Why we love it
We shape the journey around the season, the right places to stay and the way you like to travel, pairing it beautifully with the Amalfi Coast or a lakes finish where it suits.
every summer has a story
Whitewashed mornings, long lunches and the sea always somewhere in view.
Where to stay
A handful of stays we would book first, each arranged as part of a bespoke itinerary shaped around you.
Swipe to explore · the stays we would book first
A Rocco Forte landmark between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, with a tiered secret garden, the Stravinskij Bar and a calm, design-led elegance moments from the heart of Rome.
The most celebrated new opening on Lake Como: an 18th-century villa with terraced gardens, a pool above the water and just a handful of rooms.
A grand 19th-century palazzo near the Trevi Fountain, restored as a serene marble-and-light hotel with a celebrated spa.
A design hotel above the white town of Ostuni, with a rooftop pool, sea views and the olive-grove coast of Puglia at its feet.
The places
The corners of Italy we know best, what to see in each, when to go and how we would shape the days. Swipe each card for more, and open the panels for the detail.
Swipe to explore · the regions worth knowing
Three thousand years layered into one walkable city. Mornings in the Forum, an espresso at the bar, then the Trevi Fountain and a long Roman dinner as the floodlights come on.
A ribbon of pastel towns stacked above the bluest water in Italy. Positano, Ravello and Amalfi for long lunches, lemon groves and slow boat days out to Capri.
Cypress-lined lanes, Renaissance cities and some of the country's great wine. Florence and Siena for the art, the Val d'Orcia and Chianti for slow days among the vines.
Grand villas, formal gardens and the mountains dropping straight to the lake. Days drift by on a wooden boat between Bellagio, Varenna and the great lakeside houses.
The heel of Italy, all olive groves, whitewashed towns and clear Adriatic water. Trulli houses in Alberobello, baroque Lecce and long, easy days by the sea.
A city built on water and quite unlike anywhere else. Gondolas on the back canals, the gilded calm of St Mark's at dawn and the art of the Grand Canal palazzi.
Signature experiences
The rare days we open up across Italy, from the famous to the few-ever-see. Each one arranged privately, as part of your journey.
Swipe to explore · rare days out
The Sistine Chapel to yourselves, long after the crowds have gone home.
A classic mahogany speedboat, a captain and the great lakeside villas all day.
A celebrated chef cooks just for you, in a hilltop villa among the vines.
Circle the island by traditional boat, swimming into the grottoes as you go.
Glide through a silent, golden Venice before the city wakes around you.
A leading art historian walks you through the masterpieces, gallery to yourselves.
Out with a hunter and his dogs at first light, then a long table of what you find.
Walk the arena floor after closing, with an archaeologist and the lights low.
Things to do
The icons worth seeing, and the rare, one-off experiences we can quietly open up for you.
Rare & remarkable · by private arrangement
The experiences we quietly open up for travellers who want something few others will ever have.
In frames
A few moments to set the mood. Click any image to view it larger.
Good to know
May, June and September. We will refine the timing around your dates, the weather and the wider journey.
Coast, food, art cities. Tell us how you like to travel and we will tell you, honestly, whether it is the one.
Yes. We shape the whole journey, including the stays, transfers, guides and the details, and can pair it beautifully with the Amalfi Coast or a lakes finish.
shall we?
Tell us your dates and how you like to travel, and we will shape the stays, the routing and the details around you.