{"id":4122,"date":"2015-05-01T17:15:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T15:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/toulouse\/?p=4122"},"modified":"2015-05-01T17:15:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T15:15:24","slug":"end-of-the-year-excursion-to-catalunya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/toulouse\/2015\/05\/01\/end-of-the-year-excursion-to-catalunya\/","title":{"rendered":"End of the Year Excursion to Catalunya"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Dali Theater-Museum<\/p><\/div>\n

To conclude our academic excursions for the year\u00a0Dickinson in France spent a weeekend in Catalunya, which has a particular historical and regional identity within France.\u00a0Our excursion started in Figueras, Spain at the\u00a0\u00a0Dal\u00ed Theater-Museum, which is in fact very theatrical due to its excentric and surrealist conception. An emblematic Catalan personnality,we admired works from all of Dal\u00ed’s stylistic periods.\u00a0Our students were impressed by the complexity and originality of his works.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, most of our excursion was dedicated to French Catalunya, which is comprised of almost all of the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Orientales department. Located on the C\u00f4te Vermeille, we chose to stay in Collioure for its location between the sea and the mountain.\u00a0 This Mediterranean terrain produces wines with a distinct\u00a0flavor, which we tasted upon arriving in Collioure, accompanied by sardines, a Catalan speciality.<\/p>\n

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Our Collioure and Banyuls-sur-mer wine tasting; Photo by Laura Raynaud<\/p><\/div>\n

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Photo by Laura Raynaud<\/p><\/div>\n

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Initiated to Collioure’s gastronomy, the students had the evening to discover the city’s other specialties as well as admire the views of the port.<\/p>\n

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Collioure at night<\/p><\/div>\n

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Learning about Fauvism<\/p><\/div>\n

In addition to its history and gastronomy, Collioure is also well known for being the birthplace of Fauvism, an artistic movement from the beginning of the XX century.\u00a0 Using strong, bright colors to convey a feeling or emotion,\u00a0Fauvists were inspired by\u00a0Collioure’s landscapes and painted many views of the port and the small streets lined by colorful houses. Sunday morning we took a guided tour of the city to learn more about the history of Collioure and its influence\u00a0on the Fauvist artists.<\/p>\n

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Colorful Collioure houses; Photo by Laura Raynaud<\/p><\/div>\n

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A typical street in Collioure<\/p><\/div>\n

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It wouldn’t be a Dickinson excursion without a little bit of sport! The afternoon was dedicated to a hike on the hills surrounding Collioure, where we\u00a0 had magnificent views of the port and Mediterranean basin. And our guide was a real Catalan !<\/p>\n

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Our guide<\/p><\/div>\n

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Magnificent views!<\/p><\/div>\n

We walked among the terraced vineyards…<\/p>\n

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Terraced vineyards<\/p><\/div>\n

By the end we had walked about 10 kilometers! When it was time to get on the bus to go back to Toulouse, it was nap time…<\/p>\n

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Dickinson in France Spring 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

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