Italy: Travel experiences, stories, & inspiration

​Roman history, the renaissance, lakes, wine, ​pasta, cheese, and the list goes on

Cohica designed trip
ITALY

10 days in Rome, Cinque Terre, & Florence (optional add-on to Venice).

Travel stories & inspiration

Market days in Tuscany: Castellina in Chianti

​There may not be a better place in the world to stroll through a Saturday market in the early morning sunshine than Castellina in Chianti. 

Rome:
Sant’Eustachio il Caffè

A few minutes walk from both the Pantheon and Piazza Navona is a true Italian coffee bar with a long history... 

Lake Maggiore:
​Lake life, Italian style

Nestled between the massive Lago di Maggiore and much smaller Lago Varese, on the side of a mountain and within a forested nature park...

Bologna:
​The Coolest city in Italy

It doesn’t take long to get a feel for Bologna, the Northern Italian epicenter of food and culture - the coolest city in Italy...

Parma: ​Making Parmigiano Reggiano

​The centuries old tradition
that honors local
production and gives life
​to your bowl of spaghetti

Montepulciano:
​Salcheto Winery

Blending innovative and sustainable techniques with age old traditions to make organic wines in the heart of Tuscany...

Siena: Tuscany is (not) like Northern California

The sun beats down on
bone dry river beds and
golden hills roll past
as if on conveyor belts...

Modena:
​​Villa San Donnino

In a country like Italy, where history and tradition drive food production, and in a region like Emilia-Romagna that yields some of the world’s...

Rome:
​When in Rome

Looking down at our “map” (phone), we’re walking in the direction of a large, green square in the city center, hoping to find a park to lay down...