Italy

Overview Take a break from the tourist crush and delve into a more authentic side of the Amalfi Coast with this private cooking class in a local home in Positano. Join your host and instructor in her kitchen to prepare two traditional pasta recipes and classic tiramisù from scratch together. Cap off your experience with lunch or dinner featuring your handiwork served with local wines and Italian...

OverviewEnjoy stunning views of coastal Cinqueterre during this private boat cruise.Travel comfortably on a restroom-equipped boat, listening to enriching stories of the Ligurian shore's history, culture, and gastronomy.Highlights include a get-down stop in one of the five colorful fishing villages, a local aperitivo with prosecco, and snorkeling and swimming stops in picturesque coves.A private...

Overview Learn to make pizza and gelato during this culinary experience on a Tuscan estate near Florence, perfect for lovers of culture and cuisine. Your professional Italian chef provides a fun hands-on cooking lesson that culminates in a 3-course feast of appetizers, pizza, and gelato, accompanied by wine and beer. Plus, you'll receive a recipe booklet to take home and practice your newfound...

Overview Spend a memorable evening in the Tuscan countryside, traveling the way Italians do, on a sunset Vespa tour. Enjoy the fresh country air as you cruise past the ancient vineyards, olive groves, charming towns, and Renaissance villas of the famous Chianti wine region. You’ll even have a chance to taste real Chianti wine in a castle and get a lesson in Vespa driving before you hit the road....

Cinque Terre National Park (Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site full of postcard-worthy landscapes: sweeping sea cliffs dotted with sandy coves, brightly painted villages clinging to steep terraces, and forested plateaus blooming with wildflowers. Stretching some 4,300 acres (1,740 hectares) along northern Italy’s rugged Italian Riviera, the park dazzles visitors with...

Villa il Cascinale: At short distance from the ancient town of Lucca, Villa il Cascinale is an elegant farmhouse in the tranquil Tuscan countryside surrounded by splendid olive groves and orchards. The house was part of the Controni family estate, a powerful family of Lucca; it was originally built as a farmhouse for the workers of the estate and comprehended stables, a grain warehouse and bread...

This stunning villa, in typical Costa Smeralda style, project by renowned architect Savin Couelle, is located in a prime location, just few meters from La Celvia beach. It is part of a private residential area within Consorzio, one of the Emerald Coast's most elegant and prestigious locations at the entrance of Cala di Volpe bay. Surrounded by typical Mediterranean vegetation, the villa enjoys a private...

There are many beaches in the Cinque Terre, but most of them are quite hidden and secluded, with access through challenging paths, or with a private boat.1 - Bonassola BeachThe hidden gems of this beautiful coast are often not marked on the map, and can only be reached with instructions from locals. They are almost never covered in sand, but rather in small stones or rocks. In fact, to enjoy the most...