• 2 Dinner (D)
• 12 Breakfast (B)

• London: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
• Rome: If you require arrangements to be made for your accessibility needs, please inform your Trip Manager as soon as possible. We try our best to contact all accommodations and secure ground floor rooms for easy wheelchair access.Please remember that Italy can be physically challenging to get around. Coaches can’t access historical centers, and there will be lots of walking (on roads that are often uneven and cobbled). Travellers with accessibility needs will find this trip challenging.
• Madrid: Yep. Usually, we arrange a buffet for all your included meals. If you’d like a vegetarian option, please inform your Trip Manager beforehand, and they’ll sort it out for you.
• Rome: This would depend on the museums & attractions you’re planning to visit. If you’d like to know the exact timings, please contact our 24×7 Helpline to access your day-to-day itineraries to check when you’ll have free time in each city.
• Madrid: Of course! Just inform your Trip Manager if you need refrigeration on the coach. Please remember that the fridge is turned off overnight, so you’ll have to take your medication with you into your accommodation. We recommend that you bring a cooler bag with you as a backup. It’s your responsibility to store your medication with care. 

• Amalfi Coast: Definitely one for the bucket list. Your chance to view one of Europe’s active volcanoes from a distance. 
• Capri: Chill on the beaches of this Mediterranean jewel. Explore the famous boutiques then stop off for a Spritz in the sun. 
• Amalfi Coast: Live your best life like a local (on a ferry!) as you glide through azure seas, past cliffs filled with rainbow-coloured buildings. 
• Positano: Ramble through the wisteria-lined streets and past sun-bleached houses as you live La Dolce Vita. Don’t forget an iconic selfie with the village backdrop.
• Catania: Time to take to the sky. Catania, here we come!
• Catania: Stroll around the ancient Sicilian port at the foot of Mount Etna. See the Piazza Stesicoro and the Baroque and Renaissance buildings of Via dei Crociferi.
• Taormina: Greek and Roman ruins. Sun-drenched beaches. Epic Italian food. There’s so much to do in this seaside town, you’ll never want to leave. 
• Noto: Float around this opulent Sicilian city, taking in the Baroque architecture and panoramic views as you go.
• Agrigento: Explore the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, a UNESCO-listed site featuring some of the world’s most treasured Greek art and architecture.

Stroll Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Noto, where golden palazzi and sweeping stairways lead to the Cathedral of San Nicolò. Balconies curl with wrought-iron drama; facades glow like honey in the afternoon light.

Hear how the Val di Noto UNESCO site rose from the 1693 earthquake, redefining Sicilian baroque with theatrical piazzas and harmonized streetscapes. This is living architecture—honey-colored limestone warmed by Mediterranean sun.

Explore the ancient city of Pompeii on a guided walking tour, stepping along basalt streets into frescoed villas, bathhouses, and taverns paused in time. Stand in the Forum and imagine daily life before disaster struck.

Learn how Mt Vesuvius buried the city in 79 CE, preserving mosaics, murals, and poignant plaster casts. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Visit a working lemon farm tucked into terraced hills, learning how pergolas protect the prized Sfusato Amalfitano. Wander fragrant rows as the family shares cultivation secrets.

Conclude with a pour of handcrafted limoncello and zesty bites that bottle sunshine. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Roll, cut, and shape fresh pasta in a hands-on pasta class with a Roman chef, mastering dough, sauces, and a few kitchen secrets along the way.

Finish with a convivial feast as you sit down to your homemade meal, paired with a local wine. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Capri’s cliff-fringed glamour, arriving at Marina Grande before you ride the funicular to the heart of island life: Capri’s La Piazzetta. Wander sleek lanes toward Via Camerelle, browse artisan boutiques, and pause for a spritz with views that sweep to the sea.

Soak up Capri’s storied allure, from Roman emperors to mid-century film icons. Seek out viewpoints for the Faraglioni sea stacks, where limestone towers rise from the Tyrrhenian, and savor the island’s sunlit Mediterranean mood.

Glide by ferry along the Amalfi Coast, tracing terraces of lemon groves and pastel villages that cling to dramatic cliffs. Sea breeze in your hair, watch rainbow-hued villages spill down to tiny harbors and pebbly coves.

Hear how mariners and merchants shaped this rugged shoreline, once a proud maritime republic. Keep your camera ready as bell towers and domes glitter above the azure Tyrrhenian Sea, a living postcard of southern Italian beauty.

Wander the steep, wisteria-scented lanes of Positano, browsing ceramics, linen boutiques, and lemon-scented bakeries. Descend to Spiaggia Grande for that iconic beach-and-village panorama framed by bobbing fishing boats.

