After three weeks in Salamanca, you will transfer to La Coruña in the Galicia region. During your stay in La Coruna you will experience dorm life Spanish style for a week during which will be filled with exciting excursions. Also named “land of the thousand rivers”, Galicia has more coast line and more beaches than any other region of Spain. According to seasoned travelers the most scenic and spectacular beaches you are ever likely to see in Southern Europe. Often described as green Spain or real Spain, this temperate north western corner of the country is rich and fertile, it also has historic cities, a culture descended from the Celts and a warm welcome for all of its foreign visitors. Of course, our adventure will include a day in Santiago de Compostela, a destination today as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, El Camino de Santiago.
To finish, we will spend the last three days of our program in Madrid, the capital of Spain for a great sight-seeing time. Visit the Royal Palace and the ever popular Prado and Reina Sofia museums before heading back home after the most amazing summer month you’ve ever had!
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Avila, Segovia, Peña de Francia, Rabanal del Camino, Camino Frances, Santiago de Compostela, Finisterre, Rias Baixas región, Baiona.
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Salamanca (pop. 180,000), located on the Tormes River about 2.5 hours west of Madrid is a quaint city with enchanted streets that twist and turn throughout. This charming town is untouched in its architectural purity. In central areas all recent buildings are constructed in Salamanca's best tradition. The city has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage site in 1988 as and chosen as the European City of Culture for 2002.
La Coruna (pop. 245,000) is surrounded by the ocean and has been the point of departure for different peoples and cultures which for over 2,000 years have left their legacy of legends, myths and history in each corner of the town. It is the Capital city of Galicia, of Galicia, a region of vast green landscapes with a rich Celtic and Roman heritage which keeps, still today, a mystic and magic allure.
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Tuition- three weeks; diploma
Room and board: Homestay and hotel accommodation with full board / Student residence with half board
All regional travel costs: bus, train, plane
All pre-planned group excursions and activities
All cultural and art workshops and all museum entrance fees and guided tours Onsite Program Director; U.S. Teacher Chaperones (with 24 hour cell phone access)
Travel, accident, medical, baggage, trip cancellation and interruption insurance
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Air transportation to/from the Program
Custom airport transfer service (group airport transfer costs included in Program Fees)
Activities outside our scheduled itinerary
Personal spending, such as shopping, eating out by choice, taxis
$300 refundable security deposit (to cover possible damage to residence or Program property)
There are no hidden costs connected with any Magellan Study Abroad program.
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You have the option of travelling on the airline of your choice. Since we are based in Los Angeles, some of our local students may choose to travel with one of our teacher chaperones. In that case, we will provide you with the designated flights on which our chaperons will be travelling. Students from outside of Los Angeles may travel directly from their home airport and meet the Program Director and the rest of the group at the designated group destination point. There will be specific arrival and departure windows that must be respected for group pick-up. If your flight arrangements necessitate a personalized airport pick-up that does not coincide with the group pick-up, there may be an extra charge.
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A detailed itinerary as well as our Student Orientation Handbook will be made available well in advance of departure to provide travel and packing tips, allowing you time to make the necessary preparations.
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