The group visiting the Palacio Real in Madrid

The UHON Program 2007 cultural trip took students to Madrid, Toledo, and Barcelona. Students participated in a 1 credit fine arts seminar during the spring semester in which they were introduced to some of the language, art works, and history of the city. The Spain trip continued the "thread" (student-lead tour) feature begun with the Vienna trip in 2006.

Itinerary:

Day 1 - Madrid, Palacio Real

Day 2 - Prado Museum and
Choice of Student-led Threads: Art of Francisco de Goya, Art of Diego Veláquez, Jews in Madrid

Day 3 - Excursion to Toledo including visit to the Catedral de Toledo and Treasure Room

Day 4 - Choice of Student-Led Threads: Art and History of Bullfighting or Spain under Francisco Franco

Day 5 - Travel by train to Barcelona

Day 6 - La Sagrada Familia, National Catalonian Art Museum; Choice of Student-Led Threads: Architecture of Antoni Gaudi, “Manzana de Discordia” (Apple of Discord), Early Romans in Catalonia or Art of Joan Miró

Day 7 - Picasso Museum;
Choice of Student-Led Threads: Art of Pablo Picasso, Maritime History or Spanish Civil War;
formal dinner at El Porxos

Above, Jennifer and Caprill overlooking Toledo
At right, Antonio Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia Cathedral