Show your students the Treasures of Italy. Discover Venice and its canals with a local guide. Travel to Verona and visit Juliet's house and its famous balcony. Spend the night in Milan and explore the city with a local guide before traveling on to Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance. Travel through Tuscany to explore Assisi. End your journey in Rome where you will visit the Vatican and see St. Peter's and the Sistine Chapel.
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Italy
9 Days
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Doge's Palace
Juliet's Balcony
La Scala Opera House
Spanish Steps
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
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Your adventure, day by day
Day 1 :
Depart from United States
Enjoy your Overnight Flight to Italy
Day 2 :
Welcome to Italy!
Arrive in Venice
Start to explore this city of canals.
Day 3 :
Venice
Explore Venice with a Local Guide
Discover the real beauty of this city with a local guide in St. Mark's Cathedral, and see the Grand Canal, the Doge's Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs.
LEAP Behind the Carnival Mask
Create a Venetian mask inspired by the Italian Carnival, the Commedia dell'Arte - or by your imagination!
LEAP Activity | Behind the Carnival Mask
Create a Venetian mask inspired by the Italian Carnival, the Commedia dell’Arte—or by your imagination! Learn the meaning of the mask and its historical significance, then decorate yours using professional techniques.
Day 4 :
Verona-Mantua-Milan
Travel to Verona
Visit Juliet's house and the famous balcony where the forbidden lovers expressed their heartache.
Explore Mantua
View the Ducal Palace and Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi, a room in one of the castle's towers that contains a series of frescoes.
Continue to Milan
Tonight, relax in Milan.
Day 5 :
Milan
Discover Milan with a Local Guide
Italian culture surrounds you as a local guide shows you La Scala opera house.
LEAP Patron of the RenaissanceContinue to Florence
See the capital of Italy's Tuscany region and the birthplace of the Renaissance.
LEAP Activity | Patron of the Renaissance
Imagine you’re a Medici. Suppose you’re a Sforza. Use this innovative activity to explore the motives of the patrons of the Renaissance.
Day 6 :
Florence
Explore Florence
A local guide shows you the Duomo, Ghiberti's Baptistry doors, the Ponte Vecchio, the Accademia and the Church of Santa Croce.
Add On: Uffizi Gallery
Explore one of the most popular attractions in Florence. With works dating back to the 16th century from artists such as da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli, there are plenty of beautiful artworks to observe and discover.
LEAP Cucina Fiorentina
LEAP Activity | Cucina Fiorentina
Cook up a three-course traditional meal with a local chef using fresh local produce. Get a taste of Tuscan life and zesty flavors! Mangia!
Day 7 :
Assisi
Discover Assisi
Travel through Tuscany to explore Assisi. Visit the beautiful Basilica of St. Francis and study Giotto's 28 stunning frescoes that depict the saint's life.
Continue to Rome
Explore the Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain, still fed by water from a first century Roman aqueduct.
LEAP Great Renaissance Debate
LEAP Activity | Great Renaissance Debate
Greet six renaissance giants including Giotto, Galileo, and Isabella d’Este, and debate who made the greatest impact on civilization.
Day 8 :
Rome
Discover Rome with a Local Guide
Visit the Vatican with a local guide to see St. Peter's and the Sistine Chapel. Recapture the past of the "Eternal City" at the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine, Trajan's Column and the ruins of the Roman Forum.
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Up to Three College Credits Included with this Program
Through our Discovery for Credit Program, students traveling on an international WorldStrides program have the opportunity to earn academic credit by completing an online course that allows them to reflect upon many of the themes and topics explored during their travel program. Those in grades 6–12 at the time of travel can earn free elective high school credit upon successful completion of both the travel program and online course. Through our university partner, George Mason University, eligible students in grades 9-12 at the time of travel can earn up to three college credits upon successful completion of both the travel program and online course. Students who earn credit with WorldStrides will find this distinguishes them as online learners and gives them a jump-start on their path to a successful higher education experience. Click here for more details.
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