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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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