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Venice, Florence, and Rome

Visit Venice, Florence, and Rome with your students. Arrive in Venice and explore the canal streets with a local guide before heading to Florence. It's on to Rome from there to explore the historic landmarks of centuries gone by. A local guide will show your group around Vatican City before ending in Pompeii.
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Italy

8 Days
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
  • Bridge of Sighs
  • Ponte Vecchio
  • Basilica of Santa Croce
  • Colosseum
  • Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius

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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

Begin your Italian adventure by taking a walk through this city of canals.

Day 3 : Venice
Explore Venice with a Local Guide

Discover the real beauty of Venice as a local guide brings you to St. Mark's, the Grand Canal, the Doge's Palace with its Gothic facades of white Italian stone and pink Verona marble, and the Bridge of Sighs.

LEAP Great Renaissance Debate

Continue to Florence

Ren Debate Assisi Giotto St Francis Upper Church

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 4 : Florence
Visit Florence with a Local Guide

Join a local guide for a tour of the Duomo, Ghiberti's Baptistry doors, and the Church of Santa Croce. A visit is included to the Accademia to view Michelangelo's David.

LEAP Cucina Fiorentina

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 5 : Florence-Rome
Continue to Rome

Discover the Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain, still fed by water from a first-century Roman aqueduct.

Rome guided sightseeing tour

Visit the Colosseum with Whisper headsets, see the Arch of Constantine, and visit the Forum Romanum, which features the remains of magnificent temples, basilicas, and triumphal arches that once formed the heart of the Empire.

LEAP Patron of the Renaissance

Florence Cathedral

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 : Vatican City-Rome
See Vatican City with a Local Guide

Discover the artistic legacy of Catholicism at the Vatican. Marvel at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel before moving up the broad steps of the world's largest Christian church, St. Peter's Basilica.

Discover Rome

This afternoon, recapture the past of the "Eternal City" with a local guide at the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Piazza Navona.

Day 7 : Pompeii
Add On: Pompeii

Step back 2000 years into history with a visit to Pompeii, a Roman town buried by the catastrophic volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Buildings and bodies remain frozen in time and you could spend hours, if not days, exploring the site.

Day 8 : Return Home OR Extend Your Stay
Depart from Italy

Board your flight home or extend your stay and add extra days in Rome.

Italy art history

Extend your stay | Extra days in Rome

Extend your visit to Italy by adding extra days to explore the Eternal City. Travel to Rome to explore and learn about the city’s rich history.

Have Questions? We Have Answers.

    Do you offer 24-hour emergency support?

    Yes. The safety and security of our traveling teachers and students is our top priority, and one measure we take to ensure this safety, and support, is through Tour Central. Tour Central is staffed by WorldStrides employees and is available 24/7 for all traveling groups. Tour Central is there to assist you with any questions or problems that may arise—no matter how big or how small. The staff is specially trained to monitor events domestically and around the world, and has dozens of contingency plans in place to help us jump into action when necessary. The Tour Central number for your group is printed on the WorldStrides name badges that are given to all our travelers for easy access should you need it. This is just one of the many measures that we take to ensure that your trip really is the experience of a lifetime.

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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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