An optional Post-Symposium Tour will be organized for delegates and accompanying persons on June 14th, 2008. See below for a detailed program of the tour.
 
The optional tour is managed by the Promoest Agency and require a separate registration. For booking and detailed information about the schedule of the tours please refer to:
 
http://www.ialcce08tour.promoest.com
 
The deadline for booking of the optional tours is May 30th, 2008. Beyond this date, booking for the tour will be subject to availability. Should you have any inquiry about this service, please contact:
 
Ms. Nicoletta Ceriani, ialcce08@promoest.com
 
 

  The Best of Milan (June 14th, 2008)

This tour will introduce you to the most beautiful treasures of the historical centre of Milan. The morning is dedicated to discover the monumental symbols of the city: the Cathedral, one of the most famous and complex Gothic constructions of the world, and the La Scala theatre, one of the world's best known Opera Houses, where conductors and composers have been performed since 1778. After free time for lunch and shopping, the afternoon will be dedicated to visit the majestic complex of Sforzesco Castle and its art and history museums, in which some unique pieces of art like the Rondanini Pietà by Michelangelo and works by Mantegna, Bellotto and Canaletto, are exposed.

After a short walk along one of the most lively street of the city, the tour will propose the visit of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, tied up to the name of Leonardo da Vinci and Donato Bramante. The tour will also offer you the unique opportunity to admire, in the ancient Dominican convent refectory, the famous Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece "The Last Supper", also known as "The Cenacle", initiated in 1495 and finished in 1498. The difficult restoration works, made in 1999, confirmed all the expressive strength of this extraordinary masterpiece of the Christian art.