Grand Tour 2019
Itinerary with Pictures and Links
Here are the 2019 printable poster and printable brochure (here is the link to the relevant page from the International Programs Center).
19 June: Depart from USA to ITALY
20 June: Arrive Milan
- Students arrive at airport, bus to Milano Centrale
- Check in to Hotel Central Station (+39 02 6707 1766, Via Giovanni Battista Sammartini 15, Milano 20125)
- Orientation: set up cell phones
- Dinner: Trattoria da Abele
- Sleep: Hotel Central Station
21 June: Milan
- Lunch: Un Posto a Milano
- Visit: metro, Duomo, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Castello Sforzesco
- Dinner: Pizzeria Spontini
- Opera: Verdi’s I Masnadieri at Teatro alla Scala
- Sleep: Hotel Central Station
22 June: Milan-Padua
- Lunch: Bistro Milano Centrale
- Train: Milano Centrale — Padova (Frecciarossa 9731)
- Check in to Hotel alla Fiera (+39 049 875 5094, Via Ugo Bassi, 20 Padova 35131)
- Orientation: walking tour
- Dinner: Trattoria da Nane della Giulia
- Sleep: Hotel alla Fiera
23 June: Padua (+Veneto)
- 7:45am, meet at the stairway of the Portello, Lungoargine Piovego 2, to take Il Burchiello from Padova to Venice (arrival circa 17:30)
- Dinner: Birraria al Corte (Venice)
- Return to Padua by bus
Villa Pisani, Stra (Burchiello)
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Villa Pisani, Stra (Burchiello)
24 June: Padua-Bologna
- Tour of University of Padua
- Lunch: Pedrocchi
- Train: Padova — Bologna Centrale (InterCity 595)
- Check in to We Bologna (+390510397900, Via de’ Carracci 69/14, Bologna 40129)
- Dinner: WellDone
- Sleep: We Bologna
24 June – 13 July: Bologna
- 25 June: orientation / walking tour, lunch at Tamburini, Gelatauro, and Caffe Terzi (evening free)
- 26 June: free day
- 27 June: morning walking tour, lunch at Centro Natura and Gelateria Galliera 49 (evening free)
- 28 June: morning walking tour (visit Archiginnasio, Music Museum), lunch at Terra del Sole and Stefino (evening free)
- 29 June: day trip to Rimini, visit beach, lunch at Casina del Bosco, visit city center (evening free)
- 30 June: day trip to Venice, lunch at Trattoria da Fiore, opera at Teatro La Fenice: Mozart’s Don Giovani
- 1 July: free day
- 2 July: day trip to Modena, lunch at Trattoria Aldina, visit Gallerie Estense (evening free)
- 3 July: day trip to Ravenna, lunch at Ca’ de Ven, visit Dante’s Tomb and the Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna (evening free)
- 4 July: free day
- 5 July: day trip to Florence, lunch at Fiaschetteria Nuvoli, gelato at Passera and Carabe’ (evening free)
- 6 July: free day
- 7 July: free day
- 8 July: day trip to Loiano, picnic lunch (evening free)
- 9 July: free day
- 10 July: free day
- 11 July: day trip to Marzabotto, visit to/dinner at XM24 Farmers’ Market (“Campi Aperti”)
- 12 July: mostly free day, but dinner at Pizzartist DLF and opera (at 8pm) at Teatro Comunale di Bologna: Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeria
- 13 July: Train, Bologna Centrale — Napoli Centrale (Frecciarossa 9525)
13-20 July: Naples
- 13 July: check in to Hostel of the Sun (+39 081 4206393, Via G. Melisurgo 15, Napoli 80133), Sfogliatella Mary, dinner at Trattoria da Nennella, Il Gelato Mennella
- 14 July: walking tour (via “Spaccanapoli“), lunch at Trattoria da Donato, opera at Teatro San Carlo: Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, Scaturchio Opera Cafè, dinner at Pizza Fritta Sorbillo
- 15 July: day trip to Herculaneum, visit to Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, lunch at La Cantina di Via Sapienza
- 16 July: day trip to Pompeii, picnic lunch, dinner at Antica Pizzeria da Michele, gelato at Gay-Odin
- 17 July: free day (but private dinner with Mozzarella di Bufala Campana [Salerno])
- 18 July: day trip to Amalfi, lunch at Ristorante Lo Smeraldino, dinner at Cuoppo d’Amalfi, gelato at Bar Nettuno (Salerno)
- 19 July: day trip to Procida, pastries from La Panetteria, lunch at Da Girone
- 20 July: train, Napoli Centrale — Roma Termini (Frecciarossa 9528)
20-26 July: Rome
- 20 July: Check in to Hostel Trustever (+39 06 45763600, Via Francesco Benaglia 13, Rome 00153)
- 20 July: Lunch at Trapizzino (Testaccio), walking tour of vistas (including this, this, and this), gelato at Fior di Luna, dinner at Proloco Trastevere
- 21 July, 9:30am: Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini, walking tour of Forum and Colosseum area, lunch at Velavevodetto, evening free
- 22 July, walking tour of center, lunch at Beppe e i sui formaggi, dinner at Osteria Mangiafuoco
- 23 July, walking tour of center, lunch at Roscioli, gelato at Fatamorgana, Vino Roma Wine Tasting, dinner at La Barrique
- 24 July, walking tour of center, coffee at Sant’Eustachio, gelato at Del Teatro, lunch at L’Angolo Divino, dinner at Barnaba, opera (at 9pm): Verdi’s Aida at The Baths of Caracalla
- 25 July, walking tour of center, visit Villa Borghese (gardens), lunch at La Casina del Orologio, gelato at Ciampini, dinner at La Tavernaccia
Giardino degli Aranci, Roma
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Giardino degli Aranci, Roma
26 July: Depart for USA
Honors Extension of Grand Tour
- 26 July, lunch at Proloco Trastevere, gelato at Otaleg, dinner at I figli del Vinaio
- 27 July, visit catacombs (S. Domitilla, S. Sebastiano, & S. Calisto), lunch at Garden Risto, gelato at Torce (Palatino) dinner at Trapizzino (Testaccio)
- 28 July, morning free, visit Palatino, aperitivi (light dinner) at Enoteca Provincia Romana, gelato from a bar in Piazza dell’Aracoeli
- 29 July, day trip to Bracciano (visit Castello Odescalchi, picnic lunch, visit Lago Bracciano), dinner at La Gatta Mangiona
- 30 July, visit The Baths of Caracalla, gelato at Biolee, lunch at Barnaba, visit Villa Borghese, dinner at Osteria Mangiafuoco
Dinner at Trapizzino, Rome
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Dinner at Trapizzino, Rome
31 July: Depart for USA
