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Description

Italy is scooters zooming down narrow cobblestone streets, the smell of espresso in the morning, the crumbling vestiges of the worlds greatest empire, the incredible marvels of the Renaissance, fresh local food, and a warm sense of hospitality. Italys many layers of history present us with a fascinating modern-day country where ancient buildings house contemporary cutting-edge fashion boutiques, and where Ferraris dart along roads built by the Ancient Romans. History, art, fashion, shopping, and cuisine are all on the menu for our unique Italy adventure; as always featuring the experiences, priorities and details that make us travelers, not tourists.

We spend time in a number of different regions in Italy, digging beneath the layers of the past to understand the cultures and histories of each of these timeless places. We compare the cuisines, we connect the stories, we meet Italians, and we absorb the individual tastes of each place.

We begin our journey in Venice, the enigmatic floating city that will enchant you with its maze-like alleyways and magnificent crumbling palaces on the Grand Canal. Next, after a stop at Pisa, were off to the dramatic mountains and turquoise Mediterranean waters of the Cinque Terre, on the northeast coast of Italy. Here well enjoy the laid-back atmosphere of an authentic Italian fishing village. The rolling hills of Tuscany await, where we will relax at our country estate and make day trips to Florence and Siena.

Rome is our final destination, where well trace the history of Italy from its earliest origins through the glories of empire, the rise of Catholicism, and the renewal of the Renaissance.

Our accommodations, activities and meals in Italy all reflect our genuine motivation to provide an authentic, real cultural experience to all of our participants. As on all of our trips, we incorporate choice and flexibility so that each participant can zero in on those aspects he or she finds most interesting, meaningful, and fun.

Highlights

Travel for Teens has many other trips. If you combine 2 trips (25 days), you receive 15% off the 2nd trip of equal or lesser value. You can also combine 3 trips for only 9,985 USD (37 days).

- Wander the golden halls of the Vatican and stare in awe at Michelangelos Sistine Chapel ceiling.
- Gain access to the lowest levels of the crypt of St. Peters Basilica to explore the Roman necropolis and behold the very tomb of St. Peter.
- Cook Italian specialties with a chef at our Tuscan estate.
- Taste heaven on our inimitable Gelato Tour and visit a homemade chocolate shop in Florence where your taste buds will thank you forever.
- Hike between the tiny fishing villages of the Cinque Terre.
- Visit the last authentic gondola workshop in Venice and learn how to craft a gondola from the maestro.

Where We Go:
Venice
The Cinque Terre
Tuscany
Rome

Travel Teens is the only teen travel company featured on the Travel Channel!

It was also recently featured on the Forbes Traveler website!

For more information on these programs, please contact Travel Teens through the contact link at the top or at the bottom of this page.

Type of Programs

• Cultural Exploration

Languages

• English
• Italian

Cost in US$:

3,985 USD plus airfare

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Physical Exam/Health Records

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Travel For Teens's Mission Statement

Travel for Teens believes that teen travel should be both fun and enriching. Our programs feature choice in what you do, see, and experience, a dynamic that sets us apart from superficial tours that herd large groups from one site to another. We visit the best of the mainstream attractions while offering the opportunity to explore the culture from a less touristy perspective. We interact with our host cultures, taking cooking and dance lessons, performing valuable service work to help local communities, and conversing with the people who have spent their lives living in the places we journey to. We have crafted our unique programs to engender love for travel, hunger for learning, curiosity about differences, appreciation of similarities across cultures, and an understanding of what it means to be a global citizen.

Year Founded

2003