Glorious Trip to Florence, Rome, and Amalfi Coast

Italy | Aug 14 - Aug 21, 2023

We had a wonderful trip thanks to Alberto! We enjoyed all the activities he planned for us, especially the private tours in Florence and Rome and the amazing boating excursion in the Amalfi coast. We also had a magical day in Tivoli visiting the Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este. All our travel, including private transfers and high-speed trains, was well-planned and went off without a hitch, and the hotels he chose for us were excellent. We especially loved the Glance hotel in Florence, with a rooftop pool and amazing views of the Duomo and the city, and the Hotel Manfredi, with its lovely rooms and attentive staff (particularly Delalia, who enthusiastically helped us with sightseeing tips and great restaurant reservations) located on one of the prettiest streets in Rome walking distance to the Spanish Steps and the Villa Borghese. As a special treat, Alberto also arranged for a unique dinner for us at Baja Roma, a restaurant on a docked boat on the Tiber, which served delicious contemporary Italian food in a pretty setting complete with a gorgeous sunset over the river. I could go on and on about the high quality of the talented tour guides, especially Giulia and Chiara, who brought Italian history to life in Tivoli, the Colosseum and Forum, and Fabio and Caterina who highlighted the masterpieces of the Uffizi Gallery and Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, not to mention the early morning tour of the absolutely beautiful Sistine Chapel at the Vatican museum. We also enjoyed an exquisite afternoon visiting a family vineyard in the hills of the Amalfi coast, including a private tour and delicious lunch accompanied by their many wines. In sum. Alberto did a magnificent job and our trip was glorious!

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Glance

Firenze

Beautiful hotel with rooftop pool and amazing views of the city! Lovely breakfast and attentive staff. Great restaurant recommendations.

Authenticity & Character

Location

Right by the Duomo.

Staff

Very friendly and great recommendations for restaurants.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Hotel Manfredi

Rome

Lovely rooms and great location. Super attentive staff.

Authenticity & Character

Lovely and comfortable rooms, beautiful decor.

Location

Great location near Spanish Steps and Villa Borghese.

Staff

Very attentive and helpful. Delilia (unsure of spelling) was the best and gave us great recommendations for restaurants and sightseeing. My son left his phone in a taxi and she was able to track it down for us.

Cleanliness & Comfort

Everything was pretty and clean.

Hotel Panorama

Maiori

Nice hotel with a beautiful beach view. Very helpful staff, who even found tennis lessons for my son which was absolutely wonderful.

Authenticity & Character

Very welcoming and helpful staff.

Location

Right in center of Maiori and beautiful view.

Staff

All staff very helpful and attentive.?

Cleanliness & Comfort

Our room and bathroom were clean and bright, with nice balcony that afforded a wonderful view.

Activity Reviews

Galleria degli Uffizi private guided tour

Florence

Great guided tour with lots of good information.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Fabio was pleasant and provided great information.

Transport

Guided Walking Tour of Florence

Florence

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Galleria dell'Accademia Guided Tour

Florence

Wonderful tour!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Caterina was a wonderful guide and provided a lot of great information! We enjoyed meeting her.

Guided Walking Tour of Rome

Rome

Lovely tour!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Giulia was a great guide and provided a wonderful tour!!

Transport

Day Trip to Tivoli

Italy

We had a wonderful day visiting Tivoli! We really enjoyed seeing Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este, and our guide Giulia was the best! She was very detail oriented and provided lots of great information.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Giulia was a talented and extremely knowledgeable guide! It was also a pleasure to meet her.

Transport

Rome to Amalfi Coast with visit of Pompeii

Italy

Our visit to Pompeii was amazing! Our guide was also terrific!

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide was very knowledgeable and it was a pleasure meeting him.

Transport

Our driver was great and really went the extra mile. We asked if we could make a stop in Positano for the afternoon on the way to Maori and he was so helpful in arranging that and then picking us up. Seeing Positano made a huge difference in our trip. Going that way afforded us amazing views of the Amalfi coast and we were able to have a very pleasant lunch in Positano and walk around.

Wine Tasting and Lunch in Amalfi Coast

Italy

We loved this tour of the vineyards and the delicious lunch! The wines were also terrific. Our host was so welcoming, and it was a pleasure to meet him and his family.

Quality of Experience

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Half day boat tour in Amalfi Coast

Italy

Seeing Amalfi from the water was just an incredible experience. Our guides pointed out the highlights of the Amalfi coast, including where various celebrities, writers, and artists had lived. They took us to a cave that we were able to swim in, and it was just magical. This was perhaps one of our favorite experience of our whole trip.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Transport

Early Access Tour of the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel

Rome

Skipping the line to the museum was the best. We greatly enjoyed the tour and the Sistine Chapel.

Quality of Experience

Guides, Drivers and Staff

The guide that we got seemed a little bit rushed. Also, as noted above the tour was only of the museum, and the guide did not provide much information about how to get into Saint Peter’s itself.

Transport