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2004 Group at Trevi Fountain
| TENTATIVE ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
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Monday,
May 9 |
Depart Charlotte to Munich, Munich to Rome
Be at the Lufthansa check-in no later than 2:50!
[Allow plenty of time for security check-in.] |
Tuesday,
May 10 |
Arrive in Munich at 8:00am. Depart Munich, arrive in Rome at 12:10pm. To Praiano by coach.
Afternoon: Praiano walkabout & orientation. [Get Euros.] Dinner at hotel. |
Wednesday,
May 11 |
Praiano Leave hotel at 8:30am for visit to Amalfi (the Cathedral & Crypt of St. Andrew, Via Genova & Via Capuano) & Ravello (steep ascent, alleys, villas, St John's, & the site itself). |
Thursday,
May 12 |
Praiano Leave hotel at 8:20am for visit to Vesuvius & Pompeii. |
Friday,
May 13 |
Praiano Leave hotel at 8:00am to catch boat for day-trip to Capri. |
Saturday,
May 14 |
Praiano Leave hotel with luggage at 7:25am for coach trip to Rome, via the Catacombs of San Callisto.
Afternoon: after hotel check-in, Rome walkabout Campo dei Fiori, Piazza Navona, Piazza della Rotonda, the Pantheon, San Luigi dei Francesi, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, St. Ignazio di Loyola, Marcus Aurelius's Column, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps. |
Sunday,
May 15 |
Rome Leave hotel at 8:40am for visit to Campidoglio, Capitoline Museums, Mamertine Prison, Imperial and Roman Fora, Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, San Pietro in Vincoli (Moses). |
Monday,
May 16 |
Rome Leave hotel at 8:00am for St. Peter's, the Vatican Museums, and the Sistine Chapel. [Reminder: St. Peter's has a strict dress code no shorts, no skirts above the knee, no bare shoulders.] |
Tuesday,
May 17 |
Rome Leave hotel at 8:15am for visit to Bernini's splendid Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Santa Maria della Vittorio (Bernini's St. Theresa in Ecstasy), the Borghese Museum, Via Veneto, Capuchine Monastery's bone yard (Sta Maria della Concezione).
Afternoon: EXPLORE ROME
Etruscan Museum, National Roman Museum, San Giovanni in Laterano, Campo dei Fiori, Piazza Navona, St. Peter in Vincoli, Castel Sant'Angelo (where the Borgias lived and killed people), Ara Pacis, Santa Maria del Popolo (more Caravaggio paintings), the Keats Museum, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Ostia Antica (via metro; Rome's ancient port with Pompeii-like ruins), or train trip to American Military Cemetery at Anzio-Nettuno. Whatyouwill! |
Wednesday,
May 18 |
Rome Leave hotel at 8:30am for Scala Santa (where pilgrims climb the steps on their knees), San Clemente, San Giovanni. [Reminder: The churches have a strict dress code.]
Afternoon: EXPLORE ROME as above. |
Thursday,
May 19 |
Rome 8:00 AM SHARP!! Leave hotel with luggage for Siena via stopover in Assisi (Basilica of St. Francisco). [Reminder: The churches have a strict dress code.]
Late Afternoon: after hotel check-in, Siena walkabout. |
Friday,
May 20 |
Siena Leave hotel at 9:15am for Il Duomo (Pisano's magnificent pulpit, etc.), the Baptistery (the font) and the Museo dell'Opera.
Afternoon: the Palazzo Pubblico, Museo Civico, & Torre del Mangia (the incredible tower - be sure to climb it, all 500+ steps!) |
Saturday,
May 21 |
Siena Leave hotel with luggage at 8:20am for Florence, via stopover in San Gimignano and afternoon visit to a Tuscan winery.
After hotel check-in, Florence walkabout & orientation via Mercato Centrale, San Lorenzo, Piazza San Giovanni (the Baptistery and Duomo), Orsanmichele, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, & Mercato Nuovo. |
Sunday,
May 22 |
Florence Leave hotel at 8:05am for the Accademia (David), Palazzo Medici Ricardi (Gozzoli's magnificent Three Magi fresco), the Duomo and Baptistery, and San Lorenzo (Laurentian Library, Medici Chapels).
Afternoon: Santa Maria del Carmine (the Brancacci Chapel and incredible Masaccio frescoes). |
Monday,
May 23 |
Florence Leave hotel at 7:40am for day-trip to the Cinque Terre. |
Tuesday,
May 24 |
Florence Leave hotel at 8:35am for the Museo dell'Opera dell Duomo & Santa Croce (tombs of Galileo, Machiavelli, & Michelangelo; monument to Dante; Pazzi Chapel).
Afternoon: the Uffizi. |
Wednesday,
May 25 |
Florence Leave hotel at 8:35am for the Bargello (Donatello's David, Michelangelo's Brutus, etc).
Afternoon: EXPLORE FLORENCE
Giotto's Campanile (414 steps to the top), Palazzo Medici Ricardi (Gozzoli's magnificent Three Magi fresco), San Lorenzo (Laurentian Library, Medici Chapels), Museo Firenze Com'era (large models, aerial views, scenes of the city through the ages), Museo di Storia della Scienza (awesome science stuff, Galileo's tools, etc.), Pitti Palace, Boboli Gardens, Badia (art treasures by Lippi, etc.), Museo della Chiesa di San Marco (convent cells, famous paintings, courtyard), Archeological Museum (great Etruscan, Greek, Roman, Egyptian artifacts & sculpture), Michelangelo's Studio, Santa Maria Novella, Palazzo Strozzi (courtyard), Dante's House (most in Italian). |
Thursday,
May 26 |
Florence Leave hotel at 8:45am with luggage for coach trip to Venice via stopover in Padua to visit the Scrovegni Cappella (the magnificent Giotto frescoes), the Basilica del Santo (with St. Anthony's tomb & tongue), and Donatello's unique Gattamelata ("Honey Cat").
Late Afternoon: after hotel check-in, Venice walkabout & orientation. |
Friday,
May 27 |
Venice Leave hotel at 8:30am for visit to Piazza San Marco, St. Mark's Basilica, & Doges' Palace. [Reminder: St. Mark's has a very strict dress code.]
Afternoon: EXPLORE VENICE
Grand Canal, Rialto Bridge & adjacent market, Church of St. John & St. Paul, Verrocchio's equestrian Monument to B. Colleoni, Accademia Gallery, Campo San Gregorio, the famous islands of Murano (glass blowing) and Burano (lace making), the Lido (beach), the Jewish Ghetto. Wander & enjoy Venice! Look for its leaning tower. |
Saturday,
May 28 |
Venice Leave hotel at 8:30am for visit to Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari and Peggy Guggenheim Collection (modern art).
Afternoon: EXPLORE VENICE as above. Wander & enjoy Venice! |
Sunday,
May 29 |
Venice EARLY RISING!! 4:45am SHARP!! Leave hotel with luggage for Venezia Marco Polo. Depart Venice 6:20 am, to Frankfurt, to Munich, to Charlotte, arriving 2:55pm. |
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