Radford University: Italy (2024)

Fly overnight to Italy (Venice)

• Travel to Island of Burano
• Visit Burano Lace Museum in the historic Palace of Podesta of Torcello. Around two hundred rare and precious examples of work are on display, documenting the development of Venetian lace from the 16th to the 20th century.
• Enjoy dinner in Venice

• Learn about glass-blowing in a local craftsman’s shop and watch expert craftsmen spin molten-hot wares
• Visit the pink and white Doge’s Palace
• St Mark’s Square, center of cultural importance
• St Mark’s Campanile, a 323-foot bell tower
• Grand Canal, Venice’s major waterway
• Gondola ride. Ride through the city’s famed canal and pass waterfront homes and under historic bridges.

• Travel to Florence
• Piazza della Signoria, lined with classic statues
• Ponte Vecchio, a medieval bridge with shops
• Basilica of Santa Croce
• Gates of Paradise
• Enjoy dinner in Florence

• Gucci Museum
• Ferragamo Museum
• Pitti Palace
• The Duomo

• Accademia to see Michelangelo’s statue of David and explore halls of busts
• Visit a bottega, where Italian artisans will share the local heritage and story through their creations
• Explore Florence on your own

• Travel from Florence to Rome through San Gimignano
• Visit the San Gimignano Duomo and see its UNESCO World Heritage frescoes
• In Rome, see the Trevi Fountain
• Pantheon
• Piazza Navona
• Spanish Steps
• Enjoy dinner in Rome

• Roman Forum
• The Colosseum
• Explore Rome on your own

• Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s frescoes
• St Peter’s Basilica