• Join us for a 10-day, 9-night, counter-clockwise circumnavigation of Sicily, taking in the very best this fabulous island has to offer. We start in Palermo – rich with culture and history – and then hug the coast, exploring the largest island in the Mediterranean whose enviable position attracted every major Mediterranean power to its shores, from the Greeks and Romans, to the Byzantines and Arabs, to the Normans,...

• Optimal trip length is 7 nights/8 days
• Best time to go: April-July, Sept-Nov

• Puglia is the heel of the famous Italian boot, surrounded by the sea and steeped in a rich history reaching back to prehistoric times. Puglia's top highlight is the incredible beauty of the sea in sparkling turquoise and cerulean blue. This week-long trip takes in the best of the region from Otranto's castle and chapel of...

• Optimal trip length is 8 days/7 nights
• Best time to go: April-October

• Capturing light is the nexus of photography and the classic way we transmit our travel experiences to others. This week-long exploration of water and light begins in the grand scenery of the Italian Lakes and finishes in incomparable Venice. Artists have been drawn for centuries to the light reflecting off the deep, crystalline...

• Optimal trip length is 5 days/4 nights
• Best time to go: Anytime!
• Experience the best of New York City art, with special visits to artist studios, private collections, museums, sculpture gardens, galleries, public art, the 9/11 Museum and the High Line. We head up the Hudson River Valley for a full-day excursion to Dia: Beacon art center and Storm King Sculpture Park, all the while enjoying classic New...

• Optimal trip length is 9 nights/10 days
• Best time to go: April-July, Sept-Nov
• The cuisine of Italy is rightly famous for its quality, tastiness, and simplicity. Join us for this 10-day culinary adventure to find out how the Italians do it! We experience Italy's rich and diverse traditions of cibo (food) and vino (wine) from the north to the south, starting in the sparkling Venetian lagoon with Venice...

• Optimal trip length is 8 days/7 nights
• Best time to go: Summertime
• ~ Mountains & Spa ~ Shelby Autrey of B*Free Yoga Studio invites you to come to the cool air of the Dolomites for a week of yoga, wellness, spa treatments, and hiking in this picture perfect, "Sound of Music" landscape. Our base is San Cassiano, a tiny town well-loved by...

• Optimal trip length is 7 days/6 nights
• Best time to go: April, May, June, July, September, October

• Designed around a week-long stay at fabulous Hotel Cipriani in Venice, this trip features daily lessons with beloved artist and author, Sally Spector. Drawing can be mesmerizing wherever one does it, but drawing in Venice is in the realm of dreams for many an artist. You will learn more about this...

• Optimal trip length is 8 days/7 nights
• Best time to go: Summertime
• Get your yoga groove on surrounded by the turquoise sea in the chic towns of the Amalfi Coast. Shelby Autrey of B*Free Yoga Studio in Austin, Texas, is available to lead you through a week's worth of yoga sunrise and sunset sessions while you explore this fascinating peninsula...

• Optimal trip length is 8 days/7 nights
• Best time to go: April-October

• Join fellow art lovers for a 8-day art adventure to Italy featuring an exclusive tour of the Venice Biennale international contemporary art exhibition paired with insider access to a curated mix of architecture, landscape, and culinary experiences. We start in sophisticated and energized Milan before moving just outside Verona in...

Sketches and photos from Lillian's trip to Orvieto and beyond. Check out Lillian's blog here