Italy Trip Review: Umbria, Assisi, Bologna, Fine Dining, Picnics, Cooking Class, Private Castle Tour, 15-Night Vacation

We had a great trip.  Everything that this Italy travel company recommended was fantastic.  This was a  challenging trip as we were traveling with friends we had never traveled with before and we drove over 1200 miles per our own decision, COVID was still a concern so we chose not to take trains. This Italy travel company was brilliant in helping us manage our preferences and it was not easy task.
Some of the highlights were dinner at Osteria Francesca- Mossimo Bottura's restaurant, an unbelievable picnic in Umbria with a view of Assisi, amazing wine and food, cooking class in Bologna.  The apex was visiting where my husband's family was from. We met a distant cousin and had a private tour of the castle that ruled over the mountain town, saw the street his great,great grandfather was born, fantastic. Our guides were spot on and accommodated our requests.  All very different all perfect in their own way.
This was the 4th trip we have planned with Zicasso.  Love it!