A Taste of Italy
🔹 Curated experiences: Every program is intentionally designed to feature guided learning, cultural engagement, and independent exploration experiences to drive global competency development, denoted on each itinerary with a blue diamond. Learn more about these experiences.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
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Day 2: Milan • Turin
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTravel to Turin
Enjoy dinner in Turin, an area famous for playing host to Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre conferences
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Day 3: Turin • Cuneo region
Travel via Turin sites to the Cuneo region, known for its specialized pasta called ravioli al plin
Take a tour of Turin
With an expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza San Carlo, located between the impressive San Carlo and Santa Christina churches
- The Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista, where the Shroud of Turin is kept
Enjoy dinner in Cuneo Region
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Day 4: Cuneo region
Visit the Banca del Vino, the renowned museum and storage facility of the world’s most prestigious wines
Visit Piedmont Farm, where you will:
- Attend a cheese making demonstration
- See traditional pig farming
🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy lunch at Piedmont Farm and sample delicious farm products
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Cuneo on your own
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Day 5: Cuneo region • Liguria region • Florence
Travel to Florence via Liguria, known for its fresh seafood and fragrant herbs
Enjoy dinner in Florence
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Day 6: Florence
🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Florence
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza della Signoria, which is lined with classic statues
- Ponte Vecchio, a medieval bridge where many of Florence’s famed leather and gold artisans still keep shop
- Basilica of Santa Croce, where Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Galileo and others are buried
- Gates of Paradise, bronzed doors that depict scenes from the Old Testament and are considered an icon of the Renaissance
Add this in-depth excursion:
Tuscan wine tasting
Take an excursion to a Tuscan winery and sample the distinctive wines of the region.
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Day 7: Florence • San Miniato • Bologna
Take an excursion to San Miniato, best known in culinary circles for its white truffles
Enjoy a Tuscan virgin olive oil tasting; learn how olive oil is made and sample a variety of mouth-watering delicacies
🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy a tasting at a local butcher shop
Enjoy lunch at a Slow Food Association restaurant, made in accordance to traditional Slow Food methods
Travel to Bologna, well-known for its famous dish—tagliatelle al Ragù—commonly known as spaghetti Bolognese
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Day 8: Bologna
Visit the University of Bologna, the oldest existing university in Europe founded in 1088
Take a tour of Bologna
With an expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza del Nettuno, which features a once-controversial statue of Neptune and the seductive sirens
- Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna's beloved church which was the site of Charles V coronation
- Palazzo Comunale, Bologna’s 14th-century town hall
🔹 Guided learning: Test your culinary skills and learn from the experts in a cooking class, enjoying your tasty creation at the end
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Day 9: Bologna • Parma • Milan Region
Travel to the Milan Region via Parma, another culinary capital known for its meats and cheeses
Visit a local Parmigiano cheese factory to test and savor one of their most prominent local culinary traditions
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Day 10: Depart for home
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Day 10: Milan Region • Rome
Travel by train to Rome, Italy's historic capital where the Roman Empire flourished and left an enduring mark
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Rome on your own
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Day 11: Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Roman Forum, marking the former heart of the Roman Empire where Julius Caesar gave many of his political speeches
- The Colosseum, the world’s most famous arena used for gladiatorial combat
Participate in a cooking class with an Italian chef as you learn to cook a traditional meal
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Day 12: Rome
Take a guided tour of Vatican City, the headquarter of the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s breathtaking frescoes
- St. Peter’s Basilica, a site of religious and historical significance over which the Pope presides
Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome
You will see:
- Trevi Fountain, Rome's iconic landmark
- Pantheon, built to honor all the gods of Rome
- Piazza Navona, a lively square lined with restaurants and shops
- Spanish Steps, Europe's widest staircase
Enjoy dinner in Rome
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Day 13: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
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Day 2: Milan • Turin
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTravel to Turin
Enjoy dinner in Turin, an area famous for playing host to Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre conferences
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Day 3: Turin • Cuneo region
Travel via Turin sites to the Cuneo region, known for its specialized pasta called ravioli al plin
Take a tour of Turin
With an expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza San Carlo, located between the impressive San Carlo and Santa Christina churches
- The Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista, where the Shroud of Turin is kept
Enjoy dinner in Cuneo Region
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Day 4: Cuneo region
Visit the Banca del Vino, the renowned museum and storage facility of the world’s most prestigious wines
Visit Piedmont Farm, where you will:
- Attend a cheese making demonstration
- See traditional pig farming
🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy lunch at Piedmont Farm and sample delicious farm products
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Cuneo on your own
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Day 5: Cuneo region • Liguria region • Florence
Travel to Florence via Liguria, known for its fresh seafood and fragrant herbs
Enjoy dinner in Florence
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Day 6: Florence
🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Florence
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza della Signoria, which is lined with classic statues
- Ponte Vecchio, a medieval bridge where many of Florence’s famed leather and gold artisans still keep shop
- Basilica of Santa Croce, where Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Galileo and others are buried
- Gates of Paradise, bronzed doors that depict scenes from the Old Testament and are considered an icon of the Renaissance
Add this in-depth excursion:
Tuscan wine tasting
Take an excursion to a Tuscan winery and sample the distinctive wines of the region.
