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Tour Number: 2019472DU
Group Leader: Sara Gant
Requested Departure Date: 6/25/2019
Requested Return Date: 7/6/2019
Requested Departure Gateway: Raleigh (NC)

ABOUT EF

For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

12 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher 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: Milan • Venice

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Travel to Venice

  • Day 3: Venice

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    Visit the Doge’s Palace

  • Day 4: Venice • Florence

    Travel to Florence

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    See the Duomo

  • Day 5: Florence

    Explore on your own or
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    Siena and San Gimignano

    Siena and San Gimignano

    Enjoy a full-day excursion to two classic Italian towns. Begin in San Gimignano, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “City of Beautiful Towers.” Continue on to Siena, famous in its own right for its Tuscan beauty and such wonders as the Duomo, Piccolomini Library, and the Piazza del Campo. Afterward, enjoy free time for lunch before returning to Florence.

  • Day 6: Florence • Pisa • French Riviera

    Travel via Pisa to the French Riviera

    See the Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Visit the Baptistery of St. John and the Pisa Cathedral

  • Day 7: French Riviera

    Take a day trip to Monaco and Eze

    Visit a French perfume factory

    Take a walking tour of Nice

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vieille Ville
    • Promenade des Anglais
  • Day 8: French Riviera • Paris

    Travel by TGV train to Paris

    Take a walking tour of the Latin Quarter

    Visit Notre-Dame Cathedral

  • Day 9: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Hôtel des Invalides
    • Eiffel Tower
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Versailles

    Versailles

    Enjoy an excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors, and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.

  • Day 10: Paris • London

    Travel by Eurostar train to London

    Take a walking tour of London. 

  • Day 11: London

    Take a guided tour of London

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
    • Piccadilly Circus
    • St. Paul’s Cathedral
    • Westminster Abbey
    • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)
  • Day 12: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

  • Day 2: Milan • Venice

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Travel to Venice

  • Day 3: Venice

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    Visit the Doge’s Palace

  • Day 4: Venice • Florence

    Travel to Florence

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    See the Duomo

  • Day 5: Florence

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Siena and San Gimignano

    Siena and San Gimignano

    Enjoy a full-day excursion to two classic Italian towns. Begin in San Gimignano, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “City of Beautiful Towers.” Continue on to Siena, famous in its own right for its Tuscan beauty and such wonders as the Duomo, Piccolomini Library, and the Piazza del Campo. Afterward, enjoy free time for lunch before returning to Florence.

  • Day 6: Florence • Pisa • French Riviera

    Travel via Pisa to the French Riviera

    See the Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Visit the Baptistery of St. John and the Pisa Cathedral

  • Day 7: French Riviera

    Take a day trip to Monaco and Eze

    Visit a French perfume factory

    Take a walking tour of Nice

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vieille Ville
    • Promenade des Anglais
  • Day 8: French Riviera • Paris

    Travel by TGV train to Paris

    Take a walking tour of the Latin Quarter

    Visit Notre-Dame Cathedral

  • Day 9: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Hôtel des Invalides
    • Eiffel Tower
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Versailles

    Versailles

    Enjoy an excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors, and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.

  • Day 10: Paris • London

    Travel by Eurostar train to London

    Take a walking tour of London. 

  • Day 11: London

    Take a guided tour of London

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
    • Piccadilly Circus
    • St. Paul’s Cathedral
    • Westminster Abbey
    • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)
  • Day 12: Depart for home


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