April 29-30, Ferrara with Paul Gwynne: A Renaissance city -- visits to Castello Estense (Lucretia Borgia's digs), the Cathedral and its museum, Schifanoia Palace, and the Palazzina D'Este with an expert.

May 13, Loretto with Nicole Fuget: the legendary "transportation" of the house of the Virgin from Nazareth to Loretto, art inspired by the "miracle": the Basilica and its marble case for the house, frescoes by Luca Signorelli, and a stop at the medieval Abbey of Chiaravalle di Fiastra with an art historian and Rome guide.

June 3, Citta (medioevale) della Pieve e dintorni (in Italiano) con Enrico Ragni: il duomo, l'Oratorio, S. Maria dei Servi, S. Pietro, palazzi nobliari della Corgna, Bourbon del Monte, ecc.

Information: contact Ms. Anna Taggiasco, Gruppo Archeologico English Program, 06-39737703, for departure times, meeting places, and fee schedule.