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Ohio Wesleyan University: The Salamanca Program
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Field
Trips
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Excursiones
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You will take two week-long excursions.
The first includes a guided cultural-historical trip to the north
of Spain including Valladolid, Peñafiel, the city of Burgos,
from which Ruy Díaz de Vivar, el Cid, the epic hero of Spain initiated
recapture of Valencia from the Moslems; Santander, Fuente De, a mountain
wilderness, and Santo Domingo de Silos, a monastery famous in history for
its earliest documentation of the Spanish language, "glosas" and
more recently for the popular Gregorian chants of its monks. |
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During Thanksgiving week, there will
be a tour of the south
of Spain including the Roman ruins at Mérida, the Giralda in
Sevilla, the Alcázar in Córdoba and the Alhambra in Granada.
Because Thanksgiving will be celebrated during this trip, you are encouraged
to invite your parents to join the group. |
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Additional Travel
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Salamanca is surrounded by many picturesque
mountain towns which merit a visit; moreover, historical cities in the center
of Spain such as Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, and Ávila are easily
reached by inexpensive transportation. There are organized bus excursions
for students almost every weekend. |
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