Pascoe's 2020 Study Abroad: Mediterranean History and Culture through Food

Hello all. I wanted to let everyone know that the 2020 Summer Program to Italy and Greece has been cancelled due to the growing corona virus crisis. Hopefully we will be able to travel to Italy and Greece in the summer of 2021! Thanks all for following this site. Hopefully some of the students who missed out on this awesome adventure will join us next year.

We will be in the Cyclades during our trip to Europe.

The Light of the Cyclades - Greece Is The most well-known Greek island group is about much more than whitewashed houses and cute cats. But its most important quality is also its most ineffable.

The Acropolis is constantly going through restoration. Here is a closer look at those efforts to preserve this wonderful site.

Science in the Sanctuary: The Life of an Acropolis Restorer - Greece Is We spoke to Lena Lambrinou, architect, archaeologist and one of the dedicated experts striving to protect and restore Greece's most famous monument.

Some great images of the Val d' Orcia in Tuscany

The fabulous landscape of the Val d’Orcia.

credit Leonardo Ciace on Instagram, thanks!

A little something 'artsy' about Florence

Edgar Degas and his Italian family | The Florentine One of the earliest masterpieces by the 19th-century French impressionist artist and collector Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, who later adopted the simplified version of his name, Edgar Degas (1834–1917), hangs in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Titled The Bellelli Family, it depicts Degas’ relati...

Pesto! Learn how to make this awesome Italian treat.

Making Pesto Right We make the real pesto DOP in the town of Levanto on the Italian Riviera west of the Cinque Terre. See a video. Eat your heart out.

This is a great picture of Florence from the pathway up to the Piazzale Michelangelo.

The best of Florence of the week is this great capture of the city.

Congrats to Francisco Jaen on Instagram and thanks for sharing!

Students make lifelong friendships on this summer abroad program.

Study abroad friendships: Real or fake? Ah, friendship: it’s elusive, fulfilling and it’s soul-affirming. For many years, I thought I understood friendship and its importance, but then I spent winter session 2020 in Greece. This adventure made me question thoughts and intuitions I’d previously held about the very concept. We know th...

For students planning to spend one of their free days traveling-the Cinque Terre!

Unesco Sites of Italy: Portovenere, Cinque Terre and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) A cultural and scenic landscape of great value which exemplifies a balanced interaction between humans and nature and a way of life that has existed for a thousand years...

Greek people are warm and friendly. Find out why is this article.

Why Are Greeks So Hospitable? An Anthropologist's View - Greece Is Is there more to a spoon sweet than meets the eye? Anthropologist Sofia Zinovieff examines the hidden layers of meaning in Greek hospitality.