Walking & Hiking in Idyllic Tuscany and Mystical Umbria

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 0 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on October 19, 2025

Start of Trip:  2:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 6:30 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner.

Getting to the site: From the airport in Rome, take the Leonardo Express train to the Rome Termini station. Here, you will transfer to a train going to Chiusi-Chianciano Terme station. Train tickets will cost between 40-50 Euro, and the train trip will take about 2 hours. Buy your train tickets in advance at www.trenitalia.com/en.html. In Chiusi, take a taxi to the Hotel Residence San Gregorio in Pienza. This will cost about €30-40, and the ride will take about 40 minutes. A private car and driver from the Rome airport to the first hotel will cost approximately €500. You can book a private car and driver by contacting www.how2transfer.com.

End of Trip: 10:00 a.m. after breakfast, 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out. Transfers throughout the day according to flight schedule.

Getting to the airport: Take a taxi from the hotel to the Foligno train station, then take a train to the Rome Termini station (train to Rome leaves every hour). The taxi will cost between 16 - 20 Euro and takes about 15 minutes. In Rome, transfer to the Leonardo Express train to the airport. The train tickets will cost between €17-42 total and will take about 3 hours. Buy your train tickets in advance at www.trenitalia.com/en.html. A private car and driver to the Rome airport from the last hotel will cost approximately €500. You can book a private car and driver by contacting www.how2transfer.com.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Transfers for Independent Travelers: Road Scholar no longer offers complimentary transfers to participants with “Program Only” status. However, BOTH THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TRANSFERS on this program are an exception to that policy due to the distance of the transfers. If you booked air with Road Scholar and are arriving early, departing later, or booked your own air, there is a possibility to reserve a seat on the group arrival and/or departure transfers. Reservations can be made by contacting rseuropeprograms@roadscholar.org no later than 30 DAYS prior to the program start date. Please note that we will not have a final transfer schedule until approx. 7 weeks prior to the program start date, and it will be included in your Final Information Packet. As long as your flights fit the parameters below, we will be able to confirm your ability to join a transfer if you reach out prior to that time, but no other details will be available. YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR PROGRAM NUMBER AND DATE IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR REQUEST. IF YOU ARRANGED AIR ON YOUR OWN, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FLIGHT INFORMATION, ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE DATE, AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO JOIN THE ARRIVAL, DEPARTURE, OR BOTH TRANSFERS IN YOUR REQUEST. Transfer schedules are based on the times of arrival/departure for Road Scholar booked flights and will vary from departure to departure. IN ORDER TO ENSURE YOUR ABILITY TO JOIN A TRANSFER, YOUR ARRIVAL FLIGHT MUST ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 9:30 A.M., AND YOUR DEPARTURE FLIGHT MUST DEPART NO EARLIER THAN 11:00 A.M. We cannot guarantee transfers for flights arriving/departing outside of these times. Please note: Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.