Anniversary Trip to Italy Review: Bologna, Venice, Florence, Rome, Siena, Chianti, Pompeii, Sorrento, Food Tour, Shopping, Cooking

We now understand why this Italy travel agency is on Travel and Leisure's A-list. Simply put, we wanted the trip of a lifetime, and they gave it to us. From the care they took in planning our itinerary with us, to the quality of the guides they engaged, the cooking experiences, the tours (including some we hadn't thought of), arranging transfers, drivers, train tickets, they made this a stress-free anniversary trip for two. It was well worth the relatively small premium over small group tours. The four-star hotel selections (which we asked for) were perfect and well-located. The trip was delayed by COVID, and they kept us informed throughout the year-long delay and applied our deposit the following year.

They scheduled half-days of activities, allowing us a lot of time to wander and explore on our own and recover for the next day's wonders. Instead of being exhausted from tour overload, it felt like we got to see the highlights of Italy at a reasonable pace.

We chose them over the other company who made it through our decision process by asking, "Given our itinerary, what one activity would you add to give us a better sense of Italy?" They selected a food tour of Bologna during our transfer from Venice to Florence.