The Traveling Professor is back in Italy with 10 travelers on a small group tour. We arrived last Sunday and are about 3/4 of the way done with our tour. We have been quite lucky with the weather with only a little bit of rain showing up today. But to get the full scoop on our small group tour to Italy, check out today's blog post by The Traveling Professor.
Normally, The Traveling Professor small group tours stay in 3-star or 4-star hotels on his tours to Paris, Italy, and Scandinavia. This time we are with a small group tour and we were able to get a 4-night stay in the luxurious Grand Vittoria Excelsior overlooking the cliffs on the Bay of Naples. Check out my blog post to find out more of our experience in Italy.
I just returned from a tour with 10 travelers to Florence and the Veneto region (Padua, Verona, Vicenza, Lake Garda) and today I am on another adventure with 9 travelers. We start in the sunny Amalfi Coast and wind up in unique Venice, passing through Renaissance Florence on the way. On this tour we will be staying at the luxurious Grand Excelsior in Sorrento, the Il Guelfo Bianco in Florence, and the Hotel American Dinesen in Venice Check out my blog post about my small group tour to Italy and our itinerary.
We just returned from Italy on a Traveling Professor small group tour with 10 travelers. After 4 days in Florence visiting great sites like the Chianti region and the Uffizi's Vasari corridor, we headed off for 5 nights in Padua. Never heard of it? Well you should know it. It might just be the best city in all of Italy.
I arrive in Italy on Friday for another small group tour to Italy. We have 10 experienced travelers this time. We are bypassing some of the traditional sites on this trip. Although we stay in Florence for 4 nights, we will day trip to Lucca, the Chianti region, spend a couple of days in Florence digging deeper into this Renaissance city. Then we go to the un-touristy city of Padua where we will base ourselves. We'll spend some time there and also visit Shakespeare's Verona, Vicenza, and the better-than-Lake-Come destination, Lake Garda. Look at the blog post for our itinerary.
Rome is one of the most popular destination in all of Europe. The Traveling Professor has led many small group tours to Rome since 2010. One of our favorite activities is to wander around this open-air museum. Check out today's blog post for a worthwhile itinerary when visiting this ancient city.
On our Traveling Professor tours, we prefer restaurants that reflect the local culture and we like fresh, well-prepared food at a reasonable price. In today's blog post I list my favorite Florence dining spots that I often visit when I am traveling to Florence on my own, or with one of my small group tours.
Florence is probably The Traveling Professor's favorite Italian city. We love it because it is compact, chock-full of culture and good food, and it works well as a base for exploring other cities like Siena, Lucca, and Chianti. One question that is always posed to me is, "where should I stay in Florence?". Look at my blog post for The Professor's places to stay in the Renaissance City.
The Traveling Professor has been running small group tours to Italy, including Rome, for about 5 years now. Although Rome is one of the most fascinating cities in the world, it has its issues. There was even a recent article in The New York Times (see it on my FB page) describing the problems Rome is facing. For my take on the issues, see my Rome blog post.
The Traveling Professor runs several small group tours to Italy every year. We go to Rome, Florence, the Amalfi Coast, and Venice. We even do tours to The Veneto region which encompasses Padua, Verona, Vicenza, and Lake Garda. Travelers complain that Italy has become too touristy, too crowded, and too expensive. Listen to what I say about making your trip to Italy more pleasant.