Reflections of Italy featuring Como

One of my many favorites was the gondola ride in Venice. We also enjoyed the castle visit with the tour of wine cellar and incredible view in Chianti region of Tuscany.

The castle with the cooking class. Florence was the best city to visit and Assisi was the best tour. The only sour note was the serenade supper was total rip off very expensive meat balls and the singing was not great.

Collette does such a great job of putting us in hotels right in the downtown of the areas we will be touring, making it so easy to walk to so many of the destinations you want to see. Their tour guides are fanstastic, and Antonia was exceptional in her knowledge and sharing and making it fun to learn Italiian history, and this is really the best part of traveling with Collette, is how much you learn. The Collesium was a highlight in Rome, along with the Vatican. Venice was an amazing city, and probably my favorite experience of the whole trip.

Was wonderful. Saw so much.

the trip and the meal to the castle/winery. Loved Florence! would have liked a little more free time in Rome.

Daniel our tour guide was amazing, so knowledgeable, so caring, made the trip run so smoothly. Loved all the churches but also really enjoyed our cooking class, I would add a few different activities like the cooking class

Making pasta, gondola ride, boat rides in Como.

Wow! So many amazing experiences! Hard to pick. Rome was just amazing but so crazy to navigate! Got lost and my phone died but was bailed out by an “angel”.

This was our first trip overseas and it met all our expectations! Simona, our tour manager was fantastic! She explained every day what was taking place, options of extra tours, and free time areas to shop and dine. She really knows her Italy!! There are so many memorable experiences! One of our favorites was our Gondola ride which our tour guide set up a serenade as a surprise for our ride!!

I enjoyed viewing all the architecture. It is amazing how they built the churches, etc. without all the mechanical equipment they use today! You will certainly get your daily "steps" in during this tour! Lots of walking, but nothing really strenuous.

Going to American military cemetery stands out because no crowds and a time to quietly reflect on the past.

The tour went well. Food was great. Sightseeing was great The group of folks were fun and very friendly. Good mix of adult age groups over 45 years old. Good mix of free time, traveling, and sightseeing.

Overall the tour was very good. The hotels were outstanding and their locations were perfect. I loved Waterton Park. It was quaint with great restaurants and friendly, informative staff. The tour guide was good but continued to make comments on political topics in America. She actually asked if we ever heard of the British Tea Party in America which gave the impression she viewed us as ignorant of our own history. Those comments weren't necessary for the role as tour guide.

Daniel, our tour manager, was fantastic. He made sure we saw everything we could and even added many extras. He is so kind, helpful, and knowledgeable about Italy. We would not have wanted to have this experience without him. We were also very pleased with our first host, Roberto, and the bus driver, Julio. Thank you for putting together such a fantastic tour!!

Daniel, our Tour Manager, took care of everything, anticipating needs and sharing his knowledge and experience in Italy. My favorite part - I spent the week enjoying and learning about Italy while Daniel took care of the rest.

The ruins, Vatican, the group toured with.

Venice