School Tours to Italy
The most popular subjects that UK school students study on trips to Italy include Classics and History, Geography, and of course food technology. While there are a wealth of regional Italian visit options for single subject and single centre trips, lots of schools choose to tailor make cross curricular tours and visit more than one area of Italy, so that their students can get the most from this wonderful country.
So what makes Italy a great school trip destination?
Italy is an incredible country for a school visit, with a long list of world famous destinations and educational learning opportunities. The country is also one of the most popular European countries for students wishing to study overseas at University level.
School Tours to Italian Cities
The capital city, Rome, is like an open air museum, with stunning archaeological remains everywhere you look, and the Vatican City a popular stop for school groups. 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.
Rome - View city tours to the Italian capital
Food Technology trip to Bologna
The Medieval city and UNESCO Heritage site of Bologna is acclaimed as a food capital of Italy. Students will be captivated by the city and enthralled by the variety of practical workshops, demonstrations and factory visits available to them.
Located in Emilia Romagna, Bologna is an excellent based from which to explore the food heritage of the region. With its reputation as Italy's gastronomic capital, Bologna is the perfect destination for a food technology school trip! The city and surrounding area, provide plenty of opportunities to learn more about - and sample - local delicacies including Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Prosciutto ham and Balsamic Vinegar. Visits to family-run factories will provide behind the scenes experiences, which together with a guided food walking tour, market visits and cookery workshops/classes, ensures that a food technology tour to Bologna will be a memorable one!...
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History, Classics
Sicily is Europe, Africa and Asia on one island. Phoenecians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Normans all left their mark so that the enchanting island of Sicily is a unique crossroads in Europe where art, history and breath-taking scenery will inspire you...
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Cultural, Art
Rome has truly inspiring art collections. The Vatican collections and Michelangelo's masterpiece of the Sistine Chapel plus the National Gallery are a must. Students will be enthused and motivated - so much to see, do and sketch in the Eternal City. ...
Italy
History, Cultural, Classics
Rome - The Eternal City. Formerly the heart of the Roman Empire, the stories of those days are etched in the streets. Students can retrace the footsteps of gladiators and visit famous ancient monuments to enhance their understanding of ancient times....
Italy
History, Religious Education, Languages, Cultural, Art, Classics
Rome with visits galore. Too many highlights to list them all but you will not be short of wow factors on this tour. Vatican City & Sistine Chapel with St Paul’s, Colosseum, Pantheon, Roman Forum and then why not take the time to go and see Pompei...
Belgium, France, Italy, USA
Music
Take your music group overseas and perform in front of international crowds across Europe or the USA. At Equity, we offer music tours to inspiring destinations such as Lake Garda and Salzburg, where your group can take part in rehearsals, workshops a...
Italy
Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Environmental Geography, Fieldstudies
Discover the impact of the Mount Vesuvius on the Roman civilisation of Pompeii and explore the surrounding area including the Amalfi Coast, the island of Capri, Sorrento and the Bay of Naples. ...
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Science, Physics, Design Technology
From Bologna, the tour takes students to Italy's "Motor Valley", with the showrooms, factories and museums of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Pagani, plus Ducati motorbikes. An unforgettable experience for any budding engineers of the future! ...
Belgium, Germany, Italy, Europe, USA
Citizenship
Citizenship study programmes help teachers inspire their students with a range of interesting and educational lectures, visits, and tours. Popular choices include EU & history trips to Brussels and Germany and many schools combine Citizenship & MFL....
Italy, Europe
Geography, Geology
Sorrento & the Amalfi coast are an undisputed geography teacher's dream! Explore amazing geographical curriculum areas from plate tectonics to coastal & tourism management. Coupled with beautiful scenery your students will be blown away by this trip!...
Italy
History, Classics
Sorrento and the Bay of Naples form a stunning backdrop for any Classics school trip. Steeped in both Roman and Greek history, it is possible to gain insight into both cultures under blue Italian skies. Temples, villas, ancient towns are a delight. ...
Italy
Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Geology
For any geographer, Sicily is an absolute dream! Europe's most active Volcanoes - Etna and Stromboli - dominate the landscape while deep gorges, coastal landscapes and mediterranean flora and fauna will bring the classroom alive for a memorable trip....
Italy
Design Technology, Art, Architecture
There is so much to learn on a trip to Rome and Equity has selected a range of excursions for college and university trips to ensure all students get the most of what this ancient city has to offer. ...
Italy
Design Technology
The Medieval city and UNESCO Heritage site of Bologna is acclaimed as a food capital of Italy. Students will be captivated by the city and enthralled by the variety of practical workshops, demonstrations and factory visits available to them. ...
Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Europe, USA, Far East, North America
Business
Business studies is a popular GCSE and A Level choice for many students. Business studies school trips give pupils the opportunity to learn about finance, marketing, human resources and a whole lot more. Enjoy talks and tours from Paris to Beijing. ...
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Europe, USA, North America
Maths
We use maths every day of our life, but to inspire your students to want to know more, discover maths trip ideas to cities in Europe and beyond, and find out how we can tailor make the perfect mathematics based study tour for your school group. ...
Italy
Design Technology
The beautiful city of Venice and its surroundings form the backdrop to this tour. Based on the Lido di Jesolo, the trip includes not one but three cookery classes where students will get hands on experience, a visit to an agriturismo farm and winery....
Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Europe, South America
English, History, Geography, Geology, Religious Education, Cultural, Art
Organise a history and art educational tour through Europe. An educational immersion in culture, history, arts and languages across several European cities. ...
Italy
History, Design Technology, Cultural, Art
Take an Art and Design trip to two of Italy's most beautiful cities and inspire your students with artistic masterpieces, baroque palaces and wonderful architecture in world-famous galleries and museums. ...
Italy, Switzerland, Europe, USA, Far East, North America
Computing
We can offer a range of budget-friendly, educational school computing trips for Key Stage 3 and 4, all designed to inspire your students in the core study areas for information and communication technology, outside the classroom. ...
Italy, Europe
History, Design Technology, Geography, Geology, Classics
Azzuri skies, piazzas, pizza and gelati .....Italy is a fantastic destination for an educational school trip! Inspired Travel offer bespoke itineraries to this exciting region - to make the most of, and enjoy, the best that Italy can offer. ...
Italy
History, Religious Education, Art, Classics
A Classics and History trip to Rome will enrich your student’s understanding of Rome's long and colourful past, from the ancient world of the Romans, through to the Renaissance and the more recent Fascist movement under Mussolini. ...
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Design Technology
Sorrento and the Bay of Naples provide a stunning backdrop for any food technology trip. From the takeaway shops of Roman Pompeii to the production of olive oil and mozzarella cheese, add a cookery class and you have the ingredients of a great trip. ...
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.
