Colosseum, Rome
The largest amphitheatre ever built, and the Forum that surrounds it.
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🇮🇹Italy
The original Grand Tour, still unmatched
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Why Italy
1 / 6Colosseum, RomeItaly is the country that invented the idea of travelling to see beautiful things. Three thousand years of it sit on top of each other — a Roman amphitheatre, a Renaissance dome, a Baroque fountain, all within a few streets.
What surprises most first-time visitors is how much changes between regions. Venice and Rome and the Amalfi Coast barely feel like the same country, and the food changes every hundred kilometres. Our itineraries are paced so that each region gets long enough to feel different.
Highlights of Italy
Grand Canal, Venice
A city built on water, best understood from the deck of a vaporetto.
Amalfi Coast
Cliffside villages above the Tyrrhenian Sea, on one of Europe's great coastal drives.
Val d'Orcia, Tuscany
Cypress-lined hills and hilltop towns — the landscape of Renaissance painting.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
A 12th-century bell tower that has been falling over, slowly, ever since.
Trevi Fountain
Baroque theatre in stone, and the most famous coin toss in the world.
Planning a Italy Trip from India
Italy is really several countries that unified in 1861, and it still travels that way. Rome, Florence and Venice make up the classic first circuit, and the fast trains between them make it genuinely easy — but the south, Sicily and the Dolomites are entirely different trips.
Ten to fourteen nights is the comfortable range for a first visit. Museum entry in Florence and Rome should be pre-booked; the queues for the Uffizi, the Vatican and the Accademia are the single biggest waste of holiday time in Italy.
Best Time to Visit Italy
- April–June
- Warm, clear and before the peak crush. The best all-round time to go.
- July–August
- Very hot inland, and Rome and Florence are punishing at midday. Many local businesses close in mid-August.
- September–October
- Harvest season, warm sea, thinner crowds. Arguably the best month is September.
- November–March
- Cool and quiet, with far cheaper flights. Some coastal and island services shut down entirely.
Your Italy Journey Could Include
Our itineraries are still being finalised. These are the experiences we are building each Italy departure around — tell us which matter most to you and it will shape what we release first.
- Skip-the-line access to the Colosseum and Roman Forum
- Gondola or vaporetto through the Venetian canals
- Pasta-making with a Tuscan family, from flour upward
- Basic Italian for travellers — greetings, menus and markets
- A slow drive along the Amalfi Coast with viewpoint stops
Italy Travel FAQs
Do Indian citizens need a visa for Italy?
Yes — Italy is a Schengen state, so a Schengen visa is required in advance for Indian passport holders, along with travel insurance carrying at least EUR 30,000 in medical cover. Summer slots fill early, so apply well ahead. Check our visa guide and confirm current rules with the official Italian mission before you book flights.
How many days do we need for Rome, Florence and Venice?
Roughly ten nights: three to four in Rome, three in Florence with a day into Tuscany, and two in Venice. Fast trains connect all three in two hours or less, so travel eats very little of the trip. Fewer than eight nights turns it into a march.
Should we pre-book museums in Italy?
Yes, and it matters more here than almost anywhere. The Vatican Museums, the Colosseum, the Uffizi and the Accademia all operate timed entry, and walk-up queues in season regularly run past two hours. Booking ahead converts that into minutes.
