La Dolce Vita Wine Tours

The most intimate way to explore Italy. Stroll down country lanes and see why travelers have walked these roads through the centuries. In Tuscany, hike past vineyards, olive groves, stone farmhouses, and quaint medieval villages. Or head to the coast and explore the seacliffs and fishing villages of the Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre, or Sicily. Morning walks are 3-4 hours (7-12 miles). In the afternoon, van shuttle to the vineyards.

The best of both worlds: Piedmont, with its treasures of the forest, vine-covered hills, and world-class red wine. And the Cinque Terre, with its fishing villages, seafood, and refreshing white wine. Walk through the vineyards and along the Riviera seacliffs in this surf-n-turf combo, Italian style!

$2,995 for 7 days/6 nights
June 15-21; August 31 - September 6

Visit Tuscany as you've always imagined it. Ancient abbeys and castles, forests and vineyards, and country roads lined with cypress trees add up to dream hiking around Montalcino and San Gimignano. You'll hear Gregorian chants in an abbey, wander through the Renaissance towns of Pienza and Montepulciano, and explore the serpentine streets of Siena.

$2,995 for 7 days/6 nights
June 1-7; September 28 - October 4

Planted by the Greeks and prized by the Romans, the wines of Campania still seduce. Come to the coast south of Naples and hike the seacliffs of Amalfi, Positano, and Capri, visit Roman vineyards being resurrected in Pompeii, and trek around the cone of Mt. Vesuvius.

$3,145 for 7 days/6 nights
June 29 - July 5

Sicily's raw beauty comes in two forms: one is its rocky coast, and the other is its mountainous interior. Explore both as you hike along seaside trails and in the island's beautiful, stark interior, where traces of ancient civilizations stimulate the imagination.

$2995 for 7 days/6 nights
May 25-31; September 21-27