At the end of the third week of our study abroad in Spain, we visited Salamanca, a small town of Candelario, and also an abandoned village of Granadilla. The tour to this village was a highlight of the trip for me. Granadilla was built in the ninth century by moors, and it was an important…
Category: Spain: Verano Espanol
Blogs of Rollins students studying in Madrid, Spain for the summer
Ode to Segovia| Verano Español ’18
Ode to Segovia Verano Españo ’18 By: Ludwyn Holly Venord Segovia is my favorite city I have visited so far during my time in Spain this summer. The city’s lively streets were full of breath-taking views, live music, colorful greenery, and lovely aromas. I especially enjoyed Segovia’s captivating Cinderella-style castle, Reales Alcázares de Sevilla. The castle’s detailed-rich architecture was…
Reina Sofia and Prado
After being in Spain for four weeks even with the internship its safe to say ive learned a lot. This is a picture of myself and Travis in a park outside of the prato museum. As we are allowed one cultural activity outside of the ones on schedule we decided to take a walk around…
Candelario blog
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here in Madrid throughout the four weeks that I have been here. Each day is filled with adventures and new flavors around every corner. The other weekend we travelled to Candelario and it was there that I had an adventure of a lifetime (so far that is). It was…
Montañas de Candelario
Candelario was awesome, and I was sick with a running fever the whole trip. The town was small and unique with such a spanish look to it. The rooms we stayed in were basically cabins and it connected to four other rooms where our friends stayed. The picture above was from a hike my…
Royal palace of madrid
one of our first cultural activities was the royal palace of Madrid. This was by far my favorite site so far because of my interest in the architecture and art. The palace was finished built in 1755 after the original palace was burnt down. King Felipe v ordered for it to be built and it…
Retiro park
This photo is of the Crystal Palace in Retiro Park. We have been to Retiro Park 3 times. The first time we went, we walked through the gardens and saw the peacocks that live in the park. The second time we went, we saw the Crystal Palace and walked by the lake with the row boats….
Toledo
Visiting Toledo for the day was one of the highlights of my trip thus far! A few of my friends and I visited the Alcázar de Toledo (Museo del Ejército) where we toured the museum and older parts of the castle. Following the museum, we walked to the Toledo Cathedral. The interior of the cathedral…
Having a splendid time!
This is a photo of Thomas G. Keane and I posing in front of the Royal Palace in Madrid. Not seen in the photo is our dear friend Saywer Cairnes, who was the photographer for this particular gem. The architecture in Madrid is absolutely exquisite. We are often left breathless as we aimless stroll through…
Verano Spain
On the Friday June 8th, the whole entire verano español program traveled to the quiet mountain of Candelario. Going into this excursion I had no idea what to expect for the duration of this trip. On the way we stoped in Salamanca for a quick tour given to what we thought was an expert. Even…