Students will stay in
privately owned apartments in the historic
center of Spoleto. Since these are not drab,
cookie-cutter dorm rooms, each space varies.
All apartments, however, offer similar
amenities (fully equipped kitchens,
bathrooms with showers, common areas, etc.).
Students will have separate beds in double
rooms, with no more than four people sharing
a bathroom. Naturally, all apartments are
same-sex, and students will have a say
regarding their roommates. (We will always
try to meet student room requests.)
Students may also opt for their own room or
even their own apartment, subject to
availability and a supplemental payment.
Unless otherwise stated, however, baseline
accommodation is a bed in a shared double
room. For more information on different
rooming options and their costs, contact the
director.
While apartments do not have Wifi or washing
machines, both are close by and easily
accessible. (Remember: everything you need
is no more than a five-minute walk from your
apartment.)
Sunday
through Wednesday, all students will enjoy
dinner at Duelle, an independently owned and
operated local restaurant. Dinners include a
"primo" (or "first course," usually pasta,
rice, or soup), a "secondo" (or "second
course," usually a protein--beef, chicken,
pork, fish, etc.), a "contorno" (or
"sidedish," usually a cooked vegetable or
salad), plus water and coffee to drink.
Vegetarian options are always available. The
menu changes daily and sometimes even
includes pizza (usually only served at
pizzerias). The cost for these
dinners--excluding alcohol and other
beverages besides water and coffee--is
included in the program. Duelle is also open
for lunch and snacks, and sports outdoor
seating with Wifi.
Aside
from participating in our course-based
excursions on Tuesday and Thursday, students
will also have weekends to travel on their
own during the five-week stay. Students may
thus visit nearby Italian cities and even
travel to other countries. Trips to Paris,
Madrid, Berlin, Amsterdam, London,
Athens--in short, anywhere in Europe--are
easily within a few hours’ flight or an
overnight train, which opens the entire
European continent to the intrepid traveler.
Even without taking to the air,
students may easily travel to cities such as
Milan, Florence, Pisa, or Venice. Extra
trips, however, will not be allowed to
affect academic performance. In order to
keep costs low and to encourage independence
on the part of the students, professors will
help students plan weekend trips but will
not necessarily travel with them. One of the
main goals of the program is to encourage
cultural contact and independent travel, and
to offer a wonderful opportunity to visit
some of the world's most renowned
destinations, all safely and easily within a
few hours' train ride.