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Johns Hopkins University – Florence: Renaissance Art History 2017 – January 7 - 28, 2017

Itinerary

Johns Hopkins University Florence: Renaissance Art History 2017 January 7 – 28, 2017

Day 1 » Saturday, January 7

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION LOCATION OR

DESTINATION

Flight Departure day to Europe Air France, #55Q from Washington, USA Air France, #1366L from Paris, France

Florence, Italy

Day 2 » Sunday, January 8

TIME ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION LOCATION OR DESTINATION

11:15 am

Arrival Arrival at Florence Peretola Airport

Florence

afterwards Departure Meeting point: after you

clear customs

Your coordinator, Patrizia Marion, will be waiting for your group with a sign just after customs. The bus company, Alterinibus Firenze, will

take your group from the airport to your hotel in Florence. Travel time: approx. 30 minutes Important information: Due to street restrictions, 2 smaller buses will be chartered

in order to bring your group directly to the

hotel entrance.

Florence

approx. 12:45 pm

Arrival

Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio

Via Borgo San Jacopo, 3 50125 Florence ITALY Phone: +39 05 52 39 87 11 Fax: +39 05 52 39 88 67

http://www.florencehotelpittipalacealpontevecchio.com/index.php/en Bus stop: Bardi‎ (Line C3 or D)

Accommodation: twin and triple rooms with private bathrooms are reserved for students Important note: Due to your early arrival time not all rooms may be ready upon your arrival. A room will be provided to store your luggage.

Official check-in time is 2:00 pm!

Florence

https://maps.google.it/maps/place?ftid=0x132a515555e75317:0x60ef484de05605bd&q=type:transit_station:%22San+Iacopo%22&hl=it&t=h&cad=src:ppiwlink&ei=IRaGUryuFuaViwb_xYDwDQ


1:00 pm Orientation

Meeting point:

hotel lobby

Your coordinator, Patrizia, will meet you for an orientation session. She will give

you some information about the city and its main

attractions as well as show you the nearest ATM machine, pharmacy and supermarket. She will also hand out maps of the city to you. Duration: approx. 30 minutes

Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy a free afternoon and evening in Florence and take your time to get settled into your new surroundings. Please do not forget to check into your rooms after 2:00 pm.

Florence

Day 3 » Monday, January 9


7:00 to 9:30 am

Breakfast Breakfast will be served Hotel Pitti Palace, Breakfast room

9:45 am Walk Meeting point: hotel lobby

Meet Patrizia and walk with her to the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

10:00 am Visit Begin your morning with a visit to the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. The basilica is one of

Italy's largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed. Duration: depending on your individual schedule Important note: Your entrance ticket gives you admission to the Cathedral, the Dome, the

Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Crypt of Santa Reparata and the gallery of the Opera del Duomo and the museum.

afterwards Free time Enjoy a free afternoon in Florence and discover the city further on your own. Consider visiting the Church of Santo Spirito, which was founded in 1250 and received its present form in the 15th century when it was built after a model by Brunelleschi who had conceived it as a twin to

the church of San Lorenzo. The façade was never finished and is still only a rough plastered wall with an undefined silhouette at the top.

Day 4 » Tuesday, January 10


7:00 to 9:30 am



Meet Patrizia and walk with her to the Basilica di Santa Croce. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence


10:00 am Visit Start off your visit to the Basilica di Santa

Croce. It is the burial place of some of the most

illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo and

Galileo, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories. The Basilica is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Its most notable features are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils, and its tombs and cenotaphs.

Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy some free time and have lunch at your own expense.

Florence

2:30 pm Walk Meeting point:

as arranged with Patrizia

Walk with Patrizia to the Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte.

Walking time: depending on your meeting point

Florence

3:00 pm Visit Visit the Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte, the

basilica standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most beautiful churches in Italy. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy some free time and get ready for your welcome dinner.

Florence

6:45 pm Walk Meeting point: hotel lobby

Meet Patrizia and walk to the restaurant for your welcome dinner. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

7:00 pm Dinner Enjoy your welcome dinner at the Ristorante “La Martinicca”. 3-course meal and water are included in the program costs;

additional food/beverages are at your own expense.

