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A traditional Turkish gulet

Legendary Turkey and the Turquoise Coast

Explore Turkey's landmark classical sites and enjoy a four-day cruise aboard a traditional Turkish gulet
Starting at $4,592
Including airfare, airline taxes & departure fees
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 Stephanie Larson
Stephanie Larson is an associate professor of classics at Bucknell University who received her Ph.D in classics from the University of Texas at Austin. She has great interests in the modern histories of both Greece and Turkey, particularly in the rise of the nationstate and its use of the past in creating the present, and currently codirects a new archaeological excavation in Thebes, Greece, at the sanctuary of Apollo. Stephanie will lead the May 2013 departure.

Gail Cornell
Gail Cornell is an architectural historian and independent scholar whose areas of focus include the urban development of Iberia by the Romans and the history of the Islamic civilization of al-Andalus. She has lectured on numerous educational tours to Portugal, Spain, Tuscany, and the Mediterranean over the last 13 years. Gail has a strong interest in historic preservation and raising architectural literacy. As a volunteer for the Save Ellis Island Foundation, she leads tours of newly restored buildings on Ellis Island in New York. She is a graduate of Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and a member of the Municipal Art Society of New York, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Society of Architectural Historians. Gail will lead the August 2013 departure.

Karen Britt
Karen Britt is professor of Byzantine art and archaeology at the University of Louisville. She received her B.A. in Classics from the University of Cincinnati, an M.A. in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology from the University of Minnesota, and her Ph.D. in Byzantine Art and Archaeology from Indiana University. She has excavated in Turkey, Greece and Israel. Karen’s area of specialization is the early Byzantine Empire which had its capital in Constantinople (Istanbul). Her research focuses on the ways in which sacred space was created in the Early Byzantine Mediterranean, a subject on which she has published and lectured widely. Karen will lead the September 2013 departure.

Veronica Kalas
Veronica Kalas is an art historian and archaeologist with special expertise in the ancient through Byzantine periods. She has taught courses on such topics as ancient Rome, ancient to medieval art and architecture, and special topics in Byzantine art at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor and Dearborn) and Wayne State University, as well as in Ankara. Veronica has also worked on archaeological excavations and architectural surveys in Greece, Turkey, and Tunisia. She earned her Ph.D. in art history and archeology from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts and her B.A. in Classical archaeology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her special area of expertise focuses on the architecture and society of Byzantine Cappadocia, a volcanic region located in central Turkey. She is also very interested in cross cultural and interdisciplinary approaches to the history of art and archaeology. Veronica has published many articles and papers, and is currently working on a book on Cappadocia. Her work has been supported by various grants and fellowships, including the American Research Institute in Turkey, the Program in Hellenic Studies at Princeton University, and Dumbarton Oaks Research Libraries and Collections in Washington, D.C. Veronica has enjoyed filming for the History Channel, lecturing to the public, and leading archeological study tours. Veronica will lead the October 2013 departure.