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Italy's Florence & Rome The Northern Illinois University Alumni Association Presents Italy’s Florence & Rome March 7 – 16, 2019 $3,779 Per Person, Double Occupancy from Chicago This is an exclusive travel program presented by the Northern Illinois University Alumni Association Day by Day Itinerary Thursday, March 7 – CHICAGO / EN ROUTE (I) find out, Venice is singular among the world’s cities, situated We depart Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport this on a broad lagoon and built over a sprawling archipelago afternoon by scheduled service of Swiss International Air Lines of little islands, separated by more than 150 canals and 400 on the overnight transatlantic flight to Zurich, Switzerland. bridges. Friday, March 8 – ZURICH / FLORENCE (I,HD) We’ll see the Statue of Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of As the sun begins to rise on the Swiss Alps, we arrive in a united Italy, and pass by the Hotel Danieli, a 19th century Zurich and change planes for the connecting flight to haunt for writers and artists alike, before reaching the Ponte Florence, Italy. On arrival, we’ll meet our Italian Tour della Paglia. Also known as the “Straw Bridge”, it is here Manager who will accompany us throughout our vacation. where we’ll find the best views of the neighboring Bridge Leaving the airport, we’ll set our sights on the city of Florence. of Sighs, the covered bridge that links the Doge’s Palace to Julius Caesar founded the colony of Florentia in the 1st the old prisons from where Casanova was said to have made century on the north bank of the Arno. Today the city his fantastic escape. Our walking tour will continue into occupies both banks of the Arno River and is famous for its the Piazza San Marco, a great marble saloon with covered art treasures and glorious history. galleries, famous cafes and luxury shops. Here we’ll see the Campanile, a 325-foot-high bell tower that provides an Saturday, March 9 – FLORENCE (B) unforgettable view of Venice, and visit the remarkable Our day will begin with an introduction to Florence, starting Basilica San Marco. We’ll also learn of the folklore and with a visit to the Galleria dell’Accademia to see history that accompanies the arcades of the Procuraties and the Michelangelo’s statue of David, a colossal nude of the biblical countless festivities and pageants throughout the long history hero who killed the giant Goliath. Afterward, we’ll explore of the Piazza San Marco. Following our tour, the afternoon the heart of the city beginning with a visit to the magnificent is free to enjoy a gondola ride through the fascinating Cathedral adorned with green, red and white marble, and canals or to simply remain in St. Mark’s Square and relax see the nearby Baptistry with its famous bronze doors, most with the music of Venice before our return to Florence. notably the Gate to Paradise. From here, we’ll wander along the Via dei Calzaiuoli to see the Piazza della Signoria with Tuesday, March 12 – FLORENCE (B) its wonderful backdrop formed by the Old Palace’s powerful The day is at leisure in Florence, a surprisingly compact area presence, before ending with a visit to the unforgettable where many sights can be easily reached on foot. Walking Ponte Vecchio, the oldest surviving bridge in the city, built the streets of Florence is like taking a voyage back in time. in 1345. Originally the domain of blacksmiths and butchers, Artists, poets, philosophers and politicians flourished here, today the Ponte Vecchio is home to visitors that come to including Michelango, Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli. admire the views as well as to browse among the antique and Not too be missed is a visit to the Uffizi, Italy’s greatest art jewelry shops. Following our tour, the remainder of the day gallery. Nearby, in the streets of Oltrarno you’ll find the is free to explore Florence at your leisure. equally interesting Palazzo Pitti with its adjacent Boboli Gardens. If you’re looking for an unforgettable view of the Sunday, March 10 – FLORENCE (Tuscany) (B,RD) city, climb the steps of the Duomo or the Campanile, and the A delightful day on tour awaits us as we prepare to experience shoppers in our group will find that Florence is a paradise. Tuscany, a region of low lying hills with clean graceful curves, complete with plains, forests, and vineyards joined Wednesday, March 13 – FLORENCE / ROME by the serenity of cypress and pine. Our travels will take (Ostia Antica) (B) us to the most remarkable of all the Tuscan hill towns, Today we depart Florence and travel to the seaside town San Gimignano, a virtually untouched medieval city-state of Ostia where we’ll visit the ruins of Ostia Antica. Buried where time seems to