CUNY - College of Staten Island: Italy- Three Cities Study Abroad Program at Lorenzo de’Medici

The Three Cities Program is a semester-long study abroad program hosted by Lorenzo de’Medici  that allows students to retrace the steps of Greek, Etruscan, Roman, medieval and Renaissance cultures by living and studying in three cities which embody these civilizations in all their richness and splendor: Tuscania, Rome and either Florence (Fall Semester) or Venice (Spring Semester). The program starts in Tuscania, where students focus on the ancient Greek, Etruscan and Roman civilizations; Rome is the second destination, where students explore the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; Florence or Venice complete this great experience as two of the most important centers of the Renaissance and Modern Age.

This program is designed to highlight interesting issues that intersect with the broader experience. Students will explore the beauty and power of the Italian language, the relations between cultures, ancient Rome as an inspiration for later Italian culture, Italian gastromic geography, and the ways writing can capture engagement with new places.  The program is open to all students and has no special prerequisites.