Roaming Rome: The City of the Seven Hills
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Highlights
- Walking is the best way to get to know a new place
- I’m energetic and enjoy a good physical challenge, so I’m always ready to spend the day on the move
- Whether it’s public transit, city streets or village cobblestones, I’m game
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Hotel check in from 2:00 p.m.
Meet in the hotel lobby at 4:00 p.m. The Group Leader will greet everyone and lead us to the hotel meeting room for group introductions and to review the up-to-date program schedule. The Orientation session will cover roles and resp...
Walking up to 5 miles throughout the day. In the Roman Forum the terrain is uneven, has inclines, some gravel or dirt paths and unavoidable steps. Uneven pavement in the Colosseum; there is an elevator to the upper level for those who find the steep narrow steps too g...
Getting on/off coach, tram or vans. Walking up to 5 miles throughout the day on inclined road and uneven urban sidewalks paved in stone or cobblestone. Extended standing in the museums.
We'll walk through the Monti neighborhood to Palazzo Colonna for an expert-l...
Getting on/off metro or van. Walking up to 5 miles throughout the day.
We will board a coach to a gate that leads to the Jewish Quarter where we'll meet a local expert who will lead our field trip in what was the Jewish Ghetto from the 16th to 19th centuries. Ro...
Getting on/off motorcoach or vans. Walking up to 5 miles throughout the day. Extended standing during the cooking lesson.
We will board a coach for Piazza Navona where we'll meet the local expert who will explain how the long oval piazza was built by the Emperor...
Getting on/off coach, metro or van. Walking up to 5 miles over uneven cobblestones with some inclines.
Late morning we walk to the metro station with our Group Leader and ride to Piazza di Spagna.
A local expert guides our exploration of the famous square ...
Getting on/off metro and vans. Up to 4 miles of walking on uneven city sidewalks and cobblestoned streets with some inclines.
We will gather in the hotel meeting room for a presentation by a local expert on Modern Rome.
We meet our local expert at the hote...
Hotel check out by 11:00 a.m.
If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently, have a wonderful time. If you are transferring to another Road Scholar program, detailed instructions are included in your Information Packet for that pro...
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