Ciao, I'm Marianna.
Founder & Dream Planner
I design journeys through Italy for people who need to properly switch off.
Italians are masters of the art of doing nothing, il dolce far niente, and that is what I want for you: a real break from your every day, and the joy of life's simple pleasures. I call it travelling the Italian way.
My Italy
How I work
Before this, I spent 25 years in advertising and marketing, 15 of them running my own business. I know the pace you are keeping. I also know what it takes to let go of it: confidence that every detail is handled, and someone to call if plans change.
I speak with every villa owner, guide, driver and chef in their own language. The people I send you to are people I know and trust, many of them friends. That is the difference between visiting Italy and being welcomed into it.
I'm based in Sydney and plan for travellers from all over the world: couples, families, friends, women travelling solo, and groups with something worth celebrating.
What they share is a wish to slow down, and to come home reconnected and recharged. I love how many of them come back for more.
I'm British born, living in Australia with Sicilian roots.
My father was born in Palermo, I have lived in Italy, and I have spent a lifetime travelling the country and studying and immersed in its language, history, culture, fashion and food.
I am never more alive than when I am talking about Italy, or with Italians. They call me solare, which means sunny, radiant, full of light. It is the loveliest compliment I know, and it is how I hope every trip I plan will feel.
Who I plan for
Tell me what you’re dreaming of
A bespoke journey, a celebration, or a place on one of my 2027 small group tours: wherever you are in your planning, I would love to hear from you.
Send me a few lines and I will reply personally.
A presto!