Travel Itinerary

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September 15th: Rome Bar Crawl

Rome: Join us for a Nightlife Tour in Rome on September 15th 10:30PM-02:30AM.

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September 16th: Colosseum Tour

Rome: Join us for a 3 hour skip-the-line tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, & The Forum on September 16th at 10:30AM. There is a maximum group size of 25, so it'll be first come first served.

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September 16th: Pizza al Forum Restaurant

Rome: We will be getting lunch at the Pizza al Forum restaurant at the conclusion of our Colosseum tour on September 16th at 2:00PM. If you'd like to join us, make a reservation via TheFork or by calling the restaurant.

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September 17th: Exploring Rome

Rome: We do not currently have any reservations booked this day. Join us as we explore Rome and visit sites such as the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Castel Sant'Angelo, Campo Fiori, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, St. Peter's Basilica, Gianicolo – Janiculum hill, etc. We'll see how much we can see in one day! Wear comfortable shoes and be ready to walk.

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September 18: Rome -> Florence

Rome -> Florence: We have purchased tickets for a direct train from Roma Termini station to Firenze Santa Maria Novella station. We depart at 11:10 from Rome and arrive at 12:46 in Florence.

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September 18th: Wine Windows

Florence: Join us in the evening as we explore Florence and order wine from the many wine windows hidden throughout the city. (No reservations necessary)

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September 19th: Exploring Florence & Trattoria ZaZa

Florence: We plan to continue wandering the streets of Florence on foot while taking in the views and shopping. We have a reservation for dinner at 20:00 at the restaurant Trattoria ZaZa. Reserve your table ahead of time if you’d like to join us!

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September 20th: Vespa Tour

Florence: We will be riding Vespas and eating lunch in the Tuscan Hills on September 20th from 10:00AM-03:00PM. Space on this tour is very limited, so it will be first come first served. If space fills up, there are many other Vespa companies that offer very similar tours.

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September 20th: Florence Nightlife

Florence: Join us as we explore the nightlife and bars of Florence on a Friday night.

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September 21st: Florence -> Lake Como

Florence -> Lake Como: We have purchased train tickets to travel from the Florence Santa Maria Novella train station to the Como San Giovanni train station on September 21st. The train departs Florence at 11:10 in the morning and arrives in Como at 14:40 in the afternoon. We currently have no reservations this day and plan to explore the villages of the lake.

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September 22nd: Villa Balbianello

Lake Como: What trip to Lake Como isn't complete without seeing where Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala tied the knot? We will be touring Villa Balbianello and its gardens at 13:15. The tour group is limited to 15 people, so it will be first come first served. If the 13:15 time slot isn't available, we suggest still finding another time slot to visit! You will need to take either the ferry or a taxi to get there, so please research this and plan ahead. We have booked ourselves a private boat to bring us to the Villa, so this is an option you can research also.

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September 23rd: Lake Como -> Malpensa Airport

Lake Como -> Malpensa Airport: Since our flight back to the USA is in the morning on September 24th, we will be staying in a hotel across from the Milan Malpensa Airport the night before on September 23rd (Holiday Inn MXP). Since the train that goes from 'Como San Giovanni' to 'Malpensa Aeroporto T1' is regional, we plan to purchase these train tickets once we are at the train station. Regional train tickets do not fluctuate in price very much. We plan to use the rest of this day as a recovery day; however, if we still have energy, we plan to take a regional train from our hotel to the Milan city center to explore the city a bit.