Italytur Programs are sightseeing and educational programs that take place an hour northeast of Rome (in the northern Lazio region). The programs include:

1 - “Weekends Away” two days of study and sightseeing around a theme.
2 - Cooking School     2-day and 3-day courses, held in a villa and a medieval town.
3 - Day Excursions     (for schools and small groups).

Italytur Programs offer also these services:

• Minivan pickup and escorting


• Tour guiding and sightseeing in English and with specialized local guides


• A bilingual accompanying person throughout your entire stay

Both “Weekends Away” programs and day excursions are scheduled around special events, town festivals, and especially interesting themes. These programs are many and varied, including:

• art restoration weekends, learning about how restorers work today;


• nature hikes: walking through natural reserve parks;


• archeological weekends: exploring the prehistoric and Roman archeological sites in central Italy;


• biking and horseback riding with instructors and guides;


• religious walks and visits, including following trails where St. Francis had travelled;


• art programs that invite the best of artisans and experts to speak and demonstrate in their specific fields.


• Specialty foods and town festivals where the programs are centered around learning more about fine foods of central Italy, visiting the areas of production and town festivals after harvesting of that product.

Cooking School has two cooking programs in two different beautiful locations, a little more than an hour northeast of Rome.

Students live and work alongsidee Professional teachers with the highest of standards.
One location is a luxurious villa in a panoramic setting, with kitchens that are superbly arranged with modern equipment.

The other is in a medieval town in a private home that runs a B&B, where there are two large kitchens with more than sufficient workspace for 8 students working together.

Cooking School offers 3-day courses during the week, and for those who can not take time during the week, there are two-day weekend Cooking School courses.

The Goals in all Italytur programs are to give our groups the most information from professionals, presenting basics in both Italian cooking and central Italy’s life style.

Cooking School and “Weekends Away” should be special times for visitors to central Italy, memorable days where, through the programs offered and by visiting the surrounding area with professional guides, groups will become acquainted with Central Italy’s historic, gastronomic and artistic traditions.