EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern men's basketball is set for a 10-day trip to France and Italy where the Wildcats will visit Paris, Nice, Monaco, Lake Maggiore, Lake Como and Rome in addition to playing four games.
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Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins and the 'Cats head overseas on Sunday, Aug. 18 and return to Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 29.
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Visit NUSports.com and follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates and content on the Wildcats foreign tour.
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AUG. 18
• Depart Chicago for Paris
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AUG. 19 - Paris
• Guided tour of Paris
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AUG. 20 - Paris
• Visit MontmartRe & Sacré Coeur
• Visit Eiffel Tower
• Game one
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AUG. 21 – South of France
• Travel to Nice via train
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AUG. 22 – South of France
• Game Two
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AUG. 23 – Monaco | Lake Maggiore
• Guided tour of Monaco
• Monaco Cathedral
• Prince's Palace
• Travel to Lake Maggiore
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AUG. 24 – Lake Maggiore
• Visit the Lake Maggiore Borromean Islands
• Game three
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AUG. 25 – Lake Como | Lake Maggiore
• Travel to Lake Como
• Explore Lake Como via boat
• Tour lakeshore village of Bellagio
• Return to Lake Maggiore
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AUG. 26 – Rome
• Travel to Rome
• Guided tour of the Colosseum
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AUG. 27 – Rome
• Tour Rome: Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain
• Game four
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AUG. 28 – Rome
• Guided tour of the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica
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AUG. 29 – Rome
• Return to Chicago
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Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins and the 'Cats head overseas on Sunday, Aug. 18 and return to Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 29.
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Visit NUSports.com and follow along on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates and content on the Wildcats foreign tour.
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AUG. 18
• Depart Chicago for Paris
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AUG. 19 - Paris
• Guided tour of Paris
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AUG. 20 - Paris
• Visit MontmartRe & Sacré Coeur
• Visit Eiffel Tower
• Game one
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AUG. 21 – South of France
• Travel to Nice via train
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AUG. 22 – South of France
• Game Two
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AUG. 23 – Monaco | Lake Maggiore
• Guided tour of Monaco
• Monaco Cathedral
• Prince's Palace
• Travel to Lake Maggiore
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AUG. 24 – Lake Maggiore
• Visit the Lake Maggiore Borromean Islands
• Game three
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AUG. 25 – Lake Como | Lake Maggiore
• Travel to Lake Como
• Explore Lake Como via boat
• Tour lakeshore village of Bellagio
• Return to Lake Maggiore
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AUG. 26 – Rome
• Travel to Rome
• Guided tour of the Colosseum
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AUG. 27 – Rome
• Tour Rome: Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain
• Game four
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AUG. 28 – Rome
• Guided tour of the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica
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AUG. 29 – Rome
• Return to Chicago
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