COMENIUS MULTILATERAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ‘Heritage of the Past – foundation for the future’

MEETING 9-13 MARCH 2015 IES CAURA

CORIA DEL RÍO - SEVILLE - SPAIN

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13:30 - Arrival of Polish partners. 15:30 - Arrival of Romanian partners. ¿ ? - Arrival of Turkish partners. 14:00 - 16:30 – Accommodation at the hotel depending on the different arrival times. 18.00 – Sightseeing in Seville city center. - Visit to old town - Visit to Metropol parasol (One of the newest landmark in Seville) See1 20:30 - Flamenco Show at Carbonería. 21:00 – Dinner at Carbonería

08:00 – Pick up at the hotel. 9:00 – Visit to IES Caura. -Andalusian breakfast. 10:00 - Visit to school and Vocational training branches. 11:00 - Students’ presentations. 12:00 - Students’ performances. 13:00 - Preparation of traditional meals by partners. 14:00 – Lunch 17:30 – Sightseeing in Coria del Río. - Visit to’ Ermita de San Juan Bautista’ - Visit to Wooden boat building workshop. See7 - Visit to Hasekura Tsunenaga’s memorial. 20:00 – Come back to hotel. 21:00 – Dinner at Sloppy Joe’s (American restaurant)

09:00 – Pick up at the hotel. 09:30 – Sightseeing in Seville. - Maria Luisa’s Park. See5 - Plaza de España. See6 (Breathtaking square) 11:00 – Royal Alcazár of Seville. Ticket: 9.50 € See 2 13:30: Lunch at city center. 15:00:Visit to Santa Cruz quarter (Jewish quarter of the medieval city) See4 18:00 - Working session at hotel. 20:30 – Visit to Triana quarter. See8 21:30 – Dinner at tapa’s restaurant. ‘Las Golondrinas’

09:30 – Pick up at the hotel 1100: - Guadalquivir River Boat Cruise In Seville(16 € per passenger) See 3 13:30 – Lunch at Sloppy Joe’s 16:30 – Free time. 18:00 – Departure of Romanian partners. 21:00 – Dinner at ‘El Amanecer’ (Mexican restaurant)

06:00 - Departure of Polish partners. ¿? - Departure of Turkish partners.

1. METROPOL PARASOL

It is a wooden structure located at La Encarnación square, in the old quarter of Seville. It was designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer-Hermann and

completed in April 2011. It has dimensions of 150 by 70 meters and an approximate height of 26 meters and claims to be the largest wooden structure in

the world. Its appearance, location, delays and cost overruns in construction resulted in much public controversy. The building is popularly known as Las

Setas de la Encarnación (Incarnación's mushrooms).

The structure consists of six parasols in the form of giant mushrooms ("Las setas" in Spanish), whose design is inspired by the vaults of the Cathedral of

Seville and the ficus trees in the nearby Plaza de Cristo de Burgos. Metropol Parasol is organized in four levels. The underground level (Level 0) houses the

Antiquarium, where Roman and Moorish remains discovered on site are displayed in a museum. Level 1 (street level) is the Central Market. The roof of Level

1 is the surface of the open-air public plaza, shaded by the wooden parasols above and designed for public events. Levels 2 and 3 are the two stages of the

panoramic terraces (including a restaurant), offering one of the best views of the city centre.

2. ROYAL ALCÁZAR OF SEVILLE

The Alcázar of Seville is one of the most representative monumental compounds in the city, the country and the Mediterranean culture as a whole. The

historical evolution of the city in the last millennium is held within its walls and gardens, amalgamating influences starting from the Arabic period, late

Middle Ages Mudéjar right through to the Renaissance, Baroque and the XIX century. The declaration of World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987

acknowledged the survival of cultures and civilizations as a harmonic whole where all of the elements are balanced. The visitor will get to know these unique

surroundings either through the legendary al-Mutamid, the XI century monarch and poet from Seville, or through some of the characters that illuminated

modern-day Spain around 1812.

