International College of Seville
www.ics-seville.org
PROGRAM LOCATION
Seville is at the heart of Andalucía, a beautiful and rugged region which covers most of the south of Spain. Andalucía is where all of Spain's stereotypes appear to have come together. Bullfighters, flamenco dancers, white villages and harsh sierras are all in abundance here. Nevertheless, Seville is a progressive and modern city, located some 300 miles south of Madrid. Seville, the center and capital of Andalucía, has a rich and varied history and is so thoroughly Spanish in personality and mood that it has long stood as the symbol of the entire nation. Seville was once the major seaport of the nation, through which were funneled the riches of Spain's huge Sixteenth Century empire in the New World. The well-preserved old quarters, the magnificent Barrio Santa Cruz, are the largest in Europe, including its Cathedral, churches, towers and palaces that bear witness to the rich inheritance of the past.
Seville may be Spain's fourth largest city, but it is a place where one can pick oranges from the trees and see open countryside from the center of town. It is a compact, relaxing and beautiful city with a rich cultural heritage. Like the rest of southern Spain, Seville enjoys a warm Mediterrenean climate throughout the year, with an average of 300 days' sunshine a year. Palm trees, jasmine, orange blossom and an array of flowers and bushes sprinkle the city with color and perfume.
Slightly to the north of Seville lies Córdoba, the once magnificent center of Arab civilization in Spain, to the south is Cádiz, great seaport of Spain and the most ancient of all cities of Europe and to the east is Granada, land of Moorish palaces, ruined fortresses, and gardens of lofty paradise. Seville is close to the famed Costa del Sol, that international region of tourism and leisure in southern Spain, and within easy reach of Portugal and Morocco.
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