Excursions & Experiences
CITY SIGHTSEEING - PRIVATE WALKING TOURS
A private guided city tour is probably the best way to start your stay in Italy. Thanks to our professional local guides, you can discover all the main landmarks that feature each place. Depending on your desires and your hotel location is possible to have at disposal also private transportation to move around the city. For groups of six people or more we also provide headphones to let you enjoy at the best the guide's.
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Available all the year in Rome, Florence, Venice, Pisa, Milan, Naples, Bologna, Siena, Turin, Verona, Lucca.
City sightseeing can be combined with private transportation and entrance tickets to the main Museums.
WINE TOURS IN TUSCANY
According to the season of your journey, a great experience you can enjoy in Tuscany is the visit to a typical winery in the countryside. You will visit stunning vineyards overlooking the magical Tuscan hills, the “nursery”, where productors store their most treasured wines, best years, and special sizes. You will admire a breathtaking view over olive groves and vineyards, to then enjoy a unique food and wine tasting. The owners or their staff will explain the working methods and their wines, and you will be able to buy and deliver to your home abroad their products.
WINE TOURS IN PIEDMONT
Join an amazing food & wine tours in the UNESCO site area of Langhe hills, in Piedmont region, Northern Italy. Reach the village of Barolo for a short visit to the Wine Museum (WIMU), located in the original castle of the town. then have a guided tour the stunning property of Marchesi di Barolo. It is one of the most ancient and prestigious Italian wineries. You'll discover their historical cellars, and will learn how the wine production process works. At the end of the tour enjoy a delicious food and wine tasting with local products and a selection of wines.
COOKING CLASSES
Don't miss the opportunity to join a cooking class in Italy. There a lot of options available in the most Italian cities. You can learn how to make fresh pasta or opt for a pizza-making class, where you’ll master the art of creating the perfect dough for an authentic Italian Pizza. You can also discover how to prepare an authentic Italian gelato or the classic Tiramisù. This is not just an experience: it’s a piece of Italy that will be forever in your memories.
FOOD TOURS
A funny and delicious experience in Italy is for sure a food tour. You can taste typical traditional dishes leaded by a local guide who will explain you also the origin of the most iconic recepies and drinks. In some itineraries is also included a stop in a food market. Food tours are available in Rome, Venice, Naples and Florence.
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
We absolutely suggest to book private transfers non only from and to airports and stations, but also to move around the cities.
Our great network of professional drivers will lead you from a landmarks to another in an absolutely comfortable vehicle.
It represent the most convenient way to explore a town, and can reserved both for individual routes and for some hours with free itineraries included. Available throughout Italy, in Venice this service is partially replaced by water-taxis.
ROME: VATICAN MUSEUMS & SAINT PETER'S BASILICA
The Vatican Holy See represents probably the most significant place in Rome. This area is called “Vatican City” (Città del Vaticano) and it is tecnically another State, independent from Italy. It’s the venue of Catholic religion, and host the Pope’s apartments, but people from all over the world visit this site expecially because its huge historical and artistic heritage. You hade a guided visit with a private guide to the Vatican Museums and Raphael's Rooms, Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo, and Saint Peter’s Basilica.
ROME: COLOSSEUM
Make a jump in the past visit the most important archeological site of Ancient Rome: the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Enter into the Arena with a skip the line ticket and thanks to our professional local guide have an unforgettable tour inside this amazing landmark. This experience is available all over the year, except few days of closure. To organize the tour at the best, please reserve it ASAP since we need to buy in advance the tickets that are strictly nominative.
ROME: CATACOMBS, ST.MARYMAJOR, ST.JOHN LATERAN
Visit the Basilica of Saint Mary Major and Saint John Lateran Basilica: the oldest public church in Rome as well as the highest-ranked papal major basilica. In the nearby, the Scala Sancta (the Holy Stairs): white marble steps encased in wooden ones. According to Catholic tradition, they formed the staircase leading up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem on which Jesus stepped during his Passion. After that have an access to the Catacombs of St. Callixtus, an underground burial places, outside the walls of the city, that were carved through tuff, a soft volcanic rock. More than fifty martyrs and early Popes were buried in this huge graveyard.
