Spain

Capital of Andalusia, Sevilla was one of the last footholds of the Moorish empire that ruled the Iberian Peninsula. Though the city preserves its past, modern Sevilla is the commercial hub of Andalusia. For a city of about 700,000 Sevilla offers amazing cultural activities, from flamenco to classical, pop, and jazz concerts.

Seville, a beautiful and ancient city on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, is known for its Moorish palaces and renaissance gardens, flower-decked patios, paintings, statues, flamenco dancing and music. Spanish Studies Abroad facilitates a true cross-cultural exchange by inviting students to expand their world-view through intense immersion into the Spanish culture. The Center is housed in two turn-of-the-century mansions in the heart of Seville's commercial and social center.

Capital of Spain since 1562, Madrid is located in center of the Iberian Peninsula on the banks of the river Manzanares. Because of this central location, the city has been the political and cultural center of Spain for centuries. Many neighborhoods, buildings and streets have preserved their historic character.  Madrid is also a city of great art, most famous for the three museums of the Golden Triangle of Art,  the Prado museum being one of the best known. Today Madrid is a lively metropolis. Benefiting from increasing prosperity since the 1980s, the city has  consolidated its position as an important economic, cultural, industrial, educational, and technological center within the European Union.

Spanish Studies Abroad offers an exceptional opportunity for cross-cultural study inBarcelona, Spain. You will be enrolled in the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). Centrallylocated in the heart of Barcelona, UPF is a modern day university with a fantastic arrayof courses. As an urban study abroad student you will be immersed in both Spanish andCatalan.

Spanish Studies Abroad offers an exceptional opportunity for cross-cultural study in Alicante, Spain at the Universidad de Alicante (UA). Spanish Studies facilitates a true cross-cultural exchange by inviting students to expand their world-view through intense immersion into the Spanish culture. UA is located twenty minutes outside of the city's center.