Luxury Italy Vacation Review: Rome, Venice, Florence, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Tuscany Wine Tasting, Pompeii Ponte Vecchio

All of the accommodations were amazing and well thought-out. The first, a mysterious 9-room hotel in a hidden alley in Venice. The second, in the middle of Florence, as close to the Ponte Vecchio as you can get. The third was basically on top of the metro in Rome. The best was saved for last, in Sorrento, with the corner unit balcony overlooking the Gulf of Napels with a unique art installation in the room (and extending outside, into the hallway). That blew us away! We never stayed too long in the rooms (except for the last), but each of the accommodations in their own way was the perfect paring for the cities they were in and what we wanted to do.

Speaking of pairings, our trip into Tuscany for an eight-hour, private wine tasting was unforgettable. The scenery took care of itself, and our agent found a remarkable driver/guide who was very friendly and knew much about the area and the wines that were produced there. Italian wines, especially, are not the easiest to learn, but our guide and the hosts at the vineyards were great educators. So not only did we get to taste great Italian wines, we learned much about them too. Perhaps the greatest part of all was that we got to use this new found knowledge throughout the rest of the trip and then came home much better prepared to order and enjoy Italian wines! 

Overall, Florence really enchanted us, and we look forward to getting back there sooner rather than later.