BEHIND ITALYBoutique Italian DMC & Tour Operator
Fashion & Ateliers
Private atelier encounters, tailoring, leather and the knowledge behind a garment.
Step inside ↗Made in ItalyThe hands.
The hands.
The knowledge.
The Italy behind.
A workshop door, a particular material, a way of seeing. Private encounters with the people who make; and objects that carry a personal story beyond the journey.
People behind the workFour worlds.
Four worlds.
A personal connection.
Meet the person, discover the process, and consider what you would like to bring into your own life. Tuscany is our starting point; selected encounters elsewhere are arranged locally.
Artisans & Workshops
Frames, alabaster, jewellery, glass and objects shaped by hand.
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Perfume & Personal Creations
Scent, memory and a creation that begins with your own choices.
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Taste & Tradition
Pasta makers, family kitchens and knowledge passed on through food.
Step inside ↗Selected maker encountersMade with care.
Made with care.
Remembered personally.
Eight starting points, each with a different material, person or purpose. Visits and hands-on formats are distinguished on the individual pages.
FlorenceThe Frame Around the Masterpiece
Enter the world around a painting: the construction, restoration and choice of an artistic frame.
Visit or workshop · On requestMeet the craft ↗VolterraThe White Stone of Volterra
Discover alabaster through the hands that know its light, texture and possibilities.
Visit or workshop · On requestMeet the craft ↗
Italy · Location agreed with the makerA Jewel with a Story
Let a memory, a place or a private inspiration become the starting point for a jewellery design.
Personal design · On requestMeet the craft ↗
Italy · Location agreed with the makerThe Art of the Everyday Basket
Discover the quiet intelligence of an everyday object, woven by hand and carried home with a story.
Hands-on workshop · On requestMeet the craft ↗
Paternò, SicilyLava, Wood & the Designer’s Hand
Meet a designer through the contrast of Etna lava stone and wood, and the choices that give an object its character.
Private design encounter · On requestMeet the craft ↗
Altare, LiguriaFour Hours at the Glassmaker’s Bench
Follow glass from rod to small object beside a master, through four hours of attention at the bench.
Hands-on lampworking · On requestMeet the craft ↗
Chiavari, LiguriaThe Chair, the Hands, the Family
Discover a chair through the family workshop that makes it: proportion, construction and knowledge held in the hands.
Workshop & showroom visit · On requestMeet the craft ↗Italy · Location agreed with the makerA Day Inside Textile Craft
Spend a day with one textile process, following a personal project from prepared materials towards your own creation.
A personal making day · On requestMeet the craft ↗Fashion & AteliersA material.
A material.
A point of view.
Textiles, reclaimed fabrics and leather reveal the thinking behind what we wear and carry. Request a private atelier encounter, a making day or a selected workshop.
Discover a personal textile day ↗Explore leather & textile workshops ↗Perfume & Personal CreationsA memory.
A memory.
Made your own.
Explore fragrance appointments in the Collections, or begin a personal jewellery project with a maker. These are individual formats, arranged around the chosen host.
Florence · On requestYour Own Florentine Fragrance
Explore aromatic notes and compose a fragrance to take home, guided through the choices that make it your own.
Around 1.5 hours · Planned formatDiscover the experience ↗Florence · On requestA Florentine Fragrance in a Blue Bottle
Compose a personal fragrance in a private olfactory setting, bottled in blue and recorded for a future return.
Around 2 hours · Planned formatDiscover the experience ↗Taste & TraditionKnowledge.
Knowledge.
Shared at the table.
Meet a family producer, understand a process, or prepare a recipe with a host. Discover the food encounters already selected in our Collections.
San Romano · From Florence · On requestFrom the Pasta Maker to the Table
Meet the world behind a family pasta producer, from the Pasta Museum to a tasting at the table.
Around 6 hours · Planned formatDiscover the experience ↗Florence · On requestA Tuscan Kitchen, a Shared Table
Make fresh pasta, learn a family recipe and sit down to enjoy the dishes you have prepared together.
Around 3 hours · Planned formatDiscover the experience ↗A journey through makingFollow a thread.
Follow a thread.
Make it a journey.
Inside Florence’s Workshops
A day connecting selected ateliers and artisan encounters within a considered city route.
Shape this idea ↗A Journey Through Tuscan Craft
An itinerary built around the materials and working traditions that interest you.
Shape this idea ↗Made Just for You
A personal creation or commission, with the object, process and delivery agreed with the maker.
Shape this idea ↗A particular curiosityOther doors
Other doors
we can explore.
Some ideas begin with a conversation. Tell us what draws you in; we will explore the right host and format with you.
An Artisan Comes to Your Hotel
A ceramics encounter at your hotel or resort, developed first with the host property and the artisan. Location, materials, firing and delivery are agreed individually.
Discuss this idea ↗Inside a Christmas Ornament Atelier
Request an introduction to the making of glass ornaments in Bellagio. The visit or demonstration is designed with the atelier; practical participation is a separate request.
Discuss this idea ↗Small Stitches, Family Stories
Explore a sewing or embroidery idea with a Genoese sartoria. The object, age suitability, language and making format are chosen with the artisan.
Discuss this idea ↗An Artist’s Landscape of Sound
Begin a conversation about an encounter between sculpture, landscape and music. A suitable installation, location and visit format are selected with the artist.
Discuss this idea ↗By personal requestTell us what
Tell us what
you have in mind.
A few details to begin a personal conversation.
A few words.
A beginning.
Your dates, your company, the things you love. A few details are enough to begin shaping something personal.
contact@italyauthentictours.com ↗WhatsApp · +39 388 972 5730 ↗Florence, Italy
A personal conversation
A personal conversation