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Jr. Tour to Rome, Venice, Grosseto, Florence |
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Join Highline College Volleyball coach
John Littleman, on a truly amazing volleyball tour plus a unique
combination of - volleyball camp / cultural enrichment /
educational enhancement and sightseeing tour of Europe.
We will spend 12 days
playing volleyball, sightseeing and making new life long friends in
Italy.
The tour is limited to only 8-10 players per team, early
registration is suggested.
Fill out
an application for additional information.
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Depart; USA for our flight to Rome: possibly on of
the grandest cities of the entire tour--- Ancient Rome. Upon
arriving we will go to our accommodations in the heart of Rome 10
minutes walk to the Coliseum.
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Rome: We will have a full day of guided sightseeing, the
sights will include visit the Vatican, the Coliseum, the Sistine
Chapel, and famous works of Michelangelo. Volleyball matches with
local club teams is also planned, as well as plenty of time to go
shopping. Personal sightseeing, and shopping are planned for the day.
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Rome: View of the Tiber River from St. Angelo's Castle
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Rome: Perhaps return to some of the exciting sights of the
previous days tour, the Vatican, Roman Coliseum, Sistine Chapel.
One half day of sightseeing and shopping, one half day of swimming in
the beautiful and warm Mediterranean. Bask in the warm sun on one
of the public beaches.
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Grosseto: In the morning we will
travel by train to the small ocean-side town of Marina de
Grosseto. A beautiful seaside resort town in Tuscany.
Grosseto has been voted "the most favorite place" the last three
years by our volleyball players.
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Grosseto:
We will stay in a church
dormitory, one block from the beautiful beach, and one block
from our indoor competition venue. We will have both
indoor and outdoor competitions with our host club.
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Grosseto: Expect warm days on the beach, and warm
hospitality and strong competitions from our new best friends in
Tuscany.
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Florence: Depart Marina de
Grosseto for beautiful Florence. We will travel by train
across the pastoral Italian countryside to Florence. Often
called the "Birthplace of the Renaissance" for the architecture
and the art that flourished between the 13th and the 16th
centuries.
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Florence: Today we will
take a city tour of Florence. We will visit; the Arno
River, neighboring Ponte Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery and Pitti
Palace. Visit Florence's oldest building, the Romanesque
Bapitistry, adorned with pink, white and green marble. Ghiberti
competed with other artists for the right to sculpt the finely
detailed bronze doors, called the “Gates of Paradise,” designed
by fellow artist
Michelangelo. One of the oldest buildings in Florence, it was
initially the city's cathedral. The interior of this building is
just as beautiful as the exterior. The walls are covered in
marble and ancient Roman columns stand below a blazing mosaic
ceiling. In the center, there is an empty octagon marking the
altar where children born in the past year were baptized on New
Year's Eve. This afternoon you can visit the Academy of Fine
Arts, highlighted by Michelangelo's David, commissioned in 1501
by the Florentine Republic when Michelangelo was only 25 years
old. From a seemingly unusable block of marble, he sculpted one
of the greatest masterpieces of civilization.
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Florence: Today you'll enjoy a
full day in Florence. Explore the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, the
Medici Palace whose construction goes back to 1444. Inside you
can admire the wonderful Magi chapel, frescoed by Benozzo Gozoli,
depicting his festive, fairytale interpretation of the Journey
of the Magi. Today the Palazzo is the seat of the Prefecture and
the Province of Florence. Continue to the incomparable Uffizi
Palace, one of the most loved monuments of Florence. It is an
architectural work of great importance that shelters
masterpieces of inestimable value. The Uffizi Gallery contains
rooms and rooms of art collections – some of the artists
exhibited are Filippo, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and
Michelangelo. The Galleries were bequeathed to the people of
Tuscany by the last Medici, and house art collected over three
centuries. The Uffizi Gallery is one of the most famous and
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Venice: An early morning train departure for Venice, Italy.
We will visit the ancient city of Venice. You may take a ride on one of
the beautiful Gondolas through the canals of Venice. Visit
San Marcos square and Cathedral, and the Bridge of Sighs.
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Venice: View of the Lagoon from the Bell Tower in St Marks
Square
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Venice: A full sightseeing tour of Venice with a local guide. A
mini-volleyball tournament is planned for the evening against
local teams of Treviso located just outside of Venice. A players
social is scheduled after the competition.
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Venice:
Free day in Venice, Sightseeing and shopping visit the Islands of Burano, Murano and Torchello to see the world famous Glass
blowing and lace factories.
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Full
Fee $3799.00
Inclusions
Round trip Airfare from USA gateway cities
Airport transfers to and from the Hotels
Accommodations as described.
Daily Continental Breakfast.
Transportation between cities as described.
Tournament fees;
City Sightseeing tours and escorts;
Friendly volleyball matches...
Uniforms,
MUCH MORE.....
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