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Italy tours discovery guide
Captivating, complicated, born and reborn for millennia—Italy continues to inspire artists and beguile travelers. Follow your heart to the rolling Tuscan hillside dotted with cypress trees, listen to the water lap Venetian canals, and succumb to the romance of Rome.
What to know before you go
POPULATION
Italy’s 59 million residents are joined by nearly as many yearly visitors—it’s the fifth most visited country in the world.
CAPITAL
Rome—known as the Eternal City—is older than Italy itself, predating the country by 2,600 years.
CULTURAL QUICK TAKE
With more than 162,000 coffee bars to choose from, Italians cherish their daily coffee fix. To avoid riling up the locals, remember that you can enjoy an espresso any time but cappuccinos are exclusively ordered in the morning.
WHAT TO GO FOR
Sumptuous art and architecture, bucolic village piazzas, and a rapidly melting pistachio gelato.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES ON TOUR
Truffle hunting and pasta making, plus agriturismo, lemon grove, and olive farm visits let you add a bespoke touch to your already action-packed and flavor-filled journey.
What to know before you go
Filmmaker Federico Fellini—the La Dolce Vita director himself—once said that life is a combination of magic and pasta. If you happen to think that the magic is in the pasta, our Food and Wine Tours are your ticket to mangia your way up, down, and across the Italian countryside.