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Day 7: Florence • San Miniato • Bologna
Take an excursion to San Miniato, best known in culinary circles for its white truffles
Enjoy a Tuscan virgin olive oil tasting; learn how olive oil is made and sample a variety of mouth-watering delicacies
🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy a tasting at a local butcher shop
Enjoy lunch at a Slow Food Association restaurant, made in accordance to traditional Slow Food methods
Travel to Bologna, well-known for its famous dish—tagliatelle al Ragù—commonly known as spaghetti Bolognese
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Day 8: Bologna
Visit the University of Bologna, the oldest existing university in Europe founded in 1088
Take a tour of Bologna
With an expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza del Nettuno, which features a once-controversial statue of Neptune and the seductive sirens
- Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna's beloved church which was the site of Charles V coronation
- Palazzo Comunale, Bologna’s 14th-century town hall
🔹 Guided learning: Test your culinary skills and learn from the experts in a cooking class, enjoying your tasty creation at the end
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Day 9: Bologna • Parma • Milan Region
Travel to the Milan Region via Parma, another culinary capital known for its meats and cheeses
Visit a local Parmigiano cheese factory to test and savor one of their most prominent local culinary traditions
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Day 10: Depart for home
Add more days
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Day 10: Milan Region • Rome
Travel by train to Rome, Italy's historic capital where the Roman Empire flourished and left an enduring mark
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Rome on your own
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Day 11: Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Roman Forum, marking the former heart of the Roman Empire where Julius Caesar gave many of his political speeches
- The Colosseum, the world’s most famous arena used for gladiatorial combat
Participate in a cooking class with an Italian chef as you learn to cook a traditional meal
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Day 12: Rome
Take a guided tour of Vatican City, the headquarter of the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s breathtaking frescoes
- St. Peter’s Basilica, a site of religious and historical significance over which the Pope presides
Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome
You will see:
- Trevi Fountain, Rome's iconic landmark
- Pantheon, built to honor all the gods of Rome
- Piazza Navona, a lively square lined with restaurants and shops
- Spanish Steps, Europe's widest staircase
Enjoy dinner in Rome
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Day 13: Depart for home
Confidence • Curiosity • Global perspective • Empathy • Adaptability • Relatability • Self-Awareness
Your experience includes
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Round-trip airfare
Your price includes round-trip airfare for your whole group
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Accommodations
Safe, comfortable hotels with private bathrooms will be waiting for you at your destination.
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On-tour transportation
Land transportation
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Regional-style meals
Daily breakfasts and select local dinners are included in your program. Generally, we leave lunch up to you so your group has an opportunity to explore its own tastes.
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End-to-end support
Your team helps to secure administrative approval and academic credit, provides recruiting tools and helps establish your program's ongoing presence on campus.
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Full-time Tour Director
Your Tour Director is with your group 24/7, providing deep local insight while handling all program logistics.
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Expert Local Guides
Your expert Local Guides are natural historians, adding cultural insight and enhancing teaching moments wherever your curriculum takes you.
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Guided sightseeing
Gain insider knowledge and cultural perspective from licensed local guides who join your group for select experiences on tour.
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Entrances
Chocolate factory, Banca del Vino, Piedmont Farm, Tuscan virgin olive oil tasting, University of Bologna, cooking class; with extension: Colosseum, Roman Forum, Cooking class, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica
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Worldwide support, safety and security
EF has over 500 schools and offices in more than 50 countries worldwide. We provide 24-hour emergency support service along with a comprehensive $50 million liability policy that covers you and your institution while abroad.
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Flexible payment options
Give more students the opportunity to study abroad by offering them two different payment plan options, along with our TripFunder website to help fundraise for the program.
