Italy 2009
Italy with Dr. Pojmann, Spring 2009
Thirteen Siena College students traveled to Italy over spring break 2009 as part of the Modern Italy since 1815 course with Dr. Wendy Pojmann, assistant professor of history. The one week study tour completed a unit on the unification of Italy (the Risorgimento) with visits to Italy’s three 19th century capital cities – Rome, Florence, and Turin. In Rome, the students visited the Risorgimento and Napoleonic museums. In Florence, they toured the royal apartments of the Palazzo Pitti. In Turin, they were treated to a special guided walking tour of key Risorgimento sites. Students also had plenty of free time to visit such well-known spots as the Coliseum, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Pantheon in Rome, and to see Michelangelo’s David and Galileo’s tomb in Florence. Along the way, they enjoyed fine Italian cooking and plenty of gelato and had a chance to purchase items in the famous Florentine leather market. The last day, the students were able to relax in sunny, warm Como where they took in a lovely boat tour of the lake. This is the first year the travel component has been added. Dr. Pojmann hopes to offer the course again in 2011 as part of the 150th celebration of the unification of Italy.
