David & Leeann Recommend
Not a listicle. These are the tours, classes, and experiences we actually did — the ones we'd tell you to book before anything else.
Experiences
4
RomeAperitivo in Trastevere
€The Roman pre-dinner ritual done right — a spritz or Negroni, olives, bruschette, and no rush.
RomeTrevi Fountain at Dawn
€The most famous fountain in the world — before the crowds arrive, it's genuinely magical.
RomeRooftop Drinks by the Colosseum
€€€A cocktail with one of the world's great monuments as the backdrop — the Colosseum lit up at night is something else.
Tip: Make sure you book ahead.
FlorenceSunset at Piazzale Michelangelo
€The classic Florence panorama — the Duomo, the Arno, the whole city below you, turning gold.
Tours
3
RomeBike the Appian Way
€Cycle one of the oldest roads in the world on a Sunday morning — ancient tombs, umbrella pines, and almost no traffic.
TuscanyDay Trip to Cinque Terre
€Five cliff-hugging villages connected by trail and train — each one a different colour, a different character.
TuscanyDay Trip Through Tuscany
€€Siena's medieval shell square, the towers of San Gimignano, Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli, and a wine stop in the Chianti — all in a day.
Tip: Book Pisa's Leaning Tower climb online ahead of time — slots sell out and it's worth the view from the top.
Wish List
3Cooking Classes
- —Pesto Making in Cinque Terre · Cinque TerreLearn to make traditional Ligurian pesto with a mortar and pestle — fresh basil, pine nuts, Ligurian olive oil, and the sea below.
- —Pasta Making in Rome · RomeFresh egg pasta from scratch in Rome — cacio e pepe, carbonara, and the technique behind all of it.
- —Cooking Class in Positano · PositanoA full southern Italian meal cooked on a terrace above the Amalfi Coast — pasta, seafood, limoncello, and the Mediterranean as the backdrop.