How we plan a Italy trip
We start with how much moving you want to do. Two bases in nine nights makes a relaxed holiday; four makes a logistics exercise. From there we build the route, name the hotels, and price the whole thing once — flights, rooms, transfers, entries and insurance in a single costing.
Then we take on the parts that go wrong quietly: the visa file and its timing, the bookings that sell out months ahead, the food you will want near your hotel, and a plan B for the days that depend on weather.
Trip facts
Where people go, and why
Rome, Florence, Venice
The classic, by fast train. Ten nights makes it comfortable; seven makes it a rush.
Rome and the Amalfi coast
History for four nights, then Positano and Capri for five. The best pairing for a honeymoon.
Milan and the lakes
Como, Maggiore and Bellagio, with Switzerland an hour further north.
Puglia or Sicily
For a second Italian trip, when you already know the north.
When to go
There is rarely one right month. There is a right month for the trip you want.
Best
Warm without the August heat, and the coast still calm.
Hot and busy
Beach season. The cities are draining at midday and many restaurants close in August.
Excellent
Harvest, warm sea, softer light, fewer people.
City season
Rome, Florence and Venice at their most liveable, with winter rates.
Plan your Italy trip
Tell us roughly when and who is travelling. A consultant will call you back with a route worth considering and an honest cost range.
We reply within one working day, and always from a real consultant — not an auto-responder.