Italy-Croatia 2019

To the sound of Claudio Villa singing Arrivederci Roma, we left the Eternal City in our maroon coloured coach and headed north to Umbria. Villa Lante guide Iza with frescos But first, we stopped on our way to visit the famous garden at Villa Lante in Bagnaia just...

In Perugia, we had no idea that to reach the town centre we would have to take a series of escalators. The town is at the top of a steep hill and our hotel was well located but not in the centre of town. Seeing the Giotto frescos in Assisi

Monday morning we went to the Vatican to see the Pope’s garden, which covers about 60 acres. It is located behind the Vatican buildings which means you get a very good close up view of St. Peter's dome from the garden from a different angle. St Peter's from the Vatican garden

There are dozens of reasons for you to want to come to Italy and Croatia with us in September, but here are just 10 things that will make our 15-day exclusive tour together truly outstanding and trip of a lifetime. Bernini's Apollo and Daphne in Borghese Gallery

We left Split and headed north towards Zagreb, but we had planned to stop on the way at Plitvice Lakes National Park. We had been told this is one of the great natural wonders and national treasures of Croatia and well worth a visit. Walking along the wooden...

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We arrived in Rome a couple of days ahead of the start of our Italy-Croatia Tour and checked into the elegant Grand Hotel Palace on the Via Veneto, a street famous for the film La Dolce Vita. This location is ideal with easy access to the Borghese gardens and a short walk down to Piazza Barberini and...

Our journey to Zagreb was easy and relaxing and not too long and we arrived just in time for lunch and to check into our hotel, Hilton Canopy, which is in a great location, close to downtown. Funky lobby of our hotel, Hilton Canopy, in Zagreb After lunch,...