Grand Tour 2016

The “Grand Tour” is a self-reflective, historically informed, and musically illustrated learning and travel experience that engages with aesthetics and ethics. Go here for an overview of the class. The following photos, itinerary, and details are from our Grand Tour 2016 (here’s the 2016 brochure [pdf]). (Links take you to external websites to provide further information.)

: Outside the American Academy in Rome.[15 June]

: Inside the Acqua Traina in the American Academy in Rome.[15 June]

: Above the Aqua Traina in the American Academy in Rome.[15 June]

: Working in the garden for the Rome Sustainable Food Project at the American Academy in Rome.[15 June]

: Working in the garden for the Rome Sustainable Food Project at the American Academy in Rome.[15 June]

: Opera at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj (Roma). [9 June]

: Dinner at Osteria Mangiafuoco (Roma). [13 June]

: Tivoli (Roma). [14 June]

: Pitting cherries for the Rome Sustainable Food Project at the American Academy in Rome. [15 June]

: Working in the garden for the Rome Sustainable Food Project at the American Academy in Rome.[15 June]

: Opera at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj (Roma). [9 June]

: Coffee granita (Roma). [9 June]

: Il Fontanone (Roma). [8 June]

: Overlooking Roma. [8 June]

: Tour of San Carlo (Napoli). [7 June]

: At Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella (Napoli). [7 June]

: Hercolano (Napoli). [7 June]

: Pizza at Sorbillo (Napoli). [6 June]

: Pompeii (Napoli). [6 June]

: Pompeii (Napoli). [6 June]

: Pizza at Pizzeria Presidente (Napoli). [5 June]

: Hike along the Reno River (Bologna). [4 June]

: (Rainy) Day trip Pisa. [2 June]

: At Teatro Comunale (Bologna). [1 June]

: At Teatro Comunale (Bologna). [1 June]

: Waiting for solar noon at San Petronio (Bologna). [31 May]

: Dinner at WellDone Bologna. [29 May]

: At La Fenice (Venice). [28 May]

: Atop the Ponte Accademia (Venice). [28 May]

: In the royal box during tour of La Fenice (Venice). [28 May]

: Lunch stop (Burchiello) in Oriago. [27 May]

: Villa Pisani (Stra), along the route of the Burchiello. [27 May]

: Boarding “Il Burchiello” in Padova. [27 May]

: With Minerva (!!) in Padova. [26 May]

: With Minerva (!) in Padova. [26 May]

: Lunch in Milano Centrale train station. [26 May]

: At La Scala (Milano). [25 May]

Itinerary

24 May (Tuesday)

Students arrive at Milan’s Malpensa Airport (MXP) or Milano Centrale train station (Dr. Allen meets everyone)
13:00, check in to the Koala Hostel (Via Canzio 15, 20131 Milan, +390249529927)
Lunch: Kitchenette
Orientation (set up cell phones)
Early dinnner: aperitivi (un bar)
Evening: free
Sleep: Koala Hostel (Via Canzio 15, 20131 Milan, +390249529927)

25 May (Wednesday)

Wake up: Koala Hostel (Via Canzio 15, 20131 Milan, +390249529927)
Morning: free
Lunch: Pizzeria Spontini
Visit: Duomo, Sant’ Ambroglio, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
20:00-23:00, Puccini, La fanciulla del West (La Scala)
23:30, dinner: di Gennaro
Sleep: Koala Hostel (Via Canzio 15, 20131 Milan, +390249529927)

26 May (Thursday)

Wake up: Koala Hostel (Via Canzio 15, 20131 Milan, +390249529927)
Morning: free
Lunch (to take on train): Bistrot Milano Centrale
12:35, Frecciarossa 9721, Milan to Padova (14:42)
15:00, check in to the Hotel alla Fiera (Via Ugo Bassi 20, 35131 Padova, +390498755094)
15:30, Musei Civici Eremitani, Piazza Eremitani 8
17:45, Cappella degli Scrovegni
19:30, dinner: Trattoria al Fungo
Sleep: Hotel alla Fiera (Via Ugo Bassi 20, 35131 Padova, +390498755094)

27 May (Friday)

Wake up: Hotel alla Fiera (Via Ugo Bassi 20, 35131 Padova, +390498755094)
7:45, meet at the stairway of the Portello, Lungoargine Piovego 2, to take Il Burchiello from Padova to Venice (arrival circa 17:30)
Visit various villas and museums along the Brenta Canal
Lunch: Il Burchiello (Oriago)
18:00, check in to La Pescheria Backpackers Hostel (San Polo 1699, 30125 Calle dei Botteri,+390412434851)
18:30, dinner: Birraria al Corte (Venice)
Evening: free
Sleep: La Pescheria Backpackers Hostel (San Polo 1699, 30125 Calle dei Botteri,+390412434851)

28 May (Saturday)

Wake up: La Pescheria Backpackers Hostel (San Polo 1699, 30125 Calle dei Botteri,+390412434851)
Morning: visit chorus churches, ospedale, St. Mark’s Square, etc.
12:30, lunch: Anice Stellato
Afternoon: continue tour
16:00-17:00, Tour of Teatro La Fenice
17:30-18:30, light dinner (cicchetti), Cantina Schiavi
19:00-22:00, Verdi, Traviata (La Fenice)
Sleep: La Pescheria Backpackers Hostel (San Polo 1699, 30125 Calle dei Botteri,+390412434851)

