Eleven days of hill towns, coastline and the best food in Europe
Eleven days from Rome through the Tuscan hill towns to the Amalfi Coast — a Chianti wine estate, a Florence cooking class, Pompeii, Capri by boat and three nights above the cliffs of Sorrento, with round-trip airfare from the USA.
This is the Italy trip for travellers who have either been to Rome already or would rather spend their time eating, driving and looking at water than queueing at museums. It still covers the essentials — the Colosseum, the Vatican, Florence's Duomo — but the heart of it is the countryside: a working Chianti estate for lunch, the medieval Palio square in Siena, a hands-on pasta class in Florence, then the descent to the Amalfi Coast for boat days to Capri and Positano and a morning in Pompeii. Hotels are chosen for character rather than chain consistency: a Tuscan villa, a Sorrento clifftop with sea views, a central Rome palazzo. Groups are small, capped at sixteen, because the Amalfi road cannot take a full-size coach.
Showing your itinerary for a Saturday, 26 September 2026 departure, returning Tuesday, 6 October 2026. Change the date in the planner to see a different set of dates.
New York → Rome, 8h 35m overnight
Meet your tour leader at the ITA Airways desks.
approx. 2h
Dinner and breakfast served on board.
approx. 8h 35m
Rome, Italy
Sun 27 Sep 2026 → Tue 29 Sep 2026
Greve in Chianti, Italy
Tue 29 Sep 2026 → Thu 1 Oct 2026
Florence, Italy
Thu 1 Oct 2026 → Sat 3 Oct 2026
Sorrento, Italy
Sat 3 Oct 2026 → Tue 6 Oct 2026
Hotels are guaranteed at the stated star rating. If a named property is full on your dates we substitute a comparable alternative and tell you before you pay.
Flight times shown are the schedule we normally book. Exact carriers and times are confirmed with your quote and depend on availability on your dates.
US passport holders need no visa for Italy. From 2026 an ETIAS authorization (about $22, valid three years) is required and takes minutes online. We send you the official government link — never pay a third-party site.
Allow around 7 days for processing — book with that in mind.
No — it closes whenever the swell is too high, which happens perhaps one day in five. When it does, the island boat circuit and the extra time in Anacapri run instead, and the grotto's separate entry fee is not charged.
The Amalfi Drive is legally closed to full-size coaches in summer. Sixteen guests fit a minibus that can actually make the hairpins and stop at the viewpoints, which is the whole point of the day.
Yes, and many guests do. Extra nights in Sorrento or Positano cost from $180 per room per night, and we simply move your return flight.
More vertical than horizontal. Positano, Capri and the hill towns are all steps and slopes. If stairs are difficult, tell us — we can arrange alternatives on those days.
Yes, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal. Tell us at booking so the cooking class and estate dinners are planned around it.
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