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October 4 to 14, 2016

a program of the stanford alumni association STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY We have had our eye on southern for a long time and have been working to develop a comprehensive survey of the famous landmarks and lesser-known gems of this rustic region. So we are very pleased to offer this new itinerary to you in 2016. We start in the little-visited region of Puglia in the heel of Italy, where we are introduced to superb cuisine and fascinating village life. Next we visit Basilicata with its rugged landscapes dotted with rock churches and the famous sassi, or cave dwellings, of . We head west to conclude our tour with three glamorous nights on the sun-splashed Amalf Coast. We hope you’ll come along with us on this fabulous new Travel/Study program!

Basilica of Santa Croce, Brett S. Thompson, ’83, Director, Stanford Travel/Study Lecce Highlights DISCOVER the World EXPLORE the haunting REVEL in the beauty Heritage site of Alberobello ruins of , buried of the Amalfi Coast and with its 1,500 beehive- in volcanic ash more than explore the dramatic shaped stone huts called 1,900 years ago by the cliffside towns of Amalfi trulli. eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. and Positano.

COVER: Matera

Faculty Leader

ROBERTO D’ALIMONTE is dean of the political science department at LUISS Guido Carli, an independent university in , after teaching at the University of for 30 years. Professor D’Alimonte has taught many courses over the years at Stanford’s Bing Overseas Study Program in Florence. He has also served as visiting professor at Stanford’s main campus on numerous occasions and is a frequent lecturer at Stanford Business School’s Executive Program. Well-known as a political journalist, Professor D’Alimonte covers Italian political events for “Roberto is one Il Sole 24 Ore, Italy’s major financial newspaper and is often sought of my favorite pro- by a number of U.S. and European newspapers and magazines fessors. His lec- for commentary on current Italian and European politics. tures were relevant — At LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy: dean, department and interesting. of political science, since 2014; professor, political He was also won- science, since 2011 derfully available —Director, Italian Center for Electoral Studies, since 2005 to the group and —At Stanford: Bechtel International visiting professor, a delightful fellow 2001–2002; visiting professor, 1989, 1991–1994, 2003; adjunct professor, Bing Overseas Study Program traveler.” in Florence, 1980–1995 Patricia Leicher, ’70, Piemonte —PhD, political science, University of Florence, 1972 Walk II, 2013

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Positano Adriatic ITALY I TALY Sea

CAMPANIA PUGLIA Valle d'Itria Savelletri Pompeii Alberobello Sorrento Matera Amalfi BASILICATA Positano Paestum Lecce Tyrrhenian Gulf of Sea Taranto

architecture, which dates back shame of Italy” for the miserably Itinerary to prehistoric times. MASSERIA poor conditions in which the TORRE COCCARO (B,L,D) local people lived. After 40 Tuesday & Wednesday, years and extensive restoration, October 4 & 5 Friday, October 7 Matera is now a UNESCO World U.S. / BARI, ITALY / SAVELLETRI / LECCE Heritage site in large part SAVELLETRI Travel to the town of Lecce, because of its old town, which Depart the U.S. on overnight known for its baroque is made up of dwellings carved flights to Bari, the capital of architecture and its Roman out of the rock face of a deep Italy’s picturesque Puglia region. amphitheater, which is still partly ravine. Our hotel the next two Upon arrival on Wednesday, visible under the present-day nights is one such dwelling! transfer to our hotel south of main square of the city. We LE GROTTE DELLA CIVITA (B,L,D) Bari near the small coastal have some time to explore village of Savelletri and housed and enjoy lunch on our own Sunday, October 9 in one of the beautiful mas- before we return to our hotel MATERA serie, or fortified farmhouses, for an afternoon of swimming, Spend a full day soaking up for which Puglia is renowned. biking or relaxing at the spa. the unique ambience of Matera. Settle into our rooms and enjoy Gather tonight for a wine Explore the steep streets that free time to explore the lovely tasting followed by a dinner climb up and down the sassi, grounds before our welcome of traditional Pugliese dishes. the rock dwellings spread reception and dinner. MASSERIA MASSERIA TORRE COCCARO (B,D) throughout Matera’s two historic TORRE COCCARO (10/5: D) districts, Barisano and Caveoso. Saturday, October 8 Visit one of these dwellings, still Thursday, October 6 PUGLIA / BASILICATA furnished as it was in the past SAVELLETRI / VALLE This morning tour the incredible when multiple families lived D’ITRIA / Alberobello olive groves in the area, some Today tour the lovely Valle d’Itria, there together with their with trees over 1,000 years livestock. Water for the traveling through landscapes old that are now protected of brick-red earth, olive trees houses was collected in a by a regional law. Then visit fascinating system of terra- and trulli—fairytale-like stone the archaeological site of dwellings found throughout this cotta pipes and cisterns, Egnazia, where digs continue now considered one of region. After visiting the charm- today, revealing Bronze Age ing village of Martina Franca with the most remarkable and Roman ruins. After lunch, examples of its elegant marble-paved streets, journey into the mountainous call at Alberobello, a UNESCO primitive hydrau- region of Basilicata, where our lics. Matera is World Heritage site, where over destination is the fascinating 1,500 trulli offer a unique immer- also famous for town of Matera. In the 1950s, its chiese rupestri, sion in this mysterious style of Matera was referred to as “the cathedral of Amalfi

