Art and Art History

There’s too much art to see and not enough time to see it here in Florence! Our Art In Tuscany class started the trip by climbing the steps of Santa Maria Del Fiore, and enjoyed a view from the top of Brunelleschi’s famous dome. On…

Cinque Terre!

Today part of our group ventured to Cinque Terre (“Five Lands”) for a hike between two fishing villages and beautiful views.

Roman History (We’ve got it pretty much everywhere!)

Within the first three days of the program the Italian History class examined the Roman theatre and baths in Fiesole (just a mile up the hill from us) and then took in the Coliseum and Forum in Rome on Thursday.  As this course is ambitious…

Food and History in Rome

On Thursday, Food & Culture headed off to the MAXXI museum. In addition to getting a chance to explore the permanent collection, the exhibit “FOOD dal cucchiaio al mondo (FOOD the spoon of the world).”  

Travel Photo with Bridget

Travel Photography took an uphill journey to the Italian Renaissance Garden called Giardino Bardini.  We spent the morning capturing some of the best views of the city!

Travel Photo with Colleen

The Travel Photo class has been busy!! On our first day students got right to work and practiced shooting in the center of Florence ~ learning and using all of the different features on our cameras. We braved the 400+ stair climb to the top…