Age Related Activities
Children Under 12
- Visit the Gladiator Museum and attend Gladiator School.
- In Venice participate in a mask making class
- Cooking class in Rome
- Learn the art of gold leaf.
Teen Itineraries
Learn about Florence's rich history while on a guided “treasure hunt” through the streets of Florence. Your treasure hunt will lead you through the city's rich art and political history.
Adult Itineraries
Lunch and wine tasting of the local wines produced at the family owned Fattoria san Donato wine estate in San Gimignano.
Tour a local cheese factory with pecorino cheese tasting to follow.
Key Itinerary Content
Travelers will complete a trip planning questionnaire that will allow Global CommUnity to fully customize their trip according to their family interests.
7-Day Itinerary
Cinqueterre, Sienna, Florence
- Dinner on a garden terrace in Siena
- Private tour of Siena and the surrounding Medieval village visiting Piazza della Cisterna and the Piazza del Duomo
- Enjoy a lunch and wine tasting tasting at Fattoria san Donato wine estate
- Tour the Rennaissance city of Siena and the walled medieval village of Monteriggioni
- Private guided tour of Val d'Orcia area
- Bike tour in Tuscany
- Visit of a local cheese factory and pecorino cheese tasting to follow
- Private guided tour of the Chianti Area including Brolio Castle, Radda & Castellina in Chianti
- Enjoy a meal with a local Italian family learning about the local culture and traditions
- Private guided tour of Florence includes: A visit to the Cathedral complex, Piazza della Signoria, The Accademia Gallery with confirmed reservation, Ponte Vecchio concluding at the Santa Croce district
- Private guided hiking tour of Cinqueterre National Park
Transfers, private guided tours and breakfast daily, other meals as mentioned
3-Day Extension
Amalfi coast: Ravello, Positano, Anacapri, Capri and Sorrento
CommUnity Impact Opportunities
Day on an Organic Farm
Spend the day on a real organic farm located in the Chianti country side. Learn from Chef Andrea as you work side by side in his garden. You will see first hand how to care and maintain the plants and chickens that roam his courtyard. Finish the day with a cooking class where you will make an authentic Italian feast for mom and dad.
Dinner with Locals
Exchange customs and cultures over a meal with a local Italian family. We will do our best to match your family with a local family with children of similar age. Over a meal in their home share your language, customs and stories. This is a great way to interact with local people and to really enjoy an authentic Italian meal. We can organize this activity in Venice, Florence & Rome.
Preparing for Italy: Tuscany and Beyond
- Children under 12 receive a new friend, Isabella, who comes with a storybook telling what her life is like in Italy
- The whole family will receive recipes, books and movies preparing them for their trip
- Italy is a wonderful for all ages.
- The best months of the year are April, May, June, September and October with the most mild weather, however anytime in between late March and mid November is great to visit. The first part of December is low season but you will start to see Christmas Markets in Milan and Rome and the city is magical lit up with Christmas lights.
- Some coastal properties in the Amalfi Coast are seasonal and close for the winter.
- May and September are the busiest month of the year to travel to Italy and it is best to book well in advance. July and August will be the months that also are high season in Italy with many tourists from the US and Canada traveling to Europe.
- A valid passport is required with six months before expiration for entry into Italy
