #270 (bus leaves the hotel at 4 pm)
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Wed.
June 6 - Thurs. June 7
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06/6
– 06/7: Classes (8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
Class
schedule:
8:30-11:30SPAN
107 – Spanish III - Intermediate
9:30-11:30SPAN
206 – Culture through Conversation (Group A)
9:30-11:30SPAN
209 – History of Spanish Music
12:00-1:30
SPAN 208 – Contemporary Spain I
Wednesday,
June 6 (afternoon): Visit to the Albaicín
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Friday,
June 8 – Sunday, June 10
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Friday: Granada
- Sevilla
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Departure from Granada at 7:00 AM to Jeréz de la Frontera
-10:00 AM Royal Ecuestrian Academy: the Horses of Andalusia -Lunch: then visit to the Bodega de Tío Pepe, -TENTATIVE: Cádiz visit old harbor, site of las Cortes, the Atlantic beaches, and the waterfront) Possibly just go straight to Seville and relax in the Hotel -
Drive to Sevilla: Check in at “Hotel Meliá Lebreros"
Luis de Morales,2 41005 Sevilla - España Tel.: 34-95 457 94 00 Fax: 34-95 458 23 09 -
Evening free: Go explore in Barrio de Santa Cruz.
Saturday:
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Sevilla (Departure at 8:30 AM), Visit Italica: the Glories of Ancient Rome
- A Panoramic tour of the city, then visit to the Giralda, the cathedral, the Museo de Bellas Artes, Barrio de la Santa Cruz and Plaza de España. Optional
Visit to la Isla Mágica late evening
Sunday:Sevilla
– Córdoba – Granada: Depart 10:00 AM
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In Córdoba, walk along the Puente Romano, vist Torre de la Calahorra,
tour of the Mezquita, lunch, and then time to explore the city on your
own
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Departure to Granada at 6:00 pm
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Monday,
June 11 – Wed., June 13
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06/11
– 06/13 Classes (8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
Monday,
June 11 (afternoon): Visit to the Cathedral
Tuesday,
June 12: Sevillana class in the afternoon
Wednesday,
June 13 Sevillana class in the afternoon
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Thursday,
June 14 – Sunday, June 17
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THURSDAY
- Día Del Corpus : University Classes Cancelled for two day
City Holiday: Go out to the feria, watch the Corpus Crisiti Procession,
see a Bull Fight:
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FREE
WEEKEND
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Monday,
June 18 – Thursday, June 21
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06/18
– 06/21: Classes (8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
Monday, June 18 (afternoon): Visit to the Alhambra Tuesday possible excursion to Fuentevaqueros: Excursion Thursday,
June 21 (4:30PM):Tentative: leave for Malaga and beaches
Tour
of MALAGA: Gibralfaro and Cathedral, Old Town, Port
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Check in at “Hotel Tryp Marbella Dinamar"
Ctra. de Cádiz Puerto Banús ,Km. 175 - 29660 Marbella (Málaga) tel: 95 281 05 00 |
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Friday,
June 22 – Sunday, June 24
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Friday:
ENJOY THE BEACH
Saturday:
ENJOY THE BEACH: Possible day trip to Ronda
Sunday: Return
to Granada in the afternoon
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Monday,
June 25 – Friday, June 29
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06/25
– 06/29: Classes (8:30 am - 1:30 pm)
Note:The
traditional “Farewell Dinner” for participants and their host families
will take place on Friday, June 29 (exact time and location of the event
to be announced).
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Saturday,
June 30
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PACKING
DAY and LAST FAREWELLS
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Sunday,
July 1
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Granada-Madrid
(Iberia, Flight #279 departing at 9:00 am) load busses at 7:30 AM
Madrid
– New York (Iberia, Flight #6251 departing at 1:15 pm, arriving in
JFK-NY at 3:10 pm)
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