Food and wine is an integrated part of the natural lifestyle and culture of Italians. Growing, tending, cultivating, hunting and harvesting is visible in the layers of history, culture, art and life we will uncover in the villages and towns visited on this Italian Journey which begins in Rome and finishes in Venice.

Frascati, Orvieto, Spello, Perugia, Assisi, Torgiano, Montalcino, Pienza, San Gimignano, Chianti, Siena, Volterra, Florence, Lucca, Modena, Parma, Montagnana, Verona, Padova, Vicenza, Venice.

Village food festivals, Umbrian Olive Oil, Sagrantino Wine, Baking at the Pasticceria,  Pecorino Cheese, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscan Olive Oil, Pork butchers, Chianti wine, Parmigiano Reggiano, Traditional Balsamic di Modena, Prosciutto.

The work of Luca Signorelli

Etruscan Civilisation

Life in medieval Montalcino

What the Renaissance is really all about

Andrea Palladio – genius architect

Is Venice Real?

Three and four star hotels central to or easy walking distance to villages.

13 nights accommodation with breakfast daily

10 meals – light lunches, lunches and dinners

All entry fees and food and wine visits

Air conditioned touring coach

Gratuities to driver, at restaurants and hotels

Porterage in and out of hotels

Art, history and culture “storytelling” with Isabella

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