Rome, Florence, & Venice

Tour ancient and monumental Rome and sing mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. 

Itinerary 

DAY 1: Depart from your home airport to Rome. 

DAY 2: Arrive in Rome, take an orientation tour of the city, and check-in to your hotel.  

DAY 3: Tour the historic center of Rome, visit the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori and the Pantheon, and perform a concert in one of Rome’s incredible venues. 

DAY 4: Visit the Vatican Museums and sing mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. 

DAY 5: Explore ancient Rome, take a guided tour of the Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill and Colosseum, and perform a concert in the city. 

DAY 6: Depart from your hotel to Rome’s international airport and begin your journey home.  

Explore the roots of the Renaissance in Florence, tour ancient and monumental Rome, and sing mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. 

Itinerary 

DAY 1: Depart from your home airport to Italy. 

DAY 2: Arrive in Italy, tour Tuscany by bus and get settled in the hillside town of Montecatini. 

DAY 3: Explore Florence, visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria, and tour the Accademia to see Michelangelo’s David. 

DAY 4: Travel to either Pisa, home of the Leaning Tower, or Lucca, one of Italy’s last fully walled cities. Meet and perform an exchange concert with a local Tuscan ensemble, before heading back to Montecatini for the night. 

DAY 5: Discover the spa town of Montecatini, ride the Montecatini funicular to the old garrison city, and travel to Rome. 

DAY 6: Tour the historic center of Rome, visit the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori and the Pantheon, and perform a concert in one of Rome’s incredible venues. 

DAY 7: Visit the Vatican Museums and sing mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. 

DAY 8: Explore ancient Rome, take a guided tour of the Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill and Colosseum, and perform a concert in the city. 

DAY 9: Depart from your hotel to Rome’s international airport and begin your journey home.  

Discover the magical floating city of Venice, explore the roots of the Renaissance in Florence, tour ancient and monumental Rome, and sing mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. 

Itinerary 

DAY 1: Depart from your home airport to Italy. 

DAY 2: Arrive in Italy and get settled in Mestre, a subarb of Venice at the foot of the Ponte della Liberta. 

DAY 3: Sail to Venice on a private charter boat, take a guided tour through the Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and Piombi Prison, and perform a concert in one of Venice’s historic venues. 

Day 4: Explore St. Mark’s Square, take an optional gondolier ride, and travel south to Montecatini, a hillside town with convenient access to Florence and the rest of Tuscany. 

Day 5: Travel to either Pisa, home of the Leaning Tower, or Lucca, one of Italy’s last fully walled cities. Meet a Tuscan ensemble and perform an exchange concert with them before heading back to Montecatini for the night. 

Day 6: Explore Florence, visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and tour the Accademia to see Michelangelo’s David before heading to Rome. 

DAY 7: Tour the historic center of Rome, visit the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori and the Pantheon, and perform a concert in one of Rome’s incredible venues. 

DAY 8: Visit the Vatican Museums and sing mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. 

DAY 9: Explore ancient Rome, take a guided tour of the Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill and Colosseum, and perform a concert in the city. 

DAY 10: Depart from your hotel to Rome’s international airport and begin your journey home.