Florence

afterwards Walk Walk with Patrizia back to your hotel. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

Day 5 » Wednesday, January 11

TIME ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

LOCATION OR

DESTINATION

7:00 to

9:30 am

Breakfast Breakfast will be served Hotel Pitti Palace,

Breakfast room

9:45 am Walk Meeting point:

hotel lobby

Meet Patrizia and walk with her to the Church of Santa Trinita.

Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

10:00 am Visit Begin your day with a visit to the Church of

Santa Trinita, a Roman Catholic church located in front of the Piazza of the same name, traversed by Via de' Tornabuoni. It is the mother church of the Vallumbrosan Order of monks, founded in 1092 by a Florentine nobleman. South on Via de' Tornabuoni is the Ponte Santa Trinita over the river Arno.

Duration: approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

Florence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto_di_Bondone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_monument

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesque_architecture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscany


11:15 am Walk

Walk with Patrizia to the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine.


Florence

11:30 am Visit Enjoy your visit to the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, which is known as the location of

the Brancacci Chapel housing outstanding Renaissance frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino da Panicale, later finished by Filippino Lippi. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy a free afternoon in Florence. You may consider visiting the Ponte Vecchio, an amazing old bridge, with plenty of established Florentine jewellers. The bridge spans the Arno River at its narrowest point where it is believed that a bridge

was first built in Roman times, when the Via Cassia crossed the river at this point.

Florence

4:00 pm Review session

Meeting point: hotel lobby

Meet with your faculty leaders for your

weekly review session. Please refer to them for further details. Duration: approx. 2 hours

Hotel Pitti Palace,

Sala Rosa

Day 6 » Thursday, January 12


7:00 to 9:00 am


9:15 am Walk Meeting point:

hotel lobby

Meet Patrizia and walk together to the Museo di San Marco.


Florence

9:45 am Free time Get prepared for your visit to the Museo di San Marco while Patrizia is picking up your entrance tickets.

Florence

10:00 am Visit Start off your day with a visit to the Museo di San Marco, which comprises a church and a convent. During the 15th century it was home to two famous Dominicans, the painter Fra

Angelico and the preacher Girolamo Savonarola. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time Consider having lunch in one of the many bars and cafés at the Piazza di San Marco.

Florence

2:15 pm Walk

Meeting point: as arranged with Patrizia

Meet Patrizia and walk to the

Ospedale degli Innocenti. Walking time: depending on your meeting point

Florence

2:30 pm Tour Enjoy an audio-guided tour of the Brunelleschi Courtyard and an exhibition about the history of the institute at the Ospedale degli Innocenti. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, who received the commission in 1419, it was originally a children’s orphanage. It is regarded

as a notable example of early Italian Renaissance architecture. Duration: approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

Florence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brancacci_Chapel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_art

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaccio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masolino_da_Panicale

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masolino_da_Panicale

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippino_Lippi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_%28building%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Order

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Angelico

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Angelico

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola


3:45 pm Walk

Meeting point:

as arranged

with Patrizia

Walk together to Santissima Annunziata. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

4:00 pm Visit Begin your visit to Santissima Annunziata,

a Roman Catholic minor basilica and the mother church of the Servite order. It is located at the north eastern side of the Piazza Santissima Annunziata. The church was founded in 1250 by the seven original members of the Servite order. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time The remainder of the day is free for you. Have dinner at your own expense.

Florence

Day 7 » Friday, January 13

TIME ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION LOCATION OR

DESTINATION

7:00 to 7:45 am



Meet with Patrizia and walk to the Piazza Frescobaldi where your bus will be waiting for your group.


Florence

8:15 am Departure Travel by private bus, Alterinibus Firenze,

to Assisi. Travel time: approx. 2 hours 45 minutes

Assisi, Italy

11:00 am Visit Enjoy your visit to the Basilica di San

Francesco. It is the mother church of the Roman

Catholic Order of Friars Minor - commonly known as the Franciscan Order - in Assisi, the city where St. Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. With its accompanying friary,

the basilica is a distinctive landmark to those approaching Assisi. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Assisi

afterwards Free time

Enjoy some free time and discover Assisi further on your own. Have lunch in one of the many restaurants along Via San Francesco at your own expense.

