Wonderful guides and tour! Our guides for both events (Susan a.m. and Andrea p.m.) were both wonderful. You hate to leave them at the end of the tour, you wish you could spend the whole day with them, asking questions and hearing them talk about the history and the city that they have so much passion for. We returned to some of the places we visited on the tour and were so glad we had seen them with Susan and Andrea. On a side note, if either of the guides has recommendations for a good analysis/biography of either Carpaccio or Tintoretto, or about Byzantine Empire relations with Venetian Republic, that would be wonderful. Our knowledge of Venice is still very general, we've read Norwich history, some other general histories (and books on 4th Crusade), and general art history, but would appreciate educated recommendations that would allow us to go a little deeper. Thanks for the great tours and thanks to our guides. I would unhesitatingly recommend Walks of Italy to anyone I knew who was traveling to Italy and will look to Walks of Italy on our next trip to the country.
AMALFI COAST: POMPEII & PIZZA - FAMILY HOLIDAY This was our first 'family type holiday', and we were not sure what we would think. However, we should not have worried as from the second we were picked up to when we left we were looked after and entertained. We would not hesitate to recommend this trip to families of all ages.
Fantastic time walking in Tuscany The walking in Tuscany trip far exceeded my expectations. The whole trip was meticulously planned and it was so easy to relax right from the start and simply enjoy myself. The accommodation at Agriturismo Braccicorti was clean and comfortable and the family who run it are just the loveliest people and made everyone feel so welcome. The food was simple, locally sourced and we were very well fed. The walking (Level 3) was absolutely fantastic - made all the better by our simply wonderful guide Sara, and the lovely group of people on the trip. I was a bit apprehensive about the weather as there had been storms the week before we went. However our guide Sara is an absolute expert on the region and was able to plan each days walk to take full advantage of where the weather was the most glorious on each day's hike.