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Italy

Italy

The trip begins in Rome with visits to St. Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel, and the Coliseum, plus Easter Mass at the Vatican. In Assisi, we honor St. Francis before heading to Florence and Lucca for Michelangelo’s David, the Duomo, and a view of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. We end in Venice with gondola rides, a glass-blowing tour, and our Gibbons soccer tradition. 

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Itinerary 

Rome 

  • Thursday: Travel day
  • Friday: The Eternal City, St. Peter's Square, Vatican Gift Shop, Priscilla Catacombs, night walk to Piazza Navona.
  • Saturday: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's, the Coliseum, St. Peter in Chains Church, Trevi Fountain gelato.
  • Sunday: Easter Mass at St. Peters, the Pantheon, St. Ignatius, an evening stroll to the Spanish Steps and Piazza del Popolo.

Assisi 

  • Monday: Assisi, St. Francis' Basilica, tomb, and Giotto's frescoes.

Florence & Lucca

  • Tuesday: Tour of Florence, the Academia with Michelangelo's David, the Duomo, a tour of a leather goods shop and goldsmith, a tour of Santa Croce, Lucca, dinner view of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Venice

  • Wednesday-Friday: Explore the canals and observe life with aquatic roads. Gondola ride, tour a glass factory, play soccer on a turf field (Gibbons tradition) and stay on the Lido. Boat ride to the airport.

For more information on the Italy Trip, email Mike Rogosich at MikeRogosich@cghsnc.org