Day 1: Arrival in Venice
• morning arrival
• make your way to Carnival Palace hotel
• relax, unpack, explore a bit on your own
• group welcome dinner
Day 2: Exploring Venice
• breakfast at hotel
• St Mark’s Square/Basilica
• Doges Palace
• lunch on your own
• private boat to area of old Jewish Ghetto
• Jewish Ghetto Museum & Historic Synagogues
• Schola Levantina
• Schola Spagnola
• Midras Cohanin
• return to hotel by private boat
• dinner on your own
Day 3: Ferrara
• breakfast at hotel, check out
• drive to Ferrara (EARLY departure)
• meet local guide, tour The Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS)
• lunch on your own
• time permitting, visit Ferrara Synagogue, Casa di Rabbini, Jewish Cemetery
• proceed to Florence (must be in Florence by the start of Shabbat)
• group Shabbat dinner
Day 4: Florence
• breakfast at hotel
• walking tour of Florence, including Duomo and Accademia Gallery
• lunch on your own
• free afternoon to explore
• dinner on your own
Day 5: Tuscany
• breakfast at hotel
• visit Synagogue and Jewish Museum of Florence
• excursion to Siena
• lunch on your own
• visit medical town of San Gimignano
• return to Florence via the Chianti wine route (including wine tasting)
• dinner on your own in Florence
Day 6: More Florence/Tuscany
• breakfast at hotel
• excursion to another Tuscan city (Lucca, Pisa or Livorno) — still working with the trip provider on details for this day
• dinner on your own in Florence
Day 7: Pitigliano
• breakfast at hotel & checkout
• depart via bus for Pitigliano
• lunch on your own on arrival in Pitigliano (“little Jerusalem”)
• tour Jewish Quarter/Jewish Museum
• all roads lead to Rome!
• dinner on your own in Rome
Day 8: Vatican & Jewish Rome
• breakfast at hotel
• Vatican Museum
• Sistine Chapel
• St Peter’s Basilica *
• possible* visit to Vatican Archives
• lunch on your own
• visit Jewish Ghetto in Rome
• Portico d’OttaviaT
• Tiber Il
• Jewish Museum
• Great Synagogue of Rome
• dinner with members of the Jewish community of Rome
**This day will require some flexibility and patience because …
WE ARE MEETING THE POPE!
Day 9: Pompeii
• breakfast at hotel
• drive south to Pompeii (long drive)
• explore ruins of this UNESCO World Heritage Site
• lunch on your own near Pompeii
• return to hotel, dinner on your own in Rome
Day 10: Tombs & Food in Rome
• breakfast at hotel
• explore Jewish Catacombs
• private cooking demonstration and lunch
• free time to prepare for Shabbat (4:21 candle lighting)
• Shabbat services and group dinner
Day 11: Ancient Rome
• breakfast at hotel
• walk to the Baroque district of Rome
• Piazza Navona
• Piazza di Spagna/Spanish Steps
• Trevi Fountain
• lunch on your own
• walk to Colosseum
• Arch of Titus
• 5:25 Havdallah
• Group farewell dinner
Day 12: Ciao
•breakfast at hotel
•checkout
•free time
•depart for airport on your own