Northern Italy: Art and Culture

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 in case of an emergency.

Milan Walking Tour - See the Duomo, Galleria, La Scala, Piazza dei Mercanti, Sforza Castle, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, and more.

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

Visit the Duomo, the Cathedral, the Archeological area and the Duomo’s Rooftop - Explore inside the spectacular Duomo di Milano, visit its museum,  see its underground archaeological site, and enter the Church of San Gottardo. You will enjoy the best views of the city from the Duomo’s rooftop!

Museo del Novecento - The Museo del Novecento is a museum of twentieth-century art in Milan.  It is housed in the Palazzo dell'Arengario, near Piazza del Duomo in the center of the city. The museum opened in December 2010. It displays about 400 works, most of them Italian, from the twentieth century.

Lunch Break

Church and Dominican Convent Santa Maria delle Grazie - UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church contains the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory of the convent.

Free Time & Cultural Immersion

Train to Padua (approx. 2 hrs)

Padua Walking Tour - Padua is the seat of one of the oldest Universities in the world, but is also the city of the first Botanical Garden in history.

Lunch Break

Visit of Basilica of St. Anthony - The Church keeps the mortal remains Saint Anthony, and his relics are kept inside masterpieces of Veneto goldsmithing. The Church houses works by Donatello and Titian.

Scrovegni Chapel - This Chapel is world-known for being frescoed by Giotto between 1303 and 1305.

Train to Venice (approx. 30 mins)

Historical & Cultural Walking of Venice - See the Madonna dell’Orto, San Zanipolo, & Rialto Bridge.

Fondaco dei Tedeschi Lookout Point

Piazza San Marco: Basilica di San Marco - The Basilica of San Marco is now and has always been the center of public and religious life in Venice. This basilica has a very special historical interest since it was here where the Dukes of Venice were consecrated.

Doge’s Palace - The Doge's Palace is one of the symbols of Venice. The palace has been used for everything from the residence of the Doge to the prison of the Venetian republic.

Bridge of Sighs & San Giorgio Maggiore

Free Time & Cultural Immersion

Peggy Guggenheim Museum - The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is one of the most visited attractions in Venice.

Gondola Tour

Free Time & Cultural Immersion

Train to Florence (approx. 2.5 hrs)

Florence Walking Tour - See the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, Loggia dei Lanzi, Ponte Vecchio, and Palazzo Pitti.

Uffizi Gallery - The Gallery entirely occupies the first and second floors of the large building constructed between 1560 and 1580 and designed by Giorgio Vasari. It is famous worldwide for its outstanding collections of ancient sculptures and paintings (from the Middle Ages to the Modern period).

Free Time & Cultural Immersion

Galleria dell'Accademia - The Accademia Gallery’s collection includes priceless masterpieces and works of art in its various halls spread over two floors.

Churches of Florence - See Santa Croce (Michelangelo and Galileo’s tombs), Santa Maria Novella (Masaccio’s trinity and other renaissance masterpieces), and more. Optional: Medici Chapels (behind San Lorenzo: where the Medicis are buried, designed by Michelangelo); Brancacci Chapel (Florence’s Sistine Chapel - Masaccio’s frescoes).

Train to Pisa (approx 1.5 hr)

Visit Pisa Tower and all the open monuments and museums in the square

Train to Florence (approx. 1.5 hr)

Early train to Milan (approx 2 hrs)

Airport Transfer

Depart Milan, Italy for Home