CM Course Schedule

This overview assumes that participants and any accompanying family members or partners have arrived in Italy on or before May 19 and have arranged train or express bus transportation to the coastal city of Porto San Giorgio. (Some participants might be renting a vehicle that enables them to drive all the way to Santa Vittoria. We highly recommend using GPS.)

Note: The CM credits indicated below do not include travel time to each location of a tour.

Monday, May 19

12:00 – 5:00pm

Participants Arrive and Check into Accommodations

We will provide transportation from Porto San Giorgio to Santa Vittoria for those arriving by train or bus. Pick-up times will be coordinated. Some people may wish to have lunch in Porto San Giorgio; there are numerous restaurants that we can recommend. Others may wish to get lunch in Santa Vittoria. There are two restaurants.

7:30pm – 10:00pm  

Group Dinner at Ristorante Farfense, family members and partners are cordially invited.

CM Credits: 0

Tuesday, May 20

8:00am – 9:00am

Italian breakfast (colazione) at Ristorante Farfense

9:00am – 12:00 noon

Orientation Tour of Santa Vittoria (walking tour: there are some inclined cobblestone streets; wear comfortable shoes)

CM credits: 1.0

12:30pm – 3:00pm

Luncheon with Featured Speaker Dr. Pietro Garau Professor, Roma Tre University 

Planning Issues in Italy

Ristorante Farfense

Participants only. (Family members have a choice of two restaurants or a coffee bar with sandwiches. There are also three food markets with cheeses, meats, fruit, etc.)  

CM credits: 1.0

3:00pm – 6:00pm

Walking Tour of Servigliano

This is an intact and still lively Renaissance era town, laid out in a strict grid, which is unusual for small towns in Italy. The tour will include the Cathedral, a nearby former concentration camp using during WWII and a stop at an excellent gelato place.

 CM credits: 2.0

7:30pm –

Dinner on your own

Choices:

Ristorante Farfense

Taverna Vittoria

Wednesday, May 21

8:00am – 9:00am

Breakfast on your own

Choices:

Bar Centrale

Pasticceria Farfense

9:00am – 10:30am

Paolo Concetti, City Architect

Strategic Public Investments in Communities

CM credits: 1.5

11:00am – 12:30pm

Prof. Luisa Bravo, University of Florence

The Role of Public Space in Communities

CM Credits: 1.5

12:30pm – 2:30pm

Group Lunch: Informal lunch at the Abbadia di Fiastra park (former monastery)

3:00pm – 5:30pm

Walking tour of nearby archaeological dig of Urbsalvia, a 2000 year old Roman city.

CM credits: 2.0

7:30pm --

Dinner on your own

Thursday, May 22

8:00am – 9:00am

Breakfast on your own

9:00am – 10:30am

Artist Iole Alessandrini

Integrating Art into the Community

CM Credits: 1.5

11:00am – 12:30pm

Anna Rita Dinshaw

Home Ownership in Italy: Policies, People and Process

CM Credits: 1.5

12:30pm – 2:30 pm

Group Lunch at Taverna Vittoria

2:30pm – 6:00 pm

Walking tour of Porto San Giorgio

Historic homes, public spaces and waterfront esplanade,

ending with an aperitivo

CM Credits: 2:0

7:30pm --

Dinner on your own

Friday, May 23

8:00am – 9:00am

Breakfast on your own

9:00am – 12:30pm

Prof. Elisabetta Achille

Tour: A Look Inside an Italian Liceo

Italy has an educational system that directs students to different career paths, with arts and trades being considered equal to university. Participants can talk with professors and students to see the works being created.  

CM Credits: 2.0

12:30pm – 3:30pm

Marco Marchetti

Lunch and Tour: A “Social Farm” in Italy

This non-profit farm teaches marketable skills to youth who are affected by disabilities and behavioral factors, allowing them to be independent and self-reliant. The food will be prepared and served by the interns.

CM Credits: 2.0

4:00pm – 6:00pm 

We will visit two or three winery tasting rooms on the return trip to Santa Vittoria.

CM Credits: 0

7:30pm --

Dinner on your own

Saturday, May 24

9:00am – 3:00 pm

Optional event:

Walking Tour: Old Center of Ascoli Piceno.

Ascoli Piceno is a thriving city that predates the Roman era and was on the ancient “salt road” (Via Salaria) to the Adriatic. It was part of an earlier culture called the Picene. It is little known to Americans. It has two grand cathedrals, one with an ornate crypt. The center is relatively flat with three large piazzas – all very lively, as they are surrounded by restaurants, outdoor cafes, pastry shops, and coffee bars. The center contains two meandering rivers that are still in a wild, natural state. There will likely be a huge street market that day.

Participants will have many choices for lunch, including at the classic Caffe Meletti, known for its Parisian-style Art Nouveau interior and its superb food and drinks. (The cost of lunch is not included.)

CM credits: 2.0

4:00pm – 5:00pm

For those not opting for the Saturday tour, we will return them to Porto San Giorgio to catch a train or bus in the morning.

Notes:

The individual sessions are a la carte, you need not attend all of them if your preference is to do something on your own. There are some nice walks in the village and in the country. For those who have cars, there are many other attractions in the area. We can advise.

If one attended all sessions, the total number of CM credits would be 20.