By Alivia Kilroy
Staff Writer

Over April Vacation this year, many students will be leaving the States and flying all over the world for trips. One of these include the Italy art tour, where art students from Westford Academy will be going to Venice, Florence and the Cinque Terre.

The thirteen students going on this trip will be leaving Saturday, April 14th from Boston, flying straight to Milan, where they will then be transferred to Verona. When arriving in Verona they will sightsee at Juliet’s Balcony (Casa di Giulietta) and then have some free time. The rest of the day will be spent at the hotel settling in.

The first full day in Italy for the students will be spent in Venice, which will bring many opportunities for pictures for the ten photography students attending the trip. This includes Doges Palace, Rialto Bridge and St.Mark Cathedral.

“This is what I’m looking forward to the most. It’s so unique with the canals and bridges,” said Lisa Bolotte, an art teacher going on the trip.

The second full day in Italy will be spent on a guided tour of Ravenna while on the way to Florence. This tour includes entry to the museum and Basilica of San Vitale. After this tour they will continue to Florence where they will go directly to the hotel for the night.

The third day in Italy includes a full day in Florence and an optional excursion to Pisa. The students will have a tour of the cathedrals in Florence, and get a demonstration of leather making. After lunch, the students may either go on the tour to Pisa which brings them to the Leaning Tower and around to more great photo ops, or they can stay back in Florence and have a free day. That evening the group can go to a local disco.

The next day will be a transfer to Cinque Terre, which means “five islands.”

“ These islands include picturesque villages perched atop cliffs on the sea; great opportunity for photos,” said Bolotte.

The day spent here is mostly a free for all. They go to many different towns across the islands. After the short day here they will return back to the hotel for the night and get ready to go to the Como region, where they will take a cruise.

The sixth day in Italy will be spent traveling to Rome by train. Once in Rome the students will go sightseeing in the Vatican City which includes a walking tour of the chapels. They will then go to a guided visit of the Colosseum, and a walking tour of the Pantheon.  They will have free time to shop and some time to see some other major monuments.

The students will then return back to the states for the end of vacation.