About this trip
Fourteen days across Italy, from Rome's piazzas to Venice's canals, with the Tuscan countryside, Ligurian coast and Lake Como worked in between. This is a fully guided group trip built around easy, culturally rich days rather than long stretches of free time.
You'll cycle a stretch of the Serchio River near Lucca, walk coastal trails in the Cinque Terre and Portofino, and taste wine in small villages, alongside the big set pieces of Rome, Pisa and Venice. Travel between stops is mostly by train, so you move through the country at a steady, comfortable pace rather than rushing.
What you'll do
- Explore the piazzas and ancient sites of Rome
- Cycle the Tuscan countryside along Lucca's Serchio River
- Walk the coastal trails of the Cinque Terre
- Stroll the Portofino Peninsula
- Wine taste in rural Italian villages
- Cruise Lake Como and unwind along Venice's canals
- Travel is mainly by train, so pack light — you'll need to lift your own luggage onto storage racks and carry it over cobbles and stairs
- Summer temperatures can pass 40°C and many hotel rooms have no air conditioning, so consider the season you travel
- European hotel rooms tend to be small, often with two singles pushed together rather than a double, and bathrooms may be shared
Worth it if you want a well-organised Italian overview with standout guides who genuinely care. Think twice if you're fussy about hotel quality—some are genuinely poor.
- Tour leaders consistently go above and beyond: booking museums, arranging group dinners, handling logistics so you don't have to.
- Introductory orientation walks in each city are excellent and genuinely informative; guides' passion for Italy comes through clearly.
- Hotel standards are wildly inconsistent. La Spezia worst: five flights of stairs with no lift; Venice bathroom smaller than a camping cubicle.
- Rome and Florence feel rushed; La Spezia itself is a dull gateway town. Consider whether the itinerary pace suits your style.
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Departing in Aug is cheapest — from £2,680, about 30% below the priciest month (Oct).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Rome · 28 Aug – 29 Aug
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