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Apicius: The Culinary Institute of Florence

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This schedule provides an overview of each day. For more details (including times), refer to this itinerary (PDF).

Sunday, August 2, 2009

• Depart JFK International Airport, New York.

Monday, August 3, 2009

• Arrive Pisa Airport; transfer to Hotel Cellai
• Dinner at a local restaurant.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai.
• Orientation (Students will receive folder with maps, information on the city activities, orientation booklet, program schedule).
• Walking tour downtown Florence
• Lunch at Apicius, via Guelfa 85.
• Afternoon free.
• Welcome dinner.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai.
• Guided field trip to Siena. The emphasis will be on Medieval art and architecture and how art was an integral part of civic, religious and political life in Siena. Comparisons with Florence will be made. Visits to: Duomo and Piccolomini Library; Opera del Duomo Museum; Piazza del Campo and the Palazzo Pubblico.
• Lunch at Il Gallo Nero
• Free afternoon in Siena.
• Arrive in Florence.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai.  
• Free day (Lunch and Dinner not included).

Friday, August 7, 2009

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai . 
• Lecture: Florence from Roman times to the Middle Ages: an historical and cultural introduction. Professor Marcello Bellini.
• Visit to the Duomo, Walking Tour to Orsanmichele, Piazza Signoria and Ponte Vecchio. The theme will be art & architecture as an expression of civic life and civic pride. 
• Lunch at Apicius, via Guelfa 85.
• Preparation of a meal which includes dishes from the periods presented in the lecture. 
• Dinner consisting of the students’ own preparations
  
  

Saturday, August 8, 2009

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai.
• Digital Photography Workshop: introduction to the digital image and information on assignments an final project: “A short outline on History of Photography”. Digital Photography vs.Traditional Photography: advantages & limits. The ABC of Digital Photography Hardwares and Softwares.
• Lunch at Apicius, via Guelfa 85.
• How to use the camera, outdoor practice on architectural photography.
  
  

Sunday, August 9, 2009

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai.
• Field trip to Arezzo, visit the city’s  Medieval Center (where the movie La Vita e’ Bella was filmed) and  the Church of San Francesco with Piero della Francesca’s frescoes ‘The Finding of the True Cross’ considered to be one of the greatest fresco cycles in Renaissance art.
• Lunch in Arezzo. 
• Afternoon visit to the small towns of Anghiari, and San Sepolcro, where other paintings by Piero della Francesca can be seen.
• Return to Florence.                
  

Monday, August 10, 2009

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai.
• Digital Photography Workshop: Principles of photographic composition, tuning the exposure. Color theory, color photography. Introduction to Adobe Photoshop.
• Lunch at Apicius, via Guelfa 85. 
• Lecture: The culture of wine in Italy. Italian Wines by region and the Italian classification system.  Wine appreciation and tasting of a selection of Italian wines.
  
  

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai.
• Lecture: Great Renaissance Sculptors from Ghiberti to Michelangelo.
• Visit to the Bargello Museum – sculptures by Ghiberti, Donatello, Verrocchio, Michelangelo and others. The main themes will be: techniques of sculpture (bronze & marble); the nude figure in Renaissance sculpture.
• Lunch at Apicius, via Guelfa 85. 
• Visit to the Accademia Museum (Michelangelo’s David).

                                   
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai.
• Departure for Castello di Pomino.
• Pomino and Nipozzano both belong to the Frescobaldi Family. Diletta, our Professor will show you her properties, talk about her family history…It is a wonderful, unique opportunity to be led inside the Frescobaldi Doors guided by a family member!!!!
• Visit to the castle and cellars guided by Diletta Frescobaldi. Wine tasting.
• Departure for Nipozzano Castle. Visit to the castle and cellars.
• Lunch at the castle.
• Early afternoon return to Florence.
  
  

Thursday, August 13, 2009

• Continental Breakfast - Hotel Cellai.
• Lecture: Great Renaissance Painters from Masaccio to Leonardo da Vinci.
• Visit to the Uffizi Gallery. The main themes will be: influence of ancient art on Renaissance art, mythological subjects, collecting antiquities.     
• Afternoon free.
  
  

Friday, August 14, 2009

• Continental Breakfast - Hotel Cellai.
• Lecture:  The Medici Dynasty.
• Visit to the Church of San Lorenzo and the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi.  (Gozzoli frescoes in Chapel of the Magi). Theme: The Medici as patrons of art.
• Lunch at Apicius, via Guelfa 85.
• Visit to the Palazzo Vecchio. Theme: The Medici Granducal court.
• Lecture: Discovering the Italian regional heritage of Italy.
  Preparation of a regional meal.
• Dinner consisting of students’ own preparations.
  
  

Saturday, August 15, 2009

• Continental Breakfast - Hotel Cellai.
• Public Holiday (Lunch and dinner not included).
  
  

Sunday, August 16, 2009

• Continental Breakfast - Hotel Cellai.
• Digital Photography Workshop. Improving the Photographic vision: subjects, themes, timing, concepts. Computer color setting, balancing color profiles: screen and printer correspondence.
• Lunch at Apicius, via Guelfa 85. 
• Lecture: Importance of Olive Oil in Italian Culture and Diet.
• Preparation of a meal based on Olive Oil.
• Dinner.

Monday, August 17, 2009

• Continental Breakfast - Hotel Cellai.
• Digital Photography Workshop: Selections and finishing for final assignment, critique and presentation. Book layout process starts. 
• Lunch at Apicius, via Guelfa 85. 
• Lecture: The importance of pasta in Italian Cuisine and in the tradition of Italian meals. The preparation of fresh pasta.
• Dinner  consisting of students’ own preparations.
  
  

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

• Continental Breakfast - Hotel Cellai
• Digital Photography Workshop: Finishing the layout and print of the book produced by students. Final critique.
• Lunch at Apicius, via Guelfa 85. 

Wednesday, August 19, 2009      

• Continental Breakfast – Hotel Cellai
• Free day.
• Farewell Dinner.

Thursday, August 20, 2009      

• Hotel Check-out; transfer to Pisa Airport