Assisi

2:00 pm Walk

Meeting point: as arranged with Patrizia

Meet Patrizia and walk with her

to Assisi Cathedral. Walking time: depending on your meeting point

Assisi

2:30 pm Visit Enjoy your visit to Assisi Cathedral, a major church in Assisi dedicated to San Rufino. It has

been very important in the history of the Franciscan order. This stately church in Umbrian Romanesque style was the third church built on the same site to contain the remains of bishop Rufinus of Assisi, martyred in the 3rd century. Duration: approx. 2 hours

Assisi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_basilica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_church


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servite




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Friars_Minor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site


4:30 pm Departure

Meeting point:

as arranged with

the bus driver

Return by private bus, Alterinibus Firenze, to Florence.

Travel time: approx. 2 hours 45 minutes

Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy a free evening in Florence and have dinner

at your own expense.

Day 8 - 9» Saturday, January 14 - Sunday, January 15


7:00 to 10:30 am


afterwards Free time Enjoy a free weekend in Florence and discover

the city further on your own. Alternatively, you

may consider visiting Rome and the Vatican. A direct train leaves Florence and reaches Rome in approx. 1 hour 30 minutes. Upon arrival, you may consider visiting the Coliseum or the Galleria Borghese. Or opt to visit the Vatican Museums, St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel.

Florence

Day 10 » Monday, January 16


7:00 to

8:45 am

Breakfast Breakfast will be served Hotel Pitti Palace,

Breakfast room

9:00 am Walk


Meet Patrizia and walk together to the Basilica

di Santa Maria Novella. Walking time: approx. 30 minutes

Florence

9:30 am Visit Start your day with a visit to the Basilica di

Santa Maria Novella. The church, the adjoining cloister, and chapterhouse contain a store of art treasures and funerary monuments. Especially famous are frescoes by masters of Gothic and early Renaissance. They were financed through the generosity of the most important Florentine

families, who ensured themselves of funerary chapels on consecrated ground. Duration: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Florence

11:00 am Walk

Walk with Patrizia to the Basilica di San Lorenzo. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

11:15 am Visit Continue your morning with a visit to the Basilica di San Lorenzo, which has been rebuilt by the Medici family in the early 15th century in the new Renaissance style. It was their private church for weddings, baptisms and funerals. Duration: approx. 1 hour

Florence


Florence

2:45 pm Walk Meeting point: as arranged with Patrizia

Meet Patrizia and walk with her to the Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Walking time: depending on your meeting point

Florence


3:00 pm Visit Your afternoon awaits you with a visit to the

Palazzo Medici Riccardi. The Palace was one of

the main residences of the first branch of the

Medici family. This is also where Michelangelo lived for a while, since he was a close friend of Lorenzo Il Magnifico. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time The remainder of the day is free for you to discover the city further on your own. Consider tasting some traditional Tuscan food such as Bistecca alla Fiorentina at a restaurant for dinner.

Florence



7:00 to 9:30 am



Meet Patrizia and walk together to Orsanmichele. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

10:00 am Visit Enjoy a visit to Orsanmichele. The word means “Kitchen Garden of St. Michael” and is a church

whose building was constructed on the site of the kitchen garden of the monastery of San Michele, which is now gone. Duration: approx. 1 hour

Florence

11:00 am Walk

Meet again and walk to the Bargello Museum. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

11:15 am Free time Get prepared for your visit to the Bargello Museum while Patrizia is picking up your entrance tickets.

Florence

11:30 am Visit

Continue your morning with a visit to the Bargello Museum, which used to be barracks and a prison, but nowadays it is an art museum. It houses masterpieces by Michelangelo, such as his Bacchus, Pitti Tondo, Brutus and David-Apollo

and many works from the Della Robbia family. The museum also has a fine collection of ceramics textile, tapestries, ivory, silver, armours and old coins. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time The remainder of the day is free for you to

discover Florence further on your own. You may consider visiting the Fountain of Neptune, which is situated on the Piazza della Signoria in

front of the Palazzo Vecchio. It was commissioned in 1565 and is the work of the sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati.

Florence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_garden




DESTINATION

7:00 to 9:15 am


9:30 am

Walk Meeting point: hotel lobby

Meet Patrizia and walk to the Galleria degli Uffizi. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

9:45 am Free time Get prepared for your visit to the Galleria degli Uffizi while Patrizia is picking up your entrance tickets.

