Greece + Italy: Interior Design

Cities: Athens, Naples, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Naples, Paestum, Milan
Duration: 13 days
Area of Study: Visual, Studio & Performing Arts

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Program Includes

  • Roundtrip Airfare
  • 11 Nights of Accommodation
  • All Ground Transportation (inc. Transportation Pass)
  • Athens – Naples Flight
  • Daily Continental Breakfast 
  • Welcome & Farewell Dinners 
  • Historical & Cultural Walking Tours
  • Full Time Local Guide
  • 24/7 On-Ground Emergency Support
  • Travelers Health Insurance & Liability Insurance 
  • Tips & Gratuities

Program Highlights

  • Acropolis
  • Acropolis Museum
  • National Archaeological Museum
  • Pompeii, Herculaneum, Paestum
  • Naples Archeological Museum
  • Rossana Orlandi Gallery
  • Memphis Milano Galleria
  • Cassina Flagship Store
  • Molteni Flagship Store
  • Fornasetti Store
  • Nilufar Gallery
  • Villa Necchi Campiglio
  • Museo del Cenacolo: Da Vinci Last Supper 
  • Casa Degli Atellani

Program Itinerary

day 1 / DEPARTURE

Depart Home for Athens, Greece

day 2 / ATHENS

Arrive in Athens, Greece 

Airport Transfer 

On-Ground Briefing

Orientation Walking Tour - The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc. Additionally, an in-depth safety briefing will be provided for what to do incase of an emergency. 

National Archaeological Museum - This is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. It was founded at the end of the 19th century to house and protect antiquities from all over Greece, thus displaying their historical, cultural and artistic value.

Welcome Dinner - The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a wide variety of menu options to cater all diets.

day 3 / ATHENS

Breakfast & Day Briefing 

Acropolis - The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon

Acropolis Museum - The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece.

day 4 / ATHENS/NAPLES

Breakfast & Day Briefing 

Airport Transfer 

Depart Athens to Naples

Arrive in Naples

On-Ground Briefing

Orientation Walking Tour

Naples Archeological Museum - Its collection includes works from Greek, Roman and Renaissance times, and especially Roman artifacts from the nearby Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum sites.

day 5 / POMPEII/HERCULANEUM/NAPLES

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Train to Pompeii (approx 40 mins)

Morning Visit of Pompeii - Main focus on the Villas. Additionally Forum, Theater and the Stadium.

Train to Herculaneum (approx 30 mins)

Afternoon Visit of Herculaneum

Train to Naples (approx 15 mins)

day 6 / PAESTUM/NAPLES

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Train to Paestum (approx 1h15 mins)

Full Day Visit to Paestum - Ancient Greek Temples of Athena and Hera and Archeological Museum

Train to Naples (approx 1h15 mins)

day 7 / PAESTUM/NAPLES

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Free Day in Naples

OPTIONAL:  Visit to the Gio Ponti Floor of the Royal Continental Hotel

day 8 / NAPLES/MILAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Train to Milan (approx 5.5 hrs)

Historical & Cultural Walking Tour of Milan - Duomo, Galleria, La Scala Theatre and more…

Free Rest of Afternoon

day 9 / MILAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Memphis Milano Galleria - Post Design Gallery is the Milanese gallery in Largo Treves, in the heart of Brera, that hosts all the initiatives of the Memphis company founded by Ettore Scottsass. Amongst others, Alessandro Mendini and Anna Gili designed for this gallery.   

Fornasetti Store - In this place where art meets design, timeless creations come to life, ready to inspire the imagination. 

Nilufar Gallery - Contemporary showroom & exhibit space for designer & vintage furniture, lighting & home decor.

day 10 / MILAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing 

Rossana Orlandi Gallery - Number 14, via Matteo Bandello is one of the best-known addresses among design addicts and those who come from all five continents to Milan, where the various Design Weeks are among the most important dates of the year. Ro literally works magic in this place. The courtyard, covered with the nearly centennial strawberry grape vines (“one of my dearest prides” she says), becomes the focal point on every Milanese map. 

Villa Necchi Campiglio - An icon of ’30s deco in the heart of Milan

day 11 / MILAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Molteni Flagship Store

Cassina Flagship Store

day 12 / MILAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Casa Degli Atellani - Museum and historic private residence a few steps from Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" - restored in the 1920s by Piero Portaluppi, is home to 15th century architecture and courtyards. A dreamlike environment, which leads visitors into a rich history of a Renaissance Milan. 

Museo del Cenacolo: Da Vinci Last Supper - The Last Supper occupies the whole north wall of the refectory of the Dominican monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie. This was the chamber where the friars met to eat, pray and meditate during their meals. Since the 14th century, in the Tuscan tradition on which Leonardo drew, this room has also been referred to by the term “Cenacolo”. 

Farewell Dinner and Program Closing

day 13 / RETURN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Airport Transfer

Depart Milan, Italy for Home

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