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Madrid starts at the Puerta del Sol, the great plaza in the center of the city. Walk west and you come to the largest royal palace in all of Europe. Walk east and you visit one of the greatest art collections in the world: the Prado. Come join us on this walk through Madrid!
William H. Fredlund, the Director of the Institute, obtained his B.A. and M.A. from UCLA, where he specialized in European history and art history. He studied in Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship and completed a double Ph.D. in history and humanities at Stanford, specializing in Renaissance Italy. Dr. Fredlund has taught for UCLA, the University of Florence, Stanford, and UCSC Extension.
