Viaggio Musicale MTSE: Detailed Course
and Trip Itinerary
(subject to change)
NOTE: Items in
red italics are not covered in the pre-paid cost of the trip.
Monday, May 6
10:00am Intro to syllabus and
schedule
10:30am Conversational Italian
Lesson One (Chipman)
12:00pm Italian Music History:
Florence (Derfler)
Tuesday, May 7
10:00am Visit from Sara Demko:
Westminster Travel Rules & Expectations
10:30am Conversational Italian
Lesson Two (Chipman)
12:00pm Italian Music History:
Venice (Derfler)
Wednesday, May 8
10:00am Conversational Italian
Lesson Three (Chipman)
11:30am Global Perspectives Survey
12:00pm Italian Music History:
Milan and Opera Intro (Derfler)
ASSIGNMENT
DUE: Blog Post #1 Pre-Trip Thoughts
Tuesday, May 14
1:15pm Meet
at SLC International Airport Departure Gate with passport
3:15pm Flight
departs SLC, arrives Detroit DTW 8:43pm
9:55pm Flight
departs Detroit DTW, arrives Amsterdam 11:55am, May 15
Wednesday, May 15
12:00pm Lunch in Amsterdam airport
2:35pm Flight
departs Amsterdam, arrives Venice 4:20pm
5:00pm Alilaguna
Ferry from Airport to Venice (linea arancio, 2nd stop Guglio)
6:00pm Check
in to Hotel Nazionale
7:00pm Vaporetto
Line #1 to St. Mark’s Square
· Free Downloadable Audio Tour: Grand Canal Cruise
8:00pm Drinks on St. Mark’s Square @ Café Florian
9:00pm Dinner in San Marco neighborhood
10:00pm Return to hotel by foot or
on Vaporetto Line #1 or #2
Thursday, May 16
9:00am Breakfast served at the hotel
10:00am Distribute
Venice “Museum Passes”
- 72-hour access to Doge’s Palace, Correr Museum, Ca’ Rezzonico, Palazzo Mocenigo Costume Museum, Casa Goldoni, Ca’ Pesaro, Glass Museum (Murano)
10:30am Visit Doge’s Palace &
St. Mark’s Basilica
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Visit
Correr Museum
2:00pm Walk
to Scuola San Rocco, Rialto Bridge and Shopping area
4:00pm Optional
excursion to Murano for Glass Museum and shops
6:00pm Dinner and Free time in Venice
Optional:
Vaporetto to Zattere for dinner at I Figli delle Stelle
Friday, May 17
9:00am Breakfast at the hotel
10:00am Visit Vivaldi Church
(Santa Maria)
10:30am Choose
a museum: Ca’ Rezzonico (museum of 18th century) OR Ca’ Pesaro
(modern art) OR Guggenheim (modern art)
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Gondola
Ride (meeting place TBA)
3:00pm Return
to hotel to get ready for opera
4:00pm Depart
hotel, get Vaporetto to La Fenice Opera House
5:00pm Opera,
“Don Giovanni” at La Fenice
8:00pm Late dinner, after the opera
Saturday, May 18
9:00am Breakfast at the hotel
10:00am Check-out of hotel
11:00am Take Alilaguna Ferry back
to Marco Polo Airport
Buy lunch “to go” at
airport
12:00pm Bus pick-up at Marco Polo
Airport
1:00pm Depart
by bus from Venice to Castellina in Chianti
3:00pm Visit
to Este Castle in Ferrara en route to Tuscany
Optional:
audio guided tour of Este Castle (3 euros)
7:00pm Check
in to Agriturismo Castellina in Chianti
8:00pm Group
dinner at the Villa
ASSIGNMENT DUE: Blog Post #2 (Venice)
Sunday, May 19
9:00am Breakfast at Villa
10:00am Depart for Florence Day
Trip #1
Distribute “Firenze Cards”
Visit Uffizi Gallery (Renaissance
Art)
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Visit
Accademia (Michelangelo’s David)
6:00pm Dinner in Florence
7:00pm Free
time in Florence
10:00pm Bus pick-up to return to
Villa (pick-up location TBA)
Monday, May 20
9:00am Breakfast at Villa
10:00am Depart for Florence Day
Trip #2
Visit Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Visit
Medici-Ricardi Palace, Medici Chapels (San Lorenzo), open-air market (leather
goods, etc.)
6:00pm Dinner in Florence
7:00pm Free
time in Florence
10:00pm Bus pick-up to return to
Villa (pick-up location TBA)
Tuesday, May 21
9:00am Breakfast at Villa
10:00am Depart
for Florence Day Trip #3
Visit De’ Bardi Home, Santa Croce
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Visit
Ponte Vecchio
4:00pm Visit
Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens
5:00pm Buy wine & cheese (picnic dinner)
5:30pm Bus
pick-up for trip to Piazzale Michelangelo
6:00pm Sunset
picnic on Piazzale Michelangelo
9:00pm Bus
returns to Villa
ASSIGNMENT DUE: Blog Post #2 (Florence)
Wednesday, May 22
9:00am Breakfast at Villa
10:00am Depart for Day Trip to
Lucca & Pisa
11:00am Visit ramparts in Lucca
Optional:
Bicycle rental for ride around the ramparts (3 euros/hr)
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Free
time to explore other sites in Lucca
3:00pm Depart
Lucca for Pisa
5:00pm Visit
Pisa’s Leaning Tower and Duomo
6:00pm Dinner in Pisa
8:00pm Bus
returns to Villa
Thursday, May 23
9:00am Breakfast at Villa
10:00am Day Trip to Siena
11:00am Visit Duomo, Il Campo in
Siena
Optional:
Climb clock tower in Siena Town Hall
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Free
time in Siena
5:00pm Bus
returns to Villa
6:00pm Dinner & local wine and olive oil tasting at the
Villa
Friday, May 24
9:00am Breakfast at Villa
10:00am FREE DAY IN TUSCANY
Optional: Cooking
class in Florence (79 euros) 10am-3pm
8:00pm Group
Dinner at the Villa
Saturday, May 25
9:00am Breakfast at Villa
10:00am Check out of Villa
11:00am Bus departs for Milan (take lunch to go or have snacks on bus)
3:00pm Check
in to Hotel UNA Tocq in Milan
6:00pm Free time in Milan for shopping, dinner
Optional: Visit Galleria OR Sforza Castle
Sunday, May 26
9:00am Breakfast at Hotel
11:00am Milan tour & shopping:
Duomo, Galleria
1:30pm Lunch
3:00pm Opera
“Gotterdamerung” at La Scala
8:30pm Late dinner after opera
Monday, May 27
6:00am Breakfast at hotel (have bags
packed and ready to go)
6:30am Check
out of hotel
7:00am Depart by express train for Milan
Malpensa Airport
9:35am Flight departs MXP for JFK,
arrives JFK 12:30pm
3:45pm Flight
departs JFK arrives SLC 7:16pm
ASSIGNMENT DUE: Blog Post #3 (Milan)
Thursday, May 30
10:00am Post-trip multi-media
presentations
ASSIGNMENT DUE: Videolog or Slideshow with Narration
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