Italy: Art, History and Archeology
Length
20 days
Price
Dates
May 28- June 16, 2023
Program includes
- 18 Nights of Accommodation
- All Ground Transportation (inc. Transportation Pass)
- Daily Continental Breakfast
- Welcome & Farewell Dinners
- All Meals in Ischia di Castro
- Historical & Cultural Walking Tours
- Full Time Local Guide
- 24/7 On-Ground Emergency Support
- Travelers Health Insurance & Liability Insurance
- Tips & Gratuities
Program Highlights
- Tour Forum, Palatine Hill, Colosseum
- Pantheon with Audio Guide
- Ostia Antica
- Baths of Caracalla
- Guided Tour of Capitoline Museum
- Herculaneum
- Pompeii Guided Visit
- Mount Vesuvius
- Naples Archeological Museum
- Archaeological Dig in Ischia di Castro
- Guided Visit to Tuscania & Vulci
Itinerary
DAY 1 – DEPARTURE – Sunday, May 28
Depart Home for Rome, Italy
DAY 2 – ROME – Monday, May 29
Arrive in Rome, Italy
Airport transfer and check-in to your hotel
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.
Welcome Dinner – The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a wide variety of menu options to cater all diets.
DAY 3 – ROME – Tuesday, May 30
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Rome Walking Tour: Santa Maria della Vittoria (Bernini’s Ecstasy), Spanish Steps, & Trevi Fountain
Pantheon: Explore the best-preserved monument of ancient Rome. The Pantheon, built between 25 and 27 B.C., is the only ancient Roman building that has remained nearly intact through the centuries. Dedicated to all the gods of Pagan Rome, the temple was built by the Emperor Hadrian on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus.
Ostia Antica – Walking tour of Ostia Antica, Rome’s ancient port town, once bustling with sailors and merchants from all corners of the Roman Empire on this Ostia Antica Tour. The Ostia Antica Archaeological site provides a virtual experience of Ancient Roman city life.
DAY 4 – ROME – Wednesday, May 31
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Tour Forum, Palatine Hill, Colosseum (about 3 hours) The Foro Romano (Roman Forum) is located just to the west of the Colosseum and is the truly ancient city of Rome – the very place where history took place, with processions, criminal trials, elections, and intrigue all happening here. It was the site of the original Senate, and where Caesar’s body was brought following his assassination. The ruins of some of Rome’s most important ancient structures can be found at or near the Forum. The Colosseum is the world-famous icon is an ancient amphitheater dating from AD 70 and is the iconic, unmissable sight of Rome. The flat-topped Palatine Hill that rises above the Forum is where the emperors built their palaces (and indeed “Palatine” is the source of the word “palace”.
Baths of Caracalla (about 2 hrs) – These were the city’s second largest Roman public baths, or thermae. The baths were likely built between AD 212 and 216/217, during the reigns of emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla. They were in operation until the 530s and then fell into disuse and ruin.
DAY 5 – ROME – Thursday, June 1
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Guided Tour of Capitoline Museum – This is the oldest public museum in the world founded in 1471 by Sisto IV
Free Afternoon in Rome
DAY 6 – ROME/NAPLES – Friday, June 2
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Train to Naples (approx 1h)
Check-in
Train to Herculaneum (approx. 30 mins) – Herculaneum was an ancient town, located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Herculaneum was buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Today it is a fantastic place to see incredible (and incredibly well-preserved) frescoes and opulent homes that give a peek into the living conditions of very wealthy Romans at the time–and also to simply appreciate some incredible art.
Return Train to Naples (approx. 30 mins)
DAY 7 – POMPEII/VESUVIUS/NAPLES – Saturday, June 3
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Chartered Day Bus to Pompeii – Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses that visitors can freely explore.
Mount Vesuvius – Mount Vesuvius is one of only two active volcanoes in Continental Europe and stands about 1281 meters tall, with a symmetrical central cone and steep wooded slopes. the most popular route among visitors is the trail up the highest reaches of the cone to the rim of the crater, a stretch that is not particularly difficult, can be undertaken by anyone, and does not require hiking experience.
Return to Naples
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
DAY 8 – NAPLES/VITERBO – Sunday, June 4
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Naples Archeological Museum – This is an important Italian archaeological museum, particularly for ancient Roman remains. Its collection includes works from Greek, Roman and Renaissance times, and especially Roman artifacts from the nearby Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum sites.
Lunch Break
Transfer to Viterbo (approx. 3h)
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
DAY 9 – VITERBO/ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Monday, June 5
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Ischia di Castro (approx. 1h)
Lunch Break
Visit to the Civic Museum and Lecture on Excavation Techniques & Roman Ceramics
DAY 10 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Tuesday, June 6
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Archaeological Dig
Restoration Workshop/Work on Materials – cleaning, find pieces that are part of the same vessel, and the catalog for dating the pieces.
DAY 11 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Wednesday, June 7
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Archaeological Dig
Restoration Workshop/Work on Materials
DAY 12 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Thursday, June 8
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Villa della Selvicciola – Guided Visit & Archaeological Dig
DAY 13 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Friday, June 9
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Archaeological Dig
Restoration Workshop/Work on Materials
DAY 14 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Saturday, June 10
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Archaeological Dig
Restoration Workshop/Work on Materials
DAY 15 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Sunday, June 11
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Guided Visit to Tuscania – (approx 30 mins)
Walking Tour of the town, visit of “Necropoli Madonna dell’Ulivo”(etruscan necropolis), National Museum etc.
Transfer back to Ischia di Castro
DAY 16 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Monday, June 12
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Archaeological Dig
Restoration Workshop/Work on Materials
DAY 17 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Tuesday, June 13
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Archaeological Dig
Restoration Workshop/Work on Materials
DAY 18 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO – Wednesday, June 14
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Guided Visit to Vulci – (approx. 30 mins)
Walking Tour of the town and Museum
Transfer back to Ischia di Castro
DAY 19 – ISCHIA DI CASTRO/ROME – Thursday, June 15
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Rome (approx. 2h)
Free Day in Rome
Farewell Dinner and Program Closing
DAY 20 – DEPARTURE – Friday, June 16
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer
Depart Rome, Italy for Home
For any additional information or questions please email us at: Info@studyabroadassociation.com
Payments Schedule
$500 is due and payable by December 29, 2022.
50% of the remaining amount is due and payable by February 27, 2023.
The remaining amount is due and payable by March 29, 2023.
For any additional information or questions please email us at: Info@studyabroadassociation.com
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