Preliminary itinerary of the 1 week holiday

This is a preliminary itinerary and will be altered to accommodate seasonal activities, local festivals or the availability of guides or lecturers. However the essential content of the itinerary will remain the same.

Saturday
In the afternoon arrival at the Caravanserraglio agriturismo, aperitif and introduction.
8.00 pm Rich welcome dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

Sunday
Tranquil awakening at the peacefull agriturismo.
The accommodation with breakfast at the Caravanserraglio agriturismo is in an independent apartment with kitchen. You'll find in the fridge milk, fresh bread, butter, home made marmelate, coffee and tea, for your breakfasts.
11.00 am Lecture 'Viaggio in Italia' at the Caravanserraglio restauraunt and visit to the church of S. Francis at Serrapetrona; 15th Century art of Lorenzo d’Alessandro from San severino.
1.00 pm Lunchbreak - free.
4.00 pm Excursion to the convent and Basilica of S. Nicola at Tolentino; Early 14th Century fresco's of Pietro da Rimini (school of Giotto), and to the Abbey of Chiaravalle di Fiastra surrounded by woods and Roman remains.
8.00 pm Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

Monday
9.30 am Excursion to San Severino and Camerino. In San Severino we visit the local civic museum in the small villa Palazzo Manuzzini with fresco's of the Salimbeni brothers (late 14th Century) contemporaries of Gentile di Fabriano. We also visit the Romanesque church of S.Lorenzo with frescos of the Salimbeni, and the Archeological museum in the former episcopal villa of Castello al Monte, with excavations of the Piceni, contemporaries of the better known Etruscans from Umbria and Tuscany. At the university city of Camerino we visit the ducal palace of the Da Varano family, nowadays property of the university, and the civic museum in the former Domenican convent in the old part of town. Paintings and sculptures of important Gotic and Renaissance artists from Camerino: Boccati, Giovanni Angelo D'Antonio, Girolamo di Giovanni, Carlo da Camerino.
1.00 pm Lunchbreak - free.
Around 6.00 pm back at Caravanserraglio.
Evening at leisure.

Tuesday
Morning at leisure.
5.00 pm Cooking class at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
8.00 pm Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

Wednesday
9.00 am Excursion to the market at Macerata, at the historical part of the capital.

1.00 pm Lunchbreak - free.
3.00 pm Visit at Palazzo Ricci, a palace in the center of the city of Macerata with a beautiful collection of modern art.
Around 7.00 pm back at Caravanserraglio.
Evening at leisure.

Thursday
Morning at leisure.
5.00 pm Cooking class at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.
8.00 pm Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

Friday
9.30 am Excursion to Fabriano. We visit the exhibition 'Gentile da Fabriano, the other Renaissance' in the Spedale di Santa Maria del Buon Gesù. In this beautiful Medieval city we vist the Cathedral of Saint Venanzio with 14th Century frescos of Allegretto Nuzi, and the church of Saint Domenico that houses the civic museum Bruno Molajoli. Ofcourse we also go to the famous paper museum, since Fabriano has a rich history as important paper producers on the international market from the 13th Century onwards. In the museum, that is located in the ex-convent of Saint Domenico, a wonderful 14th Century cloister and inside frescos from 1480 by Antonio da Fabriano, inspired on the frescos of Beato Angelico in the Domenican convent of Saint Marco in Florence.
About 7.00pm back at Caravanserraglio.
8.00 pm Dinner at the Caravanserraglio restaurant.

Saturday

After preparations farewell and departure....

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