Two Week Mediterranean Itineraries

When we started planning our trip to Italy, I knew I wanted to work with a travel agent—specifically, someone who specialized in Italy and was based there. After reaching out to several agencies and reviewing their responses, we chose Zicasso and, more specifically, our travel agent. She is based in Milan and from my very first interaction with her, I knew we had made the right choice.

Our trip could not have been more perfect. Our agent put a lot of thought into every location and planned activity. At the outset, we had a few discussions with her about what we wanted from the trip and, after that, we were happy to leave most of the details in her capable hands. Our goal was to explore mid-to-northern Italy and everything—from the hotels and tours to the free time and transportation—was beautifully organized.

Our 11-night trip started in Milan and ended in Florence, with overnight stays in Milan (one night), Lake Como (three nights), Venice (three nights), and Florence (four nights). Initially, I was hesitant about staying at Lake Como for three nights, but our agent encouraged me to do a little research. I’m so glad she did, as it turned out to be incredible. We had more self-guided time at Lake Como, which was perfect as we adjusted to the time change. In Venice, our itinerary became more structured, but we still had plenty of time for our own explorations. By the time we reached Florence, we had activities and tours planned for every day, which was just what we wanted.

A highlight for my family was a full-day trip into Tuscany, where we visited San Gimignano, an organic vineyard in Chianti, and finished with a tour of Siena. Our day trip to Rome allowed us to see the main attractions and we concluded the journey with a tour of Florence and the Accademia Gallery. Every tour our agent arranged was spot on.

Throughout our trip, she was wonderfully communicative—always available when we had questions, but never intrusive. She even helped us with a couple of last-minute requests: booking a hotel in Milan for one night and arranging train tickets to Verona for an impromptu visit to Juliet’s balcony. Whenever we needed something, she was there.

When we return to explore the mid-to-southern part of Italy, there’s no question that we’ll be asking her to plan our trip again. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a seamless, thoughtfully curated Italian adventure.

Zicasso's travel designer did an excellent job planning a three-week trip for us in Naples, the Amalfi Coast, Capri, and several cities in Sicily. We appreciate that she met with us by Zoom on two occasions to tweak the draft itinerary to be sure it was the trip we were looking for. She listened to us and created an itinerary that met all of our needs.

The guides, drivers, and accommodations were excellent. The guides all spoke excellent English, were easy to understand, and obviously well educated and informed about the details of the history, architecture, art, and culture of each site we visited. The experience was educational, in addition to just enjoying the beauty of Southern Italy and Sicily.

We had one potentially disruptive event when a labor strike caused a cancellation of our flight from Naples to Sicily. Her team did an amazing job of creating an alternative, involving going by train to Rome, then catching a plane from Rome to Catania, and our arrival was only a few hours later than the original itinerary. Our word to describe their creative plan is "Brilliant."

Overall it was a great and memorable experience, thanks to the excellent recommendations, planning, and making all of the arrangements for our visit.

We will have no hesitation to recommend her and her team to our friends and family. Thank you for arranging for us to benefit from their incredible services.

We visited Madrid, Toledo, San Sebastián, Bayonne, Biarritz, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Hondarribia, La Rioja, Barcelona, Montserrat, and the Penedes (Cava) region.

We loved our private guides, private wine tastings, and day trips outside of the big cities.

Our 12-day trip to Rome, Positano, Florence, and Venice was spectacular. We aren’t experienced travelers, but the itinerary and preparations made it easy for us to navigate our trip. Zicasso's travel partner promised to make our trip unforgettable and she delivered. Even the pace of our activities was just as we had discussed during our planning meetings. It was just a wonderful experience.

Our trip to Greece was fantastic. Zicasso’s tour company provided us with a wonderful itinerary for Athens and the islands, and we continued our third week to visit the mainland of Greece, from Meteora to Delphi to Olympia, Mystras, and Nafplio.

The tour company was with us throughout our visit, assisting continuously with any challenge or change of itinerary needed. Their service was absolutely outstanding.

I thank you all for the recommendation and especially the tour company’s team members for their services.

Zicasso's travel company planned the most amazing trip to Venice, Verona, Florence, Tuscany, Siena, and Rome for our family of five. It was the best trip I've ever taken, and having all the details covered by them and plans and tickets sent to us via WhatsApp allowed us to really live in the moment and not have to think about what was next. I loved every second. I cannot wait to plan another trip to Italy to experience the southern half of the country.