Arrive at Milan’s Malpensa Airport and meet your driver for a private transfer to your hotel.

Greet the sunrise on your first day in Italy with a true European breakfast. After your first (or second!) cappucino, meet your guide for a private, half-day tour of Milan, including a visit to Da Vinci’s masterpiece, The Last Supper.

Whether it’s shopping for the latest fashions, visiting the famed cathedral or simply wandering the streets and exploring out of the way cafes and shops, you’ll spend the day your way. Ask us for recommendations!

A driver will meet you at your hotel for a private transfer to the food capital of Italy, Bologna. En route to “La Grassa,” you’ll whet your appetite with stops in Parma for a cheese tasting, and Modena to visit its famed makers of balsamic vinegar.

Explore Bologna at your leisure in the morning. Beyond the well-known Piazza Maggiore and Two Towers, check out Alma Mater Studiorum, founded in 1088 and considered the oldest university in the world. In the afternoon, you’ll head into the countryside, where you’ll visit a farmhouse for your Bolognese cooking class: “The Secrets of Handmade Pasta.”

Hopefully you’ve got some appetite left - today you’ll enjoy a private sojurn around the city on The Real Bologna Food Tour. Home to dishes ranging from Ragu Bolognese to mortadella to tortellini and tagliatella, Bologna is a foodie’s paradise. (Fun fact: a real tagliatella must be exactly 8mm uncooked - 1/12,270th the height of the Asinelli Tower.)

Leave the city in the rear-view mirror as your private driver whisks you north to the stunning Dolomite Mountains. Enjoy the stunning scenery and fresh mountain air, and be sure to get a good night’s sleep!

Experience Northern Italy’s mountains up close on a privately guided hike. In addition to learning about the mountain flora and fauna, you’ll get an eagle’s eye view of the rugged peaks on a cable car ride.

Keep those hiking boots (or shopping shoes) handy as you’ll have a full day at leisure to explore the region. Be sure to check out the limestone peaks at sunset when they come ablaze with the phenomenon known by the local Ladins as “enrosadira.”

A private driver will take you to Lake Como - the jewel of Northern Italy. Enjoy the beauty of the lakeside towns with a Negroni or Americano cocktail. And be sure to visit the Templo Voltiana in Como - a museum dedicated to Alessandro Volta, the inventor of the battery!

Spend the day exploring Lake Como by boat! Marvel at the lakeside estates, and keep your eyes peeled for locations from such well known films as James Bond’s Casino Royale and Ocean’s Twelve. Enjoy lunch and shopping in Bellagio, then admire the many classic mahogany powerboats plying the crystal waters.

One last day at leisure to reflect on your Italian adventure. Perhaps you’ll take the funicular from Como to Brunate, or find a lakeside spa for one last afternoon of rest and relaxation. For dinner, enjoy a classic Northern Italian polenta.