The Great Beauty

You will begin discovering the more intimate side of Venice. The day opens at the Museo della Musica, housed in the beautiful Church of San Maurizio, where a collection spanning 300 years of Italian violin making reveals Venice as a historic workshop for master instrument makers. You will then continue to the hidden Scala Contarini del Bovolo, an elegant spiral staircase tucked inside a quiet courtyard and suspended between Gothic and Renaissance architecture. From the top, the view opens over Venetian rooftops and spires before returning privately through the city.

A private lagoon route reveals Murano, Burano and Torcello with a calm six-hour rhythm. Murano brings glassmaking and craft, Burano adds colour and lace, and Torcello returns the day to the quieter origins of Venice. Lunch can be arranged at a trusted island address before the journey continues toward Verona.

Head to Villa Mosconi Bertani, an 18th-century estate in the heart of Valpolicella and one of the historic settings of Verona’s winemaking tradition. The visit includes the villa, park and cellars, followed by a curated tasting of Valpolicella and Amarone wines paired with selected local specialties. After a light lunch at the estate, continue toward Lake Garda for a private visit to Sirmione, a refined lakeside town set at the end of a narrow peninsula. Its historic centre, villas, gardens and lake views create a graceful transition from the wine country to the elegance of northern Italy’s most atmospheric waters.

Florence is approached through the Uffizi and the Medici view of the city. Masterpieces, private passages and palace collections are framed as a story of patronage, power and beauty, with the visit paced to feel curated rather than crowded.

Pisa is focused on Piazza dei Miracoli and the quiet force of its Romanesque architecture: Cathedral, Baptistery, Camposanto and the Leaning Tower. The visit keeps the wonder without excess commentary, before the route continues to Orvieto in the late afternoon.

Spend the morning in Orvieto, a dramatic hilltop city shaped by Etruscan origins, medieval streets and one of Italy’s most striking cathedrals. Its facade of travertine and basalt, together with richly decorated interiors, makes the Duomo a defining moment of the visit. After lunch, continue to Civita di Bagnoregio, the suspended village founded by the Etruscans more than 2,500 years ago. You will cross into its quiet lanes to explore the Church of San Donato, ivy-clad houses and panoramic views over the surrounding valley before returning privately.

Rome opens with a polished dialogue between fashion and cinema. After lunch, the city is read through Cinecitta’s influence, Roman ateliers and the visual language of Made in Italy, with personal shopping shaped around taste, timing and discretion.

A private guide shapes Rome into a precise full-day experience: Capitoline views, the Forum, Campidoglio, Palatine perspectives, the Colosseum and the city’s monumental axes. The day keeps the scale of ancient Rome, but with a refined pace and space for context rather than overload.

Tivoli closes the journey outside Rome, between the water architecture of Villa d’Este and the imperial memory of Villa Adriana. Fountains, terraces, ruins and gardens create a final dialogue between pleasure, power and landscape, before returning privately to the city.

A private transfer will be arranged around your flight, with discreet concierge coordination through departure.