Amalfi villa week
A terrace over the sea, a boat for the day, and a chef when you want one.
Photo: Wiki.Bianco · CC BY-SA 4.0
Why go
Private Italy holidays: villas on the Amalfi Coast, in Tuscany, and in Puglia, with private guides, boats, and tables arranged in advance.
Italy is a villa country. The best weeks start with the house: a terrace over the sea at Amalfi, a farmhouse with a pool in the Tuscan hills, a masseria among the olives in Puglia.
We plan the days around it: a boat along the coast, a guide for the one city visit, and the tables that fill up weeks ahead.
Italy is best taken one region at a time. A villa week on the Amalfi coast, in Tuscany or on Lake Como, with a cook and a boat or a driver on call, gives you the country at its most generous; a few nights in Rome, Florence or Venice with private guides before or after gives it shape.
June and September are the sweet spots: warm sea, long evenings and fewer people than high summer. We handle the restaurant tables and the early-morning museum entries so you do not have to.
- Best time
- May, June, and September for warm weather without the August crowds. July and August for the sea.
- Journeys
- 1 example itinerary
What to see and do
The Italy we would show you
- Clifftop villas on the Amalfi Coast
- Tuscan farmhouses with a chef
- Masserie in Puglia
- Private boats and guided days in Rome, Florence, or Naples
Example journeys
Itineraries in Italy
Starting points with a guide price. Each is redrawn around your dates, party and pace.
Ways to travel here
Italy by the kind of trip
Italy villas
Amalfi, Tuscany, or Puglia: a house first, then the days around it.
Italy for two
A few nights in a city, a few by the sea, and the tables booked.
Italy for families
A villa week with a pool, day trips that end by lunchtime, and food every child will eat.
Italy celebrations
A villa in Tuscany, Puglia or above the Amalfi coast for a milestone, with a chef and the long table ready.
Where to stay
Stays we use in Italy
Amalfi clifftop villa
A terrace over the sea and a boat below.
From the journal
Planning notes
Planning a holiday for three generations
Grandparents, parents and children on one trip: where it works, how to pace it, and what to decide first.
Good to know
Questions about Italy
Villa or hotel?
A villa for a week with a group. A hotel for a few nights in a city. Most trips use both.
Can you arrange a chef?
Yes. A chef for the week or for selected evenings is confirmed in the proposal.
Villa or hotel?
A villa for a week in one place with a group; hotels for touring. Many parties do both, with a villa week in the middle.
Which regions pair well?
Rome or Florence with Tuscany; Venice with the Dolomites; the Amalfi Coast with Puglia. We avoid routes that spend more time in cars than at the table.
Plan a private journey to Italy
A specialist replies personally with a first private proposal: stays, pacing, and a guide price. No obligation for the first conversation.