Social Dinner – I Chiostri dell’Umanitaria (The Ancient Cloisters – Società Umanitaria)
Date/Time: Friday, 21 September 2012, 20.30
Length: approx. 3 hours
Price per Person: € 95,00 VAT included
Do not miss the opportunity to enjoy one of the most prestigious locations in the heart of Milan, the former Franciscan Convent dating back to 1400, today headquarters of the Società Umanitaria, will enchant you with its four Renaissance cloisters and the former dining hall, the so called Hall of Frescoes with paintings by Leonardo school.
Located in the centre of Milan close to Piazza Duomo and Piazza Cinque Giornate, served by public transport and easy to reach by taxi:
- Tram: 4, 12, 27
- Bus: 60, 79
- Metro: Yellow – stop “Crocetta” or Red – stop “San Babila
Transportation is not included in the price.
In order to reserve the Social Dinner proceed online or use the pdf registration form.
DAILY TOURS
An attractive choice of guided tours has been prepared for all delegates and accompanying persons. Below you will find the respective schedule and short descriptions. Please note that during all tours you will be accompanied by knowledgeable, English-speaking guides. The organiser reserves the right to cancel any tour in case of less than 20 registered persons. Full refunds will be made if an activity is cancelled due to lack of participants. On-site requests for tours are welcome but cannot be guaranteed. If you require further information on any of the tours below, please contact:
O.I.C. Srl
Viale G. Matteotti, 7
50121 Florence, Italy
Phone: +39 055 50 351 -
Fax: +39 055 55 28 421
Email:
sev@oic.it
Tour 1: Milan City Tour – included in the accompanying person registration fee
Date/Time: Thursday, 20 September 2012, 9.30
Length: approx. 3.5 hours
Meeting point and departure in front of Castello Sforzesco – main entrance
Price: € 40,00 per person
(incl. guide, entrance fee to Duomo, Musei Civici Castello Sforzesco, Teatro alla Scala)
The walking tour starts at the Sforza Castel, Castello Sforzesco, leads through the pedestrian area of Via Dante, a large street full of shops and restaurants, and reaches Milan’s Cathedral “Duomo” that is, with its 134 steeples and 3’400 statues, the most important Italian Gothic monument. Through Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery it stretches to the Scala Square – Piazza della Scala. A visit to the lyrical theatre is possible.
Tour 2: Verona, Garda Lake
Date/Time: Friday, 21 September 2012, 7.30
Length: approx. 12 hours
Meeting point and departure Hotel Marriott
Price: € 140,00 per person
(incl. guide, coach, lunch, entrance fee to monuments)
Verona is one of Italy's loveliest towns. Really unforgettable is the historical centre starting from Piazza Bra and the Arena, and it will go all through the Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza dei Signori. The programme also includes on-foot sightseeing of many historical monuments, ancient yards, hidden building beauties as well as Giulietta’s House with its famous balcony. Lunch will be served in the centre of town. In the afternoon the tour leads to the beautiful lakeside towns around Lago di Garda which have charmed foreign visitors for centuries. Even for the ancient Romans, the area was a luxury summer destination; in Sirmione you can visit ruins and mosaics that record their presence. The setting of the small town is beautiful and was praised in earlier days by the Roman poet Catullus.
Tour 3: The Da Vinci Last Supper, the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and Sant’ Ambrogio
Date/Time: Saturday, 22 September 2012, 9.00
Length: approx. 3.5 hours
Meeting point and departure at Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie, at the entrance of the church
Price: € 40,00 per person
(incl. guide, entrance fee to church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Last Supper and S. Ambrogio)
A guided walking tour to the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Afterwards there is a visit to the church of Sant’ Ambrogio. The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie construction started in the second half of the XV century and was ordered by the Black Friars. In 1492, Ludovico il Moro, Lord of Milan, entitled Donato Bramante as master of the works. Leonardo painted “The Last Supper” from 1494 to 1497 in the dining hall of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie as ordered by Ludovico il Moro. Sant’ Ambrogio Church, founded by Bishop Ambrogio between 379 and 386 in the area of “Church yard of Martyrs” outside Porta Vercellina, the ancient Basilica Martyrum called “Ambrosiana” is universally considered the most important example of Romanesque Lombard architecture.
