Customized Tour
Group Leader's name: Angela Waller
Requested return date: 5/23/2019
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Portugal
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Day 2: Lisbon
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of the Alfama district of Lisbon
Enjoy dinner in Lisbon
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Day 3: Lisbon
Take a guided tour of Lisbon
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Tower of Belém
- Monument to the Discoveries
Visit the Castelo of São Jorge
Visit the Jerónimos Monastery
Add this in-depth excursionSintra and Cascais
Enjoy a half-day excursion to the hillside town of Sintra, referred to by Lord Byron as “glorious Eden”. Here, you’ll visit the National Palace of Sintra, whose two conical chimneys reign as the town’s most recognizable landmarks. Continue to the charming beach town of Cascais. Due to Portugal’s neutrality in World War II, Cascais became home to many of the exiled royal families of Europe, including those of Spain, Italy and Bulgaria.
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Day 4: Lisbon • Seville
Travel via Évora to Seville
Take a guided tour of Évora
Take a walking tour of Seville
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Giralda Tower
- Torre de Oro
- Plaza de Toros de Maestranza
Enjoy dinner in Seville
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Day 5: Seville
Visit the Seville AlcázarVisit Seville Cathedral
Tour Seville with an expert local guide
Spend a half day exploring Seville on your own
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Day 6: Seville • Madrid
Travel by AVE train to MadridTake a walking tour of MadridVisit the Prado Museum
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Day 7: Madrid
Take a guided tour of Madrid
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Puerta del Sol
- Plaza Mayor
- Plaza de Oriente
Visit the Royal Palace
Spend a half day exploring Madrid on your own
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Day 8: Madrid
Add this in-depth excursionToledo
This half-day excursion will take you to the former Spanish capital of Toledo. Known as the “city of the three cultures,” this was a place of peaceful coexistence of, Jews, Christians and Moors. Toledo preserves an artistic and cultural legacy in the form of churches, palaces, fortresses, mosques and synagogues. Enjoy a panoramic drive around the city and visit the cathedral that dominates Toledo’s skyline. Then continue on to the Church of Santo Tomé where you’ll view The Burial of Count Orgaz, one of El Greco’s most famous works. Step inside one of Toledo's synagogues and finish off your excursion with a stop at a local sword-making workshop.
Enjoy a tapas dinner in Madrid
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Day 9: Madrid • Barcelona
Travel by AVE train to BarcelonaTake a walking tour of Las Ramblas
Enjoy dinner in Barcelona
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Day 10: Barcelona
Take a guided tour of Barcelona
With your expert local guide you will see:
- La Sagrada Família
- Montjuïc
- Gothic Quarter
- Barcelona Cathedral
Visit Park Güell
Add this in-depth excursionBarcelona by bike
Feel the warm Mediterranean air breeze by as you explore Barcelona on a guided bicycle tour. This bicycle-friendly city has more than 75 miles of lanes for cyclists, providing a safe, fun and fast way to gain a deeper understanding of Barcelona’s richly diverse streets and neighborhoods. Stop along the way to learn historical details about the city’s famous sites before pedaling on to your next destination.
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Day 11: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Portugal
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Day 2: Lisbon
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of the Alfama district of Lisbon
Enjoy dinner in Lisbon
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Day 3: Lisbon
Take a guided tour of Lisbon
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Tower of Belém
- Monument to the Discoveries
Visit the Castelo of São Jorge
Visit the Jerónimos Monastery
Add this in-depth excursionSintra and Cascais
Enjoy a half-day excursion to the hillside town of Sintra, referred to by Lord Byron as “glorious Eden”. Here, you’ll visit the National Palace of Sintra, whose two conical chimneys reign as the town’s most recognizable landmarks. Continue to the charming beach town of Cascais. Due to Portugal’s neutrality in World War II, Cascais became home to many of the exiled royal families of Europe, including those of Spain, Italy and Bulgaria.
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Day 4: Lisbon • Seville
Travel via Évora to Seville
Take a guided tour of Évora
Take a walking tour of Seville
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Giralda Tower
- Torre de Oro
- Plaza de Toros de Maestranza
Enjoy dinner in Seville
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Day 5: Seville
Visit the Seville AlcázarVisit Seville Cathedral
Tour Seville with an expert local guide
Spend a half day exploring Seville on your own
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Day 6: Seville • Madrid
Travel by AVE train to MadridTake a walking tour of MadridVisit the Prado Museum
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Day 7: Madrid
Take a guided tour of Madrid
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Puerta del Sol
- Plaza Mayor
- Plaza de Oriente
Visit the Royal Palace
Spend a half day exploring Madrid on your own
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Day 8: Madrid
Add this in-depth excursionToledo
This half-day excursion will take you to the former Spanish capital of Toledo. Known as the “city of the three cultures,” this was a place of peaceful coexistence of, Jews, Christians and Moors. Toledo preserves an artistic and cultural legacy in the form of churches, palaces, fortresses, mosques and synagogues. Enjoy a panoramic drive around the city and visit the cathedral that dominates Toledo’s skyline. Then continue on to the Church of Santo Tomé where you’ll view The Burial of Count Orgaz, one of El Greco’s most famous works. Step inside one of Toledo's synagogues and finish off your excursion with a stop at a local sword-making workshop.
Enjoy a tapas dinner in Madrid
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Day 9: Madrid • Barcelona
Travel by AVE train to BarcelonaTake a walking tour of Las Ramblas
Enjoy dinner in Barcelona
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Day 10: Barcelona
Take a guided tour of Barcelona
With your expert local guide you will see:
- La Sagrada Família
- Montjuïc
- Gothic Quarter
- Barcelona Cathedral
Visit Park Güell
Add this in-depth excursionBarcelona by bike
Feel the warm Mediterranean air breeze by as you explore Barcelona on a guided bicycle tour. This bicycle-friendly city has more than 75 miles of lanes for cyclists, providing a safe, fun and fast way to gain a deeper understanding of Barcelona’s richly diverse streets and neighborhoods. Stop along the way to learn historical details about the city’s famous sites before pedaling on to your next destination.
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Day 11: Depart for home
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*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010
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