have stood still since the Middle Ages. for centuries by sand, Ostia Antica is remarkably well Comprised of 14 towers, some over 165 feet high, a walk will preserved, and provides a window into the everyday life take us through the tiny cobblestone streets to the Piazza that went on in a town of the Roman Empire. We’ll enter the del Duomo where the Collegiate Church and seven towers ancient city through the gate of Porta Romana from where of nobility line the majestic square. This timeless location we’ll explore the remains of the docks, warehouses, apartment is also home to the famous Piazza della Cisterna, named for flats, mansions, shopping arcades, and baths that served this the bricks laid in a herringbone pattern. On our return to once-thriving port of 60,000 people. A walking tour will Florence, we’ll immerse ourselves in a traditional Tuscan take us along the Decumanus Maximus and include a visit lifestyle setting with a visit to a family owned farm. We’ll to the Baths of Neptune, named after their fine black and enjoy the simple, friendly and sincere hospitality, accompanied white floor mosaics, and the House of Diana, one of the more by a traditional dinner with a menu of fresh local products elegant three and four story apartment complexes where the and a breathtaking view. lower middle-class lived. Our tour will end in the Forum, Ostia Antica’s main square that is home to the Capitolium, the Monday, March 11 – FLORENCE (Venice) (B) Temple of Roma and Augustus, and the Basilica. Afterward, Today we embark on a rail journey to Venice. As we’ll soon we’ll have an opportunity to visit the Ostia Museum, offering Friday, March 15 – ROME (Vatican Museums & St. Peter’s) (B,RD) Our day will begin with a visit to the Vatican Museums, where four centuries of papal patronage and connoisseurship have resulted in one of the world’s great collections of Classical and Renaissance art. The Vatican’s greatest treasures are its Greek and Roman antiquities highlighted by the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel where you’ll find masterpieces by Botticelli, Signorelli, Perugino, and above all the Genesis a look at some of Ostia’s finest statuary. Then we’ll set our and Last Judgment by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Afterward, sights on Rome, the “Eternal City” of the West and capital of we’ll make our way to St. Peter’s Square, as dramatic an the Republic of Italy. Rome rises from both banks of the Tiber entrance as you’ll see anywhere! The embracing arms of River on the slopes of seven hills from where its mighty ruins Bernini’s colonnades will then draw us into St. Peter’s and superb art have attracted the world’s people for centuries. Basilica, the center of the Roman Catholic faith. Although you may see hundreds of elaborate and priceless works of Thursday, March 14 – ROME (Monumental Rome) (B) art in St. Peter’s, none is as moving as the sorrowful Pieta, Our introduction to Rome will begin with a visit to the Michelangelo’s masterpiece in white marble. At the famous Colosseum, a masterpiece of classical architecture completion of our tour, the afternoon is at leisure. Be sure to where fights between men and beasts, gladiatorial contests, stroll down the Via dei Condotti lined with its elegant shops, races and simulated naval battles took place. Then we’re and visit the Piazza Di Spagna dominated by the majestic headed to the world-famous Trevi Fountain where King Spanish Steps. Afterward, climb the stairs to Viale Trinita Neptune’s Tritons guard the sparkling waters of Rome’s most Dei Monti for the view and then follow the Villa Borghese beloved monument. Toss a coin in the fountain and you’ll walls to the top of the fashionable Via Veneto, one of the ensure your return to the Eternal City. We’ll also visit the best-known streets in the city, which descends in a lazy curve majestic Pantheon, dedicated to “all the Gods” as a from the Porto Pinciana to Piazza Barberini, and enjoy a celebration of celestial order, and Piazza Navona with cappuccino at one of the famous outdoor cafes. Bernini’s most famous Fountain of the Four Rivers. No other piazza in Rome can rival the theatricality of the Piazza Saturday, March 16 – ROME / CHICAGO (B,I) Navona, and with its luxurious cafes, this is the perfect spot This morning we say ‘arrivederci’ to Rome and travel to for an afternoon luncheon. Following our tour, the afternoon Leonardo Da Vinci Airport in preparation for the return is at leisure. While Rome entices with its extraordinary journey home. No better time to reflect on memories of our monuments, Trastevere, one of its many distinct Italy’s Florence & Rome vacation that will last a lifetime and neighborhoods, captures the traveler’s heart.
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