The Italian Football Experience: Florence & Rome

Participate in a training session led by your own coaching staff at a local field in the area.

Take a Florence walking tour and view the Piazza del Duomo, the Piazza della Signoria, the Piazza Santa Croce, and the Ponte Vecchio. Your local licensed guide will take you to Giotto's Bell Tower and the aptly named Gates of Paradise, the bronze east doors of the Baptistery that spurred the burgeoning Renaissance. Don’t overlook the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli at the Chiesa di Santa Croce, or Florence’s amazing leather goods. You can check them out when you visit one of the area’s famed workshops!

Join teammates in an Italian cooking course, where you'll create traditional Tuscan and Florentine dishes. From pappa al pomodoro to panna cotta, you'll learn the ins and outs of Italian cuisine (make your own hand-made pasta!) - then enjoy tasting your creations. Buon appetito!

Participate in a joint training session at a local field in the area.

Stop in Pisa to see the famous leaning bell tower. Famous as it is, the leaning tower is just one component of Pisa’s Campo dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles).

play an international exhibition game against a local team. The team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels, and have the opportunity to make friends for life.

Proud Siena is a glimpse into Italy’s medieval past when Florence, Pisa, and Siena were all fierce rivals for European trade, money, and glory.

Tour includes the map tapestry rooms, the Raphael Rooms, and Sistine Chapel, highlighted by Michelangelo's ceiling. Continue into St. Peter's Square to visit St. Peter's Basilica. Highlights of our visit include Michelangelo's Pieta and Bernini's magnificent Baldacchino over the high altar.

Highlights include Arch of Constantine, ruins and excavations of the Roman Forum with remains of magnificent temples, basilicas, and triumphal arches.

The Pantheon is a masterpiece of architecture with its huge hemispherical dome. It also contains the tombs of the kings of Italy and that of the artist, Raphael.

Toss a coin in the Trevi Fountain, traditionally believed to ensure a safe return to the Eternal City.

Full of life and highlighted by one of Rome's most spectacular fountains, the Four Rivers designed by Bernini.

Tour includes the map tapestry rooms, the Raphael Rooms, and Sistine Chapel, highlighted by Michelangelo's ceiling. Continue into St. Peter's Square to visit St. Peter's Basilica.