Art History in Spain 2011






	Contact Linda Fawcett, HSU Professor of Art and Art History lfawcett@hsutx.edu or 325-670-1249 Optional: gain college credit (Summer 1, 2011)! Art 1300: Introduction to Visual Art Art 2306: Art History Survey I Art 2307: Art History Survey II Art 4399A: Special Topics - Art History in Spain I Art 4399B: Special Topics - Art History in Spain II (note: HSU tuition is not included in tour price but scholarships are available to HSU students who register early!) DATES: June 6 - June 20, 2011 PRICE: $4349 $1700 due NO LATER THAN March 1, 2011 Balance of $2649 due before April 1, 2011
	Air travel arranged by Travel Factory, Abilene
	Ground travel arrangements by JAC Travel, UK

	INCLUSIONS/ EXCLUSIONS
Service	Included	Not included
Air Transfer	Round trip airfare between DFW Airport, Texas and International Airport in Madrid	xx
Accommodation	3 nights in a three star hotel in Madrid 2 nights in a three star hotel in Cordoba 1 night in a three star hotel in Seville 2 nights in a three star hotel in Granada 2 nights in a three star hotel in Valencia 3 nights in a three star hotel in Barcelona	xx
Meals	Daily continental breakfast at least 5 dinners	All others
Ground or Water Transfers	All transfers to and from airports in Spain. All ground transportation by private, fully air-conditioned motor coaches as outlined in itinerary. 1-day Public transport card in Madrid. 2-days Public transport card in Barcelona.	xx
Guide/Assistants	English-speaking Tour Guide to meet the group upon arrival in Madrid on Day 1 and remain with group until departure from Barcelona airport on Day 15. Comprehensive sightseeing tours with the services of professional local English-speaking government-licensed guides as outlined in itinerary.	xx
Entrance Fees	As listed in itinerary	xx
Porterage	XXX	None
Tips/Gratuities	XXX	None

DOWNLOAD PDF of intinerary with commentary (subject to change)