Admire the Moorish curves of Santa Maria Assunta and its shimmering majolica dome. With the vertical townscape rising behind you, pause to pause for photos and reflection as sea and stone compose the perfect Amalfi scene.

Explore Catania’s UNESCO-listed historic core, where dark lava stone and baroque flourishes create a singular Sicilian drama. Cross Piazza del Duomo to the Elephant Fountain, then trace elegant facades and archways along Via dei Crociferi.

Learn how the city was rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, forging a unified baroque style beneath Mount Etna’s watchful silhouette. Markets, monasteries, and palazzi reveal layers of faith, resilience, and volcanic stone.

Ride the cable car from hilltop Taormina down to Mazzarò for sea-level perspectives on Isola Bella. Pebble coves, translucent shallows, and pine-topped cliffs set the stage for leisurely coastal moments.

Gaze across the Bay of Naxos with Mount Etna on the horizon, a majestic counterpoint to the town’s Greek-Roman heritage. It’s a simple, scenic link that turns viewpoints into experiences.

Visit a family-run azienda agricola to sample regional produce—peppery olive oils, fresh ricotta, sun-ripened vegetables, olives, and rustic breads—served in a farm-to-table tasting that celebrates seasonality.

Walk among citrus and olives while you learn about traditional methods and dry-stone terraces. Toast the landscape with a pour of local wine such as Nero d’Avola, savoring the Sicilian countryside in every bite and sip.

Walk the sacred ridge of the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, a sublime assembly of Doric masterpieces. Stand before the Temple of Concordia, among the best-preserved Greek temples anywhere, and trace colonnades glowing at golden hour.

Unpack the story of ancient Akragas—wealthy, cultured, contested—now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Weathered Doric columns and almond groves frame a timeless Mediterranean tableau.

Join a guided walking tour through the historic center of Palermo, threading past ornate churches, storied markets, and the grand facade of Teatro Massimo. Your guide connects landmarks to lived experience.

Hear powerful accounts of the Addiopizzo anti-Mafia movement, where citizens and businesses reject extortion. These real stories of resistance reveal a vibrant civic spirit reshaping the city’s future.

Share a celebratory farewell dinner at a bistro of second chances, where training and jobs empower locals to write new chapters. Expect seasonal Sicilian dishes—grilled swordfish, citrus salads, almond-kissed dolci—served with genuine warmth.

Learn how reclaimed spaces become engines of inclusion as you raise a glass to the journey. Food, community, and purpose come together under Palermo’s evening sky.

Walk Cefalù’s medieval lanes to Piazza Duomo, where the Norman Cefalù Cathedral anchors daily life beneath La Rocca. Cafés spill onto cobbles; laundry flutters between stone archways.

Follow the alleys toward the old harbor and lungomare to catch the evening light and the town’s seafront atmosphere. Fishermen mend nets as the coastline glows amber and pink.

Join a local food walk through Spaccanapoli, tasting sfogliatella, pizza a portafoglio, and a quick street-side espresso ritual between artisan workshops and baroque chapels.

Hear tales of Bourbon palaces and the Spanish Quarter as Naples’ bold flavors meet big history. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Board a boat for an optional cruise around Capri, skimming beneath limestone cliffs and the iconic Faraglioni. Drop anchor to swim in turquoise coves where the water glows electric blue.

Glide past sea caves and grottoes as your skipper shares island lore and hidden angles. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Apron on for a Sicilian cooking class, where you’ll shape arancini with molten centers and fill crisp cannoli with sweet ricotta, citrus, and pistachio.

Swap tips with local instructors and carry recipes home as edible souvenirs. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Ascend Europe’s highest active volcano on a Mount Etna excursion, traveling by 4×4 or cable car to lunar plateaus streaked with ancient flows and steaming vents.

Tread safely with a guided hike as your expert explains cinder cones, craters, and the mountain’s restless geology. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cast off for a coastal cruise along Cefalù’s rugged shoreline, tracing sea-sculpted cliffs and hidden inlets. Drop anchor to swim in crystalline coves beneath La Rocca’s towering profile.

Take in views back to Cefalù—cathedral towers, ochre facades, and the curve of the promenade—glowing in golden-hour coastline light. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Gather in a local trattoria to meet your Trip Manager and travelling companions over an included welcome dinner. Settle into Rome’s easy elegance as plates of seasonal antipasti and bowls of silky cacio e pepe arrive, paired with house wine and warm Italian hospitality.

Hear practical tips for navigating the city and stories that bring the Eternal City to life. This convivial first night sets the tone for the journey ahead, blending classic Roman flavours with the spirit of la passeggiata.

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