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Depart Home for Athens, Greece
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.
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.
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.
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)
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)
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Free Day in Naples
OPTIONAL: Visit to the Gio Ponti Floor of the Royal Continental Hotel
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
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.
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
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Molteni Flagship Store
Cassina Flagship Store
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
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer
Depart Milan, Italy for Home