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1 F R O M N E W Y O R K C I T Y T O I T A L Y The Medici Archive Project {optional} Trip to Italy

2 THE MEDICI ARCHIVE PROJECT Italy Trip Following the lecture series in New York, we will travel to Italy to see the archives and historical sites including the famous Ghetto of Venice and attend exclusive lectures and events with historians, artists and scholars in fabled settings. Monday, May 22 - Sunday, May 28, 2017 Venice, Padua, Ferrara & Florence DATES & PRICING May 22 to May 28, 2017 $6,450 per person (double occupancy) $1,750 per person (single occupancy supplement) We recommend registering ASAP to guarantee your space. A $1,500 deposit per person is due upon registration with the balance due by January 17, PRICE INCLUDES All accommodations (6 nights, 5-star hotels) All lectures, special activities, admission fees and programs as per itinerary All transfers to events listed per itinerary All meals and alcohol All gratuities An exclusive Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center travel kit NOT INCLUDED Airfare to and from Italy Private transfers to and from hotels (can be arranged upon request) Travel Insurance (highly recommended) To purchase, please visit CANCELLATIONS All fees minus $1,000 per person will be refunded by February 22 50% of all fees will be refunded by March 22 No refunds after 12:00 PM on March 22 Minimum age for participants is 21 Note that some activities rely on local hosts, suppliers or sites and are subject to change Register at EmanuelSkirballNYC.org/Italy or call

3 Accommodations Venice HOTEL DANIELI { 3 nights, Premium Deluxe room } Overlooking the Venice Lagoon, the legendary Hotel Danieli is 650 feet from Saint Mark s Square FlorEnce GRAND HOTEL VILLA MEDICI { 3 nights, Deluxe Balcony room } Steps from Il Prato, this elegant hotel is an 18th-century villa surrounded by gardens

4 Itinerary Day 1 Monday, May 22 VENICE Our program begins on May 22, 2017 at 3:00 PM in Venice and concludes on May 28 at noon in Florence. You may choose any air carrier (flights not included in price of trip). Private transfers to and from hotels can be arranged upon request from these arrival/departure airports: Venice: Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) Milan: Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) Rome: Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) Program begins at 3:00 PM at Hotel Danieli Private guided tour of Jewish Venice: the Venetian Ghetto, the five synagogues of the city and the Jewish Museum Daily lecture: The Jews of Venice before and after the Ghetto Welcome reception and dinner Concert: Judeo-Italian Music from the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (Overnight) Hotel Danieli Day 4 Thursday, May 25 FERRARA Day 5 Friday, May 26 FLORENCE Private guided tour of the Jewish Museum, the main synagogue, and the original site of the historical ghetto Daily lecture: The Jews and the d Este Family Private guided tour of the Estense Castle, the Cathedral and Palazzo Schifanoia Lunch in Ferrara Arrival in Florence Dinner at the Grand Hotel Villa Medici (Overnight) Grand Hotel Villa Medici Private guided tour of the Medici Archive Project and Florence State Archive, where the Medici Renaissance documents are housed Daily lecture: The Grand Dukes and the Jews: Stories of the Jews under Medici Rule Lunch Private guided tour of the Palazzo Vecchio, Duomo and Great Synagogue Wine tasting, dinner and live music at the Ferragamo family s 1,000-year-old Tuscan castle estate, Il Borro (Overnight) Grand Hotel Villa Medici

5 Day 2 Tuesday, May 23 VENICE Day 3 Wednesday, May 24 PADUA Private guided tour of the Jewish Cemetery on the Lido Daily lecture: Shakespeare and the Jews in Early Modern Venice Lunch Private guided tour of the Rialto Bridge, Saint Mark s Square and Doge s Palace Concert: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Jewish Liturgical Music Dinner (Overnight) Hotel Danieli Private guided tour of the synagogue and the new Jewish Museum Lunch Private guided tour of major sites in Padua including Giotto s Scrovegni Chapel and the Basilica di Sant Antonio Daily lecture: Jewish Doctors and Scientists in Padua in the Time of Galileo Dinner (Overnight) Hotel Danieli Day 6 Saturday, May 27 FLORENCE Day 7 Sunday, May 28 DEPARTURE Florence Taste Food Tour Daily lecture: The Jews in the Renaissance Leisure Time Dinner at the Palazzo Gondi in the heart of Florence (Overnight) Grand Hotel Villa Medici Closing lecture and breakfast Program ends at 12:00 PM Private transfers to airport can be arranged upon request Arrivederci

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