Notturno Intarsio manufactures inlaid wood items and furniture in Sorrento along the Amalfi coast. The company is continuing a 500-year-old tradition for an unprecedented standard of craftmanship and beauty by skilled artisans that has become the finest in the world.

The raw material used is a variety of African exotic such as walnut, birch, mahogany and brier woods, while the inlay is accomplished by layering and sandwiching together various sheets of woods and different colors of veneer.

View the online catalogue here for more examples. The company ship all over the world and all products carry a certificate of warantee. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club and Jcb are all accepted.

Local incoming travel planner, Tasting Tours, will help you discover the best corners of the famous truffle zone of Alba and equally famous wine capital of Asti. In between you will discover the culinary secrets of the gastronomic heart of Piemonte from Barolo to Barbaresco and further afield.

View the full day tour list offered by Tasting Tours in the right column on this page. On this page the full range of half day trips is highlgihted.

Wine in Tour is the first Italian network specializing in wine tours for business & leisure travellers and for anyone who loves and appreciates life and wine. Please choose from the following 3 day trip options in the Roman HIlls.

Tasting Tours of Asti will help you discover close up the wine and truffles of Asti and Monferrato in Piemonte where the hills produce the third great jewel of the local wine-making scenario, Barbera d'Asti, and the unique black and white truffles (black truffles from February to September, white truffles from mid September to early January).

The guided visit also includes white and black truffle hunting with dogs and a visit to a Barbera.

This day long guided wine tour of Barolo and Barbaresco is being proposed by Tasting Tours of Asti. Meet your English-speaking guide in your hotel and depart for the Langhe area in the southern part of Piedmont, famous for white truffles and some of the most sought-after red wines in Italy, i.e. Barolo and Barbaresco.

First stop is the 13th century Grinzane Cavour castle which also hosts the Cavour Regional Enoteca and an ethnographic museum.

The original and fabulous open top bus tour by Frascati based Wine In Tour will take you on a panoramic wine journey in the Castelli Romani or Roman Hills near Rome.

The 6 hour trip is part of a perfect day out for up to 14 people. You will be accompanied by an friendly expert guide for full day tour which also includes lunch at a winery with a personal visit with the wine maker to 2 cantinas, wine tasting, a wine cruise on Lake Albano and monument visits.

Walks Inside Rome run small group tours for tourists who may not want a full private visit of the capital. Instead, you can join other travellers in small scheduled groups of no more than 8 participants. All are conducted in English by professional and licensed guide and depart with a minimum of four people.

Choose from morning or afternoon tours of the Vatican City and Sistine Chapel or a tour of ancient Rome. Here we summarise a little about some of the scheduled tours programs. Follow each link to book directly online with Walks Inside Rome and reserve your place.

Happy Cooking, together with local tour operator Altra Umbria, are offering a series of food and territory inspired day trips alongside the regular cooking lessons and culinary classes. We suggest the following:

As a Delicious Italy reader you can enjoy a Rome Food Tour through the city's most delicious and offbeat neighborhoods.

Discover the Real Rome! Eating Italy Food Tours offers unique 4-hour Rome Food and Cultural Tours n Rome's most delicious and offbeat neighborhoods. Get a taste of "life in Rome"- its fabulous cuisine, rich culture, treasured architecture, and cherished traditions.

You will feel like a true Roman even if you don't speak the language because we take you to all best Roman specialty food shops, trattorias, markets, and many cultural

Tasting Tour proposes a day trip with local tour guide to discover the beautiful shores of Lake Maggiore in Piemonte.

First stop is Stresa, a charming village caught between the mountains and the lake with its beautiful XIX century mansions and gardens. Meet your tour guide in Stresa and depart with ferry boat for the Borromee Islands, famous round the world for their ancient charm, history, and enchanting views.

Piedmont doesn’t mean only red wines: maybe one of the most popular Italian white wines is produced here, too – Gavi. Cortese is the grape behind the wines of Gavi, and it has produced wines here since the 17th century. It only covers 1500 hectares of the whole region and is mostly found around the city of Alessandria. Gavi wine can be distinguished by its crisp, floral, peachy, aromatic qualities.

This Tasting Tour tour also ends with a visit to the Serravalle fashion outlet for some shopping.

Official Rome guides, Walks Inside Rome, have put together number of tour proposals especially for younger visitor to the Eternal City. Meet the Gladiators of Ancient Rome in the Gladiator School is the one we would want to do if we were a kid again. Here you and your children can spend a day in a Roman Gladiators School and learn about ancient Roman history at the same time.

The gladiator instructor will teach them how to train like Sparatacus and how to fight with Roman weapons. Take a look at the great video below, are you up for it!

