Italian Connection offers 20 trips/accommodations
Amalfi Coast & Capri Walk
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Amalfi Coast & Capri Walk
Naples Airport, Naples, Italy
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5 Days • from $3,790* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Italy’s spectacular Amalfi Coast and the beautiful island of Capri set the stage for this idyllic walking tour. Our pathways high in the hills offer superb views as well as a glimpse of simple village life far removed from the hubbub of the coast. Unpack once, as we are based for all four nights at a welcoming boutique hotel in the center of scenic Positano.TRIP HIGHLIGHTS • Walk along the breathtaking Pathway of the Gods, and picnic in the… more |
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Cinque Terre & Beyond
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Cinque Terre & Beyond
Pisa train station
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6 Days • from $4,460* per person
Provider: Italian Connection One of the most diverse and inspired walking tours in our program, this trip combines a route through undiscovered territory with a classic coastal walk in the Cinque Terre, and positively brims with our exciting finds, both cultural and culinary. Our unique pathways take in the lush mountains of the Alpi Apuane near Pietrasanta, the pure white marble quarries of Carrara, the charming seaside villages of Lerici and the Cinque Terre, and the romantic Portofino peninsula.TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Visit the glistening… more |
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Wildflowers In The Dolomites
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Wildflowers In The Dolomites
Bolzano Airport, Laives, Italy
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7 Days • from $4,790* per person
Provider: Italian Connection The spectacular Dolomite mountain region of soaring peaks and pristine alpine villages is a walker’s paradise, and we’ve chosen our preferred seasons for this walking tour, when trails are uncrowded and endless fields of wildflowers carpet the slopes. We'll introduce you to our favorite walks culled from 25 years of exploring the Dolomites, with time to bask in the luxury of welcoming hotels and fine cuisine. Joins us for this UNESCO mountain walking & hiking tour featured in ForbesLife by… more |
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La Maremma Walk
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La Maremma Walk
Orbetello train station, Italy
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7 Days • from $4,290* per person
Provider: Italian Connection La Maremma is the furthest corner of southern Tuscany, untamed and surprisingly untouristed, and brimming with wonderful contrasts. You’ll find soaring hilltowns built of golden stone, a countryside of bright green pastures and manicured vineyards, and pristine coastal parks with inviting seaside walks.TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Soak in the rushing waters of a hot spring waterfall at Saturnia, and rejuvenate your skin Explore the ancient city of Vulci, cross the Devil’s Bridge, and descend into a 2000-year old Etruscan tomb decorated with… more |
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Piedmont Vineyards & Lakes
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Piedmont Vineyards & Lakes
Airport near Turin, Italy
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7 Days • from $4,790* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Piedmont is rich in gastronomic traditions, home to great Barolo wines and pungent cheeses, yet with a natural beauty and lush countryside that is ideal for exploring on foot. We walk through a landscape of perfectly ordered vineyards and hazy rolling hills, then on to romantic lakes and tiny cobblestoned villages, sampling the very best of this intriguing domain.TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Romp through the woods on a truffle hunt with an expert trifulau and his trusty dog, and enjoy an earthy… more |
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Splendors Of SicilyNational Geographic Tour of a Lifetime 2010/2011 
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Splendors Of Sicily
Catania Airport, Catania, Italy
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8 Days • from $4,790* per person
Provider: Italian Connection This unique itinerary is the result of years of research enhanced by our Sicilian friends and relatives, and is filled with insider knowledge not found in guidebooks. Get an excellent overview of this fascinating island, as we spend time walking through a great variety of countryside as well as visiting Sicily’s remarkable wealth of archeological sites. Join us and see why this tour was selected by National Geographic Traveler, as one of "50 Tours of a Lifetime."TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Purge your… more |
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Walking & Cooking In Eastern Sicily
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Walking & Cooking In Eastern Sicily
Catania Airport, Catania, Italy
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6 Days • from $4,190* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Welcome to our neighborhood, southeastern Sicily! Hosted by Italian Connection’s founders, Anita and Emanuele, this walking and cooking tour in Sicily focuses on the quiet beauty and rich culinary heritage in Eastern Sicily, and includes a meal in our home for a true taste of life in the Sicilian countryside. Learn to cook with genuine locally grown ingredients that are the heart and soul of Sicilian food, meet Sicilian designers and chefs, and walk secret pathways discovered through local farmers.TRIP… more |
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Western Sicily & Egadi Islands
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Western Sicily & Egadi Islands
Palermo Airport, Italy
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6 Days • from $4,290* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Western Sicily’s rich archeological treasures and our undiscovered pathways through lush countryside are the focus of this unusual walking tour. Dominated for centuries by various rulers, Sicily’s turbulent history is evident in everything from the architecture to the aromatic cuisine, so you’ll find magical Greek temples of 2000 years ago and feast on sumptuous couscous left behind by the Moors. The Egadi islands, home to prehistoric cave paintings and huge, sleek tuna, offer wonderful walks in a remote setting, where… more |
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Dolomities High Routes
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Dolomities High Routes
Airport, Italy near Brixen Bolzano, Italy
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5 Days • from $3,490* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Even Italian Connection’s staff has to take a vacation now and then, and after spending two glorious weeks hiking in the mountains around Cortina, Anita Iaconangelo designed this tour to highlight her favorite challenging walks. This trip follows the impressive “alte vie” - high routes - which traverse a series of high mountain passes with astonishing views of the major Dolomite peaks. By using cable cars and jeep access roads, we eliminate uninteresting ascents and get right into the heart… more |
