Celebrate a milestone
A 50th birthday, an anniversary, a retirement, a reunion. Fabio builds the villa, the long-table dinners and the surprises around your celebration.
Il tuo viaggio
Your own journey, built by Fabio
A private trip for your friends or family: a milestone to celebrate, ancestors to find, or your very first time in Italy.
Per ogni occasione
What brings you to Italy?
Every private journey has the same heart as Fabio's group trips: a villa, a long table and a host who treats you like family.
Find your roots
Go looking for the town your family came from. Fabio helps you trace the village, walk its streets, visit the church and cook the dishes your grandparents knew.
Your first time in Italy
Never been? Fabio builds a first trip that is easy, unhurried and full of the places and food he'd show his own family.
Friends and family groups
Bring your own group and have a villa, a chef and a host to yourselves, on the dates that work for you.
Come funziona
How it works
- Tell Fabio your dreamWho's coming, what you're celebrating, where you'd love to go.
- Talk it throughA call with Fabio to shape the region, the pace and the budget.
- Get your itineraryFabio designs the days, the villa, the meals and the experiences.
- Go, and be familyFabio hosts on the ground, so all you have to do is show up hungry.
Fabio can arrange
- Private villa or boutique hotels
- Chef-cooked meals and cooking classes
- Wine tastings and producer visits
- Private drivers and airport transfers
- Village and family-history visits
- Celebration dinners and surprises
Italy, Sicily, Malta and the wider Mediterranean.
Quanto costa
Planning and pricing
Every private journey is designed from scratch for your group, so here is exactly how it works.
1. Free call
Let's talk
A first conversation with Fabio about your group, your occasion and your dates. No cost, no commitment.
2. Design
$450 planning fee
Fabio designs your full day-by-day itinerary, villa options and a detailed quote. The fee is credited in full toward your trip when you book.
3. Your journey
From about $650 per person per day
Private villa, Fabio's cooking, drivers and experiences included. Groups of 6 or more. Family-roots research is quoted separately.
Quando
2027 dates open for private journeys
Fabio spends the whole 2027 season in Italy, so these windows are open for your group between his small-group tours. Each window takes one or two private trips, subject to availability, and dates go to whoever books first. Please book at least 90 days before your travel dates.
Inverno
Late January – March
Citrus and almond blossom season in Sicily, with quiet towns and the best villa rates.
Primavera
Late April – early May
Wildflowers, artichokes and fava beans, before the summer crowds.
Estate
Late June – early July
Long evenings and the first summer produce. Best for trips of up to 10 days.
Agosto
Late July – August
Seaside villas, village festas and tomato season. Room for two private groups.
Vendemmia
October – mid November
Grape harvest and fresh olive oil pressing: the most delicious time of the year.
Raccontami
Tell Fabio about your trip
Share a few details and Fabio will reply personally to set up a call.
Fabio replies personally, usually within a day, to book your free call. No payment is taken here.