After Winter Hibernation Visit Italy

After winter hibernation, visit Italy in the spring with Village Vacations in Italy.  Spring is right around the corner, and Italy is waiting with open arms for you.  Village Vacations in Italy offers exclusive small group tours with everything pre-arranged for you; all you have to do is take a flight to Rome.

Discounted Rate for the week of April 19-26 

 Our philosophy is Slow Travel, Unpack Once, and No Rush to enjoy your time in each village we take you to. A wonderful opportunity to spend time in Umbria and Tuscany in a beautiful guest house with everything arranged for you to truly enjoy and live “La Dolce Vita” for the week you are with us.  Your stay also includes chef-prepared meals, daily visits to other villages,  a vineyard tour, a cooking class, and cultural experiences.

Explore at your own pace

Learn the simple secrets of Italian Cooking and make four different pastas and sauces.  Did you know that the Italians use certain sauces for different types of pasta?

Experience authentic Italy without renting a car or spending hours planning your trip. We pamper you from pick-up at Leonardo Da Vinci Airport to the day we bring you back for your departure.

Lunch and wine tasting at a local award-winning vineyard

A day “Under the Tuscan Sun” in Cortona, sip & shop, visiting museums, and art galleries 

I promise you a very memorable vacation that will leave you wanting to return to Italy again and again.  The food, the wine, the locals, and their passion for life, family, friends, food, and wine is something that will stay in your heart long after you leave.  Village Vacations in Italy states,” I want you to experience Italy like I do….like a local”.

Discounted Spring Openings

We have three openings the week of April 19-26, 2026, at a discounted rate:

Single 3000 Euros per person and 2600 Euros per person for the Double Rate.

Includes:

Guest House with your own apartment

Breakfast is delivered every morning

Three lunches

 Dinners every evening are prepared by our chef and served with wine

Transfers from and to Leonardo Da Vinci Airport

Six-Day Trips with Transportation and Escort to

Assisi-Cortona-Pienza-Deruta

Cooking Class

Vineyard Tour, Wine Tasting & Light Lunch

Guest’s Experiences and Reviews

“The most perfect Italian experience!”
Where do we begin? Nedra plans everything so beautifully—quaint accommodations, seamless transportation, and unforgettable tours. The wine stomping, pasta making, and pottery visits were wonderful. With breakfast and dinner included, our group of nine loved ending each night together over a fabulous meal. A trip we will never forget. Thank you, Nedra!  Peg & Ted G

 September Trip Guest (2025)

“Slow-paced, meaningful travel with incredible daily excursions.”
I’m on the Sept. 6–13, 2025 trip right now—and I’m already encouraging you to book 2026! All breakfasts and dinners are included with delicious local wines. We’ve visited Assisi, learned to make pasta and desserts in a local home, and even stomped grapes dressed as Lucy and Ethel! Our group of nine like-minded travelers is happy, entertained, engaged, and never hungry.

 Guest Review

“Nedra took care of every single detail.”
Our stay with Village Vacations in Italy was outstanding. Our group started as strangers and left as friends. Chef Leonardo was a true gem, and every tour was special. We couldn’t be happier with the experience.

 First-Time Visitors to Italy

“A journey of a lifetime.”
This was our first trip to Italy, and Nedra made it enjoyable and easy from start to finish. She thoughtfully selected each destination and activity. The villages were magical, and the villa was the perfect home base for slow travel. Accommodations and food were fabulous. We’ll be back!

Village Vacations in Italy offers something rare: the chance to experience Italy not as a tourist but as an honored guest. Whether you’re wandering through medieval alleys, sharing meals with local families, or gazing over vineyard-filled valleys, you’ll discover a quieter, deeper Italy—one you’ll want to return to again and again. I promise you an unforgettable vacation.

Village Vacations in Italy 

Experience the villages of Italy like a local

Former flight attendant Nedra Bottieri made a life-changing trip to Italy twenty years ago to re-discover her family heritage. Now with dual citizenship, she has a second home in Umbria.

Through her company, Village Vacations in Italy, she organizes and hosts small group tours based in small villages in Umbria and Tuscany, normally customized tours for private groups. Groups have included yoga workshops, writing workshops, and groups of family and friends. Nedra draws on her extensive experience and relationships to plan special accommodations and activities to meet each group’s needs and dreams. Experience “La Dolce Vita” in Italy!

To learn more about her tours, see www.villagevacationsinitaly.com

Slow Travel Tours is an affiliation of small-group tour operators who offer personalized trips in Italy, France and other European countries.