29 May (Sunday)

Wake up: La Pescheria Backpackers Hostel (San Polo 1699, 30125 Calle dei Botteri,+390412434851)
Morning/afternoon: free
16:00, meet at Venezia Santa Lucia (main train station)
16:25, Frecciarossa 9443, Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna (17:50)
18:00, check in at We_Bologna (laundry!) (Via de’ Carracci 69/14, 40129 Bologna, +390510397900)
19:00, dinner at WellDone Bologna
Evening: free
Sleep: We_Bologna (Via de’ Carracci 69/14, 40129 Bologna, +390510397900)

30 May-4 June: wake up and sleep every day at We_Bologna (Via de’ Carracci 69/14, 40129 Bologna, +390510397900)

30 May (Monday)

Morning: orientation to city/ walking tour
Lunch: Tamburini and Stefino and Gelatauro
Afternoon: free
17:00-19:00: farmers’ market at Piazza Scaravilli (Campi Aperti)

31 May (Tuesday)

Morning: walking tour, continued
Lunch: Terra del Sole and Cremeria Funivia
Afternoon/evening: free

1 June (Wednesday)

Morning: Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica
Lunch: La tua piadina and Cremeria Santo Stefano
Afternoon: free
18:00-22:00, Teatro Comunale, Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro
22:30, dinner: Drogheria della Rosa

2 June (Thursday)

Pisa
Florence (Lunch at Fiaschetteria Nuvoli, visit sites on your own)

3 June (Friday)

Ravenna (Lunch at Ca’ de Ven, visit Dante’s tomb, various Byzantine monuments)

4 June (Saturday)

Marzabotto (visit Museo Etrusco, hike)
20:00, dinner: da Vito

5 June (Sunday)

Wake up: We_Bologna (Via de’ Carracci 69/14, 40129 Bologna, +390510397900)
9:40, Frecciarossa 9563, Bologna-Napoli (12:53)
13:00, check in to Ostello Mancini (Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, 33, 80139 Napoli, +390815536731)
Lunch: Pizzeria dal Presidente
Afternoon: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
Evening: free
Sleep: Ostello Mancini (Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, 33, 80139 Napoli, +390815536731)

6 June (Monday)

Wake up: Ostello Mancini (Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, 33, 80139 Napoli, +390815536731)
Day trip to Pompeii
Picnic lunch with local specialties
Dinner: Sorbillo (pizza)
Sleep: Ostello Mancini (Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, 33, 80139 Napoli, +390815536731)

7 June (Tuesday)

Wake up: Ostello Mancini (Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, 33, 80139 Napoli, +390815536731)
Morning: visit Herculaneum
Lunch: Cantina di Via Sapienza
Afternoon: visit Conservatorio
16:15, Teatro San Carlo
20:00, Granados, Goyescas & Puccini, Suor Angelica (San Carlo)
Sleep: Ostello Mancini (Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, 33, 80139 Napoli, +390815536731)

8 June (Wednesday)

Wake up: Ostello Mancini (Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, 33, 80139 Napoli, +390815536731)
11:00, Frecciarossa 9528, Napoli-Roma (12:10)
12:30, check in to Ciak Hostel (laundry!) (Viale Manzoni 55, Rome, +390677076703)
Lunch: Janta
Afternoon: orientation to Rome
Sleep: Ciak Hostel (Viale Manzoni 55, Rome, +390677076703)

9-15 June: Wake up and sleep every day at Ciak Hostel (Viale Manzoni 55, Rome, +390677076703)

9 June (Thursday)

12:30, Lunch: Enoteca Provincia Romana / Domus Romane
13:30-14:30, Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
Walking tour: Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona
Gelato: Fiocco di Neve
Granita: Tazza d’Oro
17:30-20:30, Roma Opera Omnia, Pergolesi, La serva padrona (Palazzo Doria Pamphilj)
Dinner: Ba’Ghetto

10 June (Friday)

All day: free time.
19:45, dinner: Velavevodetto

11 June (Saturday)

10:00, meet at the Arco di Costantino to visit Forum/Colosseum
Lunch: Trapizzino, Testaccio Market, Biscottificio Innocenti, Fior di Luna
Afternoon: Walking tour (Vatican, Spanish Steps, Churches in Trastevere)

12 June (Sunday)

Morning: free time.
Afternoon: trip to Ostia Antica and Lido di Ostia (beach)

13 June (Monday)

Morning & afternoon: free time
Dinner: Osteria Mangiafuoco

14 June (Tuesday)

Day trip to Tivoli
Evening: free time

15 June (Wednesday)

Morning: free time.
12:00-17:00, American Academy in Rome / Rome Sustainable Food Project (tour, lunch, volunteer, class presentations)
Early dinner: Trapizzino, Stefino
Evening: free time

16 June (Thursday)

Departure from Rome

Geography, Environment, and Sustainability

Environment & Sustainability Program

Grand Tour 2016

Itinerary