This is THE place of our hiking in the South of Tuscany from Pitigliano to the Mediterranean Sea. “Vie Cave (vee-ah cavay, meaning cave roads) are cut by Etruscan (VII Century B.C) hand tools into the mile-high tuff stone (tuff or tufa are layers of solidified ash from volcanic eruptions) of the Maremma area of…
We’ve just spent 4 days in Salina and Stromboli walking on the slope of Monte Fosse delle Felci (980 m), trekking to an altitude of 400 m on the island of Stromboli, visiting the tiny village of Ginostra, listening to stories about Aeolian immigration to Australia, learning about the roller-coaster history of local Malvasia wine…
Cagliari is the start of the Sardinia Tour. Courageous travellers should read this book of Mary Davey to get an inside of the island looked like in the second half of XIX century “I ask for the utmost indulgence for this small literary product which I would like to present as a faithfully sketched portrait…
Trekking with the Medici family and Napoleon along magnetic mountains and pristine beaches Dear fellows, I am excited to share with you this new tour to Elba Island. Elba is an island that deserves to be walked, possessing a magnificent coast of cliffs, beaches and coves. This 5-day, 4-night tour will lead you to discover the…
There is much ado about “Slow Travel”: it is often used as a brand name without a proper understanding of what the term really means. On paper, Slow Travel is an offshoot of the Slow Food movement – a focus on local farming, regional cuisine, communal meals and traditional food preparation methods that began in…
These last months have been dramatic for WalkItalyTours: several bookings have been cancelled, and guests from Australia, South Africa and the UK were forced to modify their trips, both guided and self-guided tours, so the last thing we wanted to hear was that Italy was keeping its borders closed! There were reports that Dario Franceschini,…
WalkItalyTours has joined forces with Fabiolous Cooking Day to offer food tours and cooking classes in Rome. With Fabiolous Cooking Day, you can experience the essence of Italian cuisine on a journey where you’ll discover new flavors while enjoying a sample of genuine Roman life. Our English-speaking chefs and tour leaders are professional and engaging,…
Ciao dear fellow travellers What happened to the Italian balsamic vinegar? The European Union Court decided on December 4th 2019 that anyone could use the words “Vinegar” and “Balsamic” without prejudice for the Italian producers association. The first European competitor is a German firm with 500 Million Euro annual turnover, the same turnover of the…
Ciao dear fellow travellers! Many of you have asked where I have been since the last tour in Sardinia? Easy: I am planning and developing new itineraries in new locations with ingenuity and fantasy. This is the case for 5-days Elba Island Grand Tour starting from “Napoleon’s house sits bright and happy in a coat…
The recent article on The Guardian “Mayor of Sardinian village blames Google Maps for lost tourists” underlines the dangers to follow Google Map in Ogliastra area Supramonte. Rescuers in Baunei called out 144 times in past year to save visitors from impassable roads. We have been in Supramonte in these days and we did not…