Coyoacan is a quaint, artsy, cobblestoned residential neighborhood with a wonderful local market. Famously, it also is Frida Kahlo’s birthplace and final residence, which today is a museum. Known as Museo Casa Azul, it tells her moving life story through her eccentric art and period pieces. Students grapple with themes tied to gender, sexuality, disability,…
The group will have the opportunity to attend an opera performance at the historic National Theatre. Dating from 1868, the theatre is a monument to the rich, artistic tradition of Czech history and art.
A highlight of the program, this Viking ship-stone cemetery offers the opportunity to sit close beside an ancient grave, and integrate learning in significant ways. Mapping, grave typology, and an eyewitness account of a Viking chieftain’s funeral enable you to think deeply about what may have happened, graveside, at this important place, over a thousand…
We take a boat ride down the Nile enjoying an evening cruise with dinner and a show of traditional music and dance as we cruise alongside the glittering lights of Cairo.
We’ll take trips out of Reykjavik to explore the natural beauty of Iceland’s three most famous natural wonders. At Thingvellir National Park, regarded by Icelanders as a national shrine, we’ll see the rift valley caused by the drift of the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates that meet there. We’ll see bubbling hot springs and watch…
Sistine Chapel, Vatican City We will visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museum, all of which are the most popular landmarks of Vatican City. We will pick out the museum’s principal treasures before entering the Sistine Chapel and admiring its spectacular paintings by Michelangelo.
Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola Palazzo Farnese is the most lavishly decorated palace of the sixteenth century. Filled with festive and intelligently designed frescoes, it is surrounded by an extensive garden which simulates the senses as it conveys messages about the Farnese dynasty and its worldly glory.
Sacro Bosco, Bomarzo The fantasy garden of Bomarzo captured the interest of Surrealists like Dalí, Breton and Cocteau—and for good reason! Set in a deep and verdant glen, the garden comes alive with a number strange and beguiling sculptures cut from the living rock.
Cooking Lesson in Cortona During our stay in the scenic hill town of Cortona, we take a cooking lesson and learn the secrets of Tuscan cuisine.
Vineyard Tour & Lunch On the outskirts of the Renaissance town of Pienza, we learn about Tuscan viniculture and enjoy a wine tasting and hearty lunch.