GETTING THERE

You will need a Passport to travel abroad. If you do not yet have one, apply for it as soon as possible, as it takes at least 6 weeks to receive it.

Students should start looking for airfare as soon as possible as well. Summer travel to Italy is very popular, and securing a flight early usually means saving hundreds of dollars.

We will meet in Rome and spend a day or two there before traveling to Florence. Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome will be your Destination.

Some general advice on flights:

• Evaluate the differences not only in price but also travel time between direct vs multiple-leg flights. Sometimes saving a hundred dollars isn’t worth trading an eight-hour direct flight to 16-hours with a lay-over in a foreign city. Starting off the intensive workshop in an exhausted state might not maximize your experience.

• You may want to actually consider arriving in Rome a day or two early in order to unwind and get over jet lag.

• Be very careful to note when your flight arrives in Italy, and what time of day it departs from Rome before buying your ticket. Flights from New York typically leave at night and arrive the next day. Conversely, flights leaving Rome to go back to New York usually depart in the morning, which means that you have to sleep in Rome or nearby the night before in order to make your plane.

• Use travel search engines such as Travelocity, Orbitz, Expedia and (if you’re student, faculty or below the age of 25) STA. Try plugging in different dates and departure/arrival cities to see the best fares available.

Finally, please Contact Us if you have questions about making your travel arrangements.