Personalized Tour Planning
for Independent Travelers
(Individuals, Couples, Families, Small Groups)
You want to vacation in Italy, and you have some great ideas about the marvelous things you want to see and do. You don't want a prepackaged, whirlwind tour where you get lost in a herd of 25-200 other exhausted tourists.


You want your ideas, your vision to happen.

You want this to be a fabulous trip – at your pace and full of wonderful memories-in-the-making. But you're not sure how to make this incredible Italy experience happen, or you're just too busy to devote yourself to all the online exploration and time it takes.


That's why I'm here to help.

I'm Daniel Lesnick, the owner/operator of Italy Adagio and Associate Professor of Medieval and Renaissance History, Emeritus.
I've been planning and leading small-group tours of Italy for more than three decades (nearly 60 tours); I've lived in Italy for a total of 10 years; and I taught ancient, medieval and Italian Renaissance history for 31 years.

It takes an expert such as myself to design your once-in-a-lifetime Italy experience.


Let me craft an Italy trip just for you.

I'll learn about your travel vision/goals, your "must haves", and your "must-not-haves". Then I'll apply my Italian tour-planning expertise; my in-depth knowledge of Italy's history and culture; and my desire to make you as passionate about Italy as I am.
Tell me your ideas for your time in Italy,
and I'll flesh them out to make it all come alive!
Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life.
– Anna Akhmatova