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Tuscany Hill Towns Walking Tour
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Tuscany Hill Towns Walking Tour
Airport, Italy near Florence, Italy
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6 Days • from $4,290* per person
Provider: Italian Connection This exceptional tour combines the exclusive finds gleaned from our years of living and working in Tuscany with the unmatched beauty of Tuscany’s finest hilltowns and pristine landscape. Even in high season, our carefully chosen walking trails are blissfully free of tourists, and our many friends along the way treat us all like family. Enjoy a rare opportunity to dine in the home of a local friend, who also happens to be a great cook.TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Meet our Tuscan friends… more |
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Walking & Cooking In Umbria
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Walking & Cooking In Umbria
Orvieto, Italy
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6 Days • from $4,290* per person
Provider: Italian Connection This unusual trip combines glorious countryside walking with a lively cooking lesson featuring the delicious, yet simply prepared, pleasures of Umbrian cuisine. Our delightful walking route takes us through fields of flowers and silvery olive groves to the picturesque towns of Orvieto, Todi, Assisi and Spello, as well as to the tiny unknown villages in between. Join in a chocolate-making class with an Italian chocolate master and learn to make your own version of bacio - an Italian chocolate kiss.TRIP… more |
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Grand Tour Sicily
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Grand Tour Sicily
Palermo Airport, Italy
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9 Days • from $4,690* per room
Provider: Italian Connection Inspired by the magical moments we’ve experienced at Sicily’s evocative archeological sites, we planned this off-season grand tour of Sicily to relish these amazing sites when they are blissfully uncrowded. This is when the true sense of Sicily’s ancient history permeates the soul, as we view a magnificent Greek temple in exquisite solitude. A mild winter climate further enhances this tour of Sicily with a beautiful landscape cloaked in early wildflowers, the scent of almond blossoms in the air, and… more |
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Cook Flornce
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Cook Flornce
Florence airport, Florence, Italy
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3 Days • from $1,690* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Cooking and Tuscan wine tasting in the heart of Florence, based at one of the city’s loveliest historic hotels, used as the setting for A Room with a View. Minimum two people, available Monday–Friday all year except August, Christmas and New Year period. See romantic honeymoon upgrade below. more |
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Cook Amalfi Coast
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Cook Amalfi Coast
Naples Airport, Naples, Italy
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3 Days • from $1,690* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Cook and explore the coast from the luxury of Positano. Minimum two people, available Monday–Friday, April–November, except August. See honeymoon add-ons below. more |
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Cook Sicily
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Cook Sicily
Catania airport, Italy
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3 Days • from $1,475* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Perfect for a family tour (minimum six people) or a group of friends, this private, fully-guided tour features great insider activities in Italian Connection’s own neighborhood. You’ll learn to make traditional breads and pasta, shape cheeses by hand, make spicy chocolate and creamy cannoli, and explore great little towns and the best gelateria. For an active group, we can also customize Walking & Cooking in Sicily, with meals in Italian Connection’s home. Available Monday–Friday all year except August, Christmas and… more |
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Savoring Sicily
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Savoring Sicily
Palermo Airport, Italy
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7 Days • from $4,360* per room
Provider: Italian Connection This unique Cooking and Exploring Tour of Sicily reveals Sicily’s complex past through visits of amazing historical sites, while savoring a wonderfully varied cuisine influenced by the many cultures that have dominated the island. In keeping with Sicily’s diversity, we enjoy the delights of staying in three distinctive lodgings – an intimate historic inn, a seaside hotel and a stylish city hotel - and also participate in two hands-on Sicilian cooking lessons featuring different styles of Sicilian cooking.TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Feast… more |
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Walk Sicily
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Walk Sicily
Modica Ragusa Airport, Italy
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4 Days • from $1,215* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Explore Italian Connection’s backyard in Sicily, walk a canyon dotted with cave dwellings up to delightful Baroque Ragusa, and follow the local kids to the best gelateriaFollow the path of Leonardo Da Vinci where he tested his flying machines in Tuscany, and explore the backstreets of the Renaissance from a welcoming hotel in Florence more |
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Walk Florence
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Walk Florence
Airport, Italy near Florence, Italy
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3 Days • from $1,245* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Explore Italian Connection’s backyard in Sicily, walk a canyon dotted with cave dwellings up to delightful Baroque Ragusa, and follow the local kids to the best gelateria Follow the path of Leonardo Da Vinci where he tested his flying machines in Tuscany, and explore the backstreets of the Renaissance from a welcoming hotel in Florence more |
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Baroque Walk IN Ragusa
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Baroque Walk IN Ragusa
Modica Ragusa Airport, Italy
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1 Days • from $260* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Make an independent trip extra-special with unique 1-day walking or cooking tours in Italy. Forage for wild edible plants, explore a Baroque hill town, revel in a wildflower walk, or learn to cook with Anita & Emanuele in their home kitchen. Available for 2 or more people, with discounts for children and small groups. more |
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Foraging Walk In Sicily
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Foraging Walk In Sicily
Modica Ragusa Airport, Italy
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1 Days • from $260* per person
Provider: Italian Connection Clamber over limestone terraces picking wild asparagus, mustard tops, capers and chard, then lunch in Anita’s kitchen more |
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