Trip planning across Italy
Italy done right, whether you want every detail handled for you or a seasoned eye on the plan you’re already building. Edwin Garrubbo, author of Garrubbo Guide® and Sunday Pasta®, brings decades of on-the-ground experience and insider access to every trip.
Tailored to your group, dates and destinationsBy inquiryEdwin replies personally within 48 hours
How Edwin can help
Fully planned & booked
Bespoke Italian Trips
End-to-end design and booking: hotels, private drivers, regional guides, museum tickets, trains and ferries, a detailed day-by-day itinerary, and dedicated support 24/7 while you’re in Italy.
60-minute session
Itinerary & Dining Advisory
For travelers who like to book their own trip. Edwin reviews your itinerary with you: timing and pacing, regional transport, the sights worth your time, and up to five curated restaurant recommendations.
60-minute session
Advisory + Hotel Concierge
Everything in the Itinerary & Dining Advisory, plus up to two hand-picked hotels or places to stay in each destination, chosen for your style and budget.
Half-day to 7 days
Custom Food & Wine Tours
Half-day, full-day or multi-day food and wine itineraries in any of Italy’s twenty regions: vineyards, olive oil and cheese producers, private cooking classes, and historic and cultural visits.
Where we take you
A few of the most-requested regions. Every trip is custom, so this is a starting point, not a limit.
- Rome: where Edwin lives and guides personally. Ancient history, iconic basilicas, and the city’s best food, wine and cooking experiences.
- Tuscany: wine towns like Chianti, Montalcino and San Gimignano, private cooking classes, olive oil tastings and visits to working cheesemakers.
- Amalfi Coast & Campania: pizza-making in Naples, guided visits to Pompeii, and the coast and islands of Capri and Ischia by private driver or boat.
- Venice: private gondola rides, the islands of Murano and Burano, and the city’s museums and art fairs.
- Milan & Lake Como: Milan’s fashion houses and dining, paired with the lakeside calm of Como.
“Garrubbo is the best sort of tour guide — enthusiastic, entertaining, and emotionally involved in his subject.”
Kirkus Reviews · Starred Review
“…a well-researched book with just about every detail of the Italian table.”
The New York Times · Florence Fabricant, June 2020
Spending time in Rome?
Join Edwin for a private culinary walking tour, a wine tasting or a chef’s dinner in a palazzo.