Adriatic ITALY I TALY Sea

CAMPANIA Bari PUGLIA Valle d'Itria Naples Savelletri Pompeii Alberobello Sorrento Matera Martina Franca Amalfi BASILICATA Positano Paestum Lecce Tyrrhenian Gulf of Sea Taranto

or “rock churches,” some of Tuesday, October 11 world’s best-known and most which still have their original SORRENTO / dangerous volcanoes, where a fresco decoration. LE GROTTE POSITANO / AMALFI short hike with a volcanologist DELLA CIVITA (B,D) Spend today driving along brings us to the crater’s edge. the Amalfi Coast, considered From that lofty vantage point, Monday, October 10 one of the most beautiful take in the spectacular views MATERA / PAESTUM / natural areas in the whole of of the ancient sites of Pompeii SORRENTO Italy, where sheer and dramatic and , as well as This morning travel through drops to the sea are punctu- the modern city of Naples, rugged countryside into the ated by picturesque villages spread out beneath us along region of Campania, stopping clinging to the cliffs. At Positano the shores of the Bay of Naples. en route to explore the ancient enjoy some time to wander the GRAND HOTEL LA FAVORITA (B,L) archaeological site of Paestum. steep streets and explore this This evocative and less-visited beautiful little town, perched Thursday, October 13 site is famous for having even high above the sparkling waters SORRENTO / NAPLES more magnificent Greek of the Gulf of Salerno. Continue Enjoy a morning at leisure and temples than Athens. After to Amalfi, once one of Italy’s lunch on our own in Sorrento lunch, continue to the lively four great maritime republics, before we make our way to and elegant town of Sorrento, the others being Pisa, Naples. Explore the Naples set on steep coastal cliffs and and . Today Amalfi is a Archaeological Museum, home overlooking the Bay of Naples. fraction of its original size, but to a stunning collection of GRAND HOTEL LA FAVORITA (B,L) still home to beautiful architec- Roman artifacts from Pompeii ture, such as the Romanesque and Herculaneum, including cathedral we visit. GRAND HOTEL engraved gems and the LA FAVORITA (B,D) “Farnese Cup,” a cameo cup carved out of agate and dating Wednesday, October 12 from the 2nd century B.C.E. SORRENTO / POMPEII / Check in to our hotel and gather MT. VESUVIUS for a final seaside dinner to Journey to Pompeii today to visit celebrate our journey together. the most important sections GRAND HOTEL SANTA LUCIA (B,D) of this vast archaeological area, which provides a unique Friday, October 14 opportunity to learn about life NAPLES / U.S. in a major Roman city, frozen Transfer to the Naples airport in time by a volcanic eruption in this morning for return flights C.E. 79. Continue up the slopes home. (B) of Mount Vesuvius, one of the martina franca pompeii

olive trees and trullo, puglia Trip Information Dates Personal items such as internet access, October 4 to 14, 2016 (11 days) telephone and fax calls, laundry and gratuities for non-group services Size Limited to 32 participants (single accommo- Air Arrangements dations limited—please call for availability) Airfare is not included in the program cost. Round-trip, economy-class airfare on United Cost* Airlines from San Francisco to Bari, Italy, and $7,995 per person, double occupancy return from Naples is approximately $1,675 as of $9,495 per person, single occupancy January 2016 and is subject to change without *Association nonmembers add $300 per person notice. Information on recommended flight itineraries will be sent to confirmed participants. Included 9 nights of hotel accommodations 9 break- What to Expect fasts, 4 lunches and 7 dinners Welcome and We consider this to be a moderately strenuous farewell receptions Gratuities to guides, drivers program that is at times physically demanding and hotel staff for all group activities All tours and busy. Participants must be physically fit, and excursions as described in the itinerary active and in good health. The centers of many Pre-scheduled group airport transfers on program of the towns we visit are closed to traffic. You arrival and departure days Minimal medical, must be capable of extensive walking—one accident and evacuation insurance Educational to three miles daily—in historic city centers, program with lecture series and pre-departure in museums and on city tours, as well as be materials, including recommended reading list, able to stand for extended periods during a selected book, map and travel information excursions to archaeological sites. Participants Services of our professional tour manager to will encounter uneven terrain, including some assist you throughout the program dirt and cobblestoned paths. For our two-night hotel stay in Matera, you must climb several Not Included flights of steep, uneven stairs cut into the rock in International and U.S. domestic airfare order to reach the guest rooms. All rooms have Passport and visa fees Immunization costs uneven floor surfaces, stairs without railings, Meals and beverages other than those low lighting and bathtubs without handrails. We specified as included Independent and private welcome travelers 15 years of age and older on transfers Trip-cancellation/interruption and this program. baggage insurance Excess baggage charges Pavlovsk Palace

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“I found the fellow travelers delightful, the coordinators terrific, the accommodations excellent, the lecturers extraordinary and the sites we visited wonderful.” Joyce Maxwell, Tuscany Seminar, 2015

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