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
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St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican Museum
The Spanish Steps
The Colosseum
Roman Forum
Catacombs
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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.