Grand Tour 2023

2023 Participants: Izaiah Bowling, Kayleigh Clark, Kaleigh Del Greco, Lilly Eubanks, Marina Sanders, Alexandra Singh, Rachel Tang, and Jadon Wright.

Check out Alexandra’s brief video about our 2023 trip, which she put together as part of her final project (capstone) in the M.S. in Sustainability & Environment.

MILANO (Milan)

June 15-16: Transatlantic flight (students arrive in Milan / class starts)

Fri, 16 June

arrival MXP & train to Milano Centrale
check-in at Milano Ostello
lunch (and coffee) at Kitchenette
subway orientation
phones at TIM Piazza Cordusio
gelato at Ciacco
walk in Parco Castello Sforsceco
dinner at Trattoria da Abele

Sat, 17 June

breakfast at bar
walk in fashion district (Via della Spiga)
lunch at Un Posto A Milano
visit La Scala museum
gelato at Naturalia
dinner at Pizzeria Spontini
opera at Teatro alla Scala: Verdi, Macbeth

Sun, 18 June

breakfast at bar in Piazza del Duomo
visit Duomo (and Piazza dei Mercanti and Colonne di San Lorenzo)
street food lunch (and walk) in Navigli district
visit Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio
aperitivi at NoLo.So

Mon, 19 June

checkout & 1005 Train (EC35) from Milano Centrale to Padova (arr. 12:15pm)

PADOVA (Padua)

Mon, 19 June

check-in at Best Western Plus Hotel Galileo
lunch at Boss della Focaccia
soundwalk to Prato della Valle
coffee at Caffè Pedrocchi
free time

Tue, 20 June

visit Cappella degli Scrovegni and Museo degli Eremitani
visit Basilica di Sant Antonio
lunch in the market of Palazzo della Ragione
visit Duomo
gelato at Gelateria Giotto
tour of Palazzo Bo
cicchetti at Corte Sconta
free time

Wed, 21 June

boat tour (Il Burchiello) to Venice
lunch picnic with food from Lo Stizzeri

VENEZIA (Venice)

Wed, 21 June

arrival at Riva degli Schiavoni, vaporetto passes, and check in to Airbnb on the Lista Vechia dei Bari
dinner at Osteria ai do farai
nighttime vaporetto ride on the Grand Canal

Thur, 22 June

walk by Ponte del Rialto
morning mass at Basilica San Marco
visit Piazza San Marco area, including Chiesa della Pietà (Vivaldi’s church)
lunch at Muro San Stae
gelato at Bacaro del gelato
visit Ghetto Ebreo
cicchetti at Cantina del vino gia’ Schiavi
opera at Teatro La Fenice: Wagner,Der fliegende Hollaender

Fri, 23 June

checkout and train (Frecciarossa 9413) from Venezia SMN to Bologna Centrale

Bologna

Fri, 23 June

check in at Combo Bologna
lunch at Ristorante Adal
gelato at Stefino
orientation to bus system and groceries (Despar, NaturaSi, Paladino)

Sat, 24 June

walking tour of central Bologna
coffee sampling at Caffe Terzi
lunch at Centro Natura
free time

Sun, 25 June

free time

Mon, 26 June

freetime
lunch at Trattoria da Vito
gelato at Cremeria la vecchia stalla
visit Archiginnasio/Teatro Atomico
freetime

Tue, 27 June

check out and train (Frecciarossa 8506) to Roverto

ROVERETO

Tue, 27 June

check in at Ostello della citta’ di Rovereto
gelato at Gelateria la Torretta
lunch at Osteria del Pettiroso
visit MART
aperitivi at Caffe Gambrinus

Wed, 28 June

bus to Riva del Garda
lunch at Il Bastione
gelato at Etabeta
return to Rovereto
dinner at Locanda al castello

Thur, 29 June

bus to Besenello
walk to Castel Beseno
lunch at Plotegher House
return to Rovereto
free time

Fri, 30 June

check out and train (Frecciarossa 8507) to Bologna

Bologna

Fri, 30 June

check (back) in at Combo Bologna
visit Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica
lunch at Drogheria della Rosa
free time

Sat, 1 July

free time or OPTIONAL day trip to Rimini (beach)

Sun, 2 July

free time

Mon, 3 July

train to Florence (Frecciarossa 9515)
walking tour by Santa Maria Novella to Palazzo Pitti
visit Giardini Boboli
walk across Ponte Vechio to Duomo
lunch at Osteria Nuvoli
solo trips to get gelato at Gellateria alla Carraia & solo trips back to Bologna

Tue, 4 July

train to Ravenna (TTPER 17543)
visit … Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Basilica di San Vitale, Battistero Neoniano, Archiepiscopal Museum
lunch at Ca’ de Ven (and pass by Dante’s tomb)
visit Basilica di Sant’Apollinare Nuovo
return to Bologna (TTPER 17554)

Wed, 5 July

free time (required solo trips)

Thur, 6 July

check out and train (Frecciarossa 9619) to Naples

NAPOLI (Naples)

Thur, 6 July

arrive, get metro tickets, and check in to apartment on Vico San Nicola a Nilo
walking tour and groceries
dinner at Pizzeria Sorbillo
pastries (sfogliatella riccia, sfogliatella frolla, baba’ al rhum, etc.) from Pasticceria Capparelli

Fri, 7 July

visit Naples Archeological Museum
lunch at La Cantina di Via Sapienza
visit Teatro San Carlo and walk in Porto area
opera at Teatro San Carlo: Puccini, La Boheme

Sat, 8 July

visit Pompei
picnic lunch (and dinner!) with delicacies from Geppino (Cava de’ Tirreni)

Sun, 9 July

visit Ercolano
lunch at Alleria (Portici)
dinner from Antica Pizza Fritta da Zia Esterina Sorbillo

Mon, 10 July

train (Frecciarossa 9490) to Rome

Roma (Rome)

Mon, 10 July

arrive and check in at Hostel Trastevere
walking tour of Trastevere (Santa Maria in Trastevere, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere)
gelato at Fior di Luna
lunch at BaGhetto
tour of Le domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
free time

Tue, 11 July

walking tour of ancient Rome (Foro Boario, Circus Maximus, Arch of Constantine, Colosseum, Imperial Fora, Villa Aldobrandini, Campidoglio)
visit Largo Argentina
coffee granita at Tazza d’Oro
lunch at Trattoria del Pallaro
visit Basilica di Sant’Andrea
shopping at Ibiz and Dolciumi Onorati
free time

Wed, 12 July

visit Pantheon
coffee at Sant’Eustachio
walking tour of central Rome (Ponte Sisto, Campo dei Fiori, Piazza Navona, Mausoleo di Agosto / Ara Pacis, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain)
walking tour of Aventine Hill (Giardino degli Aranci, Santa Sabina, Piazza of the Knights of Malta)
lunch at Flavio al Velavevodetto
free time

Thur, 13 July