FIT TOUR
Italian Villages & Cultural Traditions: From Rome to Verona
Italy's icons reframed through villages, vineyards, and Verona — the classic route, lived through tradition.
The journey
Nine days from Rome up to Verona — Rome, Florence, Bologna, Verona — connected by high-speed train. The Vatican Museums before opening, a food walk through Trastevere and the Jewish Ghetto, Florence's wine windows, the Tuscan villages of Siena and San Gimignano with dinner at a boutique winery, hands-on pasta in the home of a Bolognese sfoglina, the Valpolicella vineyards and Amarone wine country, and a full day on Lake Garda and Sirmione. The classic Italy route reframed — through villages, vineyards, and Verona instead of Venice.
Highlights
- Vatican Museums early access Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica before opening — guided tour inside before public hours. Empty rooms, full attention.
- Trastevere & Jewish Ghetto food and wine tour A guided food walk through two of Rome's most authentic neighborhoods — Trastevere's trattorias and the Ghetto's centuries-old culinary heritage.
- Florence Wine Windows evening tour An evening guided walk through Florence's hidden 17th-century wine hatches — legends, courtyards, and a glass of Tuscan wine.
- Siena, San Gimignano and dinner in a boutique winery Tuscany's two medieval towers paired with a countryside dinner at a boutique winery — vineyard views and a full Tuscan meal.
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Taste Milan like a local
A street-food walk through Brera where authentic bites and stories replace tourist menus. - Pasta cooking class in a sfoglina's home Hands-on pasta lesson in the home of a sfoglina — Bologna's traditional pasta-maker. Rolling, cutting, and lunch shared at the family table.
- Valpolicella & Amarone wine country A guided tasting tour through one of Italy's most prestigious wine regions — vineyards, cellars, and the slow-aged red the area is famous for.
- Lake Garda & Sirmione, full day A small-group full-day tour from Verona — Italy's largest lake, the medieval Scaliger castle, and the lakeside village of Sirmione.
- Verona — three nights as the journey's base Romeo and Juliet's city as a Wonderlust base — Roman amphitheatre, medieval old town, and three full nights to take it slowly.
Locations
Overnight stays
Rome
Florence
Bologna
Verona
Itinerary
DAY 1 — ROME
- Full day | Arrival and hotel check-in.
DAY 2 — ROME
- AM | Vatican Museums early access guided tour — Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica before opening.
- PM | Trastevere & Jewish Ghetto food and wine tour.
DAY 3 — ROME → FLORENCE
- AM | High-speed train to Florence, hotel check-in.
- PM | Wine Windows & Florence Hidden Secrets evening walking tour.
DAY 4 — FLORENCE / TUSCANY
- AM | Free time.
- PM | Siena & San Gimignano small-group tour with dinner in a boutique winery.
DAY 5 — FLORENCE → BOLOGNA
- AM | High-speed train to Bologna, hotel check-in.
- PM | Bologna walking tour through the medieval old town.
DAY 6 — BOLOGNA
- AM | Private cooking class in a sfoglina’s home — hands-on pasta lesson with lunch.
- PM | Free time.
DAY 7 — BOLOGNA → VERONA
- AM | High-speed train to Verona, hotel check-in.
- PM | Free afternoon to explore Verona at your own pace.
DAY 8 — VERONA / VALPOLICELLA
- AM | Verona guided walking tour — Roman amphitheatre, medieval streets, and the city’s icons.
- PM | Valpolicella & Amarone wine-tasting tour.
DAY 9 — VERONA / LAKE GARDA
- Full day | Sirmione and Lake Garda small-group full-day tour.
DAY 10 — VERONA
- AM | Breakfast and check-out.
Selling tips
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Verona instead of Venice — the contrarian icon
This Iconic Italy keeps Rome, Florence, and Bologna but trades Venice for Verona and three nights on the journey's final base. The angle for clients who've already done Venice, or who want a less-crowded final city with a different story.
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The home cooking class no other tour offers
Pasta lesson inside a sfoglina's home — the traditional Bologna pasta-maker — not a commercial cooking school. The rare inclusion that lets clients say 'we cooked in someone's house in Italy.' A standout story for the post-trip conversation.
- Two wine countries in one tour A boutique winery dinner in Tuscany and a Valpolicella & Amarone tasting tour from Verona. Two of Italy's most distinctive wine regions, both included — a clear angle for clients who travel through wine.
Accomodation
The hotels shown are our main partners in each destination. When you request a quote we'll confirm these or alternatives of the same level, location, and standard. You can ask us to change any hotel up until booking confirmation.
Signature collection
Our collection features high standards 4-star hotels. The hotels mentioned are for reference only.
Rome
Leonardo Boutique Hotel
Florence
C-Hotels Ambasciatori
Bologna
Starhotels
Verona
Grand Hotel des Arts
Smart stay collection
A curated selection of 3* hotels where classification takes a back seat to quality. The hotels mentioned are for reference only.
Rome
Hotel Canada
Florence
Hotel La Fortezza
Bologna
Hotel Accademia
Verona
Hotel De Capuleti
Terms & Conditions
Payment
- 10% deposit at booking
- 90% balance 45 days prior to departure
Departure date changes
- Free up to 90 days before departure
- From 89 days onward: changes subject to availability and third-party fees
Cancellation
- Up to 45 working days before departure: deposit non-refundable
- 44–30 days: 40% charge
- 29–15 days: 70% charge
- 14 days or less before departure: 100% charge
Not included
- Tips, extras, hotel city taxes (payable on spot), and anything not listed under ‘Price Includes.’
What’s included
Accomodation
- 9 nights in centrally located hotels
Meals
- Daily breakfast
- Tastings during Trastevere & Jewish Ghetto food and wine tour
- Glass of Tuscan wine during Florence Wine Windows evening tour
- Dinner in a boutique winery during Siena & San Gimignano tour
- Lunch during sfoglina cooking class in Bologna
- Tastings during Valpolicella & Amarone wine tour
Activities
- Vatican Museums early access guided tour with Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica
- Trastevere & Jewish Ghetto food and wine tour
- Florence Wine Windows & Hidden Secrets evening walking tour
- Siena & San Gimignano small-group tour with boutique winery dinner
- Bologna walking tour
- Private hands-on pasta cooking class in a sfoglina’s home
- Verona guided walking tour
- Valpolicella & Amarone wine-tasting tour
- Sirmione and Lake Garda small-group full-day tour
Transportation
- High-speed train premium class — Rome → Florence → Bologna → Verona
24/7 On-the-ground support — already in the price.
Every tour includes live assistance for the entire duration of your clients' stay. Not as an add-on — as a standard. When something happens on the ground, they don't call you. They call us.
On the ground in Italy
Real people, real locations.
Not a call center abroad.
24/7, arrival to last transfer
Covered for the full duration
— no gaps, no time zones.
You stay informed
We handle it and update you.
Your client never feels abandoned.
