Join author Susan Van Allen, (100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go), for one of these splendid, femme-friendly adventures. Every tour has been custom-designed to give you an amazing, authentic experience, with highlights focusing on Italy’s celebration of all things female – including art that glorifies women, meeting chefs and artisans, and blissfully immersing yourself in the culture through cooking classes. You’ll be traveling with a group of wonderful women and enjoying breathtaking sights, delicious tastes, and hidden treasures.
Palermo (2 nights), Agrigento (2), Taormina (4)
Exclusive Small Group Tour Led by Author Susan Van Allen.
Join Susan Van Allen, author or 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, for an immersive, joyful, and inspiring adventure in Sicily. Highlights include stays at luxury hotels, cooking class in a Palermo palazzo, and visits to dazzling Monreale, the Valley of the Temples, and a Mount Etna winery.
This is a gift of La Dolce Vita—an amazing insiders’ experience of this delicious and fascinating island.
Sorrento (7 nights)
Exclusive Small Group Tour Led by Author Susan Van Allen —10 guests maximum.
Join Susan Van Allen, author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, her most popular Golden Week. This is an inspiring adventure in southern Italy, based in a 4-star historic Sorrento hotel, where the elegant soul of Bell’Italia bursts forth, with the sparkling Mediterranean Sea as a backdrop. Discover marvels of Capri, vibrant Naples, fascinating ancient ruins of Pompeii, blissful thermal springs of Ischia, and the magical Amalfi coast towns of Positano, Ravello, and Amalfi. Shop for artisan treasures, toast with robust local wine, and enjoy delicious, world-famous cuisine.
This is a Gift of La Dolce Vita=the Sweet Life, custom-designed and led by Susan so that women can fully experience Italy's rejuvenating pleasures.
Stresa (7 nights)
Exclusive Small Group Tour Led by Author Susan Van Allen —16 guests maximum
Join Susan Van Allen, author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, for an inspiring springtime adventure in Italy’s beautiful Lake region!
We’ll immerse ourselves in this wonderland that’s inspired poets and painters, fully experiencing three diverse lakes: Maggiore, Como, and Orta. Surrounded by breathtaking landscapes of snow covered alps, sparkling waters, and vibrant gardens bursting into bloom, we’ll discover gorgeous palazzos, quaint villages, and meet wonderful locals. Highlights include 7 nights in lake view rooms at a historic 5-star luxury hotel, a hands-on cooking class, day in marvelous Milan, artisan shopping, private boat excursions, as well as extraordinary wine and food every step of the way.
This is a gift of La Dolce Vita=The Sweet Life, custom-designed and led by Susan so that wonderful women like you can fully enjoy the rejuvenating pleasures of the Bel Paese.
Santa Margherita Ligure (4), Florence (4 nights),
Exclusive Small Group Tour Led by Author Susan Van Allen —16 guests maximum
Join Susan Van Allen, author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, for a Premium Golden Week in two extraordinary locations, the Italian Riviera and Florence. This 8-night adventure is custom-designed for women to enjoy Italian pleasures to the max. We'll stay in luxury hotels, dine in top traditional restaurants, meet locals in artisan shops, enjoy a cooking class and ceramic painting workshop, and discover a range of beautiful places: the treasures of art and architecture in Florence, enchanting coastal villages of the Italian Riviera, including chic Portofino, and the stunning Cinque Terre.
This is a Gift of La Dolce Vita=the Sweet Life, custom-designed and led by Susan so that women can fully experience Italy's rejuvenating pleasures.