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Master the Fresco

No doubt you are familiar with one of Italy's most famous frescoes—Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling. Created by applying pigment to wet or dry plaster, frescoes...
April 17, 2025 Dave Solar

Tour Manager Notes: Padua

Overview Padua is known as “La Dotta” (The Learned) — its university, founded in 1221, is the second oldest in Italy after Bologna, and still...
December 3, 2025 Dave Solar

Rome Facts and Free Time

33901ITA ROME BUS REGULATIONS · Your bus will have been issued with a circulation permit (B) for all the services your group requires. This permit...
December 19, 2025 Eric Kim

Rome

The Eternal City is one of the world's most beautiful and inspiring capitals. Few cities can match Rome's historical importance and artistic heritage. Once capital...
November 13, 2023 Dave Solar

Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is a picturesque medieval town in Tuscany’s Serchio Valley, surrounded by the Apuan Alps. Known for its historic Rocca Ariostesca fortress, the...
September 12, 2024 Dave Solar

Mozzarella Farm Demonstration and Tasting

Creamy, mild, fresh mozzarella is synonymous with Italian cuisine and some of the finest mozzarella di bufala hails from Campania. There are multiple theories on...
April 17, 2025 Dave Solar

Tour Manager Notes: Pisa

Overview You pass close to the industrial centre of Prato noted for its textiles, lingerie and shoes. Next comes Pistoia, the ancient city with along...
December 3, 2025 Dave Solar
Featured Post Teachers in Their Own Words Everyone at ACIS is passionate about educational travel and could give you an overflowing list... Sarah Bichsel
Featured Post Teachers in Their Own Words Everyone at ACIS is passionate about educational travel and could give you an overflowing list... Sarah Bichsel

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