DAY	City	Itinerary
06 June 11 (Day 1)	DFW	• Group meets at DFW Airport, Texas (gate TBA) by 3:15 pm. At 5:35 pm fly to Madrid-Barajas Airport, Spain on American Airlines Flight 36. (Note that flight details are always subject to change)
07 June 11 (Day 2)	Madrid Above: Las Meninas, Diego Velazquez, 17th century, Prado. Above, Baptism of Christ, El Greco, 1600, Prado. Above, Hell (right panel of GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS), Hieronymous Bosch, 1500, Prado.	• Arrive Madrid Barajas International Airport, Madrid, at 9:55 am. • Meet English-speaking assistant and board a private local coach for an orientation tour of Madrid, then transfer to hotel • Half-day sightseeing with local guide, including entrance at 2:45 pm to Museo del Prado (the BEST ART MUSEUM IN THE WORLD in Fawcett's humble opinion), including Headphone rental. Plan to stay at least 3 hours. • Walk from Hotel to local restaurant & return, 3-course welcome dinner at 8:15. • Overnight at HOTEL ABBA CASTILLA PLAZA, Madrid. http://www.abbacastillaplazahotel.com/ Above, Catfight, Francisco de Goya, 1786-87, Prado. \| Above: Entrance to the Museo del Prado. ABOVE: Rogier van der Weyden's Descent From the Cross, 1435, Museo del Prado.
08 June 11 (Day 3)	Madrid Above: Guances Cave, Oscar Dominguez, 1935, Reina Sofia. Above, The Smile of Flaming Wings, Joan Miro, 1953, Reina Sofia. Above, Female Fig Leaf, Marcel Duchamp, 1950-61, Reina Sofia.	\| Above: PICASSO's Guernica, 1937 • Breakfast at Hotel in Madrid. • Walking and Public transportation today. • Entrance to Museo Reina Sofia at 11 am (THE modern art museum in Madrid) • Rest of day on your own for shopping and leisure. Dinner on your own. • Overnight at HOTEL ABBA CASTILLA PLAZA, Madrid. BELOW: Dali's Vision of the Grand Mastubator, 1929, Reina Sofia
09 June 11 (Day 4)	Day trip to Segovia, back to Madrid Alcazar (Palace), Segovia Above: Roman Aqueduct, Segovia	Entrance facade & gardens, Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia • Breakfast at Hotel in Madrid. • Depart Madrid by private a/c bus for fill-day excursion to nearby Segovia. • Entrance to The Granja de San Ildefonso at 10:30 am AND entrance/guided tour of Alcazar Segovia at 2 pm. • Return to Madrid, dinner on your own. Overnight at HOTEL ABBA CASTILLA PLAZA, Madrid. Above: View of Gardens, Palace de San Ildefonso Granja, Segovia.
10 June 11 (Day 5)	Madrid - Aranjuez - Cordoba Above: Royal Palace, Aranjuez Above: View inside the Royal Palace Gardens, Aranjuez	Above: View inside Royal Palace Gardens • Breakfast at Hotel, Madrid. • Transfer by private, air-conditioned touring motor coach to Cordoba. • Entrance to Aranjuez Royal Palace Gardens, (Aranjuez is small town en route to Cordoba)... picnic lunch? • 3-course dinner and overnight at HOTEL NH CALIFA, Cordoba. http://www.nh-hotels.com/ Above: View inside Royal Palace Gardens
11 June 11 (Day 6)	Cordoba ABOVE: Prayer Hall with its famous horseshoe arches, Great Mosque, Cordoba BELOW LEFt: dome above mihrab, Great Mosque, Cordoba ABOVE RIGHT: wall carving, 10th century, Medina Azabara.	Aerial view of Great Mosque, Cordoba, 7-8th centuries • Breakfast at Hotel, Cordoba. • Full-day local guide provided. • Entrance to La Mezquita (Great Mosque) at 9 am. • Entrance to excavations of the 10th century Arab town, Medina Azabara. • Dinner on your own. • Overnight at HOTEL NH CALIFA, Cordoba. Horseshoe arches, Medina Azabara, near Cordoba, 10th century
12 June 11 (Day 7)	Cordoba - Seville Above: Garden view of Real Alcazar, Seville Above: Water Courtyard, Real Alcazar, Seville Above: View inside Barrio Santa Cruz, Seville	Above: Exterior detail, Gothic Cathedral, Seville • Breakfast at Hotel in Cordoba. • Transfer by private motor coach to Seville. • Full day local guide provided. • Entrance to Seville Cathedral & La Giralda (bell tower). • Entrance to Real Alcazar Seville. • Also visit Barrio de Santa Cruz (old Jewish Quarter). • Dinner on your own. • Overnight at hotel in HOTEL DON PACO, Sevilla. http://www.hoteldonpaco.com/eng/ Above: La Giralda, Seville
13 June 11 (Day 8)	Seville - Granada Above: The Alhambra with mountain backdrop, Granada Above: Street view, Granada	View from Jewish Quarter (Barrio de Santa Cruz), Seville • Breakfast at Hotel Seville. • Private motor coach transfer to Granada. • Rest of day on your own for shopping and leisure. • 3-course dinner and overnight at HOTEL DON JUAN, Granada. http://www.hoteldonjuan.com/
14 June 11 (Day 9)	Granada Above: Aerial view of The Alhambra, Granada. Above:View inside the Court of the Lions, The Alhambra, Granada Above: View inside Generalife Gardens, Granada	Dome of the Hall of Two Sisters, The Alhambra, Granada • Breakfast at Hotel, Granada. • Full-day local guide. • Entrance to mountaintop palace: The Alhambra (10 am) • Entrance to Gardens of Generalife (Gardens of Lofty Paradise). • Dinner on your own. • Overnight at HOTEL DON JUAN, Granada. View inside the Court of the Lions, The Alhambra, Granada
15 June 11 (Day 10)	Granada - Valencia ABOVE: Spanish Mediterranean coastline	View on the bus, previous trip • Breakfast at Hotel Granada. • Transfer by private motor coach to Valencia. • Dinner and overnight at HOTEL CATALONIA EXCELSIOR, Valencia. http://www.hoteles-catalonia.com/
16 June 11 (Day 11)	Valencia Above and Below: Central Market, Valencia Above: Interior view of apse, Valencia Cathedral	Above: Opera, Valencia • Breakfast at Hotel, Valencia. • Full-day local guide. • Walking tour of central Valenica and the Mercado Central (Central Market). • Entrance to Museo Nacional de Ceramica. • Entrance to Valencia Cathedral • Shopping time and dinner on your own. • Overnight at HOTEL CATALONIA EXCELSIOR, Valencia. Above: Churriqueresque portal detail, National Museum of Ceramics, Valencia
17 June 11 (Day 12)	Valencia - Barcelona Above: View along the Ramblas, Barcelona Above: street performers along the Ramblas, Barcelona	Above: Aerial view of the Ramblas, Barcelona • Breakfast at Hotel, Valencia. • Transfer by private motor coach to Barcelona with seaside stop for lunch (beach time?). • Afternoon on your own. Shop 'till you drop. • OPTIONAL (for participants with tickets already reserved in advance): Opera Y Flamenco performance at the Teatro Poliorama, 7 pm. • Overnight in HOTEL MEDIUM CITY, Barcelona (dinner on your own). https://www.mediumhoteles.com/
18 June 11 (Day 13)	Barcelona Above: Another view of street performers along the Ramblas, Barcelona Above: Gaudi's Church of the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona (begun 1883) Above: View outside the Miro Foundation, Barcelona	Above: Picasso, Minotaurachy (print), Picasso Museum, Barcelona • Breakfast at the Hotel, Barcelona. • One-day Barcelona Travel pass. • Half-day walking tour with local guide. Visit Las Ramblas, famous for its street performers and a typical Catalan city atmosphere. • Entrance to Gaudi's Sagrada Familia at 11 am. • Afternoon Entrance to the Picasso Museum, and perhaps one other museum for some (OPTIONAL for second one). • Dinner on your own. • Overnight at HOTEL MEDIUM CITY, Barcelona. Above: fresco: Christ in Glory, from the apse of San Clemente in Tahull, National Museum of Catalonia
19 June 11 (Day 14)	Barcelona Above: Antonio Gaudi's Casa Mila, 1905-07, Barcelona Above: View from lookout hill inside Parc Guell, Barcelona (designed by Antonio Gaudi)	Above: Detail of Pavilion ceiling, Gaudi's Parc Guell, Barcelona • Breakfast at the Hotel, Barcelona. • One-day Barcelona Travel pass. • Morning visit to Gaudi's Guell Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). • Afternoon entrance to Gaudi's Casa Mila. • Farewell 3-course dinner at a local restaurant. • Overnight at HOTEL MEDIUM CITY, Barcelona.
20 June 11 (Day 15)	Barcelona - Overnight trans-Atlantic flight to JFK, USA Final arrival at DFW, USA	• Breakfast at the Hotel, Barcelona. • Transfer to Barcelona International Airport for flight to USA on American Airlines Flight 151 (leaves at 12:35 pm). Arrive at JFK Airport, NYC at 3:20 pm. Go through customs. Leave JFK on American Flight 479 at 7:50 pm. • Arrive DFW Airport at 10:45 pm. (Remember that flight details are always subject to change)

