Program Overview
Athens has attracted visitors from far and wide for some 3500 years. Dominated by the Acropolis with its wealth of spectacular Classical architecture, Athens is an energetic, cosmopolitan metropolis. The Athens program will be housed in the heart of the city at the Athens Centre, which has been active in promoting Greek culture for over 30 years. Located in the Mets Pangrati neighborhood, the Athens Centre is conveniently located near to the major monuments and attractions in the city.
The Athens program itself will focus on the art, architecture, history, theater and literature of Classical Antiquity, and will comprise numerous site visits, several of them longer overnight excursions. Program participants will, for instance, visit the Parthenon, sacred to Athens's patron goddess Athena, and the Agora, the ancient market place and political hub. Among the destinations for longer excursions are Delphi, the spectacular sanctuary of Apollo, Mycenae, the palace of Homer's lordly King Agamemnon, and Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games.
Students will be housed in furnished apartments in groups of two to four. Each apartment has its own kitchen and bath, and bed linen, blankets, and towels are provided. Students will be responsible for their own meals.
UD students pay all program fee deposits by direct bank transfer via this website: http://www.udel.edu/studyabroadpayments. Non-UD students should send a check, payable to the University of Delaware, to CFIS, Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716. Credit card payments are not accepted.
