
Cultural Vacations in Friuli

Gain insider access to our local way of life
With our cultural vacations, you don't just visit Italy, you live Italy. While others come to Italy just to see the sights with a crowd of tourists, on our cultural vacations in northern Italy, you get to experience the real Italy that most people completely miss out on. We know you can get yourself to the David or the Colosseum (and you should) but our focus is bringing travelers, like you, deeper into the everyday life of Italy.
Since this is our home, we can offer you insider access to an authentic experience. Guests regularly tell us that they had no idea how good the food could be, or what an amazing feeling it was to move away from the preconceived notions and immerse themselves in the culture rather than only skim the surface. You’ll be experiencing Italy as an insider from the first moment you arrive. You will truly feel like you’re with friends. Let Italy reveal itself in a whole new way, up close and personal.
Intimate Group • Escape the Crowds • Hidden Gems • Authentic & Immersive
Highlights:
- Relax in the care of your multi-lingual dedicated local tour leader and host, Audrey
- True cultural immersion: experience a delightful journey enjoying Italy with the locals
- Intimate group size of 6 to 12 guests
- Explore unique places your friends have never been to
- Sample some of Italy’s most distinguished wines
- Savor traditional meals with a variety of local recipes
- Boutique experiences in off the beaten path locations
- You unpack only once!
Pricing: From $3,987USD pp (double occupancy)
Next chance to go: June 12 to 19, 2024
How Audrey Offers This Experience To You

We are your hosts
We are your local hosts and we will treat you as if you are visiting friends and not just clients. We love sharing our favorite places, things that we love about the places we call home, and we know you will just love them too. With us you will gain a deeper understanding of the Italian culture. We introduce you to local producers, take you to places most visitors overlook, take you shopping to local markets, bring you to eat in amazing local restaurants to enjoy regional foods and wines, show you famous sites with incredible history, and so much more.

We keep it small, personal and intimate
Contrary to other claims, 30 is not a small group, 16 is not a small group. But 6 to 12? Now that's a small group! Our exclusive small group tours are for like-minded guests, with a sense of fun and adventure, not to mention a love of good food and wine. We keep it small so that we can keep it personal. We travel like locals as we explore the path less traveled. Guests enjoy visiting small family-run producers, dining with the locals at their favorite trattoria, or savoring a multi-course tasting dinner at an exclusive ten-table restaurant.

True cultural immersion off-the-beaten path
We not only introduce you to the local culture, but also the local customs, and we ask you to embrace them as much as possible. So for example, after dinner, we will guide you to order an espresso or an after-dinner drink like grappa or limoncello, instead of a cappuccino. Most tours and tourism establishments cater to North American culture. It is easier for them to simply do it the North-American way than to explain the differences. We believe this robs you of a big part of the experience. When you travel with us, we like to bring you into the local lifestyle as much as possible. During grape harvest time, you are out harvesting the grapes; when olives are being harvested, you are not only harvesting the olives, but also taking part in the process of the making of oil. You will gain a deeper appreciation for the place you have visited, and it is absolutely wonderful!

Regional foods and local wines
Food is an all-important part of each and every one of our small group tours. Through food, you can learn about a region’s history, traditions and societal norms. Recipes and cooking techniques are passed down from generation to generation. Some dishes tell a story of an entire nation, whilst others are specific to a region. In exploring the local food you learn about the country you are visiting at a deeper level. We favor farm-to-table local eateries and focus on family-run, local trattorias and osterias. We like to pair each dining experience with regional wines. When you eat out, you will always do it like the locals, with locals.

Regional expertise and unique locations
Italy consists of many regions, with incredibly diverse cultures, history, natural topographies, and cuisines. As you look at our chosen locations, chances are that you may have never heard of them. We have made a conscious decision to focus our small group tours in specific regions in Northern Italy, places we know well, have local expertise and call home. These locations were chosen because they offer good transportation access, are geographically well-situated for excursions to surrounding destinations, they are not overrun with tourists, they are beautiful, and they still hold true to real Italian culture.

You unpack only once
We don't want you packing and unpacking all the time. So, you stay in one place instead of going from hotel to hotel. Staying in the same place, you will come to understand the rhythms of local life and soon feel like a local.
What is your style of travel?
If you’re the type of traveler who enjoys jet-setting from location to location in a flurry, we’re probably not a good fit. Our guests want to leave the crowded tourist paths behind, without spending weeks researching. They want to connect with locals, but don't have years to perfect a new language. And while they love back roads and hidden villages, they're not up for the hassle and risk of driving a rental.
The people you will meet, on a Travels with Audrey cultural vacation, enjoy boutique hotels, connecting with the locals, discovering regional cuisine and wines, getting to know a place as an insider, venturing off the beaten path. They are looking to travel deeper, wanting to step into the everyday life of authentic Italy!
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