Florence

10:00 am Visit Start off your morning with a visit to the Galleria degli Uffizi. The Gallery was created by Grand-duke Francesco I and subsequently enriched by

various members of the Medici family, who were

great collectors of paintings, sculpture and works of art. The collection was rearranged and enlarged by the Lorraine Grand-dukes, who succeeded the Medici, and finally by the Italian State. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy a free afternoon in Florence. Alternatively, you may consider traveling to Prato, Tuscany's second largest city and the third largest in

Central Italy. The city is a center of the slow food movement, with many local specialties, including cantucci, a type of biscotti, sold by local specialty bakers.

Florence



7:00 to 9:15 am


9:30 am

Walk Meeting point: hotel lobby

Meet with Patrizia and your group and walk to the Galleria degli Uffizi. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

9:45 am Free time Get prepared for your visit to the Galleria degli Uffizi while Patrizia is picking up your entrance tickets.

Florence

10:00 am Visit Begin your day with another visit to the Galleria degli Uffizi. Its collection of Primitive and Renaissance paintings comprises several universally acclaimed masterpieces of all

time, including works by Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca or Fra Angelico. German, Dutch and Flemish masters are also well represented with important works by Dürer, Rembrandt and Rubens. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy a free afternoon in Florence and get prepared for your weekly review session in the evening.

Florence


4:00 pm Review session Meeting point: Sala Rosa

Meet your faculty leaders for your weekly review session. Please refer to them for further details. Duration: approx. 2 hours

Hotel Pitti Palace, Sala Rosa



7:00 to 8:00 am


8:15 am Departure Meeting point: hotel lobby

Meet Patrizia and walk with her to the Piazza Frescobaldi where you bus will be waiting for your group. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

8:30 am Departure Travel by private bus, Alterinibus Firenze, to Lucca. Travel time: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Lucca, Italy

10:00 am Visit Start off your morning with a visit to San Michele in Foro. The Basilica was built

over the ancient Roman forum and was the seat of the Consiglio Maggiore (Major Council) until 1370, the commune's most important assembly. It is dedicated to Archangel Michael. Amongst the artworks in the interior, are a Madonna with Child terracotta by Luca della Robbia and a panel with Four Saints by Filippino Lippi.

Duration: approx. 45 minutes

Lucca

10:45 am Walk


to San Frediano. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Lucca

11:00 am Visit

Continue your morning with a visit to the

Basilica of San Frediano. The church acquired its present appearance of a typical Roman basilica during the period 1112-1147. In the 13th to 14th century the striking façade was decorated with a huge golden 13th century mosaic representing “The Ascension of Christ

the Saviour” with the apostles below. Duration: approx. 45 minutes

Lucca

11:45 am Walk

Meet again and walk to the Church of Santi

Giovanni and Santa Reparata. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Lucca

12:00 pm Visit Enjoy a visit to the Church of Santi Giovanni and Santa Reparata. It was formerly the

cathedral of Lucca. Its romanesque structure was built in successive phases during the second half of the 12th century, in an area that has been densely populated since ancient times. The three aisles are divided by columns with composite

capitals, many of which are simply reused Roman capitals. The bell tower, with brick and stone masonry, is placed at the junction between the transept and the aisles. Duration: approx. 1 hour

Lucca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_Michael

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_della_Robbia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippino_Lippi


afterwards Free time Have some free time for lunch in the

city center of Lucca.

Lucca

2:00 pm Walk Meeting point: as arranged

with Patrizia

Walk with Patrizia to the Duomo di San Martino. Walking time: depending on your meeting point

Lucca

2:15 pm Visit Start off your afternoon with a visit to the Duomo di San Martino, which is the seat of the

Archbishop of Lucca. There is a legend to explain why all the columns of the façade are different. According to the tale, when they were going to decorate it, the inhabitants of Lucca announced a contest for the best column. Every artist made a column, but then the inhabitants of Lucca

decided to take them all, without paying the artists and used all the columns.

