Women Only
Join author Susan Van Allen, (100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go), for one of these splendid, femme-friendly adventures. Every tour has been custom-designed to give you an amazing, authentic experience, with highlights focusing on Italy’s celebration of all things female – including art that glorifies women, meeting chefs and artisans, and blissfully immersing yourself in the culture through cooking classes. You’ll be traveling with a group of wonderful women and enjoying breathtaking sights, delicious tastes, and hidden treasures.
Exclusive Small Group Tour Led by Author Susan Van Allen —14 guests maximum
Join author Susan Van Allen, (100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go), for an inspiring, femme-friendly Golden Week in Tuscany, at glorious olive harvest time!
Come for a beautiful adventure surrounded by classic splendid scenery of green rolling hills, stately cypress trees, olive groves and vineyards. Enjoy 7 nights in a Villa in the enchanting hill town of Cortona--the place writer Frances Mayes’ made famous in Under the Tuscan Sun. Meet Susan’s local friends—entertaining guides, chefs, artisans, and winemakers. Highlights include joining in on an olive harvest, wine tasting at a female-run winery, soaking in curative thermal waters, shopping at Italy’s largest antique fair in Arezzo, and extraordinary food and wine every Golden Day.
This is a gift of La Dolce Vita=The Sweet Life, custom-designed and led by Susan so that wonderful women like you can fully enjoy the rejuvenating pleasures of the Bel Paese.
Dates & Rates:
Depart – Return (Sun – Mon): November 1 - 9, 2026
Per person in a Deluxe Twin Room: $6,790
Per person in a Suite Twin Room: $6,990
Solo Traveler in a Superior Room: $7,390
Solo Traveler in a Deluxe Room: $7,690
Rome (1 night) Perugia (5), Rome (3)
Exclusive Small Group Tour Led by Author Susan Van Allen —14 guests maximum
Join Susan Van Allen, author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, for an extraordinary Premium Golden Week in two inspiring locations, Umbria and Rome. You’ll have an insider’s experience of these beauties, meeting Susan’s friends–from chefs to truffle hunters to weavers and artisans who craft stained glass, ceramics, and jewelry, along with passionate guides who love to show off their hometowns.
You’ll have fun staying in luxury hotels, enjoying enchanting hill towns, breathtaking sunsets, splendors of Baroque Rome, and experiencing a range of masterpieces—from Giotto’s Renaissance frescoes in Assisi to the Temples of the Roman Forum. All along the way will be delicious food and the very best wines.
This is a Gift of La Dolce Vita=the Sweet Life, custom-designed to fully immerse you in Italy’s inspiring, delicious, and rejuvenating pleasures. AND it’s a PREMIUM Golden Week — featuring 9 nights, instead of our traditional 7.
Dates & Rates:
Depart from the US – Return (Thu – Sun): May 7 - 17, 2026
Per person in a Double: $8,450
Solo Traveler: $9,450
Exclusive Small Group Tour Led by Author Susan Van Allen —16 guests maximum
Join Susan Van Allen, author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, for an inspiring springtime adventure in Italy’s beautiful Lake region!
We’ll immerse ourselves in this wonderland that’s inspired poets and painters, fully experiencing three diverse lakes: Maggiore, Como, and Orta. Surrounded by breathtaking landscapes of snow covered alps, sparkling waters, and vibrant gardens bursting into bloom, we’ll discover gorgeous palazzos, quaint villages, and meet wonderful locals. Highlights include 7 nights in lake view rooms at a historic 5-star luxury hotel, a hands-on cooking class, day in marvelous Milan, artisan shopping, private boat excursions, as well as extraordinary wine and food every step of the way.
This is a gift of La Dolce Vita=The Sweet Life, custom-designed and led by Susan so that wonderful women like you can fully enjoy the rejuvenating pleasures of the Bel Paese.
Dates & Rates:
Depart – Return (Sat – Sun): May 30 - June 7, 2026
Per person in a Double: $7,790
Solo Traveler: $8,790
Exclusive Small Group Tour Led by Author Susan Van Allen —10 guests maximum.
Join Susan Van Allen, author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, her most popular Golden Week. This is an inspiring adventure in southern Italy, based in a 4-star historic Sorrento hotel, where the elegant soul of Bell’Italia bursts forth, with the sparkling Mediterranean Sea as a backdrop. Discover marvels of Capri, vibrant Naples, fascinating ancient ruins of Pompeii, blissful thermal springs of Ischia, and the magical Amalfi coast towns of Positano, Ravello, and Amalfi. Shop for artisan treasures, toast with robust local wine, and enjoy delicious, world-famous cuisine.
This is a Gift of La Dolce Vita=the Sweet Life, custom-designed and led by Susan so that women can fully experience Italy's rejuvenating pleasures.
Dates & Rates:
Depart – Return (Sat – Sun): October 17 - 25, 2026
Per person in a Double: $6,590
Solo Traveler: $7,590
