14 Veneto
Thursday, March 31
| 7:00 am | Bus leaves Borgo Mercatale |
| 11:30 am | Arrive Verona. Check in to hotel: Albergo Trento or Hotel Sanmicheli |
| 12:00 | Quick lunch on your own |
| 12:30 pm | Meet at the Equestrian Statue outside the Roman Arena at Piazza Brà. Visit the Roman Arena (Built in 1st century CE; now hosts operas for 30,000) |
| 1:30 pm | Walk to la Casa di Giulietta; Break-out Group presentations by Team Shakespeare in Courtyard |
| 2:00 pm | Visit il Palazzo Capuleti (la Casa di Giulietta) |
| 3:00 pm | City walk to Piazza delle Erbe, Piazza dei Signori and the statue of Dante, the Scala Family Tombs, Cross the Ponte Pietra to the Teatro Romano; take the Fiunicolare di Verona up to the Castel San Pietro overlooking Verona |
| 6:30 pm | Free time |
Friday, April 1
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8:30 am |
Depart Verona for Vicenza |
| 9:30 am | Arrive Vicenza. Stroll down Corso Palladio |
| 10:30 am | Visit Teatro Olimpico, built by Palladio |
| 11:30 am – 1:45 pm | Lunch and free time |
| 2:00 pm | Depart for Venice |
| 4:30 pm | Arrive Venice; Take Ferry; Check in to hotel on the Lido: either Hotel Cristallo (Gran Viale Santa Maria Elisabetta, 51) or nearby Hotel Villa Cipro (Via Zara, 2) |
| 5:30 pm | Walk to Lido Santa Maria Elisabetta vaporetto stop. Vaporetto to Zaccaria. Walk to the Chiesa di Sant Maria della Pietà, near the Ospedale where Vivaldi taught. Walk to Piazza San Marco. |
| Dinner at Pasta & Pasta (Castello, Calle al Ponte della Guerra 5374) or Del Moro’s Fresh Pasta to Go (Calle della Casseleria 5324) | |
| 7:00 pm | Free time |
Saturday, April 2
| 8:00 am | Leave hotel; take vaporetto to Piazza San Marco |
| 9:00 am | Basilica San Marco, including the Pala d’Oro altarpiece, Galleria & Loggia dei Cavalli, overlooking Piazza San Marco |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 2:00 pm | Walk to Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia |
| 3:30 pm | Free time |
| 5:30 pm | Be back at the Lido for Mirko’s birthday beach party: food, drinks, and music by the beach (at the end of the street of Hotel Cristallo |
Sunday, April 3
| 9:00 am | Take vaporetto to Jewish Ghetto [If leaving today, get off at station and deposit luggage in the depository, then walk to the Ghetto] |
| 10:00 am | Visit synagogues with a guide, and surrounding areas. |
| 12:00 noon | If you are not staying for the extra day, you will need to meet Roberta, either at the Lido vaporetto station or at the train station in town to catch the train, leaving Venice at 1:40 pm. There is just one group ticket, so be on time. |
| 12:15 pm | For those staying, visit the Terrazza del Fondaco dei Tedeschi for a beautiful view of the city |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch and Free time |
| 7:00 pm |
Concert by I Virtuosi Italiani at the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pietà for students who have signed up (others who wish to attend can try to get a ticket at the door) |
Monday, April 4
| 8:00 am | Check out of hotel. Take vaporetto for Piazza San Marco. Visit to Doge’s Palace, the Dungeon, and the Bridge of Sighs |
| 1:30 pm | Bus picks us up in front of Hotel Cristallo. Arrival in Urbino: around 7 pm. |