Italy GREECE · •Before tonight’s welcome dinner, we’ll have a chance to shower, unwind and...
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15 days DAY Where are you going? PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • Marvel at ancient glass-blowing techniques in Venice • Ride a Venetian Gondola down the Grand Canal • Gaze upon The David in Florence • Learn to art of crafting authentic Tuscan Pizza in Montecetini • Ascend the ancient hill town of Assisi and enter the Basilica of San Francisco • Wonder at the marvels of the Vatican and Capitoline museums in Rome • Witness the destruction of an ancient city in Pompeii • Explore the site of the original Olympic games • Stand in awe of the Parthenon and Acropolis in Athens • Swim in the warm Mediterranean waters in Aegina 1 2 Bon Voyage! • Today we depart the U.S. for Venice, Italy Benvenuto, Italia! • Afternoon arrival into Venice Airport. • Get ready to start making lifelong friends as our Travel Group will be met at the airport by our fun and informative Travel Manager and local staff. • After meeting our motor coach driver, we’ll transfer to our hotel in Mestre for the evening. • Before tonight’s welcome dinner, we’ll have a chance to shower, unwind and head out on a short walk around the area to stretch our legs. • “Welcome to Italy” Dinner! • Time to grab some serious shut-eye, as we have a big day planned tomorrow. Glass, Gondolas & Palazzos • This morning we’ll return to the floating city of canals, bridges & masks: Venezia! • We’ll marvel at the art of Murano glass blowing. Located on the Venetian island of Murano, this is a favorite activity of students each year—you’ll quickly grasp why. Even before 700 AD, Venetian artisans were blowing glass on the island of Murano! PREPARE YOURSELF FOR ENRICHMENT, INSPIRATION AND PERSONAL GROWTH. With ancient cultures dating back nearly 1,000 years BC (that’s 3,000 years ago!), Italy and Greece have some of the most fascinating histories in all of Europe. The social diversity, ancient history and fascinating traditions you’ll encounter will present endless opportunities for cultural immersion, enduring connections and personal transformation. For beauty, tradition, culture, history and some pretty big, transformative “A-ha!” moments, you just can’t beat incredible Italy and Greece. EDUCATION, CAREER AND LIFE BENEFITS: join Quo for an awe-inspiring odyssey that will deliver academic, creative and personal advantages. This experience is ideal for students with an eye on their education, career and the global future. Gaining a personal understanding of the world beyond our borders will deliver a lifetime of advantages! 3 Italy & GREECE
Transcript of Italy GREECE · •Before tonight’s welcome dinner, we’ll have a chance to shower, unwind and...
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Where are you going?
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS• Marvelatancientglass-blowingtechniquesinVenice
• RideaVenetianGondoladowntheGrandCanal
• GazeuponTheDavidinFlorence
• LearntoartofcraftingauthenticTuscanPizzainMontecetini
• AscendtheancienthilltownofAssisiandentertheBasilicaofSanFrancisco
• WonderatthemarvelsoftheVaticanandCapitolinemuseumsinRome
• WitnessthedestructionofanancientcityinPompeii
• ExplorethesiteoftheoriginalOlympicgames
• StandinaweoftheParthenonandAcropolisinAthens
• SwiminthewarmMediterraneanwatersinAegina
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Bon Voyage!• TodaywedeparttheU.S.forVenice,Italy
Benvenuto, Italia!• AfternoonarrivalintoVeniceAirport.• GetreadytostartmakinglifelongfriendsasourTravelGroupwillbemetattheairportbyourfunandinformativeTravelManagerandlocalstaff.
• Aftermeetingourmotorcoachdriver,we’lltransfertoourhotelinMestrefortheevening.
• Beforetonight’swelcomedinner,we’llhaveachancetoshower,unwindandheadoutonashortwalkaroundtheareatostretchourlegs.
• “WelcometoItaly”Dinner!• Timetograbsomeseriousshut-eye,aswehaveabigdayplannedtomorrow.
Glass, Gondolas & Palazzos• Thismorningwe’llreturntothefloatingcityofcanals,bridges&masks:Venezia!• We’llmarvelattheartofMuranoglassblowing.LocatedontheVenetianislandofMurano,thisisafavoriteactivityofstudentseachyear—you’llquicklygraspwhy.Evenbefore700AD,VenetianartisanswereblowingglassontheislandofMurano!
PrePare yourself for enrIchment, InsPIratIon and Personal Growth. Withancientculturesdatingbacknearly1,000yearsBC(that’s3,000yearsago!),ItalyandGreecehavesomeofthemostfascinatinghistoriesinallofEurope.Thesocialdiversity,ancienthistoryandfascinatingtraditionsyou’llencounterwillpresentendlessopportunitiesforculturalimmersion,enduringconnectionsandpersonaltransformation.Forbeauty,tradition,culture,historyandsomeprettybig,transformative“A-ha!”moments,youjustcan’tbeatincredibleItalyandGreece.
educatIon, career and lIfe BenefIts:joinQuoforanawe-inspiringodysseythatwilldeliveracademic,creativeandpersonaladvantages.Thisexperienceisidealforstudentswithaneyeontheireducation,careerandtheglobalfuture.Gainingapersonalunderstandingoftheworldbeyondourborderswilldeliveralifetimeofadvantages!
