Portugal, historic site, waterfront, Lisbon
The medieval Belem Tower in Lisbon

Spain and Portugal's Paradores and Pousadas

Stay in historic inns in Spain and Portugal and discover the spirit of Iberia's rich Roman and Moorish past
Starting at $5,657
Including airfare, airline taxes & departure fees
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 Jodi Campbell
Jodi Campbell, professor of European history at Texas Christian University, has spent at least part of each year in Spain since studying there as a Fulbright scholar in 1996. Jodi received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and teaches courses on the history and culture of Spain and Europe. She has walked across several hundred miles of Spain, following the medieval pilgrimage trail to Santiago. As a historian, she is interested in how ordinary people in the past understood and maintained their relationships and communities, and how we in the present choose to tell stories about the past. She is the author of Monarchy, Political Culture and Drama in Seventeenth-Century Madrid, and is currently working on a book project on the culture of food in early modern Spain. Jodi will lead the May 16, 2013 departure.

Dianne Konz
A Smithsonian Study Leader since 1992, Dianne Konz has led several Smithsonian groups to Spain and Portugal. She has taught Spanish literature, language, and civilization at the University of Texas at Austin and at George Washington University. She has also lectured and published studies on Spanish and Latin American literature, and Spanish culture. Dianne’s enthusiasm for Iberia grew from her experiences living and studying in Madrid. Her particular passion is the integration of the cultural arts in the context of their time. She approaches art and architecture, literature, music, and gastronomy as a reflection of a country’s history, politics, and geography. Dianne's teachings of Spanish history and civilization include the Moorish and Islamic periods—invasion, conquest, and occupation of Iberia, and the rich cultural heritage of the Islamic presence in Iberia. Dianne will lead the September 9, 2013 departure.

Rafael Chacón
Rafael Chacón is Professor of Art History and Criticism at The University of Montana-Missoula where he lectures on a broad range of art historical subjects. He received his doctorate in art history with honors from the University of Chicago, having been awarded numerous research fellowships to study in Europe, including an award from the Spanish Ministry of Culture for his dissertation on Michelangelism in renaissance sculpture. He has written on a range of topics related to renaissance and baroque art, both in Europe and in the Americas, most recently focusing on Spanish-style revival architecture in the U.S. northwest during the late 19th century. In 2002, he completed the full pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain and, in 2010, one of the four principal routes across southern France leading to the “camino.” Rafael has led numerous successful travel abroad programs with students and has lectured for Smithsonian Journeys in Europe. Rafael will lead the October 14, 2013 departure.