ACADEMICS

Study Abroad

Istanbul 2008

EXP@CSC will offer a study-abroad course in each 3-week short term. In December 2008, the course will focus on Istanbul, Turkey.

This 12-day tour of Turkey is planned for late November and early December 2008.  The tour begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world built on two continents.  Tour this unique link between East and West, its museums, churches, palaces, mosques, bazaars, and the Bosphorus.  See Hippodrome Square, site of ancient chariot races, St. Sophia Church, Topkapi Palace, and the Underground Cistern Basilica.  Visit Bosphorous University to learn about the Byzantine history and monuments.

On the fifth day, the tour leaves for Gallipoli, Troy and Canakkale.  Day six includes a rour of the ancient healing center, Asklepion, in Pergamon.  The day includes a visit to the ancient ruins, a visit to Acropolis, the city built by one of the generals of Alexander the Great, and a visit to the Temple of Trajan.  Spend the night in Izmir and then on to Ephesus, the most famous anciety Roman city in Turkey, which will include a visit to the Archaeological Museum.  After a second night in Izmir, you’ll travel to Sardis and to Pamukkale, famous for its spas and hot water springs. 

By day nine, you’ll travel to Aphrodisias, the city of Aphrodite, where we’ll see some of the most famous statues of the godess of love and view some of the archeological excavations.  Then we’ll travel to the Mediterranean coast to Antalya for the night.  After a full day of excursions to the ancient theater and archeology museum there, we’ll fly back to Istanbul, where we’ll take a cruise on the Bosphorus.  After a final night in Istanbul, we journey home. 

For more information or to express interest in the trip, contact Patrick Hotle at photle@culver.edu

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