FLORENCE: THE UFFIZI GALLERY
It is one of the most famous museums in the world and it is housed in the former "offices" (uffizi) of the Medici family. Our guide will show you the main artworks of the greatest artists from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance like Cimabue, Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian. You will recognize original world-famous paintings you have seen in books, magazines, and on TV close-up. Visiting Uffizi Gallery you will be able to understand why Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance.
FLORENCE: THE ACCADEMIA GALLERY
A visit to Accademia Gallery is a total immersion. It exhibits the largest number of Michelangelo's sculptures in the world: you will learn about his most renowned work, the “David”, and other masterpieces from the Renaissance art. Accademia Gallery hosts a rich collection of early Italian painting, the collection of plaster casts and models by Lorenzo Bartolini and his student Luigi Pampaloni. The museum is also home to musical instruments that belonged to the grand dukes of Tuscany, Medici and Lorraine.
VENICE: SAINT MARK'S BASILICA
Saint Mark Basilica is probably one of the most majestic cathedrals in the world. Skip the long line with the fast-track entry ticket and discover the golden masterpiece of Byzantine art, the incredible mosaics (the Basilica has 43,000 square metres of mosaics alone!) and the marble inlays on the floors.
The Basilica's mosaics are composed of small gold tesserae of different sizes and arranged in an irregular pattern, creating a shiny, vibrant effect that is unique in the world. Its shimmering golden naves sparkle like a treasure in the heart of Venice.
VENICE: DOGE'S PALACE
This tour will guide you to the imposing Doge's Palace. In its splendid rooms, plastered and decorated, the Doge and his Council controlled the fate of the Republic of Venice. Enter the halls of power and the wonderful rooms where the Doge lived with his family; admire the incredible works of art by famous Venetian artists such as Titian and Tintoretto. Inside you will find the 'Paradise': the largest painting in the world! Be amazed by the precious details of the golden staircase, the Parliament and the inner courtyard. Your guide will take you to the Bridge of Sighs, a passageway that leads you directly to the prison cells of the Doge's Palace.
VENICE: MURANO AND BURANO ISLANDS
Enjoy a half day excursion to the two main islands of Venice Lagoon. After a fascinating boat ride in the Lagoon dominated by Nature, the first stop is Murano known throughout the world for its glassmaking Art. You will visit a Furnace to see glass products being made. During the visit you will have the opportunity to buy a piece of the local production on site. The tour will then continue towards Burano the island famous for its lace-making and for the brightly-coloured fishermens’ houses. Getting off the boat you will be in a green lane and after a short walk you will arrive to the Island main Square, a very charming place with a lot of restaurants and spots to relax. Return to Venice by water-taxi. The excursion lasts about 4 and half hours.
PISA AND THE LEANING TOWER
Pisa is located just one hour far from Florence, and it’s an ideal half day excursion. Our suggestion is to reach Pisa by coach, but if you have a lower budget it is also possible to take a regional train. The first stop in Pisa is Piazza dei Miracoli, that hosts all the most significant landmarks and the Leaning Tower. The Leaning Tower is an architectural marvel from medieval Europe, it is one of the top attractions to visit in Italy. From the moment you enter this monument, you will feel the tilt that is visible from the outside. Once you climb the 251 steps inside the Leaning Tower of Pisa, you get to witness the stunning panoramic view of the city. Out of the five different flights of stairs, you will come across two full-sized spiral staircases. The entrance ticket to the Leaning Tower, also includes the access to the Cathedral. If you don’t feel in the mood to climb the Tower, just its view from the square is stunning. Also in Pisa is suggested to have a short guided stroll in the old town, or take a pleasant coffee at the panoramic café located just behind the Tower.
