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UC DAVIS STUDY ABROADSummer Abroad Greece,

“Travelers in Greece”Summer 2015

July 5– July 31, 2015

Summer Abroad Greece, “Travelers in Greece”

Summer Abroad Greece, “Travelers in Greece”

Summer 2015July 5– July 35

Summer 2015June 30 – July 28, 2015

Academics

• 3 travel books and 1 novel

• A literary companion to Greece (short stories and essays)

• Several poems by Greek poets in translation

• 4 short essays (approx. 500 words)

• 8 journal entries

• ENL 139/198, 8 units of credit,

• GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt. AH, WC, WE

Field TripsDuring the program, we will be visiting some of the most important sites in Greece, including several UNESCO World Heritage Sites (UWHS):

While in Athens

• Acropolis: the Parthenon (UWHS)

• The New Acropolis Museum

• The National Archeological Museum

• Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion

While in Boeotia and Thessaly

• The Oracle of Delphi: the site, stadium, theater, and museum (UWHS)

• The monasteries of Meteora (UWHS)

While in the Peloponnese

• The ancient theater of Epidaurus, the Asclepius sanctuary, and museum (UWHS)

• The Archeological Museum of Nafplion

• Ancient Mycenae: the site, museum, and beehive tomb of Agamemnon (UWHS)

• Ancient Nemea site: the site, museum, and stadium

• The site of medieval Mystras near Sparta (UWHS)

• The castle of Palamidi

• The site of Ancient Messene

While in Hydra

• Historical Archives and Museum of Hydra

• The Lazaros Koundouriotis Historic Residence

Athens

Glyfada

Glyfada, across from our hotel

Athens

Downtown Athens

Downtown Athens 2

Downtown Athens 3

Acropolis

Herod the Atticus Odeon, Acropolis

The National Archeological Museum

The National Arheological Museum

Sounion, Temple of Poseidon

The Oracle of Delphi

The stadium and the museum at Delphi

Meteora, suspended between heaven and earth

Nafplion

Nafplion 2

Nafplion 3

Mycenae 1

Mycenae, Museum

Mycenae 3

Nemea

Mystras 1

Mystras 2

Epidaurus

Ancient Messini

Hydra 1

Hydra 2

Hydra 3

Greek Food 1

Greek Food 2

Greek Food 3

Greek Food 4: at Sounion

Accommodations and meals

• Breakfast is included in all hotels.

• Lunches in all of our full day field trips

• Dinner in Sounion and Meteora

If you have questions

I hope you join me in Greece this summer.

If you have questions after attending the information session and listening to the podcast,

please contact me for an appointment either here at Study Abroad or at 375 Voohries.

apdragona@ucdavis.edu

Thank you for joining me and Sarah Wiens, our program coordinator, today!

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