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Italy for Choirs Day 1 Depart Day 6 Florence concert
Depart from the USA on your overnight flight to Italy!
Today’s sightseeing tour with a local guide and headsets
Day 2 Rome shows you the splendid Duomo, Ghiberti’s famous
Arrive in the vibrant Eternal City and meet your Encore Baptistry Doors, Santa Croce and the Piazza della
Tour Manager. Built on seven hills, Italy’s capital is Signoria, the political center of the Renaissance city.
renowned for its history, architecture, art, culture, Also, enjoy a timed entrance to the Accademia to see
culinary delights and exquisite shopping. After checking Michelangelo’s David. This afternoon assemble for
into your hotel, have a special welcome dinner together rehearsal followed by dinner. Tonight, perform your next
in a local restaurant. concert in Florence!
Day 3 Rome – liturgy St. Peters Day 7 Florence/Padua/Venice
Verona Venice Your local guide will accompany you through the This morning, drive across the plains of Veneto and stop
Padua Vatican Museums today to see the Sistine Chapel and in Padua, famous for its university where Galileo once
magnificent Raphael rooms. Continue to St. Peter’s taught. Here you will see the Basilica of St. Anthony,
Basilica, the largest and most prominent church of the crowned with seven cupolas. Continue to Venice.
catholic faith. Stroll across the Piazza San Pietro towards Known as the Queen of the Adriatic, Venice consists of
the dome, designed by Michelangelo and almost as an archipelago carved by nearly 150 canals into 118
large as that of the Pantheon. Today’s highlight will be different islands and is simply incomparable. On arrival,
Florence Assisi participation in celebration of Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica check into the hotel and enjoy dinner together.
Day 8 Venice - concert
(choirs only). Enjoy an afternoon at leisure; perhaps
Orvieto sample some unique flavors of gelato or purchase some Discover the sights of Venice with your Tour Manager
souvenirs. Enjoy dinner together tonight. this morning during a sightseeing tour. Arrive
Day 4 Rome – concert in St. Mark’s Square where you can see the Basilica of
Rome Today, enjoy panoramic city sightseeing of Rome with St. Mark before enjoying entrance to the Gothic Doge’s
a local guide including the Circus Maximus, the Imperial Palace, including the Bridge of Sighs, which
Forum, the Pantheon, and the Monument of Vittorio connected the old prisons of Venice to the palace’s
Emanuele (Rome’s “Wedding Cake monument”). interrogation rooms. Then learn about the art of
Entrance is included to the Colosseum. Imagine the Venetian glassblowing with a demonstration by a master
bloody battles that once took place in this awe-inspiring practitioner. This afternoon rehearse for tonight’s final
structure and marvel at the nearby richly decorated concert performance!
Arch of Constantine! More than just a monument, this Day 9 Depart
arch marks the end of pagan Rome and the beginning Depart for the USA.
of Christian Europe. This afternoon, begin rehearsal,
followed by dinner together. Tonight, perform your debut Extension Option 1:
concert in Rome! – 2 nights in Verona between Florence and Venice;
Day 5 Rome/Asissi/Florence - liturgy at St – 2 nights in Assisi, traveling via Orvieto
Francis
Depart for Tuscany this morning and enjoy a lovely drive
to Assisi, the birthplace of Saint Francis. Arrive and
spend some time exploring the Basilica on your own.
Here, you will participate in Mass at St. Francis Basilica
(choirs only). Continue on to Florence, the Cradle of the
Renaissance. Check into your hotel and enjoy dinner
together.