Discover the architectural treasures, dynamic cultures, and compelling history of the Iberian Peninsula, revealed throughout its fortified medieval towns and coastal cities. The collaboration and joint influences of Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian, and Moorish cultures ushered in advances in mathematics, science, medicine, horticulture, and philosophy--creating the catalyst for the Golden Age of Discovery and global trade of the 15th through 18th centuries. Ships sailing from Iberian shores to the New World brought back riches to the peninsula, generating great wealth among this unique melange of cultures and sparking a veritable renaissance in art and architecture. From the coastal cities of Portugal and Spain to the bustling port of Tangier, Morocco, on the continent of Africa, experience the Mediterranean tradition of these seaside cities, towns, and villages as you embark on your voyage in the wake of mariners from centuries past.
Optional Pre-Tour: Lisbon, Portugal
Day 1: Depart for tour
Day 2: Lisbon, Portugal / Embark Wind Star
Day 3: Portimão, the Algarve, for Lagos
Day 4: Cádiz, Spain, for Seville
Day 5: Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory / Tangier, Morocco
Day 6: Malaga for Granada, Spain / Alhambra
Day 7: Cruise the Mediterranean Sea
Day 8: Valencia
Day 9: Barcelona
Day 10: Barcelona / Disembark ship / Return to home city
Optional Post-Tour: Barcelona, Spain
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Moderate
Faculty
Christopher MacEvitt specializes in the history of medieval Christian communities, particularly around the Mediterranean. After studying Classics and Medieval Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut (B.A. 1995), he did his graduate work at Princeton University in the department of History (Ph.D. 2002). His courses explore both the ancient and medieval history of Christian communities, with particular interests in religious identity and gender. His first book examines the idea and practice of tolerance in the twelfth-century crusader principalities in Syria and Palestine, and he has recently completed a book on Franciscans who died as martyrs in Islamic lands. His currently working on a project about competing images of Jerusalem in the fourteenth-century Mediterranean.
