Program number: 2407167XF
Group Leader's name: James Hutson
Requested departure date: 5/9/2022
Requested return date: 5/24/2022
Departure gateway: St. Louis (MO)
16 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

  • Day 2: Florence

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Enjoy dinner in Florence

  • Day 3: Florence

    Group Leader-arranged activities

    Visit the Uffizi

    Enjoy dinner in Florence

  • Day 4: Florence

     Snap a photo of  the Piazzale Michelangelo

    Visit San Miniato al Monte

    Visit the Chiesa di San Salvatore al Monte

  • Day 5: Florence

    Visit the Duomo

  • Day 6: Florence

    Visit the Barghello National Museum

  • Day 7: Florence

    Visit the Basilica of Santa Trinita

    Visit the Santa Maria Novella

  • Day 8: Florence

    Visit the Orsanmichele Museum

    Spend time exploring Florence on your own

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Pisa

    Pisa

    Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also, visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. 

  • Day 9: Florence

    Spend time exploring Florence on your own

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Guided excursion to Siena and San Gimignano

    Guided excursion to Siena and San Gimignano

    Journey to Siena and San Gimignano on this full day excursion. Visit the Siena Duomo, which houses major works by Donatello and Nicola Pisano. Walk along the medieval streets to the Piazza del Campo. Continue to the charming town of San Gimignano, "city of beautiful towers" which was added to UNESCO's world Heritage List in 1990. Admire the 14 remaining towers that were once used as command centers during wars between the town's families. The hilltop town also overlooks a portion of the picturesque Chianti wine region . 

  • Day 10: Florence

    Visit the Basilica di San Lorenzo

    Visit the Medici Chapel

    Visit the Laurentian Library 

    Visit Palazzo Strozzi

  • Day 11: Florence

    Visit the Santa Croce complex

    Visit Palazzo Medici-Riccardi

    Visit Palazzo Vecchio

    See the Loggia del Lanzi

  • Day 12: Florence

    Visit the Church of Santa Felicita

    Visit the Santo Spirito

    Visit the Palatina Gallery and Museum

    Visit the Palazzo Pitti & Boboli gardens

  • Day 13: Florence

    Visit the San Marco Museum

    See the Hospital of the Innocents

    Visit the Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata

    Tour the Accademia with an expert local guide  

  • Day 14: Florence • Rome

    Travel to Rome

    Take a guided tour of Rome

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Roman Forum
    • Colosseum

    Visit the Borghese Gallery, Gardens and Museum

    Enjoy dinner in Rome

  • Day 15: Rome

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

     Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps

    Enjoy dinner in Rome

  • Day 16: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

  • Day 2: Florence

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Enjoy dinner in Florence

  • Day 3: Florence

    Group Leader-arranged activities

    Visit the Uffizi

    Enjoy dinner in Florence

  • Day 4: Florence

     Snap a photo of  the Piazzale Michelangelo

    Visit San Miniato al Monte

    Visit the Chiesa di San Salvatore al Monte

  • Day 5: Florence

    Visit the Duomo

  • Day 6: Florence

    Visit the Barghello National Museum

  • Day 7: Florence

    Visit the Basilica of Santa Trinita

    Visit the Santa Maria Novella

  • Day 8: Florence

    Visit the Orsanmichele Museum

    Spend time exploring Florence on your own

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Pisa

    Pisa

    Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also, visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. 

  • Day 9: Florence

    Spend time exploring Florence on your own

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Guided excursion to Siena and San Gimignano

    Guided excursion to Siena and San Gimignano

    Journey to Siena and San Gimignano on this full day excursion. Visit the Siena Duomo, which houses major works by Donatello and Nicola Pisano. Walk along the medieval streets to the Piazza del Campo. Continue to the charming town of San Gimignano, "city of beautiful towers" which was added to UNESCO's world Heritage List in 1990. Admire the 14 remaining towers that were once used as command centers during wars between the town's families. The hilltop town also overlooks a portion of the picturesque Chianti wine region . 

  • Day 10: Florence

    Visit the Basilica di San Lorenzo

    Visit the Medici Chapel

    Visit the Laurentian Library 

    Visit Palazzo Strozzi

  • Day 11: Florence

    Visit the Santa Croce complex

    Visit Palazzo Medici-Riccardi

    Visit Palazzo Vecchio

    See the Loggia del Lanzi

  • Day 12: Florence

    Visit the Church of Santa Felicita

    Visit the Santo Spirito

    Visit the Palatina Gallery and Museum

    Visit the Palazzo Pitti & Boboli gardens

  • Day 13: Florence

    Visit the San Marco Museum

    See the Hospital of the Innocents

    Visit the Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata

    Tour the Accademia with an expert local guide  

  • Day 14: Florence • Rome

    Travel to Rome

    Take a guided tour of Rome

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Roman Forum
    • Colosseum

    Visit the Borghese Gallery, Gardens and Museum

    Enjoy dinner in Rome

  • Day 15: Rome

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

     Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps

    Enjoy dinner in Rome

  • Day 16: Depart for home

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 97% growth in the number of students who were confident navigating unfamiliar places post study abroad.1  93% of students who studied abroad and entered the workforce were employed within 6 months of graduation, compared to 49% who did not study abroad.2  Students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.3

 

 

*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010  

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