Travel Review: Italy Vacation, Rome, Florence, Venice, Tuscany, Vatican, Pizza & Gelato Making

It really was all amazing and perfectly met my requirements.  It was my first trip to Italy so I wanted to see as much as possible and my agent made it all happen.  It's hard to pick a favorite, but I liked having a private guided tour of Ancient Rome and the ability to skip the lines there and at the Vatican.  The day trip to Tuscany was great too and I particularly enjoyed the stop at Castello Sonnino for the wine tasting and lunch.  We loved our Florencetown guide that my agent arranged and the group was small enough so we didn't feel like we were being herded around.  I also enjoyed the pizza and gelato class, which included a visit to an olive orchard.  Our guide and chef from Florencetown was so fun -- we had a great time learning how to do an olive oil tasting as well as making our own pizzas and chocolate gelato.  I adored the hotel in Florence -- the location right on the Arno and the terrace was fabulous.  We enjoyed having our afternoon apertivos up there.