Tuscany Weekend Trip

Date from: Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Date to: Thursday, February 14, 2019

Date: Friday, March 23-Saturday, March 24, 2019
Price: €175
Deadline to sign-up and pay is by 13:00pm on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019

By purchasing this trip, you are accepting the terms and conditions.

Students must be 18 or older to participate in overnight trips.

 

JCU will take you to some of the most beautiful and characteristic cities of this region: Pisa, Montepulciano, and Pienza.

Pisa is undoubtedly one of the main tourist attractions of Tuscany. Parted by the Arno River, Pisa is composed of four historical neighborhoods which used to fight each other in ancient times. Students have the chance to walk the streets of the city and discovered that, in addition to the famous one, there are also other leaning towers scattered around the city center such as the bell tower of St. Nicola and the bell tower of St. Michele degli Scalzi.  

Montepulciano, a Renaissance town in Southern Tuscany, is an important agricultural center that is famous for its wine. An ancient Etruscan city, Montepulciano is situated on a hilltop providing an impressive panoramic view of the Tuscan countryside. You may recognize parts of Montepulciano from the Twilight Saga’s “New Moon”.

  

Pienza is a picturesque town located between Montepulciano and Montalcino. In 1996 Pienza was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Some of its main attractions are Palazzo Piccolomini, its Duomo, Palazzo Vescovile and Palazzo Comunale.

  

What is included:

-Roundtrip transportation on a private coach bus
-1 night at a 4 star hotel
-1 breakfast
-1 dinner
-Guided tours of Pisa, Pienza, Montepulciano
    -Entrance tickets to sites in Pisa
-Whisper headsets to hear the guide
-Knowledgeable and helpful JCU Staff on site
-Insurance

Minimum Number of Participants Required: 22
Maximum Number of Participants: 27

 

*For more information email [email protected]

**This trip may conflict with 1 credit courses, check your schedule before signing up.