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Florence Zuccone Lamentation
 
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A Journey through Art In Florence, Siena, Venice
Led by Professor James Hicks
Overview
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About Professor James Hicks
Cost Estimate: TBD
Deposit: TBD
Includes:
  • Quality, in depth journey through art ~ led by James Hicks & facilitated by Stacy Weidkamp
  • 6 nights – Florence with breakfast daily
  • 3 nights – Venice with breakfast daily
  • Private English speaking guide in Florence, Siena, and Venice
  • Roundtrip public transport to Siena
  • Private bus & luggage transfer to Venice
  • Water taxis & porterage to Venice Hotel
  • 4 dinners
  • All museum entrance fees/tickets
Excludes: 
  • Airfare + taxes
  • Trip Insurance (recommended)
  • No lunches
  • 4 dinners
  • Expenses of a personal nature
  • Tips/Gratuity (private guides, porters, drivers)

Hotels

Florence

Hermitage Hotel (or similar)
Vicolo Marzio, 1 - 50122 Firenze
Tel. 39 055 287 216
Fax 39 055 212 208

Venice

Hotel San Cassiano (or similar)
Residenza d'Epoca Ca' Favretto
Santa Croce, 2232 30135 - Venezia
Tel: 39 041 52 41 768
Fax: 39 041 72 10 33

Sample Itinerary three

Florence  
Museo del Bargello, Duomo, Battistero, Bell tower, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Welcome Dinner
8:15 
  • Orientation with group in hotel lobby
  • Meet guide at Hotel Hermitage
  • Walking Route to Bargello: along the Arno to Via de Castellani, v.del Leoni, Piazza San Firenze:  Palazzo Gondi (for pastry), with a tantalizing display of pastries and cookies. Via del Proconsolo. Museo del Bargello (Via del Proconsolo 4)
  • Lunch
  • Walking Route to Bapistery: Badia Fiorentina (Via del Proconsolo, 3), Dante’s House (Via Santa Margherita, 1) Walk past Farmaci Molteni (Via dei Calzaiuoli 7r); Da Pennello (Via Dante Alighieri 4r); San Martino del Vescovo (Santa Margherita de’ Cerchi); around the corner, off Via del Corso, Piazza Sant’ Elisabetta 3
  • Battistero, The Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore)
  • Optional: Walk Dome; Walk Bell tower
  • Museo dell'opera del Duomo
  • Walking Route back to hotel: Il Sasso di Dante (Dante’s rock); Zecchi (between Via del Corso and Via delle Oche, Via del Studio, 19r); Pegna (Via del Studio 26r); Palazzo Salviati (Via del Corso 6); Via Calzaiuoli (the Way of the Hosiers).
8:30 
  • Welcome dinner: Antico Fattore
10:00
  • Late wine at Vinaio, Via die Cimatori
Florence
Galleria degli Uffizi, Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia dei Lanzi, Santa Croce, Pazzi Chapel
8:15
  • Meet guide at Hotel Hermitage
  • Galleria degli Uffizi
  • Piazza della Signoria, Loggia dei Lanzi
  • Palazzo Vecchio
  • Lunch, locally
  • Meet at Hotel Hermitage
  • Walk to Santa Croce; Vivoli’s Gelato (74 Via Stinche)
  • Santa Croce
  • Pazzi Chapel
  • Walk to Hotel: Piazza dei Peruzzi; CarLie’s American Bakery; Via dei Ner
  • Optional: Taxis to Piazza Michelangelo
  • Dinner on own
Florence 
San Lorenzo, Medici Chapel, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Santa Trinita, Palazzo Rucellai, Santa Maria Novella
7:45
  • Meet guide in hotel lounge
  • Walking Route: Orsanmichele Piazza della Republica, coppa gelato at Gilli cafe
  • Walk past Perché No (Via dei Tavolini 19r)
  • Mercato Centrale;  Za-Za for coffee (26 r Piazza Mercato Centrale)
  • Meet guide: Medici Chapel
  • Medici Chapel
  • San Lorenzo Church
  • Biblioteca Laurenziana (Laurentian Library)
  • Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
  • Lunch on own
  • Meet at Hotel Hermitage
  • Walking route: Borgo S. Apostoli, Santi Apostoli; Ponte Santa Trinita; Piazza del Limbo and Loggia del Mercato Nuovo; Palazzo di Parte Guelfa at the end of  Via Pellicceria; Via delle Terme to Piazza Santa Trinita
  • Santa Trínita
  • Via de’ Tornabuoni; Palazzo Strozzi;  Palazzo Antinori; San Gaetano
  • Walk Via della Vigna Nuova to Palazzo Rucellai
  • Piazza Santa Maria Novella
  • Santa Maria Novella
  • Group dinner: Le Cave di Maiano (or similar)
Florence/ Siena
Siena: Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Publico Battistero, Duomo, Museo dell'opera del Duomo, town walking tour
9:10- 10:05 
  • Bus to Siena
  • Siena: Piazza del Campo
  • Palazzo Publico
  • Battistero, Duomo
  • Museo dell'opera del Duomo
  • Lunch on own
  • Afternoon free
  • Bus back to Florence
  • Dinner on own
Florence 
San Marco, Galleria dell Accademia, Museo Archeologico, San Miniato al Monte, Ponte Vecchio, Santa Felicita, Santa Maria Del Carmine
8:45
  • Meet guide at Hotel Hermitage
  • San Marco. Fra Angelico frescos. Galleria dell' Accademia Piazza della SS. Annunziata, Ospedale degli Innocenti. Museo Archeologico, Palazzo della Crocetta, Via della Colonna, 38
  • Lunch
  • Optional: Taxis to San Miniato al Monte. Walk back.
  • Walk to Torre dei Donati Consorti, Ponte Vecchio; Santa Felicita
  • Walk through the Oltrano: Casa Guidi (8 piazza S.  Felice); Via Maggio
    Santa Maria Del Carmine. Masaccio frescos
8:30
  • Florence farewell dinner: La Buca dell’Orafo
Padua/ Vicenza/Venice
Padua, Scrovegni Chapel, Gattamelata, Vicenza, Teatro Olympico, La Rotunda
8:00
  • Bus transfer to Venice
  • Luggage Transfers at 8:00. Drive to Padua
  • Padua: Cappella Scrovegni (Giotto frescos)
  • Padua: San Antonio (Gattamelata)
  • Vicenza: Teatro Olympico
  • Lunch in Vicenza
  • La Rotunda (Via San Bastiano)
  • Late Afternoon: Drive to Venice
  • Professional Transfer to Hotel San Cassiano, check-in.
  • Dinner locally
Venice
St. Mark’s, Doge’s Palace,  Galleria dell’Accademia
9:00 
  • Meet guide at Hotel
  • Walk to Doge’s Palace,  St. Mark’s
  • Lunch locally
  • Meet guide at Accademia, Galleria dell’Accademia
  • Dinner on own
Venice
Free day
 
  • Shopping: Guggenheim, Burano, Murano, Torcello, Lido
8:30
  • Farewell dinner: Trattoria Da Bruno (or similar)
Venice
Transfers on own to airport, train station

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