Grand Tour 2023 | Geography, Environment, and Sustainability

Environment & Sustainability Program

Grand Tour 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.

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

MILANO (Milan)
Fri, 16 June
Sat, 17 June
Sun, 18 June
Mon, 19 June
  • checkout & 1005 Train (EC35) from Milano Centrale to Padova (arr. 12:15pm)

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PADOVA (Padua)
Mon, 19 June 
Tue, 20 June
Wed, 21 June

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VENEZIA (Venice)
Wed, 21 June
Thur, 22 June
Fri, 23 June
  • checkout and train (Frecciarossa 9413) from Venezia SMN to Bologna Centrale
BOLOGNA
Fri, 23 June
Sat, 24 June
Sun, 25 June
  • freetime
Mon, 26 June
Tue, 27 June
  • check out and train (Frecciarossa 8506) to Roverto

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ROVERETO
Tue, 27 June
Wed, 28 June
Thur, 29 June
Fri, 30 June
  • check out and train (Frecciarossa 8507) to Bologna

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BOLOGNA
Fri, 30 June
Sat, 1 July
  • freetime or OPTIONAL day trip to Rimini (beach )
Sun, 2 July
  • freetime
Mon, 3 July
Tue, 4 July
Wed, 5 July
  • freetime (required solo trips)
Thur, 6 July
  • check out and train (Frecciarossa 9619) to Naples
NAPOLI (Naples)
Thur, 6 July
 
Fri, 7 July
 
Sat, 8 July
  • visit Pompei
  • picnic lunch (and dinner!) with delicacies from Geppino (Cava de’ Tirreni)
 
Sun, 9 July
 
Mon, 10 July
  • train (Frecciarossa 9490) to Rome

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ROMA (Rome)
Mon, 10 July
 
Tue, 11 July
 
Wed, 12 July
  • visit Pantheon
  • 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, Pizza of the Knights of Malta)
  • freetime
 
Thur, 13 July
 
Fri, 14 July
 
Sat, 15 July
 
Sun, 16 July
 
Mon, 17 July
  • departures from Rome (end of class)

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Archived 2023 brochure and 2023 poster