Region 1 ODP Italy trip

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1 Region 1 ODP trip 22 Trofeo Piccole Grandi Squadre April 28 - May 01, 2012

2 Region 1 ODP 1998 SAMPLE TOUR ITINERARY 1 - APRIL 24-MAY 03, 2012 Based on a 8 night stay in Northern and participation at 22. Trofeo Piccole Grandi Squadre DAY 1 TUESDAY 24 Departure from JFK on overnight flight AA 198 to Milan at 06:15pm DEPARTURE DAY 2 WEDNESDAY 25 DAY 3 THURSDAY 26 Arrival in Milan at 08:35am Possible visit of Milan upon arrival Bus transfer to Hotel Astoria in Biella Possible light training in the evening Possible visit of Biella s Old Town and Candelo FRIENDLY MATCH Dinner at Oropa Sanctuary BIELLA HOTEL ASTORIA DAY 4 FRIDAY 27 Bus transfer to Hotel Alpi del Mare in Mondovi for tournament stay Possible training in Mondovi DAY 5 SATURDAY 28 TROFEO PICCOLE GRANDI SQUADRE DAY 1 Group stage match 1 in the evening DAY 6 SUNDAY 29 TROFEO PICCOLE GRANDI SQUADRE DAY 2 Group stage match 2 in the morning Group stage match 3 in the morning MONDOVI HOTEL ALPI DEL MARE DAY 7 MONDAY 30 TROFEO PICCOLE GRANDI SQUADRE DAY 3 Quarter-finals and semi-finals DAY 8 TUESDAY 01 TROFEO PICCOLE GRANDI SQUADRE DAY 4 Finals DAY 9 WEDNESDAY 02 Bus transfer to Hotel Milton in Milan Attendance to Serie A match AC Milan - Atalanta at 08:45pm MILAN HOTEL MILTON DAY 10 THURSDAY 03 Return flight AA 199 from Milan to JFK at 10:30am Arrival at JFK at 01:35pm DEPARTURE

3 Cultural excursions Excursions to some of the following attractions will be attempted during the trip: Milan. The Duomo Milan Visit of the Duomo, world s largest Gothic Cathedral. See Da Vinci s Last Supper in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Stroll down Via Montenapoleone, Milan s fashionable shopping district. Possible visit of the 13th century Fort Castello Sforzesco. Visit of San Siro Stadium, home to AC Milan and Inter Milan. Turin Visit of Piazza San Carlo and Piazza Castello, Turin s most famous squares. Visit of the Duomo di San Giovanni where the The Holy Shroud - one of the most important Christian relics - is kept. Visit of the Egyptian Museum, reckoned to be the best collection of Egyptian artefacts outside Cairo. Milan. San Siro Stadium Biella Visit of Biella s medieval part of town; Piazzo. Visit and dinner at The Oropa Sanctuary - founded in the 4th century AD- the largestsanctuary to be found in the Alps, located in a natural and unspoilt setting only 20 minutes away from the centre of Biella. Visit of Candelo a typical Piedmont village. Turin. Duomo San Giovanni Biella. Oropa Sanctuary

4 Lodging accomodations Hotel Astoria **** Hotel Astoria is located in the center of Biella, a city counting 50,000 inhabitants in the foothills of the Italian Alps, 60 miles West of Milan. All rooms are equipped with free Wi-Fi internet connection. Biella. Hotel Astoria Viale Roma Biella, Phone: Hotel Alpi del Mare *** During the tournament the team will be lodged at Hotel Alpi del Mare in Mondovi, a small city located half-way between Turin and Genoa in North- West (100 miles from Biella and 140 miles from Milan). All tournament matches will be taking place within a 15 mile radius of the Hotel. All rooms are equipped with free Wi-Fi internet connection. Mondovi. Hotel Alpi del Mare Piazza Mellano Biella, Phone: Hotel Milton **** Located in the North of Milan, Milton Hotel is about 40 minutes away from Malpensa airport and only 15 minutes from San Siro Stadium. The city center is only 3 underground stops away or can be reached by bus in less than 20 minutes. All rooms offer free Wi-Fi internet connection. Milan. Hotel Milton Via Enrico Annibale Butti Milan, Phone:

5 Tournament information 22 Trofeo Piccole Grandi Squadre Age group: Players born after 01/01/98 - U14 Venue: Cuneo area, Dates: April 28-May 01, 2012 Format: 30 teams - 10 groups x 3 teams Match durations: TBD Matches guaranteed: participants included. Cuneo Young Stars Academy Ivory Coast MTK Budapest Hungary AC Bellinzona Switzerland RAD Belgrad Serbia Inter Milan FC Genoa Carlin s Boys Region 1 ODP USA