A virtual tour of this study abroad opportunity in Spain

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CSBSJU International EducationSEGOVIA

• A virtual tour of this study abroad opportunity
  in Spain

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Contents

• Location, Location, Location - Where is Spain?
• Information about Spain
• A look at Segovia, our host city
• A semester program in spring
• Excursions
• Host Families
• Courses
• Question and Answer

Cathedral in Segovia
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Where is Spain, anyway?

• Southwestern Europe
• Bordered by Portugal, France and Morocco

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About Spain

• 17 autonomous communities
• 7 Languages
• Rich cultural heritage
• Capital Madrid
• Member of the European Union (EU)
• 2.3 times larger than Minnesota (in square miles)

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Map of Spain
Where is Segovia?
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About Segovia

• One hour northwest of Madrid
• Part of the province of Castilla y León
• Princess Isabella was pronounced queen here
• Population 55,000
• Many notable monuments
• UNESCO World Heritage City

Civic Arms
Queen Isabella
Plaza Mayor (Main Square) of Segovia
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Map of Segovia
Cathedral
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Monuments of Segovia

• El Acueducto (Aqueduct)
• Built by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.
• 20,400 stone blocks which are not united by
  mortar or concrete
  
• Tallest point is 93.5 feet

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Monuments of Segovia

• La Catedral (Cathedral)
• Construction began in 1525
• Consecrated in 1768

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Monuments of Segovia

• El Alcázar (Castle)
• Existed as early as 10th century
• Queen Isabella was crowned here

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Weekend Excursions

• El Escorial
• Palace/Monastery
• Valle de los Caidos
• Valley of the Fallen
• Ruta de Los Castillos
• Route of the Castles
• Salamanca/Avila
• Toledo
• Pradena/Duraton
• La Granja
• Madrid
• Walking tour and Museums (e.g. El Prado/Reina
  Sofia)
  

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Long Excursions

• Madrid
• Barcelona
• Cordoba
• Sevilla
• Granada

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El Escorial

• Monastery built by Phillip II
• Was also a summer palace for Phillip II
• Kings and Queens of Spain buried here

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Valle de los Caidos

• Monument built by Franco in memory of those
  fallen in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

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Ruta de los Castillos

• Coca - Pedraza

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Madrid

• Museo Del Prado
• Parque del Retiro
• Palacio Real
• Puerta del Sol
• Plaza Mayor

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Host Families

• One student per family
• 3 meals a day (and plenty of it!)
• Laundry once a week
• Opportunity to practice Spanish while at home
• Warm, welcoming families who treat you like one
  of their own

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Courses

• Spanish cinema and Society
• Spanish Civilization Literature
• European Politics
• Linguistics
• Seminar in Hispanic Culture
• National Tradition, Modernity
• cultural Identity
• Senior Seminar

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Questions?
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