Scappare Travel Club Experiences are different. We see, stay at, eat in, and vet each place personally before securing them for clients or curating itineraries. Many of these places are restaurants we eat in or hotels we stay in ourselves over and over again, or recommend to family and friends when they come to Italy. These are our “go-to’s”. We also do not recommend every place we have seen or stayed in just because we are familiar with it.
Rather, the places to which we send our clients require certain attributes depending on the group or experience.
In a nutshell, we won’t just send you anywhere. All of our experiences are hand-picked, vetted, and known to us not only as Italy lovers and experts or travel curators but also as travelers ourselves with input from our trusted local contacts. We truly want you to have an amazing experience, and do our homework to make this happen for you, so you don’t have to. Get ready to have fun and experience La Dolce Vita.
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“You may have the universe if I may have Italy” – Giuseppe Verdi
Solo Traveler’s Club Experience:
Are you a solo traveler? Thinking about getting away to Europe but don’t know who to go with? Or maybe you have friends and family you love to travel with who can not take off just now but you can get away? We at Scappare Travel love and admire solo travelers! You might be surprised to know how many wonderful travelers are in the same position. Why not join them. Length: 8 days/7 nights
Window into one day: Morning local outdoor market shop in Florence with a local guide who knows the fruit & veg vendors by name, choosing fruit & veg for your Italian cooking class later that afternoon. Linger during aperitivo at sunset at a rooftop bar in Florence, overlooking the same piazza in which you shopped earlier getting to know your now-friends after a market-shopping and cooking day.
View Solo Traveler’s Club DetailsCouples + Couples Experience:
Do you and your significant other have other couples you love to do things with? Why not elevate your time out together and travel to Europe creating lifelong memories. It is more accessible than you may think, and we are here to curate an incredibly comfortable, rich, and memorable experience for you and your dear friends. Length: 8 days/7 nights
Window into one day: You all wake up canalside in Venice at your hotel right on the grand canal in your respective rooms and meet for a leisurely breakfast along the canal. Afterwards be guided to your tour of Doge’s Palace and Basilica San Marco skipping the line. Linger in the magnificent Piazza San Marco for your aperitivo hour and then tickets will be waiting for your group at will call at La Fenice Opera House for the evening’s concerto.
View Couples + Couples DetailsMeet & Greet Through Travel Experience:
Single? Sick of (or scared of) dating apps? If you are looking to mingle why not do it in Italy in a piazza with a spritz in your hand. What better way to break the ice than talking about the incredible painting you just saw or pasta you just ate, or figuring out how to order coffee in another language. Have fun, go with it, see what happens. We offer adult and mature adult experiences, all are curated to ensure a very comfortable, no-pressure meet & greet experience with a little bit of sparkle ✨ Length: 8 days/7 nights
Window into one day: Hands-on pasta making class in the day with a fun group of people, aperitivo outdoors in the best piazza in Florence mingling with your group and locals alike, then after dinner a late night wine bar experience in Florence with a walk home under the Florentine night sky. Or, we’ll have you picked up
View Meet & Greet DetailsSmall Group Travel Experience:
Want to plan a European getaway with friends? We’ve got you. We will curate an itinerary for you which is food & wine-focused, art-focused, culture + history-focused, or a little bit of everything. We will immerse you and your friends in Italian art, wine, food, history – life! La Dolce Vita is real. Come experience it with your people. Length: 8 days/7 nights or 10 days/9 nights
Window into one day: Photo shoot with a professional photographer in the best light of the morning hours in Rome while you see the sights with your friends, tickets to an amazing pool club during the afternoon to relax, sunbathe, swim, and do aperitivo. Then reservations for you and your friends at the most amazing trattoria where you’ll eat delicious Roman pasta.
View Small Group DetailsItalian Language Immersion Experience:
Are you a an Italian language student or want to be? Thinking about being able to order your morning cappuccino in Italian? Dreaming of being in Italy and saying “Quale vino mi consigliate?” to the local guy at the Bacaro in Venice (like I was!)? Learning Italian is a game-changer, and there is no better way to do it than immersion. Come with us, eat, drink, talk, LIVE in Italian. Length: 8 days/7 nights
Window into one day: Wake up in your boutique hotel in dreamy Venice, eat a gorgeous breakfast with a view of the canal as Venice wakes up beside you. A morning walk to class, where your Italian teacher will greet you as if you are entering their home.
Enjoy a fun & relaxed lesson in a stress-free environment, then continue your day in Italian as you practice ordering your afternoon coffee and talking with the locals, then we will collect you for a private cicchetti tour to experience one of the very best Venetian traditions.
View Language Immersion DetailsItalian or Sicilian Family Heritage Discovery Experience:
Discover and reconnect to your family’s history and Italy in the most meaningful way. Are you Italian or Sicilian by heritage and want to learn more about your roots or the place of your ancestors? What better place to discover your Italian heritage than in Italy or Sicily itself, with your own personal private guide to lead you through the town of your ancestors and the Archivio di Stato.
Your own professional genealogical researcher and translator will guide you through in-depth research as together you sort through documents about your ancestors and discover the town, including history and legends that only a local would know. Connect with relatives, share stories, enjoy authentic meals together, and develop life-long relationships.
And while you’re in Italy, why not discover more about the culture, cuisine, and history of the town of your ancestors with your own local English and Italian speaking cultural guide. With our guides, you will feel more like a friend than a tourist. Length: 4 days/3 nights
Window into one day: Wake up in your boutique hotel in Sicily. Discover the local Sicilian food tradition of granita col brioche (with the tupo!) for breakfast. Meet your professional genealogist in a relaxed environment such as the local coffee shop for a consultation. Walk around your ancestral homeland as you introduce yourself to the town with the help of your own personal local expert. Hear stories, learn traditions, get a feel for the place of your ancestors. Eat a leisurely lunch together at a spot locals love, then head over to the Archivio di Stato into which you will be admitted as you and your genealogist immerse yourselves in real-time hands-on research about your ancestors. Aperitivo with a spritz and a view before your delicious Sicilian cena (dinner), looking forward to your research continuing the following day.
View Heritage Discovery Details“I gasp for air if I do not get to breathe Italian air at least once per year” – Danny Meyer, American Businessman and Restauranteur
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