Following the closing of the School an optional tour programme will be organised which will take place from the 17th - 19th October and will include a visit to some of the most remarkable places of Florence. Sightseeing will include the Cathedral di Santa Maria del Fiore, the Accademia Gallery which houses Michelangelo's "David", the Uffizi Gallery which houses some of the most important works of the Renaissance, works by Leonardo da Vinci, Giotto, Botticelli and Michelangelo and a large collection of Greek and Roman sculptures, the birthplace of Dante Alighieri and more. We will also visit Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Pisa Cathedral, the Medieval village Collodi, the homeland of Carlo Collodi the writer of Pinocchio. Also, if possible due to the fact the place is under renovation, we will also visit  Villa di Carreggi which was the Headquarters of the Platonic Academy founded by Marsilio Ficino and others.