The Trip
This brand-new, custom-designed tour blends cultural excursions with active walking/hiking excursions in northeastern Spain and southern France. In the company of Carleton professors Dana and Stephen Strand plus expert local guides, explore off-the-beaten path destinations as well as classic highlights. Visit three UNESCO World Heritage sites: the medieval citadel of Carcassonne, a boat trip on the Canal du Midi, and Sagrada Familia in Barcelona; and take hikes in the Corbières Massif, around the town of Céret in the Pyrenees, between medieval villages on the Costa Brava, and just outside Barcelona on Montserrat. Enjoy a wine tasting in France, a culinary workshop and a visit to a famous cava producer in Spain, and stunning landscapes and architecture throughout.
Faculty Leaders
Dana Strand is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of French and the Humanities Emerita at Carleton College, where she taught courses on 20th- and 21st-century French and Francophone literature, with a special emphasis on North Africa. She has published extensively on French literature, culture, and film. The founding director of the European Studies concentration/minor at Carleton, she also served on the Middle Eastern Studies Initiative. Dana has led student programs to Paris, southwestern France, Turkey, and Morocco.
Stephen Strand is Raymond Plank Professor of Incentive Economics Emeritus at Carleton College. Before retiring in 2015, he taught courses in the Economics of the European Union, the Political Economy of the Turkish Republic, Turkey and the European Union, and a two-term course in Accounting and Management Science. In 2013, Steve was an Affiliate Visiting Professor at Georgetown University’s McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies in Alanya, Turkey. He has led student programs to Egypt, Turkey, and Morocco; to Paris; and to Cambridge University, England. In 2015, he and Dana lectured on a Carleton-sponsored, small-ship cruise in the western Mediterranean.
Abbreviated Itinerary
Saturday, September 23, 2017: Depart HOME
Sunday, September 24: TOULOUSE, France | CARCASSONNE
Monday, September 25: CARCASSONNE | MIREPOIX | LASTOURS | CARCASSONNE
Tuesday, September 26: CARCASSONNE | CANAL DU MIDI | DUILHAC-SOUS-PEYREPERTUSE
Wednesday, September 27: DUILHAC-SOUS-PEYREPERTUSE | CUCUGNAN or AXAT and MAURY | COLLIOURE – Walking Distance 7 mi.
Thursday, September 28: COLLIOURE | CÉRET | COLLIOURE – Walking Distance 5 mi.
Friday, September 29: COLLIOURE | FIGUERES, Spain | GIRONA
Saturday, September 30: GIRONA | PALS | PERATALLADA or PÚBOL | GIRONA – Walking Distance 4 mi.
Sunday, October 1: GIRONA | BARCELONA
Monday, October 2: BARCELONA | MONTSERRAT | PENEDÈS WINE REGION | BARCELONA – Walking Distance 4.5 mi.
Tuesday, October 3: BARCELONA
Wednesday, October 4: BARCELONA | HOME
Pricing Per Person
Double Occupancy (20-25 participants) $5,995
Double Occupancy (15-19 participants) $6,745
Single Supplement $825
Single room supplement will be charged when requested or required (limited availability).
Additional Information
To make a reservation or for more information please call 800-811-7244 or email Carleton College Alumni Adventures.