On the Iberian Peninsula ART, CULTURE & TREASURES

of Led by Rhonda Wolverton Co-led by Randi Frye Professors of Art & Design

TOUR INFO MTG. FRIDAY NOV. 1 • NOON or WEDNESDAY NOV. 13 • 3 PM CDFAC, Rm. 215C

SPRING TERM 2020: MAY 5–13 Open to both those who need spring term credit and those who of Almudena and Gaudi’s Basilica of the Sagrada Familia. Con- don’t. The course focuses on exposing students to the treasures temporary visual culture will also be explored including walking of Spain through classroom instruction and 9-days of travel. the streets of major cities such as Madrid and Barcelona and Students will explore the history and culture of Spain to include visiting Girona’s cathedral and fortifications that were used in major works of art from Picasso, Miro, Goya, El Greco etc. and HBO’s fantasy drama series “Game of Thrones”. For movie buffs historic monuments such as Puerta del Sol, Madrid’s Cathedral “The Bourne Ultimatum” was also filmed in Madrid. FOR MORE INFO: [email protected] OR HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/UINDY2020SPAINTOUR/ TRAVEL SCHEDULE Saturday, May 9 - Madrid / Zaragoza: Today’s On the Iberian Tuesday, May 5, 2019 - Depart Indy/Chicago journey brings us to Zaragoza. Located on the Travel from Uindy to Chicago this morning for banks of the Ebro River, about half way between afternoon flight from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Madrid and Barcelona, Zaragoza is a city whose Peninsula en route to Madrid. Meals and beverages will be history once again transcends more than 2000 served during the overnight flight. ART, CULTURE years - from the Romans to the Moors and on to Wednesday, May 6 - Arrive in Madrid: Christianity. Highlights of our city tour include & TREASURES Upon arrival in Madrid today, we will meet our the Mudejar style churches, now designated local guide, who will show us to our waiting as a World Heritage Site, and the spectacular OF SPAIN* motorcoach. If time permits, we will travel first to Basilica de Pilar. We will also see the Palace of Toledo, the old capital of Castille. Set atop a hill Aljaferia, originally built by the Moors 1000 years and surrounded on three sides by the Tagus River, ago as a wonderful example of Hispanic-Moorish PROGRAM COST: $3149.00 this UNESCO World Heritage Site majestically architecture, and we will visit the Goya Museum, overlooks the surrounding area. Our walking which houses 15 of his original works. Late this • $500 deposit to reserve space tour will include manyOn highlights the – the Iberian steep afternoonPeninsula: we will arrive at our Zaragoza hotel for • An additional $1000 per person due by cobbled streets dating back to the Middle Ages, dinner and overnight. (Meals provided: B, D) December 5, 2019 the breathtakingArt, Cathedral CultureOn with the its 750 and stainedIberian Treasures Peninsula: of Spain Sunday, May 10 - Zaragoza / Montserrat / • Final payment is due by Feb. 15, 2020 glass windows and superb collection of El Greco Onincluding the visitsIberian to Toledo, Madrid, Barcelona:Peninsula: Segovia, This morning we begin the last leg of • Affordable Trip Insurance available paintings, the Church of Santo Tome with El Art, CultureZaragoza, and Barcelona Treasuresour and journey. more! We will travel of first Spain to the Monastery Greco’s painting The Burial of Count Ortiz and of Montserrat, one of the most spectacular nat- the spectacularArt, views Culture overincluding the River Tagus. andvisits Early to Toledo, Treasures Madrid, Segovia, of Spain ural sites in Spain. The monastery was founded INCLUDES: this evening we will proceed to MadridMay for dinner 5 - 13, 2020 includingZaragoza, visits to Toledo, Barcelona toMadrid, house and a carving more!Segovia, of the Virgin Mary, which and overnight. (Meals provided: B, D) • Round trip air transportation from Zaragoza, Barcelonaaccording and more! to tradition was made by St. Luke and Chicago O’Hare, including taxes and May 5 - 13,brought 2020 to the caves by St. Peter himself. Follow- fees in effect as of September, 2019 ing our visit of the Monastery, we continue to the • 7 nights