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Group Leader: Elizabeth Hoffbauer
Requested Return Date: 8/2/2021
ABOUT EF
For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
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Day 2: Milan • Venice
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTravel to Venice
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Day 3: Venice
Take a ferry to Venice
See a glass-blowing demonstration
Visit the Doge’s Palace
Take a guided tour of Venice
With your expert local guide you will see:
- St. Mark’s Square
- Grand Canal
Enjoy a gondola ride
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Day 4: Venice • Florence
Travel to Florence
Take a guided tour of Florence
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza della Signoria
- Ponte Vecchio
- Basilica of Santa Croce
- Gates of Paradise
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Day 5: Florence
Explore on your own orAdd this in-depth excursionPisa
Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style.
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Day 6: Florence • Assisi • Rome
Travel via Assisi to Rome
Visit the Basilica of St. FrancisTour Assisi with an expert local guide
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Day 7: Rome
Tour the Roman Forum and the Colosseum with an expert local guide
Take a guided tour of Vatican City
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Sistine Chapel
- St. Peter’s Basilica
Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome
You will see:
- Trevi Fountain
- Pantheon
- Piazza Navona
- Spanish Steps
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Day 8: Rome • Sorrento region
Travel to Sorrento
Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento
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Day 9: Sorrento region • Pompeii • Bari • Night ferry
Travel via Pompeii to Bari
Tour the ruins of Pompeii with an expert local guide
Travel by night ferry to Igoumenitsa
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Day 10: Igoumenitsa • Meteora region
Disembark in Igoumenitsa and travel to the Meteora region
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Day 11: Meteora region • Delphi
Visit a Meteora monastery, a town suspended in the "middle of the sky"
Tour a Meteora monastery with an expert local guide
Travel to Delphi
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Day 12: Delphi • Argolida
Visit the Delphi MuseumTake a guided tour of Delphi
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Temple of Apollo
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
Travel to Argolida
Explore on your own orAdd this in-depth excursionBBQ dinner with boat cruise
After a busy day of exploring the sights, relax this evening on a two-hour optional boat cruise excursion and BBQ beach dinner. Head to the charming port town of Tolo on the Vivary Bay and board your boat, embarking on a tour of the scenic Argolic Gulf. You will then anchor at Kondyli Beach, where your captain has organized a BBQ dinner under the stars. Enjoy live music in this unforgettable Mediterranean setting before heading back to Tolo. (Available June–August only)
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Day 13: Argolida • Epidaurus • Mycenae • Corinth • Athens
Travel via Epidaurus, Mycenae, and Corinth to Athens
Tour Epidaurus and Mycenae with an expert local guide
See the Corinth Canal
Explore on your own orAdd this in-depth excursionGreek evening
Friends, feta, and fresh Mediterranean flavors—opa! Stuff yourself like an olive during a traditional Greek dinner. Then, link arms for a night of music, dancing, and smashing plates. This time-honored tradition brings Greece’s theatrical culture to life in all the best ways.
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Day 14: Athens
Take a guided tour of Athens
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Olympic Stadium
- Syntagma Square
- Acropolis
Visit the Acropolis:
- Parthenon
- Temple of Athena Nike
Visit the Acropolis Museum, home to ancient ruins and prehistoric artifacts
Take a walking tour of Athens
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Plaka district
- Athenian Trilogy
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Day 15: Mykonos island
Depart on a three-day cruise of the Greek islands (Shore excursions to Kusadasi, Crete and Santorini are included for all travelers)
Explore the Old Town of Mykonos island on your own
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Day 16: Kusadasi • Patmos island
Included excursion to Kusadasi island featuring the city of Ancient Ephesus
Explore Patmos island on your own
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Day 17: Crete island • Santorini island
Included excursion to the Palace of Knossos in Crete
Included excursion to Oia Village in Santorini
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Day 18: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy
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Day 2: Milan • Venice
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTravel to Venice
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Day 3: Venice
Take a ferry to Venice
See a glass-blowing demonstration
Visit the Doge’s Palace
Take a guided tour of Venice
With your expert local guide you will see:
- St. Mark’s Square
- Grand Canal
Enjoy a gondola ride
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Day 4: Venice • Florence
Travel to Florence
Take a guided tour of Florence
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Piazza della Signoria
- Ponte Vecchio
- Basilica of Santa Croce
- Gates of Paradise
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Day 5: Florence
Explore on your own orAdd this in-depth excursionPisa
Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style.
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Day 6: Florence • Assisi • Rome
Travel via Assisi to Rome
Visit the Basilica of St. FrancisTour Assisi with an expert local guide
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Day 7: Rome
Tour the Roman Forum and the Colosseum with an expert local guide
Take a guided tour of Vatican City
With your expert local guide you will visit:
- Sistine Chapel
- St. Peter’s Basilica
Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome
You will see:
- Trevi Fountain
- Pantheon
- Piazza Navona
- Spanish Steps
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Day 8: Rome • Sorrento region
Travel to Sorrento
Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento
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Day 9: Sorrento region • Pompeii • Bari • Night ferry
Travel via Pompeii to Bari
Tour the ruins of Pompeii with an expert local guide
Travel by night ferry to Igoumenitsa
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Day 10: Igoumenitsa • Meteora region
Disembark in Igoumenitsa and travel to the Meteora region
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Day 11: Meteora region • Delphi
Visit a Meteora monastery, a town suspended in the "middle of the sky"
Tour a Meteora monastery with an expert local guide
Travel to Delphi
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Day 12: Delphi • Argolida
Visit the Delphi MuseumTake a guided tour of Delphi
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Temple of Apollo
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
Travel to Argolida
Explore on your own orAdd this in-depth excursionBBQ dinner with boat cruise
After a busy day of exploring the sights, relax this evening on a two-hour optional boat cruise excursion and BBQ beach dinner. Head to the charming port town of Tolo on the Vivary Bay and board your boat, embarking on a tour of the scenic Argolic Gulf. You will then anchor at Kondyli Beach, where your captain has organized a BBQ dinner under the stars. Enjoy live music in this unforgettable Mediterranean setting before heading back to Tolo. (Available June–August only)
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Day 13: Argolida • Epidaurus • Mycenae • Corinth • Athens
Travel via Epidaurus, Mycenae, and Corinth to Athens
Tour Epidaurus and Mycenae with an expert local guide
See the Corinth Canal
Explore on your own orAdd this in-depth excursionGreek evening
Friends, feta, and fresh Mediterranean flavors—opa! Stuff yourself like an olive during a traditional Greek dinner. Then, link arms for a night of music, dancing, and smashing plates. This time-honored tradition brings Greece’s theatrical culture to life in all the best ways.
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Day 14: Athens
Take a guided tour of Athens
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Olympic Stadium
- Syntagma Square
- Acropolis
Visit the Acropolis:
- Parthenon
- Temple of Athena Nike
Visit the Acropolis Museum, home to ancient ruins and prehistoric artifacts
Take a walking tour of Athens
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Plaka district
- Athenian Trilogy
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Day 15: Mykonos island
Depart on a three-day cruise of the Greek islands (Shore excursions to Kusadasi, Crete and Santorini are included for all travelers)
Explore the Old Town of Mykonos island on your own
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Day 16: Kusadasi • Patmos island
Included excursion to Kusadasi island featuring the city of Ancient Ephesus
Explore Patmos island on your own
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Day 17: Crete island • Santorini island
Included excursion to the Palace of Knossos in Crete
Included excursion to Oia Village in Santorini
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Day 18: Depart for home
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