Lago di Como
Once you’ve been to Lake Como, you will understand why George Clooney and other lakeside residents are fighting to protect this fabulous landscape of steep mountain slopes, charming villages and deep blue waters from overdevelopment.
For this tour we combine visits to some of the better-known sites with those that tourists – even Italians – would be hard-pressed to find on their own.
Piedmont Cooking
Piedmont’s diverse geography and cultural heritage is reflected in its wonderfully varied cuisine and wines. We’ve created three different ‘cook & explore’ tours in this region that will take us from the cafés of Turin to the hilly vineyards of Barolo and the mountain hamlets of the Western Alps.
Welcome to the Italian North!
Founded and directed by a team of expert local guides, Adventures in Northern Italy offers one to ten day walking tours of Northern Italy's most beautiful cities and spectacular countryside, which can be customized to your individual tastes and interests.
Our excursions combine visits to the art treasures of historic city centers with leisurely lunches in charming hill towns or walks along pilgrimage routes above the Mediterranean Sea. On any given day, you may find yourself admiring the coastline from a table in the piazza of one of the Cinque Terre, or in the heart of the Alps, taking part in a cooking class on regional cuisine taught by a local chef.
As you stroll along terraced vineyards, set against magnificent landscapes, or taste some of the finest wine in Italy at one of our friends’ vineyards, you will begin to understand why we chose to focus on this vibrant European crossroads, and what differentiates it from the rest of Italy.
Ligurian Cuisine
Although based on the simplest of fresh ingredients, Ligurian cuisine is surprisingly rich. The scrumptious Easter torta pasqualina, for example, with its base of bietola (chard), egg, curdled milk and carciofi (artichokes) was once quite difficult to make...