Italy Florence & rural Tuscany
Culinary
Get up close with master producers and stay in some of the best hotels in Florence & Tuscany - perfect for foodies. Hotel Lungarno x 2 nights & Borgo Santo Pietro x 3 nights Experiences: • Private market tour & cooking class with Michelin-starred chef • Borgo Santo Pietro garden tour & picnic • Brunello di Montalcino vintage wine tasting • Visit family-run olive oil farm in Chianti 5 nights • Meet a local pecorino cheese maker near Pienza £7,200pp
Taormina & Noto
Cultural
Exclusive access to palaces, gardens and local experts, plus great hotels. Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo x 2 nights & Il San Corrado di Noto x 3 nights Experiences: • Visit Teatro Greco of Taormina with a prominent Sicilian astronomer • Exclusive visit to the private garden of a Sicilian marquis • Tour the historic Ursino Recupero Library in Catania alongside an art historian and the library’s curator • Candle-lit dinner & music in a noble palace in Noto 5 nights • Visit the atelier of a Sicilian cart master £6,300pp
Lecce & Apulian Coast
Road less travelled
Uncover a lesser-know side of Puglia, meet local producers & explore the beautiful coastline, staying in some of the best hotels in the area. Palazzo Bozzi Corso x 3 nights & Masseria Torre Maizza x 3 nights Experiences: • Explore Lecce with an art historian, with aperitivo in a private palace • Musical moment at the evocative Abbey of Santa Maria di Cerrate • Private boat tour of the Salento coast • Private cooking class at a farm in the countryside 6 nights • Sunset boat tour ending in Polignano for amazing meal £5,900pp