Italy Lifelong learning
Length
8 days
Price
$1,390 – Single Room Upgrade: $385
Program includes
- 7 Nights of Accommodation
- Daily Breakfast
- Welcome & Farewell Dinner
- On ground transportation
- Travellers Insurance
Program highlights
- Colosseum & Forum
- Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel
- Galleria dell’Accademia
- Uffizi Museum
- Gelateria Fassi Tour & Tasting
- Florence Walking Tour
Itinerary
Day 1 – Rome
- Meet the Group at the Hotel
- Program Orientation – 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.
Rome Walking Tour – Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain - Welcome Dinner at a Traditional Pizzeria – The group will be taken for an authentic pizza dinner at one of Rome’s authentic pizzerias..
Day 2 – RomeÂ
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Gelateria Fassi Tour & Tasting – An exclusive visit to the Laboratory of this traditional homemade gelateria, followed by a tasting of their best creations.
- Lunch Break
Guided Tour of Colosseum & Roman Forum – The Colosseum (Colosseo) remains the largest amphitheater ever built and is one of the most recognizable and iconic symbols of Rome. The 5-story, elliptical structure measures 617-feet long, 512-feet wide, and 187-feet high and is made of travertine and brick.
Day 3 – RomeÂ
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
Rome Historical & Cultural Walking Tour – Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Sant’Ignazio and more… - Lunch Break
- Bullet Train to Florence (approx. 1h30)
- Check-in , Relax & Refresh
- Overnight in Florence
Day 4 – Florence
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Galleria dell’Accademia – The Accademia Gallery’s collection includes priceless masterpieces and works of art in its various halls spread over two floors.
- Lunch Break
- Florence Walking Tour – Duomo, Medici Palace,
- Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, Rose Garden.
- Piazzale Michelangelo Lookout Point
Day 5 – FlorenceÂ
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- 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).
- Lunch Break
- Train to Rome (approx. 1.5 hours)
- Overnight in Rome
Day 6 – Rome
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Vatican Museum & St. Peter’s Basilica – The museum displays works from the immense collection amassed by popes throughout the centuries including several of the most renowned Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museums contain roughly 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display, and currently employ 640 people who work in 40 different administrative, scholarly, and restoration departments.
Day 7 – Rome
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- Free Day in Rome
- Farewell Dinner Aperitivo & Program Closing
Day 8 – ReturnÂ
- Breakfast & Day Briefing
- End of Program
- Depart from Rome to Home
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