NOTES:

i) Hotels are offered subject to availability.

ii) Should the group be traveling with more than one medium-sized suitcase per person it may be necessary to cost in a luggage van or trailer to carry the group’s luggage. Please advise us as soon as possible if this is the case and we will advise the supplemental costs. Airlines also charge for excess baggage (check with the airlines).

iii) All timings and distances are approximate and subject to variable conditions such as bad weather, public holidays, etc.

iv) Linda Fawcett and Hardin-Simmons University reserve the right to increase the tour price in the event of cost increases due to changes in air fare, currency fluctuations, VAT or tax rates and tariffs, entrance fees or fuel surcharges, or if minimum number of participants is not met (20 paying participants). Conversely, any decreases in anticipated costs will be passed on to participants.

v) All entrances are subject to availability and opening times.

vi) For half-day and full-day coach/guide hire please note the following:
Half-day tours last a maximum of 2-3 hours, to finish no later than 13:00hrs
Full day tours last a maximum of 4-6 hours, to start no earlier than 08:00hrs and to finish no later than 18:00hrs.

vii) There are strict European laws concerning driver hours on touring coaches that must be respected at all times. A typical touring day can last a maximum of 8 hours with a minimum of 11 hours rest overnight. Furthermore the driver must have a rest every 7th day. These regulations are currently being reviewed and can change at short notice.

viii) Not included in tour price: Passport and Visa costs, Travel insurance, Excess Baggage Charges, Lunches and all but five evening meals, Personal Expenses, Individual Services apart from the group (including transfers between airport and hotels for tour members not with group), Transportation between home and airport, Airport Departure Taxes, Tips for personal services, Local Transportation other than that outlined on itinerary.

ix) Cancellations and Refunds: Up to 91 days before departure – full refund less $200 and any non-recoverable deposits paid to suppliers; 90-43 days before departure – full refund less $500 and any nonrecoverable deposits paid to suppliers; within 42 days of departure - up to 100% although all efforts would be made to recoup payments made to suppliers. These deposits reflect any cancellation penalties imposed by air carriers, hotels, ground operators, cruise boat operators, restaurants and other suppliers. As penalties could incur as much as 100%, tour participants are encouraged to take out travel insurance to cover trip cancellation. Additionally, airlines may levy charges for changes to itinerary or to cancel an airline ticket or reservation covered with a deposit. Airline deposits are usually $100 - $200 per seat and must be cancelled 90 days before departure.