School Trips to Italy
A Renaissance of Learning for Students: Rome, Naples, Milan
Learn about classical history inside Rome's Colosseum, study art under the shadow of Florence's Duomo, or wrap a cross-curricular cultural experience in an authentic gelato and stone baked pizza in Venice's historic piazzas. School trips to Italy can take many forms and cover plenty of classroom topics.
Italy is a living museum, where every corner tells a story, from ancient Roman forums to Renaissance masterpieces. Its blend of history, art, and fast modern life will captivate you and your students.
The most popular subjects that UK school students study on trips to Italy include Classics and History, Geography, Business Studies and of course food technology. While there are a wealth of regional Italian visit options for single subject and single centre trips, you may wish to tailor a visit more than one area of Italy.
Most schools visit the capital city, Rome, which is like an open air museum, with stunning archaeological remains everywhere you look. The Vatican City is a state within a city and a popular stop during a visit to Rome. Further south, the Bay of Naples is a superb place to study both tourism and geography, with the huge Mt. Vesuvius volcano looming over the surrounding landscape. While in the north of Italy, Florence is another historic city schools can visit, with one of the world's best museums of art and, unquestionably the best place in the world to go if your students are studying the Renaissance period.


Classics and History Trip to Italy
Location: Europe, ItalySubjects: Archaeology, Classics, Cultural, Geography, Geology, History

Sorrento offers a compelling blend of historical significance and proximity to major classical sites, making it an excellent base for a school classics trip. This trip is a real cultural experience that complements the study of the classical era.
Classics and History Trip to Italy
Uffizi Gallery - Florence, Emilia Romagna
Simply the best collection of Renaissance period art in the world, with works from Botticelli, Michelangelo, and da Vinci. The Uffizi is worth a visit for students of any curriculum subject, though art students could happily spend days here!
Pompeii and Herculaneum - Naples, Campania
Every student has heard of Pompeii, but nothing prepares you for the tour around this historic site. More than 250 years since it's rediscovery, archaeology is still being uncovered from beneath the ash that rained down from the eruption of the nearby Volcano in AD 79. On your school trip you can walk the streets and go inside the houses, of this unique time capsule from the Roman era.
Food Safari - Venice, Veneto
For students studying food technology, a tour of Italy is something they will remember for a lifetime. Italians are passionate about good, simple food and local ingredients and local food specialists like butchers, bakers and fishmongers are truly appreciated. Students also get the chance to learn about agriculture and viticulture in this fascinating part of Italy.
Sorrento - Napes, Campania
Geography students are among the luckiest when it comes to school tours as the subject has so many different topics. The most popular Italian destination for a school geography tour is Sorrento. As well as the natural hazard discussed above, the area is a great demonstration of how tourism and population have helped shape a unique landscape. As well as the town itself, students can easily visit places like Naples and the Amalfi Coast.