Itinerary - France and Italy for Vagabonds
FRANCE AND ITALY – May 3 – May 20, 2019
Mimi Santini-Ritt
Sat. May 4 – Fri. May 10 – Villefranche sur Mer
Villa Ciany
12 Avenue du Soleil D'Or
06230 Villefranche-Sur-Mer
Alpes Maritimes
Arranged by a friend through Homeaway. Gorgeous, well-located villa that sleeps 8
Go to:
Eze
Vence – Chagall mosaic in Cathedral, Matisse Chapel
Nice – Matisse Museum, Chagall Museum
Saint Jean-Cap-Ferrat - Ephrussi de Rothschild estate; hike around the cape
May 11
3 ½ hour drive to Levanto
May 11 – May 12 – Levanto
Villa Margherita by the Sea
Via Trento E Trieste 31, 19015 Levanto, Italy
Arrive late on May 11, Explore Cinqueterre (traveling between villages by train and hiking) on May 12. Don’t miss the view of Manarola
Fabulous Levanto Restaurant: Osteria Tumelin www.tumelin.it
May 13
4 hour drive to Milan via Portofino and Genoa
May 13 – May 14 – Milan
Hotel dei Cavalieri
Piazza Giuseppe Missori, 1
+39 02 885 7600 Milan
Arrive late on 13th, explore on 14th
The Last Supper (Santa Maria delle Grazie)
Viator Walking Tour – 3 hours. See Duomo, Sforza Courtyard, Last Supper. Need to get tickets well ahead of time.
La Scala
Pinacoteca di Brera
May 15 – LEAVE EARLY
Milan-Bergamo – 1 hr. Bergamo-Mantua 1 ½ hours. Mantua – Vicenza – 1 ¼ hours
Bergamo - Go right to Upper Town
Piazza Vecchia
Cappella Colleoni
Mantua
Ducale Palace, Mantegna’s Camera degli Sposi: 4:00 pm. Get tickets ahead of time
May 15 – Vicenza
Antico Hotel Vicenza
Stradella dei Nodari 5
+3904441573422
Arrive late on 5/15; sightsee on 16th
Teatro Olimpico
May 16
1 hour drive to Padua
May 16 – Padua
Hotel Donatello
Via del Santo 102
+390498750634
Arrive late on May 16; sightsee on 17th
Cappella degli Scrovegni (Giotto) – 10:30 (arrive 10:00). MUST get tickets ahead of time.
Sant’Angelo – Donatello
Via la Rotonda – outside the city
May 17
2 ½ hour drive to Ravenna
May 17 - Ravenna
Maison degli Artisti
42 via Armando Diaz, 1 piano
393711718907
Hotel - more like a B & B. Okay; not elegant but well located.
Arrive late on May 17th, sightsee on 18th
San Vitale mosaics
Battistero Neoniano mosaics
Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Classe – 5 miles out of town
Battistero degli ariani mosaics
Mausoleo di Galla Placidia mosaics
May 18
1 ¼ hour drive to Bologna
May 18-19 – Bologna
Hotel Orologia
Arrive late on May 18; sightsee on 19th
San Petronio
Pinoteca
San Dominic (early Michelangelo sculptures)
St. Maria della Vita (Niccolo d’Arca sculptures)
May 20
2 hour drive to Florence
2:00 – Fly home