TENTATIVE Itinerary, VT in Riva/Rome, Summer 2019, 6/12-6/27

6/12 Depart USA. to Milan Malpensa.

6/13 Arrive Milan Malpensa 10:40 am. Chartered bus to Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Rest. Orientation. Dinner 6:30pm.

Based in Riva San Vitale, Week 1 at Virginia Tech’s Steger Center for International Scholarship. All meals provided in Riva.

6/14 Class in Riva. Lunch 12: 15 and Dinner 6:30 pm.

6/15 Class in Bellinzona. Bag lunch. Depart by train at 10:09 am; return train is at 4:45. Dinner 6:30 pm.

6/16 Class in Lugano. Boat to Lugano at 11:05 am. Bag lunch. Return train, 5:05 pm. Dinner 6:30 pm.

6/17 Class in Riva. Lunch 12:15 pm. Class again. Swim? 5pm. Dinner 7 pm.

6/18 Class in Como, Italy. Museo Civico – Lapidario. Bag lunch. Train at 10:18 am, return train at 4:47 pm. Dinner 6:30 pm.

6/19 Class in Riva. Lunch 12:15 pm. More class. Dinner 6:30 pm.

6/20 Depart Riva for Rome, early. Arrive Rome approximately 2 pm. Check-in. Then visit San Pietro in Vincoli; walk by Arch of Constantine, Circus Maximus. Dinner in hotel 7:30 pm.

• Capolago to Mendrisio, 7:18 am, arrive 7:25 am
• Mendrisio to Milano, 7:58 am, arrive 8:50 am
• Milano to Roma, 10:00 am, arrive 12:55pm. Then walk to hotel.

Based in Rome week 2; breakfast each morning, two dinners included. Hotel Palatino, www.hotelpalatino.com. 01139064814927.

6/21 Class at Colosseum, 11:55 am. Forum, Palatine. Lunch and dinner on own. Vatican Museums 7:30 pm--night visit!

6/22 Class on Borromini and Bernini, architecture, fountains, and obelisks. San Andrea al Quirinale, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, San Luigi dei Francesi (Caravaggio), Sant’Agostino, Pantheon. Lunch and dinner on own.

6/23 Visit San Callisto catacombs by chartered bus, 9:30 am. Capitoline Museum in afternoon. Lunch and dinner on own.

6/24 Class at St. Peter's . Lunch and Dinner on own.

6/25 Class in Ostia, port of Rome. By train, 10:00 am. Lunch and Dinner on own.

6/26 Day in Rome to learn about further sites in the city, e.g., Palazzo Massimo, Ara Pacis, Castel Sant’ Angelo, other museums (Palazzo Altemps). Lunch on own. Dinner in hotel 7:30 pm.

6/27 Depart for US. Chartered bus to airport early morning, around 6:00 am.

Riva address: Villa Maderni, Via Settala 8, Riva San Vitale, Switzerland 6826. phone number: 011 41 91 648 3652.

Rome: Hotel Palatino, www.hotelpalatino.com. phone number: 0113906481492. Via Cavour, Rome.

Becker phone numbers: 1-540-267-6290 or 1-540-267-6295 (available at all times).