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Venice, the Veneto, Ravenna and more...
 Verona, Mantua, Ferrara, Vicenza, Padua, Bologna, the riches of the Po Valley.The ancient mosaics of Ravenna, Palladio, the d'Este, the Marriage Suite by Montegna of the Gonzaga castle, the Arena of Verona. Our Italian amici have helped us gain access to a particularly rich cultural and intellectual exploration of this fascinating region. Read More
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The Hilltowns of Tuscany, Umbria and the Marche
Our tour offers the unique opportunity of traveling through this beautiful land while gaining an understanding of the people, the places and the influences that shaped the Italian Renaissance. Guided by two scholars who know the region and its history you can fully appreciate the significance of the past as well as experiencing the contemporary culture of Italy for yourself. Follow the Piero della Francesca trail, walk in the footsteps of St Francis, see the art and the places that have drawn travelers for centuries. Read More
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Dante Lecture
On Satur day evening, October 9, Frank will deliver the keynote address
at The Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. celebration of "The Heritage
of Francesco DeSanctis." DeSanctis was the legendary 19C founder of
modern Italian literary criticism, and one of the most important
commentators on Dante. Frank's lecture will focus on DeSanctis' interpretation of the famous
"Paolo and Francesca" episode in The Inferno, Canto 5, and will set the
stage for dramatic readings of the canto in both Italian and English. If
you would like to get a taste of just how fascinating and moving canto 5
is, you can go to http://dante.georgetown.edu and login into "MyDante" the website which Frank has developed as the showpiece of Georgetown's Dante project, to
introduce American audiences more fully to the extraordinary pleasure of
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