A small group tour designed to live Italy, not just visit it.
Somewhere along the way, travel became another thing to survive.
Not with us.
Six people, Two carefully chosen properties in two different corners of Italy, you move once, then you stay. Each morning, one experience, a hike, a winery tour, a boat tour, foraging, a cooking class, a train ride through the Alps, or just a relaxing day soaking in thermal waters and sipping a great Franciacorta. Every restaurant local, every meal traditional. No tourist stops, no packed schedules. Just Italy, at the right pace. All included.
That's the trip.
I grew up in Italy. What I share on these trips isn’t something I found in a guidebook, it’s the way I’ve always lived.
Years in the wine industry brought me close to the people behind the places, winemakers, restaurateurs, families who own remarkable properties in the countryside. Many of them don’t advertise, and most don’t need to. They open their doors to people they trust, and when you arrive with me, you arrive as one of those people.
The first tour happened almost by accident. Every guest wanted to come back. They said it had changed something for them, and they left as friends. That’s when I understood that the magic was in keeping it small.
Live Real is limited to six guests. Not because it’s a rule, but because that’s how many people fit around a real table. And just as the places we visit aren’t open to everyone, neither is this. Every trip begins with a conversation, because the right group matters as much as the right places.
This trip exceeded expectations! We traveled as welcomed guests not just tourists, getting an inside glimpse of life in the breathtaking mountains of Northern Italy, drinking our way thru with really good wine and eating a lot of really good food! The fact that all of us expressed interest in staying and working for Walter at Menegola Winery proves the point! Looking forward to getting together with this group of friends soon.
— Michelle