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In Florence, Rome, Venice, and
Tuscania
Campus Locations
Venice
Florence
Rome
Tuscani
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Programs
Each location offers year-long, semester-long, and
summer programs.
There is also a One Semester - Three Cities
program. The offerings of cities visited vary by
semester.
Picking Courses
Consider carefully what
type of courses you want
to take before you pick a
location. Different
campuses offer different
educational experiences.
For example, the Florence
campus offers the widest
variety of art studios,
while the Tuscania
campus has a archaeology
field school and a school
of culinary arts.
Housing
Most students choose to live in apartments offered by
LDM. This is not campus housing. The apartments are
throughout the city. It is a wonderful chance to live like an
Italian -- complete with Italian landlord.
In Florence, students may also choose to live in the Plus
Florence Hostel. Facilities and costs vary from those in
the apartments.
Students have the option to arrange housing independently.
Academic Information
Kansas State University students must enroll directly in the
LDM Institute.
Most classes are taught in English; some classes are
available in Italian for students hoping to further improve
their language skills.
There are several types of Italian language courses: 3credit, 4-credit, and 6-credit Intensive programs.
Classes are rarely scheduled on Fridays (except the
Intensive language classes).
LDM has an inflexible attendance policy. Your teachers
understand that you want to travel, so you are allowed a
certain number of absences, but plan wisely and remember
that emergency illness does happen.
Academic Calendar
Beginning of Fall Semester: early September
Fall Break: the week right after mid-terms towards the end
of October
Fall Semester exams: mid-December
January intersession: the month of January
Beginning of Spring Semester: late January
Spring Break: the week right after mid-terms towards the
end of March
Spring Semester exams: mid-May
Each month in the summer contains a summer session.
There are national holidays during the year; classes missed
for these holidays are often made up on a specified Friday.
LDM Clubs and Activities
LDM offers a large variety of extracurricular activities.
These are usually aimed at improving understanding of
Italian culture, honing a skill or hobby, and meeting
students with similar interests.
Clubs offered at most LDM locations include, but are not
limited to: dance club, music club, writing club, cinema
club, and volunteer club.
Club activities will vary depending on term and location.
Top-10 Must-Sees of Florence
The Duomo: Santa Maria
del Fiore Cathedral
The Uffizi Galleries
The Accademia Gallery
(with Michelangelo’s
David)
Ponte Vecchio
The Pitti Palace and Bobili
Gardens
Santa Maria Novella
Santa Croce
The view of the city from
Piazzale Michelangelo
Palazzo Vecchio and
Piazza della Signoria
The Synagogue
Top-10 Must-Sees of Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican Museum
The Spanish Steps
The Colosseum
Roman Forum
Catacombs
Trevi Fountain
The Pantheon
Santa Maria del Popolo
National Monument of
Victor Emmanuel II (the
“wedding cake”)
Top-10 Must-Sees of Venice
San Marco Basilica
The Campanile di San
Marco
The Doge’s Palace
Glass-Blowing Studios on
Murano Island
Colorful Fishing Village on
Burano Island
Gondola Ride on the Grand
Canal
Venice Opera House (Teatro
La Fenice)
Rialto Bridge
The Bridge of Sighs
Peggy Guggenheim
Collection
Getting Around in your City
Florence has a public bus system; tickets
can be purchased at magazine stands.
Rome has a bus system and an subway
(with a limited number of stops).
Venice has a water bus system.
Getting Around Italy and Europe
by Train
The best way to get around Italy is by train. If you plan on
traveling by train within Italy often, as a student you can
purchase a Carta Verde for 40 euro. This card gives you a
student discount when presented at the time of ticket
purchase.
Most of the rest of Europe can be reached by train.
However, prices do not vary much from discount airlines
and travel time takes considerably longer.
Getting Around Europe by Plane
The quickest and sometimes cheapest way to reach
places outside of Italy is usually by air with
discount airlines such as RyanAir and EasyJet.
Make sure you know exactly where you fly into
and out of. These airlines can provide cheap
tickets by using smaller airports farther from city
centers; make sure you know how you are getting
to and from your lodgings and that you consider
this cost when deciding on tickets.
Discount airlines have strict baggage policies that
can be costly to violate (this is another way they
provide cheap tickets). Make sure you are well
within baggage limitations.
LDM Field Trips
LDM offers various faculty-led overnight
trips to nearby attractions. The prices are
all-inclusive. Offerings my vary by location
and season. Some destinations may include
Pompeii, Capri, Cinque Terre, Lake Como,
the French Riviera, Nice, and the Tuscan
Countryside.