accommodations in first class May 5 - 13,Catalan 2020 capital of Barcelona, located along the (3 & 4 star) hotels shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Upon arrival in the city we will proceed to our hotel for our • Breakfast daily and 4 dinners as noted overnight. (Meals provided: B, D) in the itinerary Monday, May 11 - Barcelona: During this • Professional tour manager to morning’s sightseeing tour we will explore one accompany the group in Europe of Europe’s most vibrant cities - from the harbor • European transportation via private area to the authentic Las Ramblas district, from motorcoach the Gothic Quarter with the soaring spires of • Comprehensive sightseeing as Madrid City Hall MontserratBarcelona Cathedral and the remains of Roman Barcino to Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished Basilica outlined in the itinerary, including Thursday, May 7 - Madrid: Though Madrid is of the Sagrada Familia. We have free time this applicable entrance fees a young capital city by European standards, it afternoon and evening to explore more of Bar- • Porterage of one suitcase per person certainly has its share of historic monuments. celona’s highlights - the Picasso Museum, Park Madrid City Hall Montserrat at European hotels Highlights of our morning city tour will include Güell and its connection with Gaudi or simply Madridthe City Royal Hall Palace, official office of King Felipe VI, Montserratsit in a sidewalk cafe and watch the world go by. and the Cathedral of Almudena. We will drive the (Meal provided: B) grand boulevard of Gran Via and walk through the heart of the old city, from Puerta del Sol to Plaza Mayor. The remainder of the day will be free to begin exploring Madrid’s Golden Triangle of art galleries - the world-famous Prado Museum, with its collection of works by the great European masters such as Velázquez, Goya, Raphael and Rubens; the Reina Sofia Museum of modern art, Elrepresented Escorial by the masterpieces of Picasso, Dali, Barcelona - Sagrada Familia Miro, Kandinsky and many more; the Thys- sen-Bornemisza Collection, one of the largestHosted by: private collections in the world, which spans 800 years of art history. (Meal provided:Rhonda B) Wolverton ElFriday, Escorial May 8 - Madrid / Segovia / El Escorial Barcelona - Sagrada Familia / Madrid: Today’s excursion bringsUniversity us first to of Indianapolis El Escorial Barcelona - Sagrada Familia Segovia, where our visit represents a journeyIndianapolis, Hosted IndianaTuesday, by: May 12 – Barcelona (Girona Excursion): through two thousand years of history. Our This morning’s excursion will take us to Girona, a walking tour will include all the highlights of thisHosted by:provincial town with great strategic importance radiant city – from the Roman aqueduct,Rhonda to the Wolvertonon the road to France, famous for its Cathedral Gothic Cathedral, the Alcazar fortress of Queen and old fortifications and used in many scenes Isabella to the cobbled streetsRhonda whereUniversity diverse Wolverton of Indianapolisfrom Game of Thrones. We will return to Barce- influences still mingle. We continue next to the lona for last minute shopping and sightseeing magnificent monastery of SanUniversity Lorenzo deIndianapolis, El of Indianapolisbefore Indiana our farewell dinner. (Meals provided: B, D) Escorial, created by Philip II to be a legacy in stone Indianapolis, IndianaWednesday, May 13 – This morning we will of both his religious zeal and his political ambition. transfer to the Barcelona Airport to begin our Today its massive dimensions serve as the burial journey home. We arrive in Chicago later today. place of Spain’s kings and queens and the home Welcome Home!. of art treasures by El Greco, Velazquez and Titian. Cathedral of Saint Mary Girona— Game of Thrones site It is also home to more than 50,000 books, which * Priority given to students needing spring term credit. rivals the Vatican Library. We will return to Madrid Consideration will be given to other students, alumni, for our final overnight. will proceed to Madrid for staff and friends. dinner and overnight. (Meal provided: B)