Duration: approx. 1 hour

Lucca

3:15 pm Walk

Walk with Patrizia to the Torre Guinigi. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Lucca

3:30 pm Visit Enjoy your visit to the Torre Guinigi which rises above via Sant'Andrea, crowned by holm oaks to symbolise rebirth. It was added by the family in the late 1300s, with the aim of giving a refined look to one of the houses, in a period when numerous bell-towers were going up within the walls of Lucca, as were the towers, an emblem

of prestige of the richest families.


Lucca

4:30 pm Departure Meeting point:

as arranged with the bus driver

Return by private bus, Alterinibus Firenze, to Florence.

Travel time: approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Florence

Day 15 - 17 » Saturday, January 21 - Monday, January 23


7:00 to 10:30 am


afterwards Free time Enjoy a free long weekend in Florence. Alternatively, you may consider visiting other cities in the Tuscan region, such as San Gimignano. It is a small walled medieval hill town, also known as the Town of Fine Towers.

San Gimignano is famous for its medieval architecture, unique in the preservation of about a dozen of its tower houses, which, with its hilltop setting and encircling walls, form "an unforgettable skyline". Within the walls, the well-preserved buildings include notable

examples of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with outstanding examples of secular buildings as well as churches.

Florence




DESTINATION

7:00 to 8:00 am



Meet Patrizia and walk with her to the Piazza Frescobaldi where your bus will depart for Siena.


Florence

8:30 am Departure Travel by private bus, Alterinibus Firenze, to Siena.

Travel time: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

Siena, Italy

10:15 am Visit Start off your morning with a visit to the

Cathedral of Siena, which was originally designed and completed between 1215 and 1263 on the site of an earlier structure. It has the form of a Latin cross with a slightly projecting transept, a dome and a bell tower. During your visit, you will see the Museo dell’Opera and the Baptistery.


Siena

afterwards Free time Enjoy some free time for lunch in Siena. You

may consider sitting down in one of the little restaurants at the Piazza del Campo, the principal public space of the historic center.

Siena



Meet Patrizia and walk to the Palazzo Pubblico. Walking time: depending on your meeting point

Siena

3:00 pm Visit Enjoy your visit to the Palazzo Pubblico, which is considered one of the finest examples of gothic secular architecture. Formerly, the residence of the city’s Signoria, the building is now the seat of the town council. Of all the

buildings that look onto Piazza del Campo, the Palazzo Pubblico is the most imposing and stands as the natural center of the square’s architectural perspective. Duration: approx. 2 hours

Siena

5:00 pm Departure Meeting point: as arranged with

the bus driver

Travel by private bus, Alterinibus Firenze, back to Florence. Travel time: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy a free evening in Florence.

Florence




DESTINATION

7:00 to 9:15 am



Meet Patrizia and walk to the Medici Chapels. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

9:45 am Free time Get prepared for your visit to the Medici Chapels and New Sacristy while Patrizia is picking up your entrance tickets.

Florence

10:00 am Visit Start your day with a visit to the Medici Chapels to see the New Sacristy, which was designed by

Michelangelo and intended by Cardinal Giulio de' Medici and his cousin Pope Leo X as a mausoleum or mortuary chapel for members of the Medici family. It balances Brunelleschi's Sagrestia Vecchia, the "Old Sacristy" nestled between the left transept of San Lorenzo, with which it consciously competes, and shares its format of

a cubical space surmounted by a dome, of gray pietra serena and whitewashed walls. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence


Florence



Walk with Patrizia to the Galleria dell’Accademia. Walking time: depending on your meeting point

Florence

2:45 pm Free time Get prepared for your visit to the Galleria dell’Accademia while Patrizia is picking up your entrance tickets.

Florence

3:00 pm Visit Continue your day with a visit to the Galleria dell’Accademia. The art museum is the home of Michelangelo's sculpture David. It also has other sculptures by Michelangelo and a collection of

Renaissance paintings. It adjoins the academy of fine arts of Florence, but despite the name has no other connection with it. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time The remainder of the day is free for you to

further explore the city on your own. You may consider visiting the San Lorenzo market which takes place at San Lorenzo Church.

