Customized Tour
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Group Leader: Elizabeth Vaughn
Requested Return Date: 6/16/2022
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.
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.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
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Day 2: Milan • Lake Como
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTake a day-trip to Lake Como
Taste a local product in Bellagio
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Day 3: Milan
Learn about local agriculture and taste some native products during a rural farm visit
Take a guided tour of Milan
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Day 4: Milan • Turin
Take a day-trip to Turin
Explore Turin during a food-themed walking tour
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Day 5: Milan • Cinque Terre
Travel to Cinque TerreExplore Cinque Terre by train
Explore Cinque Terre on your own
Sample foccacia by the beach
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Day 6: Cinque Terre • Parma • Modena • Bologna
Travel from Cinque Terre to Bologna
Stop in Parma to sample delicious Parmesan Cheese
Explore Modena during your free time
Visit an acetaia, where you will:
- Learn about production of traditional balsamic vinegar
- Taste the local product
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Day 7: Bologna
Take a food-themed guided tour of Bologna
Visit FICO World Eataly, the largest food park in the world
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Day 8: Bologna • Lucca • Florence
Travel via Lucca to Florence
Explore Lucca on your own
Visit a chocolate factory, sample a variety of flavors
Explore Florence on your own
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Day 9: Florence
Explore Mercato Centrale during free time
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
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Day 10: Florence • Rome
Travel to Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Roman Forum
- Colosseum
Enjoy a gelato
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Day 11: 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
You will see:
- Trevi Fountain
- Pantheon
- Piazza Navona
- Spanish Steps
Enjoy a dinner featuring classic Italian dishes
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Day 12: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
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Day 2: Milan • Lake Como
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTake a day-trip to Lake Como
Taste a local product in Bellagio
-
Day 3: Milan
Learn about local agriculture and taste some native products during a rural farm visit
Take a guided tour of Milan
-
Day 4: Milan • Turin
Take a day-trip to Turin
Explore Turin during a food-themed walking tour
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Day 5: Milan • Cinque Terre
Travel to Cinque TerreExplore Cinque Terre by train
Explore Cinque Terre on your own
Sample foccacia by the beach
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Day 6: Cinque Terre • Parma • Modena • Bologna
Travel from Cinque Terre to Bologna
Stop in Parma to sample delicious Parmesan Cheese
Explore Modena during your free time
Visit an acetaia, where you will:
- Learn about production of traditional balsamic vinegar
- Taste the local product
-
Day 7: Bologna
Take a food-themed guided tour of Bologna
Visit FICO World Eataly, the largest food park in the world
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Day 8: Bologna • Lucca • Florence
Travel via Lucca to Florence
Explore Lucca on your own
Visit a chocolate factory, sample a variety of flavors
Explore Florence on your own
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Day 9: Florence
Explore Mercato Centrale during free time
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
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Day 10: Florence • Rome
Travel to Rome
Take a guided tour of Rome
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Roman Forum
- Colosseum
Enjoy a gelato
-
Day 11: 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
You will see:
- Trevi Fountain
- Pantheon
- Piazza Navona
- Spanish Steps
Enjoy a dinner featuring classic Italian dishes
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Day 12: Depart for home
Feel confident helping your child see the world
Visit our parents’ page for everything from payment plans, scholarship opportunities, safety protocols, and more.
Are you the “print it, scribble notes on it, stick it to the fridge” type? You can download a printable version of our Parent Guide, too.
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