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While we offer very affordable lodging for program participants, you are also free to arrange your own accommodations. Below are some options in Serre di Rapolano and nearby towns. Please be aware that if you stay outside Serre di Rapolano you will need a car to get back and forth.

Please contact individual hotels to find out current pricing and what amenities are included.
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There are basically three options to get from Rome to Rapolano: car, bus or train. In either case, you will need to notify the program coordinators when you expect to arrive in Rapolano so that we can pick you up with our van. Phone information will be emailed to participants after enrollment. In 2007, bus and train fares from Rome to Raplolano averaged 30 euro, one-way. Read more >

Students should start looking for airfare as soon as possible. Summer travel to Italy is very popular, and securing a flight early usually means saving hundreds of dollars. In 2007, participants are paying between $650 and $1,200 between New York and Rome, depending in large part on when the ticket was purchased.

Rome is likely the most convenient airport to fly into, but other options are Milan, Bologna, Pisa and Florence, all of which involve 3-4 hours of travel time to reach our program’s locations in Rapolano and Carrara. (See this post for suggestions on getting to Rapolano from Rome.) Read more >