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Depart Home for Florence, Italy
Arrive in Florence, Italy
Airport Transfer
Check-in, Relax & Refresh
Orientation Walking Tour
The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc. Additionally, an in-depth safety briefing will be provided for what to do incase of an emergency. Welcome Dinner at a Traditional Pizzeria
The group will be taken for an authentic pizza dinner at one of Florence’s authentic pizzerias.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Florence Walking Tour
Duomo & Museum, Bell Tower, Battistero, Medici Palace, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, Rose Garden
Piazzale Michelangelo Lookout Point
Lunch Break
Churches of Florence
Santa Croce (Michelangelo and Galileo’s tombs), Santa Maria Novella (Masaccio’s trinity and other renaissance masterpieces)
Optional: Medici Chapels (behind San Lorenzo: where the medicis are buried, designed by Michelangelo); Brancacci Chapel (Florence’s Sistine Chapel - Masaccio’s frescoes)
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Galleria dell'Accademia
The Accademia Gallery’s collection includes priceless masterpieces and works of art in its various halls spread over two floors.
Lunch Break at San Lorenzo Market
Bargello National Museum
The National Museum has its setting in one of the oldest buildings in Florence that dates back to 1255. Initially the headquarters of the Capitano del Popolo (Captain of the People) and later of the Podestà, the palace became, in the sixteenth century, the residence of the Bargello that is of the head of the police (from which the palace takes its name) and was used as prison during the whole 18th century.
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Uffizi Gallery
The Gallery entirely occupies the first and second floors of the large building constructed between 1560 and 1580 and designed by Giorgio Vasari. Lunch Break
Galileo Museum
The Galileo Museum in Florence hosts a collection dedicated to scientific instruments and the discoveries of the Pisan astronomer
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Day Trip to Pisa (approx. 1 hour)
Piazza dei Miracoli
The Campo dei Miracoli in Pisa, the Square of Miracles in English, was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.Since the times of the Etruscans, the three structures found in the piazza have been considered central to religious life, symbolizing the main stages of a human life: the Baptistery represents birth, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta life and the Camposanto, of course, alludes to death. Cathedral & Leaning Tower of Pisa - Thanks to a pretty impressive design flaw, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of Italy’s most iconic sights. Tilting 3.9 degrees off the vertical, the Romanesque bell tower is horizontally displaced by almost four metres and has one side taller than the other.
Return to Florence
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Train Transfer to Siena (approx. 1.5 hours) Historical & Cultural Walking Tour of Siena
Piazza del Campo, Fonte Gaia, The cathedral of Siena, Torre del Mangia, Piccolomini Altar (Michelangelo) & Piccolomini Library (Pinturicchio and Raphael)
Civic Museum
The Museo Civico, the city museum of Siena is situated at the heart of the city, in the first floor of the city hall known as Palazzo Pubblico in the main square of Piazza del Campo.
Return to Florence
Farewell Dinner Aperitivo & Program Closing
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer
Depart Florence, Italy for Home