At the end of the lesson they will be given a certificate and the tunic you worn during the class. Each four hour session includes an introduction to Roman History in the nearby museum, a description of life as a Gladiator and the basic techniques of gladiatorial swords fighting.

Shopping is in the blood in Italy and Turin’s shopping scene is as lively and enjoyable as other big Italian cities such as Milan and Rome, and has some particularly delightful specialty stores (antiques, books and chocolate seem to be an obsession), along with the usual array of beautifully presented fashion and homewares stores.

Tasting Tours has developed this half day or full day tour to discover some of the highlights of Turin’s shopping scene.

Looking for a spot of wine tasting in Florence, then get in touch with Alessandro Martini of Italian Days. The following proposals take place in a wine school in the center of the Tuscan capital and are held with a professional Sommelier of the AIS Firenze.

The vintage of the wines listed may vary depending on the availability, but participants can choose between different vintages of Brunello and a variety of reds and Supertuscans.

All are presented with a mixed platter of cheeses from Montalcino, cold cuts and bruschetta.

Official and licensed Rome guides, Walks Inside Rome, offer a handful of different ways of visiting the Vatican. Each is orientated to the amount of time you may have, if you are travelling with children or if there is something specific you are interested in seeing. We list each tour below with brief introductions and do follow the dedicated links in the right hand column of this page to view each one in full.

EARLY MORNING PRIVATE VATICAN TOUR

This tour of the Vatican before the crowds arrive offers you an unforgettable and unique experience. Meet your guide at 7.30am by the entrance to the Vatican Museum and enjoy a special reservation to view the Sistine Chapel before the doors open for the public. The tour also includes other sections of the Vatican Museum, as well as St. Peter’s Basilica and Square. Take a look at the video below to get an idea of our tour.

This day trip to the Sassi of Matera in Basilicata really is a full day, as it combines two nights in a family run hotel in the center of Gioia del Colle where Experience Puglia is based.

Once you have met your guide and settled into your accommodation your adventure starts the same evening with dinner in a typical restaurant enjoying local food.

Morning sees a quick tour of the historical centre including the castle and museum before a visit to a wine cellar and wine tasting in the vineyards on your way to Matera.

The Relais Il Falconiere & Thesan Spa is offering this relaxing day Brunch and Spa proposal on Sunday's to get you refreshed and fed well for the week ahead. The cost of the Day Gourmet Spa is €95 per person and inlcudes the following:

• COURTESY SET: dressing gown, bath towel, sauna wrap, flip flops
• RELAX & BENESSERE: Water and Steam walk: sauna, Turkish bath, cromo shower, vitality pool, area relax
• RITUALES RELAX : Face or body treatment chosen from the Spa menu
• SUNDAY BRUNCH: savory pie, selection of salumi and artisan cheeses, first course, paté, fruit and desserts, soft drink, wine included

Enjoy a tour of the Cinque Terre in Liguria with Tasting Tours. The Cinque Terre is still open for business.

Its name derives from 'terra' which in medieval times actually meant 'village' rather than 'town'. So Cinque Terre referring to the five villages of Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore.

This day tour in the wine zone of Ascoli Piceno in Le Marche is proposed by Le Marche Holiday.

It includes a visit to a medieval village, the cellars of a winery and the tasting of wines made from local grape varieties, not least passerina, pecorino and the famous Rosso Piceno Superiore wine.

It is an exploration into the heart of Rosso Piceno territory, the wine of the Piceno people. You will understand the concept of terroir and what distinguishes the characteristics of the main grape varieties.

Lunch is included in an old historic house of the zone and transport is included.

These wonderfully original half day tours in Sicily are a must-do alternative to the classic bus or cab excursions across the island. Not only are the routes a little different, but you will be driving yourself, in a classic Fiat 500!

We highlight here 3 such options. All depart from Giardini Naxos and return to Taormina. Ideal for 2 adults and 2 children in each Fiat 500.

ON THE STEPS OF THE GODFATHER

A real insight into Sicily to say the least; the locals, culture and every day way of life. Very off the beaten track taking in the beautiful villages of Savoca and Forza D'Agrò where Francis Ford Coppola filmed The Godfather II & The Godfather III movies.

You will visit the famous Bar Vitelli, one of Coppola's favorite spots and also seen in the films, as well as the Church of Santa Lucia where the scene of the wedding between Michael and Apollonia was shot, and much more.

This wine and olive oil tasting itinerary is one of a number of wine related day trips proposed by 'The Homing Pigeon country inn' to offer our guests a chance to discover close up the customs, country life and work which characterizes our land and people.

They are routes which will allow you to taste the typical flavours of the territory and which will help you experience the fascination of many of the the small medieval hamlets which dot the land as well as castles and fortresses which are witnesses to our ancient history.

They are led by a local enologist who is an expert of the wines of the Le Marche, both as a native and by profession.