You are about to enter one of the most visited complexes in the world, a space in which you will recognize yourself as part of Humanity as a whole, and

where cultural and educational activities of which you may partake are organized by the Royal Alcázar Board of Patronage and the Town Hall. These include

lectures, Spring Theatre or the Alcázar Gardens Evenings. Welcome: please feel at home, you are in one of the oldest European Royal Palaces that are still in

use.

3. GUADALQUIVIR RIVER BOAT CRUISE IN SEVILLE

One of the highlights while visiting Seville is going on a river boat cruise on the waters of the Guadalquivir. Join one of the cruises and let the friendly crew

guide you through several centuries of history on Seville's most exciting sightseeing tour. From the awe-inspiring Giralda to the ancient Torre del Oro (with

its myterious past) and onto the Barrio de Triana, experience the best views the city has to offer while enjoying a relaxing cruise along the River

Guadalquivir.

A journey along the river provides a unique insight into the surprising and ancient history of Seville. And this is true whether you are a local or a visitor. For

one hour you will cruise along the city's main reverend enjoy the wonderful views of Seville's most beautiful panoramas, including the historical centre, a

UNESCO World Heritage Site for some years now. Observe the citys gracious 19th century popular houses of Triana, and the enchanting bridges. You will

also sail around the ‘Parque de Maria Luisa’ to get a view of the 1929 Ibero-American Exhibition.

4. SANTA CRUZ – JEWISH QUARTER

It is the primary tourist neighborhood of Seville, Spain, and the former Jewish quarter of the medieval city. Santa Cruz is bordered by the Jardines de Murillo,

the Real Alcázar, Calle Mateas Gago, and Calle Santa Maria La Blanca/San José. The neighborhood is the location of many of Seville's oldest churches and is

home to the Cathedral of Seville, including the converted minaret of the old Moorish mosque Giralda.

Santa Cruz was Seville's old judería (Jewish quarter): when Ferdinand III of Castile conquered the city from Muslim rule, he concentrated the city's Jewish

population—second in the Iberian Peninsula only to that of Toledo—in this single neighborhood.

After the Alhambra Decree of 1492 expelled the Jews from Spain, the neighborhood went downhill. In the 18th century, the neighborhood underwent a

major process of urban renewal, including the conversion of a former synagogue into the current Church of Saint Bartholomew.

5. PARQUE DE MARÍA LUISA

The Maria Luisa Park was created in the late nineteenth century. The leafy park gives Sevillians a reprieve from the scorching sun during the hot summer months. Magnificent buildings, a legacy of the 1929 world fair, can be found throughout the park. The large park is located just south of Seville's historic center. It is the city's principal green area, delightfully decorated with plenty of ceramic-tiled benches, fountains, pools, statues and monuments. There's even a small mountain - the Monte Gurugú - with an artificial waterfall and a small island with a gazebo. But tourists often head straight to the star attraction of the park: the Plaza de España, a majestic crescent-shaped complex arranged around a central square. The park is named after princess María Luisa d'Orleans, who donated the grounds of the San Telmo Palace to the city in 1893. The original design of the park, with wide tree-shaded avenues and plenty of fountains and monuments, was carried out between 1911 and 1914 by the French landscape architect Jean-Claude Forestier. In 1929 Seville hosted the Ibero-American Exposition on the grounds of the Maria Luisa Park. The world fair was meant to boost the local economy and improve ties with Spain's former colonies, who all erected beautiful pavilions, many of which still stand today.

6. PLAZA DE ESPAÑA

The Plaza de España, designed by Aníbal González, was a principal building built on the Maria Luisa Park's edge to showcase Spain's industry and technology

exhibits. González combined a mix of 1920s Art Deco and 'mock Mudejar', and Neo-Mudéjar styles. The Plaza de España complex is a huge half-circle with

buildings continually running around the edge accessible over the moat by numerous bridges representing the four ancient kingdoms of Spain. In the centre

is the Vicente Traver fountain. By the walls of the Plaza are many tiled alcoves, each representing a different province of Spain.

