Itinerary

May 23 - Depart US for Rome

May 24- Arrive in Rome
Initial group meeting to receive phones, metro passes, and to be oriented to your housing Guided walking tour of Rome to familiarize you with the city layout and transportation

May 25 - Orientation to classroom facilities, computers, and courses in Rome
      Evening walk to Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, famous piazzas of Rome

May 26 - Morning/afternoon classes
Piazza Navona and Pantheon
Ancient Roman Colliseum, Roman Forums, and Palatine Hill

May 27 - Morning/afternoon classes
      Borghese Museum, Modern Museum, and Borghese Gardens
      Evening:  The Micca Club (This unusual club varies its programming
between     DJs, radio transmissions, visual arts, and even a Sunday
market. Musical styles include Italian jazz, funk and soul.)

May 28   Full day excursion to Tivoli and Hadrian's Villa, includes
entry costs and   coach transport
     
May 29-30 Free days

May 31 - Vatican Museums, St. Peter's Basilica

June 1 - Morning/afternoon classes
      Appian Way, Catacombs
             
June 2   Morning/afternoon classes
Farnese Palace and Campo dei Fiori

June 3   Morning/afternoon classes
      Museo Internazionale del Cinema e dello Spettacolo (M.I.C.S.) - A
museum      devoted to Italian cinema.
Capitoline Hill and Museums

June 4   6   Don't miss the Umbria Weekend Excursion! (Optional at an additional cost of $400).  This three-day, two-night excursion to Umbria includes most entry costs, two half-day guides of the cities of Orvieto and Assisi, and coach transport. Breakfast is provided daily.
See the lush green hills of Italy with a panorama of history and beauty, including  sites of the ancient Etruscans, wealthy Roman villas, elegant courtyards, Middle Age fortresses and castles, and fabulous paintings of the Renaissance.  Visit  Umbria's amazing hill towns of Assisi and Orvieto, built on steep mountainsides and volcanic tufa rock.  In tThis region, north of Rome, you will experience the famed breathtaking vistas, quaint and historic squares, unique shopping, cafes, gelato, mosaics, stained glass, and Orvieto's grand cathedral.

June 7   Free morning
      Afternoon class
      Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali de Roma (The Italian National
      Museum of Musical Instruments).

June 8   Morning/afternoon classes
Piazza del Popolo and S. Maria del Popolo Baths of Caracalla

June 9   Morning/afternoon classes
Villa Farnesina

June 10   Morning/afternoon classes
Tour of the markets of Rome

June 11   Free Day

June 12   Return to the US