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DAY • Lake Iseo • Montisola • Optional Experience Leader on a scenic hike through the DAY 13 • Ladin Valleys • Nature hike with a

Brescia tour countryside. Dinner is on your own this evening. Ladin resident • Bressanone
After breakfast, you’ll have most of the day to explore B,L — Grand Hotel Trento or similar Today, we’ll visit Val Gardena, a valley nestled in the
on your own. If you’d like, you may join our optional heart of the Dolomites that is also a center of Ladin

tour to the nearby village of Brescia, where we’ll visit DAY 11 • Overland to Bressanone (Brixen) • culture. We’ll meet up with a Ladin-speaking resident
an artisanal market and Roman ruins. Later this Visit Tyrol Castle and Merano of the region who will accompany us while we hike
afternoon, our group will have the option to visit After breakfast, we depart Trento and head to amidst the scenic beauty of the Dolomites. After lunch
Montisola, a small town in the Franciacorta hills. Bressanone. Along the way, we’ll stop to visit Tyrol at a local chalet, you’ll have some free time to explore
B — Cocca Hotel Royal Thai Spa or similar Castle, an ancient castle sitting high above the Alpine on your own before returning to Bressanone. The rest
town of Merano. After lunch, we’ll stop in Merano to of the day is yours to spend as you wish.

DAY 9 • Transfer to Trento • Controversial explore on foot before continuing on to Bressanone B,L — Hotel Krone or similar
Topic: LGBTQ rights in Italy with activist (also known as Brixen), the oldest city in the Alto

Lisa Perlini • Visit Verona Adige region. Upon arrival, we can take a stroll along DAY 14 • Valsugana • Apple orchard
We’ll transfer to Trento, with a stop along the way in the medieval streets of this Austrian-influenced city, experience • Venetian countryside
Verona, the city made famous by Shakespeare’s star- which was founded in 901. Dinner is on your own. We depart Bressanone after breakfast, leaving the
crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Our walking tour of B,L — Hotel Krone or similar towering peaks of the Alps for the hills of the Veneto
Verona includes a stroll through the market at Piazza region. Along the way, we’ll spend time at an apple

delle Erbe (the old Roman forum). Later this morning, DAY 12 • Villages of South Tyrol • orchard to meet with the farmer, learn about local
we’ll meet with a volunteer from Famiglie Arcobaleno Controversial Topic: Cultural identity in apple cultivation, and enjoy a homemade lunch
(Rainbow Families) to discuss the Controversial South Tyrol with Leonhard Voltmer & featuring a number of regional apple varieties.
Topic of same-sex marriage and LGBTQ rights in Heidi Flarer • Bolzano • Optional Plose Afterward, we’ll journey to our accommodations for
Italy—issues that are increasingly at the forefront Mountain tour the evening, where we’ll have some time at leisure.
of cultural discussions and clashes. After lunch on After breakfast, depart by train for a visit to Bolzano, This evening, our group will gather for a Farewell
your own in Verona, we’ll enjoy some free time before the picturesque provincial capital of South Tyrol. Drink and Dinner at our lodgings, an ancient villa set
continuing our journey to Trento. Dinner is included After a walking tour of Bolzano, we’ll stop at the in the Venetian countryside.
at a local restaurant this evening. civic museum to discuss the Controversial Topic B,L,D — Villa Patriarca or similar
B,D — Grand Hotel Trento or similar of cultural identity in the region with two local

residents, followed by a visit to the archaeological DAY 15 • Return to U.S.
DAY 10 • Explore Trento • Controversial museum featuring Otzi, the famous 5,300-year-old We transfer to the airport for our flight home. Or,

Topic: The “Silent Resistance” with ice mummy found nearby. This afternoon, you may begin your Classic Venice: Murano & Burano or New! The
Graziella Menato choose to spend more time in Bolzano or return to Balkans: A Crossroads of Civilization & History extension.
After a guided walking tour of Trento, enjoy some Breassanone. For those who choose to return, you may B
free time followed by lunch at a local restaurant. This wish to join an Optional Tour featuring a gondola lift
afternoon, we’ll meet with a local woman to discuss to the summit of nearby Plose Mountain. Later, dinner
the Controversial Topic of the “Silent Resistance,” is included at a local restaurant in Bressanone.
a cohort of women who provided critical aid in the B,D — Hotel Krone or similar
movement to oust fascism throughout the early to
mid-20th century. You will then have the option
to explore Trento on your own, or join your Trip

Unique Accommodations

Hotel Krone
Bressanone
The Hotel Krone is situated in the heart of
Bressanone, about a 10-minute walk from the
ancient cathedral. Hotel amenities include a
restaurant, bar, café, spa, and sauna. There are 53
rooms, each with wireless Internet access, satellite
TV, and private bath. There is no air-conditioning.
We’ll see small alpine villages in the Valtellina Valley on Day 5.

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