Today the Plaza de España mainly consists of Government buildings. The Seville Town Hall, with sensitive adaptive redesign, is located within it. The Plaza's

tiled 'Alcoves of the Provinces' are backdrops for visitors’ portrait photographs, taken in their own home province's alcove. Towards the end of the park, the

grandest mansions from the fair have been adapted as museums. The farthest contains the city's archaeology collections. The main exhibits are Roman

mosaics and artefacts from nearby Italica.

The Plaza de España has been used as a filming location, including scenes for the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. The building was used as a location in the

Star Wars movie series — Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) — in which it featured in

exterior shots of the City of Theed on the Planet Naboo. It also featured in the 2012 film The Dictator.

7. ERMITA DE SAN JUAN BAUTISTA (CHAPEL). HASEKURA TSUNENAGA’S MEMORIAL AND TORII GATE.

Early in the 17th Century, Daimyo Date Masamune of Sendai sent a delegation led by Hasekura Tsunenaga to Europe. An embassy was then set up and six

samurai stayed on. Approximately 700 of Coria's 25,000 residents use the surname Japón (originally Hasekura de Japón), identifying them as the

descendants of the first Japanese official envoy to Spain. The name first appeared on an official document in 1646. Some babies born within the town are

known to display the Mongolian spot which is common in Asians.

A statue of Hasekura Tsunenaga was donated to the city by Japan in 1992 and stands watch over the river.

Ermita de San Juan Bautista is located in Cerro de San Juan close to our school. It was built in Mudejar style (XIV century))

8. TRIANA QUARTER

Triana is a vibrant old quarter in Seville, situated on the left side of the Guadalquivir River and connected to the city by the iconic bridge of Isabell II,

otherwise known as Puente de Triana. Formerly known as Seville’s gypsy neighborhood, Triana has evolved into a lively idiosyncratic area packed with

charming paved streets, ceramic shops, pretty churches, atmospheric tapas bars and beautiful traditions.

Although Roman and Muslim influences can be observed all over Triana, this charming neighborhood has managed to shape and retain its own distinct

character. Illustrious bullfighters and passionate Flamenco singers and dancers may not roam the streets like they used to, but the marks they have left

behind are still alive in the area, and that’s particularly what makes Triana one of the most colorful areas in Seville.

The neighborhood boasts an exciting array of attractions, but is especially famous for its vivid flamenco culture and its tile workshops and potteries, an

industry that dates back to the Roman times. Some of the most interesting sights in Triana include the beautiful Iglesia de Santa Ana; the historic Callejón de

la Inquisición (Inquisition Alley); the recently modernized Mercado de Triana (Triana Market), the Museum of Tolerance nestled in the ruins of San Jorge

Castle; and the Ceramica Santa Ana (Santa Ana Pottery Factory). Another fascinating place in Triana is the animated Calle Betis. Lined with an excellent

variety of restaurants, bars and clubs, this vibrant street runs along the waterfront offering spectacular views over Seville.

Triana neighborhood has a special flavor during the holidays. The traditional Holly Week, the flamboyant Feria de Abril (Seville Fair) or the local Vela de

Santa Ana festival are celebrated with much fanfare on the streets of Triana.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Accommodation: Hotel Montecarmelo Virgen de la Victoria, 7 41011 - Sevilla Tel: 954279000 http://www.hotelesmonte.com/xindexV2?section=hotels&subsection=se2&language=EN&hotel=se2

Contact Information: I.E.S. Caura Cerro de San Juan s/n. Coria del Río – 41100 - Sevilla Tel: 955623228

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Winter forecast in Seville

This year the weather (up to the present days) in this season is usually mild. The temperature is expected to range from 22º at daytime to 10º at night.

WE HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THE MEETING