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Spain: Madrid and the Mediterranean - Excursions

Let Turkey's many flavors and colors brighten your palette!

The Madrid to the Mediterranean Enclave program incorporates study trips to several important Mediterranean sites into academic program. These site-visits are most strongly incorporated into the required Seminar course, but several other courses draw on the information presented during this visits as part of the course material. Past destinations have included various cities in Italy, Greece and Turkey!

Turkey is a country with ties to both Asia and the Mediterranean. Its extensive coastline straddles continents and cultural-political identities. After the fall of Rome and during the European Dark Ages, Turkey was the torch that kept western civilization alive in Constantinople (now Istanbul). During the semester you examine this unique culture first hand through your travels to Istanbul and Bosphorus, as well as historic visits to the Blue Mosque, Roman hippodrome, the Great Bazar, and the ruins at Ephesus.

You also explore sites in the ancient city of Athens, including the Parthenon, the Acropolis, port of Piraeus, temples, theaters, the civic center (Agora), the meeting places of Athenian democracy, and other major archaeological sites and monuments. Students visit important historical sities, including Rhodes (home of the Acropolis of Lindos), Santorini, Mykonos, and Patmos.

Few cities have had a greater impact on the Mediterranean region than Rome. Epicenter of the Renaissance, the city boasts one of the greatest collections of artwork, museums, churches, monuments, architecture, and relics in the world. Experience the past glories of the city as you visit the 2000 year old Colosseum; the Vatican, an ever-present reminder of the history and influence of the Catholic Church; Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel; piazzas such as Piazza di Spagna, location of the Spanish Steps; and other sites.