Here’s a bit of tough love: Take your Italy travel wish list and lop off at least a third of it.
Here’s a bit of tough love: Take your Italy travel wish list and lop off at least a third of it.
When you visit much of Umbria and Tuscany, you’re treading not on the remnants of Ancient Rome, but on Etruscan land.
A non-exhaustive list of good stuff to know when you decide to visit Umbria, the green heart of Italy.
We keep urging people to visit Umbria. So here’s a little background on Italy’s soulful, less-crowded heart.
It took a lot of elbow grease, plus a few vineyard lunches and gondola rides, to make 2025 a huge year for Villaggio Tours.
If you’re considering moving to Italy, here are some realistic ways to test it out before you take the plunge and move here.
I’ve had a busy summer writing and talking about things I love: Italy, traveling in Italy, and the central Italy tours we offer at Villaggio Tours.
Harvesting grapes or olives are among the most authentic things to do in Umbria. But the success of harvest time in Umbria depends almost entirely on Mother Nature.
Reader, there’s a reason we don’t have any tours scheduled for July and August.
There’s a difference between experiencing a place “like a local” and having an immersive, local experience.
Download Liz’s free guide:
5 Roadblocks to an “Authentic” Italy Trip
(…plus how to avoid them, from someone who’s lived here for 17 years).