Florence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_VII

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_VII

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_X

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippo_Brunelleschi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transept




DESTINATION

7:00 to 9:30 am



Meet Patrizia and walk to the Palazzo Vecchio. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

10:00 am Visit Start off your day with a visit to the Palazzo Vecchio and its museum. The palace is a Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace

and among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany. Originally called the Palazzo della Signoria, after the Signoria of Florence, the ruling

body of the Republic of Florence, it was also given several other names: Palazzo del Popolo, Palazzo dei Priori, and Palazzo Ducale, in

accordance with the varying use of the palace during its long history. Duration: approx. 2 hours

Florence

12:00 pm Visit

Continue your day with a visit to the Loggia dei Lanzi, a building on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria that consists of wide arches open to the street. The arches rest on clustered pilasters with Corinthian capitals. The wide arches appealed so much to the Florentines

that Michelangelo even proposed that they should be continued all around the Piazza della Signoria.


Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy a free afternoon in Florence. You may consider visiting the Giardino Semplici, a botanical garden maintained by the University of Florence. The garden contains some 9,000 plant specimens laid out in a roughly square site

surrounded by walls.

Florence

4:00 pm Review session Meeting point:

Sala Rosa

Meet your faculty leaders for your weekly review session. Please refer to them for further details.

Duration: approx. 2 hours

Hotel Pitti Palace, Sala Rosa



7:00 to 9:30 am


9:45 am Walk



to the Church of Santa Felicità. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence


10:00 am Visit Your day begins with a visit to the Church of

Santa Felicità. It is probably the oldest in the

city after San Lorenzo. In the 2nd century,

Syrian Greek merchants settled in the area south of the Arno and are thought to have brought Christianity to the region. The first church on the site was probably built in the late 4th or early 5th century and was dedicated to Saint Felicity of Rome.


Florence

11:00 am Walk

Meet Patrizia and walk together to the Boboli Gardens.


Florence

11:15 am Visit Visit the Boboli Gardens, a park which is home

to a collection of sculptures dating from the 16th through the 18th centuries, with some

Roman antiquities. The mid-16th century garden style, as it was developed here, incorporated longer axial developments, wide gravel avenues, a considerable "built" element of stone and the lavish employment of statuary and fountains.

Duration: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

Florence

afterwards Free time Have some free time for lunch on your own.

Florence

2:45 pm Walk Meeting point: as arranged

with Patrizia

Walk with Patrizia to the Palazzo Pitti. Walking time: depending on your meeting point

Florence

3:00 pm Visit Start your afternoon with a visit to the Palazzo

Pitti. Formerly, it was the residence of the grand-dukes of Tuscany and later of the King of

Italy. It now houses several important collections of paintings and sculpture, works of art, porcelain and a costume gallery, besides providing a magnificently decorated historical setting. Duration: depending on your individual schedule

Florence

afterwards Free time Enjoy some free time in Florence on your own.

Florence

6:45 pm Walk Meeting point: hotel lobby

Meet Patrizia and walk to the restaurant for your farewell dinner. Walking time: approx. 15 minutes

Florence

7:00 pm Dinner Enjoy a special farewell dinner at the “Trattoria Al Trebbio” in Florence. 3-course-meal and water are included in the program costs;

additional food/beverages are at your own expense.

Florence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Lorenzo_di_Firenze

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arno

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Felicity_of_Rome


Day 22 » Saturday, January 28


6:15 am Check-out and

breakfast boxes

Please bring your luggage to the main

entrance of the hotel and return your room key to the receptionist. Pick up your breakfast box at the reception during check-out.

Hotel Pitti Palace,

Reception

6:30 am Loading the bus The bus driver will be in front of the main entrance of the hotel to help you load the luggage onto the bus. Please be sure to double check that you have everything with you. Important note: Due to street restrictions, 2 smaller buses will be chartered in order to pick

up your group directly at the hotel entrance.

Hotel Pitti Palace

6:45 am Departure Meeting point:

in front of the hotel

Travel by private bus, Alterinibus Firenze, to the Florence Peretola Airport.

Travel time: approx. 30 minutes

Florence

approx. 7:15 am

Arrival Check-in at the airport and proceed to your departure gate.

Florence

9:55 am Departure time for your flight

Air France, #1067L to Paris, France Air France, #54N to Washington, USA

USA

We wish you a safe and comfortable journey back to the US.

We hope you had an unforgettable experience in Europe!

Please note: In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the times listed on the itinerary may need to be adjusted accordingly.

Please check with your faculty leader for any special announcements.


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