Discover Italy the way it is meant to feel.
Bespoke journeys, milestone celebrations and small group tours, designed by someone who loves Italy like a second home. For anyone ready to slow down and be properly looked after.
I don't just plan trips to Italy.
I help you find the version of yourself that appears when you finally stop rushing and start living
Why Italy Made For You?
You deserve more than a package tour.
Most people see Italy at a sprint. The same twelve landmarks, the queue, the coach, the next hotel. They come home needing another holiday.
I plan the other kind. Slow mornings. A table at the restaurant locals keep to themselves. A driver who greets you by name, and a skipper who knows which cove is empty today. Time to do nothing at all, which Italians treat as an art: il dolce far niente.
You bring the dream. I take care of every detail, so the only thing left for you to do is enjoy it.
Born of love.
Built on trust.
Italy Made For You didn't start as a business plan. It started as a feeling: the one I get every time I step off a plane in Italy and take that first breath of Italian air.
My father was born in Palermo, and I grew up with Italy in my blood: the food, the language, the gestures, the warmth. I have lived in Italy, I speak Italian, and I have spent a lifetime getting to know the country one long lunch at a time.
Along the way I have built a circle of guides, chefs, hoteliers, drivers and winemakers who care the way I do. They look after my travellers like family, because to them you are a friend of mine.
I host some journeys in person. When I can't be there, you are in the hands of people I know and trust, and I am only ever a message away. My name is on every trip.
Three ways to experience Italy Made for You
Bespoke Journeys
Your trip, designed around you. Couples, families, friends, a mother and daughter with time to finally talk. We start with a conversation about you. Then I design, book and coordinate everything, and stay close while you travel.
Celebrations & Gatherings
A 50th birthday week in Sardinia. Christmas in Tuscany with the whole family. A team that has earned something special. I bring your people together and look after every guest, transfer and table, so the host gets to enjoy the party too.
Small Group Tours 2027
Small groups of like-minded travellers, often women travelling solo or with friends, sharing Italy at an unhurried pace. Dates and itineraries for 2027 are being finalised now. Register your interest and you will be the first to hear.
What Our Travellers Say
Real trips. Real transformations.
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"I booked as a solo traveller, honestly a little nervous. I came home with seven new friends, a deeper love of Italy than I thought possible, and a notebook full of restaurants I'm already planning to return to. Marianna thought of everything."
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"The personalised itinerary Marianna created for my partner and I was beyond anything we could have planned ourselves. Every hotel, every restaurant, every experience felt handpicked. It was the trip of our lives."
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"I've done group tours before and always found them exhausting and impersonal. This was completely different. Small group, incredible access, a guide who genuinely loves every corner of Italy. I've already booked my second trip."
My Promise
What you can count on.
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Deeply Personal
Every trip is shaped around you: your pace, your passions, your idea of a perfect day in Italy.
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Authentically Italian
You meet my Italy: the restaurants locals love, the people I trust, the places most visitors miss.
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Thoughtfully Small
My group tours stay small, because flexibility and real connection matter more than numbers.
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Completely Cared For
From our first conversation to your final farewell, I handle every detail so you can simply be there and enjoy it.
Ready to Begin?
Your Italy is waiting. Let’s find it together
Whether you have a clear vision or simply a longing for something more — start with a conversation. No obligation. Just possibility.
Please drop us a line using the form here and we will be in touch shortly.
We can’t wait to help bring your Italian travel dreams to life.