Student Voyage offers more than just a classroom abroad.
We believe that every moment abroad should be a learning experience which is why Student Voyage offers more than just a classroom abroad. Included in our Sevilla program are trips to some of Spain and Portugal’s most beautiful cities and special activities such as horseback riding on the beach and intercambios with high school Spanish students. Whether admiring the beauty of Sevilla’s Barrio Santa Cruz, improving their  Spanish in daily courses, or riding horseback along the beaches of one of Spain’s most important national parks, we ensure that students are always immersed in a setting conducive to making new discoveries and broadening their concept of the world around them.
Sevilla is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir . It is the capital of Andalucía and of the province of Sevilla. The inhabitants of the city are known as Sevillanos. Population of the city of Sevilla proper was 710,000 as of 2003 estimates with the population of the urban area at 1,043,000. Population of the metropolitan area (urban area plus satellite towns) was 1,294,000 as of 2003 estimates, ranking it the fourth-largest metropolitan area of Spain, behind Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, respectively.
The Sevillana flamenco dance, the one most people think of when they think "flamenco" is not actually of Sevillan origin. But the folksongs called Sevillanas are authentically Sevillan, as is the four-part dance that goes with them. Sevilla is the home town of two soccer teams, Sevilla FC and Real Betis Balompié that share a fun and healthy rivalry among Sevillanos. The official motto of Seville is "NO8DO". The "8" is shaped like a wool hank, or madeja. This makes the motto, as a rebus read "NO madeja DO" which is a pun on "no me ha dejado" which literally translates into "it did not abandon me". This refers to the city's support for king Alfonso X in the war with his son Don Sancho in the 13th century . This motto is seen throughout Seville, even inscribed on manhole covers . Sevilla in the Arts hosts the legend of the historic romancer, Don Juan, and is the primary setting of Bizet’s opera Carmen and Rossini’s the Barber of Seville. Sevilla is the birthplace to the famous Baroque painters Velásquez and Murillo.
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