Review: Luxury Italy Anniversary Vacation, Rome & Tuscany, Vatican, Colosseum, Wine & Food Tours, Local Culture

Our anniversary trip to Italy was amazing.Our travel agent handled everything and provided us a precise schedule to help us navigate. The drivers were fantastic in their punctuality, ability to navigate and their knowledge of Italy. We toured Tuscany and then spent 3 days in Rome. The accommodations in each place were amazing and the highlight of each region was the food/wine. The best winery tour was by far Tenuta Casanova. The food and wine was amazing and much better than the larger more commercial winery tours (although they were good too). If I had it to do over, I would also add on the cooking class at Tenuta Casanova. I picked up the recipe book as the food our host made was some of the best I've ever tasted!  

In Rome, we took a small group Vatican tour and Coloseum/Forum tour. They were instersting but next time we'll opt for the specialty tours down to the tombs under the Vatican and the floor of the Coloseum rather than sticking to the main tours. The very best part of Rome was the food tour in the Trastevere neighborhood. It was outside of the normal tourist discticts and included several stops at family owned restaurants and shops. Our tour guide was fantastic in his ability to relate to the group, his knowledge of food, Italian history and culture. I highly recommend this tour!