If you have never been to Europe, visit Italy’s villages in Umbria and Tuscany

The reasons are endless besides the food, wine, culture, architecture, people, history, churches, celebrations, customs…the list goes on and on. The truth is this country will affect you in ways you never imagined.  A real breath of fresh air, a happiness, a stillness that will grab you in her open arms. It doesn’t matter what are doing, it just feels different in Italy’s villages in Umbria and Tuscany.

Slow Travel, Unpack Once, and No Rush Tours with Village Vacations in Italy.

Italy is waiting for you with open arms

Enjoy sitting in a piazza 

With Village Vacations in Italy, we introduce you to Italy’s villages in Umbria and Tuscany and let you experience what it’s like to “live like a local” for the week you are with us.

Experience the Grape Harvest and Stomping

My philosophy is Slow Travel, Unpack Once, and No Rush to enjoy your time in each village we take you to.  A wonderful opportunity to spend time in Umbria and Tuscany in a beautiful villa with everything arranged for you to truly enjoy and live “La Dolce Vita” for the week you are with us.

Your villa for the week

Breakfast and dinners, round trip airport transportation, six incredible day trips with escort that include:

• Assisi the birthplace of St Francis of Assisi
• Perugia the capital of Umbria
• Deruta you will see the process of hand-painted ceramics
• Cortona where Frances Mayes wrote “Under the Tuscan Sun”
• Cooking Class where you will learn a few secrets of Italian cooking
• Vineyard tour in the hills of Umbria
• Book in the fall and experience “Grape Stomping Lucille Ball Style” or Olive Harvest
• Airfare and trip insurance are not included
  

Small Group Tours

This is what happens in Italy’s Villages in Umbria and Tuscany

 2025 Available Weeks:

• April 6-13
• April 20-27
• May 4-11
• May 17-24 (Sold Out)
• September 6-13. (Grape Stomping)
• September 20-27 (Grape Stomping)
• October 4-11 (Grape Stomping)
• October 18-25. (Olive Harvest)
• November 1-8 (Sold Out)

2024 Rates for our 2025 Tours

Our groups are no more than 8 people

For more information contact:

Nedra@VillageVacationsInItaly.com

Former flight attendant Nedra Bottieri made a life-changing trip to Italy twenty years ago to re-discover her family heritage. Now with dual citizenship, she has a second home in Umbria. Through her company, Village Vacations in Italy, she organizes and hosts small group tours based in small villages in Umbria and Tuscany, normally customized tours for private groups. Groups have included yoga workshops, writing workshops, and groups of family and friends. Nedra draws on her extensive experience and relationships to plan special accommodations and activities to meet each group’s needs and dreams. Experience “La Dolce Vita” in Italy! To learn more about her tours, see www.villagevacationsinitaly.com Slow Travel Tours is an affiliation of small-group tour operators who offer personalized trips in Italy, France and other European countries.