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.

Walks Inside Rome are official Rome tour guides who can take you on an expert guided and personal walking tour of Rome. The guided tours of the Vatican City, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum and also the Roman hills are designed for private travellers or small semi private groups. Special day tours for shore excursions in Rome can also be booked.

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Marilena, Tosca and Salvatore are native Romans with a background in architecture, art, history and archaeology, but their tours can be arranged for any range of special interest such arts itineraries, unusual museums, and also tours of Rome specifically designed for families with children.

All are tailor made professional guides with a long experience of working with major US and international tour operators and the team are officially licensed guides and the best qualified people to show you the Eternal City.

Your private driver for Sicily and chauffeur guide for the island is Giacomo Mazza based in Catania. With a Sicilian father and a Irish mother, Giacomo, or James, runs a small company of authorized and English speaking NCC drivers near Catania in partnership with Limousine Sicily in the west of the island.

Company services include private transfers from the main Sicilian airports, railway stations, sea ports, as well as daily shore excursions and chauffeured tours of Mount Etna and other sought after Sicily destinations. James is also a red badge guide and can reserve for you an eight hour private tour from 240 euros.

Venice and Veneto Gourmet can arrange your personalized Venice gourmet cooking class, wine tasting or culinary tours of Venice and the Veneto region. The company is run by Sara Cossiga, a freelance art historian graduated at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

She has been working for the Venice Biennale as an assistant of the Visual Art Dep, the Archive of Contemporary Arts and, since 1992, as a tour guide in Venice and the Veneto Region.

Sara is also a professional wine taster and sommelier and will introduce you to the cuisine and flavours of Venice and its territory by explaining how these local dishes developed and changed over the centuries and why we are still so enthusiastic about them today

Contact In Italy Tours for unique and luxury tours of Calabria, one of Italy most genuine and least visited regions of Italy. Designed for small groups, you will experience the daily life of Calabria from its remote corners to its food, wine, classic visitor attractions deeply appreciated by Italians themselves.

In Italy Tours was set up by Tania Pascuzzi who was born in Australia to Italian parents. Tania has since moved to Italy and now resides in Calabria where from where her tour services consultancy is based. The keywords of an In Italy Tours tour are local people, authentic places, Italian tradition, history and culture.

Experience Puglia is your local Puglia guide for independent private excursions and tours in this beautiful part of south Italy. Run by travel planner Angelo Coluccia, who is located in the small town of Gioia del Colle in the province of Bari, you will have a guide who was born and raised in heart of the region.

The services of Experience Puglia extend to recommending bed and breakfasts, hotels and other accommodation, but the core of the business is private tours for individuals, couples, families or small groups up to 8 people.

The overall approach is to enable travelers to enjoy and appreciate the historical context of the towns, their traditions, local crafts, food and wine. Also be tempted by wine and olive oil tasting, customized cooking lessons and visits to the Valle D'Itria, to walk among the trulli of Alberobello, and the coast at Polignano with its splendid sea balconies.

Based in Palermo, Sole Blu Sicilia is a both a Sicily tour operator and professional congress organizer exclusively promoting holidays in Sicily. Established since 1997 by Margherita Perricone, the company prides itself on its young outlook, versatility and high standards putting clients first whether for conventions, incentives or holiday tours and vacations.

Sole Blu Sicilia's range of products and services are also suitable for individuals, couples, small or large groups and include customised culinary tours to large conference organization. Special assistance can be offered to visitors to Sicily arriving by cruise ship in Palermo and Messina who wish to enjoy a shore excursion.

Walks Inside Venice are official Venice private tour guides who offer customized and tailor made walking tours of Venice and the surrounding area of Veneto. Their specialist and themed itineraries are suitable for individual travellers or small private groups.

Roberta, Sara and Cristina are also native Venetians with a background in art history, foreign languages and literature and have published books on Venetian art and history. Walks Inside Venice also arranges hotel pick-ups, free advice about restaurants, transportation, shopping, cultural events etc and even organization of wine tasting events and dinners based on the local culinary traditions in Veneto.

R.I.O. is a Naples based tour operator specializing in individual and group tours and packages to Pompeii, Sorrento, Positano, Bay of Naples, Amalfi Coast and the rest of Campania including Avellino and Benevento. As well as classic tours of the ruins of Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius and the Island of Capri, R.I.O. can also get you off the tourist track with some interesting excursions, weekend and special tours all listed below.

Discover ancient Piemonte culture, lifestyle, history and food with Bramafam, a boutique tour operator specializing in personalized travel services and event organization in Piemonte and the rest of Italy through local partnerships.

Your journey starts in Saluzzo, described by Annalisa as one of the most beautiful of all the towns in Piedmont, 'the little Siena of Alps', and also the least known. For centuries it was an independent Marquisate ruled by an enlightened and powerful dynasty.

Below are a series of food and tour proposals developed by Happy Cooking who specialize in central Italian cuisine and traditional home cooking from Umbria. The visits and activities are organized by a licensed tour guide and you can customise your cooking days with some touring as outlined below.

food tours in the province of Parma for over a decade now and do follow the link to find out more about visiting producers of parmigiano reggiano cheese, traditional balsamic vinegar and Parma ham. But the company can also help you enjoy to the full a stay in the city of Parma.

The Classic City Tour will take you on a fascinating journey which combines history, architecture and flavors. You will visit the Teatro Farnese, Baptistery and Cathedral, as well as shopping zone.

Rome by Segway is a Rome based company running six guided Segway Tours across the Eternal City. For anyone who has not yet tried this most entertaining and ecological way of transport, then the Roman Forum, Colosseum and Appian Way are as good as it gets for your first experience.

We list a selection of the tours below. All begin with a short training session with your tour leader after which you will be handed a multimedia iPod-Video-Audio guide to accompany you on your trip. Do also consult the dedicated site for all the additional information you need such as what to wear and booking conditions. Insurance and Segway rental are included in the price.

These gourmet related food tours of Bologna are organised by Ilaria of Casa Ilaria Bed and Breakfast which is located in the center of town. Guests of the B&B can already request evening cooking lessons offered by the host, but Ilaria has extended her own interest in the food traditions of the territory to take take you further afield on full day or half day gastronomic tours.