
Here is a chronological index of all the posts from our six-week Road Scholar Independent Living and Learning in Florence trip to Italy in Spring 2025.
- April 25: Traveling to Florence for our Road Scholar program
- April 26: Exploring Florence and Road Scholar orientation
- April 27: A full day of orientation to Florence
- April 28: First day of language school and apartment move-in
- April 29: Running errands and learning how to order coffee
- April 30: Italian body language
- May 1: Labor Day holiday: Bardini Garden & Galileo’s house
- May 2: Affogato and visit to the Bargello
- May 3: Pitti Palace – Treasury of the Grand Dukes
- May 4: First look at the Duomo, and studying with a view
- May 5: Language class and thunderstorms
- May 6: Il pane toscano
- May 7: Cooking class!
- May 8: Pitti Palace museums – Royal Apartments, Palatine Gallery and Fashion & Costumes
- May 9: Afternoon with David’s cousins
- May 10: Day trip to Arezzo
- May 11: Relaxation and lunch with a view
- May 12: Santa Croce Basilica, the “Pantheon of the Artists”
- May 13: Tour of the Palazzo Vecchio
- May 14: Piazzale Michelangelo & San Miniato Basilica
- May 15: David’s birthday and Uffizi tour
- May 16: Traveling to Volterra
- May 17: Touring Volterra
- May 18: Certaldo, Winery, and Florence American Cemetery
- May 19: Italy’s Political Landscape and dinner at 4 Leoni
- May 20: The Great Synagogue of Florence
- May 21: Food tour in Bologna
- May 23: The Duomo and Medici Chapels, and a farewell to friends
- May 24: Day trip to Siena
- May 25: Baptistry of San Giovanni and Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
- May 26: The musical life of Florence
- May 27: Gelato – Stories, Traditions & More
- May 28: The Vasari Corridor
- May 28: City of Dante walking tour and a steak dinner to remember
- May 29: Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio
- May 30: Return to the Uffizi Galleries and wine tasting
- May 31: Greve in Chianti and Montefioralle
- June 1: A quiet Sunday
- June 2: Leonardo da Vinci Interactive Museum
- June 3: Lunch with visiting friends and Road Scholar “graduation”
- June 4: The Italian Renaissance walking tour
- June 5: Bardini Gardens and symphony
- June 6: Winding down
- June 7: Boboli Garden and farewell lunch
- June 8: Heading home
- June 8: Recap of our six weeks in Florence (video)
Road Scholar Independent Living and Learning in Florence trip (post index)
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