International · Italy
Italy
The country that taught the world how to slow down and eat.
Ideal length
12–16 days
Bespoke from
₹4.2L / pax
Time zone
GMT +1
Visa
Schengen
Featured packages
Featured packages for Italy.
The Place
We don't do Rome–Florence–Venice in eight days. We do a Tuscan farmhouse for five nights, a Puglia masseria for four, an Amalfi villa for three, and one perfect day in a major city. Italy is best as a stay-put country with day-trips.
Language
Italian
Plug
Type F/L · 230V
Tipping
Coperto charged; 5–10% for great service
Tap water
Drinkable; ask for naturale
Best time
April – June, September – October
Getting there
Direct flights to Rome & Milan
Currency
EUR
Preferred · Why we go
Three reasons Italy stays on our atlas.
Preferred · 01
Stay-put trips
Villas and masserie as a base. Drive a little, not a lot.
Preferred · 02
Food access
Olive harvests, pasta lessons, truffle hunts — with the producers themselves.
Preferred · 03
The unhyped south
Puglia, Basilicata, Sicily — where Italian Italy still lives.
When to go
Signature experiences
The reasons you came for, and a few you didn't.
StayTuscan farmhouse week
A privately staffed villa in Val d'Orcia with morning markets, truffle hunts and a slow-roast pizza night.
HeritagePuglia masseria stay
A 17th-century olive-farm estate in Itria valley — bicycles, beach, and a long Apulian lunch.
OceanAmalfi private boat day
A wooden gozzo from Positano around Capri, with a swim at the Faraglioni and lunch at Da Adolfo.
ArtFlorence Uffizi before-hours
Doors open at 7 a.m. for our group only — a curator-led 90 minutes with the Botticellis.
"We had been to Italy four times. This was the first time we felt we'd actually arrived."
— P. & D. Mehta, Pune
Field notes
Small things that change the trip.
Practical Italy knowledge from people who keep going back.
- 01
Don't try to cover Italy in one trip — pick a region, stay put, day-trip.
- 02
August is hot and crowded; locals leave, prices spike — we avoid it.
- 03
ZTL zones in historic centres cost a fortune in fines; we route around them.
- 04
Trains beat planes between cities — Frecciarossa first class is glorious.
- 05
Cash for tiny trattorie, card for everything else.
Questions
What we get asked about Italy.
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