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• EpicSelfieAlert:NovisittoVeniceiscompletewithoutarideinaVenetiangondola!Whilepassingalongthe“CanalGrande”andnarrowchannels,we’llseethefamousGuggenheimMuseum.
• Thisafternoon,we’lldiscovertheDoge’sPalace,formerresidenceoftheDogeofVenice,whowasthesupremeauthorityoftheRepublicofVenice.
• Afterdinner,we’llagainboardthetrainfortheshortjauntfromVenicetoMestre,whereagainwe’llovernight.
florence, the duomo & david• Thismorning,we’lltraveltothemarvelouscityofFlorence!
• Afterlunch,we’llmeetaFlorentineguideforawalkingtourofthemostfamousviews.WewillseeIlDuomodiFirenze(thecathedral),PiazzadellaSignoria,PonteVecchio,andmuch,muchmore.
• Afterward,we’llvisittheAccademiaGallerywherethemostfamousofMichelangelo’sworksisondisplay—theStatueofDavid.
• Thisevening,you’llbecomeacquaintedwiththelocalTuscancuisineduringaspeciallessonatanItalian“fattoria”.After,putyournewknowledgeintopracticeandproduceyourownauthenticTuscanmeal!
medieval Italy• Thismorning,we’lltraveltothebeautifulmedievalcityofAssisi.
• Thisafternoon,we’lldiscoverAssisi’sancientcity,whereSaintFranciswasborn.
• We’llvisitthefamousBasilicaofSanFrancescoandanexpertlocalguidewillexplainthehistoryofthissignificantcity.
• Then,we’llhavetheuniqueprivilegeofspeakingwithamonkorapriestoftheFranciscanOrder,whowilltellusaboutlifeinthemonasteryandits12thcenturyfounder,SaintFrancisofAssisi.
roma, eterna!• Thismorning,wetraveltotheEternalCity,Rome.• Afterlunch,we’llgetourfirstglimpsesof“Roma,Eterna!”asourexpertTravelManagerguidesusthroughanoverviewofthecity.
• We’llvisittheBathsofCaracalla,thesecondlargestpublicbathinRome,datingbacktoAD212.
• We’llenjoyadistinctivelylocalRomandinnertonight.
Vatican city & a roman cityQuest• We’llwakethismorningandhotfootittotheworld’ssmallestcountry:VaticanCity.Regardlessofyourpersonalfaithstatus,it’spowerfulandmemorabletoexperiencetheheartoftheglobalCatholicChurch.
• FollowingourvisittotheVatican,we’llenterSt.Peter’sBasilica,themostimportantchurchintheCatholicfaith.
• Afterlunch,we’llexploreancientandmodernRomebyundertakingaCityQuest.ClueswillleadusthroughRome’siconicsites,includingPiazzaNavona,Hadrian’sPantheon,thenewlyrestoredTreviFountain,andtheSpanishSteps.
city of monuments & ruins• SomeofRome’smostepichighlightsawaityouthismorning!OurlocalexpertwillguideusthroughtheColiseumandtheRomanForum.
• Afterlunch,we’llvisittheCapitolineMuseumsandseemasterpiecesoftheancientRomans.
Pompeii• Thismorning,weriseearlyandheadtoPompeii.• PompeiiisMountVesuvius‘mostfamousvictim,andwe’llgetallthefascinatingdetailsfromaknowledgeablelocalguide.
Vesuvius & an overnight ferry• OurdaybeginswithavisittoMountVesuvius,oneofEurope’sfewactivevolcanoes.
• Afterlunch,we’lltravelthecountrysideofsouthernItalyaswejourneytoourlastItaliandestination,theportofBari.
• Here,we’llboardanovernightferrytoPatras,Greece.Thisevening,wewillsleepincabinsonboardtheferry.
Greece!• Today,we’llenjoybreakfastandlunchontheferry.• OncewelandinPatras,we’llbeginwithaguidedvisitofthecityofOlympia,wheretheOlympicGamesfirsttookplacein776BC.
• AsweexploreancientOlympia,you’llseetheruinsoftheTempleofZeus,aswellasanincredibleathleticstadiumthatwasconstructedmorethan200yearsBC.
ancient Greek engineering• Todaywe’llheadtotheArgolisregionofGreece.• InNafplio,ourexpertlocalguidewillintroduceustothefamousTheatreofEpidaurus.
• Afterlunch,wewillenjoysomefreetimetoexploretheseaporttownNafplio.
• OnourwaybacktoAthens,we’llstopforashorttimetoadmiretheengineeringbehindtheCorinthianCanal.
the Gods & acropolis• ThedaybeginswithaguidedtourofthemajesticAcropolisandtheParthenon.
• AfterwardswevisittheAcropolisMuseum.• Afterlunch,we’llcontinueourexplorationofthecitywithourexpertlocalguide.
Greek Island hopping• Today,we’llhittheseasforadaytriptoAeginaIsland.• Ontheisland,we’llvisitthebeautifulTempleofAphaia,builtinthe5thcenturyBC.
• Thisafternoon,we’llheadtothebeachinthesmalltownofAeginaforsun,swimmingandrelaxation.
Bon voyage!• We’llboardourprivatecoachthismorningtobetransferredtotheairport.OurflightbacktotheUSisroutedviaParis,France.
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