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DEADLINE August 31

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Aug 13-24, 2012

Tuition $1,195

18.0 Mainpro-C credits

Rome was the center of the ancient world for hundreds of years. Breathe the air of the great Roman emperors in the ancient halls of the Colosseum. Gaze upon the very ceilings Michelangelo painted at the Sistine Chapel. Or visit a monument to both size and faith, St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church ever built.

35.25 degrees north & 25.20 degrees east: perfection has coordinates! Here on Santorini, you'll find whitewashed houses accented by roofs of the bluest blue. Among the many historic sites on the island is the ancient city of Akrotiri, once buried under a thick blanket of volcanic ash over 3,600 years ago.

Istanbul was founded in 660BC as Byzantium and renamed Constantinople in 330AD. In this exotic city, you could spend an entire day strolling through the Grand Bazaar, exploring the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, or wandering through the majestic Topkapi Palace—with its 400-room harem.

Nestled along the craggy shores of the Aegean Sea is the Turkish port of Kusadasi. Renowned as one of the most beautiful cities along the Aegean, Kusadasi is blessed with sunshine an average of 300 days a year. This beautiful city is the perfect setting to begin your journey to Ephesus.

Piraeus was founded around 500BC and is just 5 miles from Athens. Athens was the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, and is widely considered the cradle of Western civilization. Visit the Parthenon, the Acropolis, and the National Archeological Museum, the world's largest collection of Greek antiquities. 

In Mykonos you'll find whitewashed houses in mazes of tiny streets, clinging to cliffs with a backdrop of indescribable blue. It was birthplace of Apollo and the battle between Zeus and the Titans. Today it's one of Greece's most cosmopolitan islands, with world famous beaches and a vast number of bars and nightclubs.

Located on the southern Italian coast, Naples has spectacular scenery that attracts artists from around the world. Embark on a trip to the ruins of Pompeii, or shop the many boutiques of Sorrento. You may work up an appetite for one of Naples' greatest inventions—pizza—invented to honor the Queen of Italy in 1889.