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Italians love to celebrate and on the Amalfi Coast summer means festa time! Planning a trip to the Amalfi Coast around one of the many festivals can add a very special experience to your time here. Each town along the Coast celebrates it’s Patron Saint day, and festivities include; church service, procession with the statue of the Saint, big brass band entertainment in the town piazza and streets plus spectacular fireworks...

Celebrity chef, Stefano de Pieri has teamed up again with Avanti Italy to introduce a brand new tour for 2014 – VENETO & SICILY, 4th – 18th October 2014.   Exclusive to Avanti Italy, celebrity cook Stefano de Pieri will be hosting two tours this year; the first from 10-24 May to Tuscany and the stunning Amalfi  Coast.  The second 2 week food and culture tour will include Stefano’s home region, Veneto and the...

Since the tourist season on the Amalfi Coast ended back in October,  Avanti Italy has been extremely busy developing new packages to offer guests to the stunning Amalfi Coast.  It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you our Honeymoon/Romance and Food & Wine packages… We offer the following Honeymoon/Romance packages; Bronze Baci package, 6 days/5 nights based in a 4-star hotel in Amalfi Silver Amore package, 8 days/7...

Meeting with local suppliers and trying new products and services are an important part of my business and what I feel makes the real Avanti Italy difference.  The main reason for me regularly travelling to Italy and spending approximately six months a year there, is to source and try local supplier’s products and services.  It is the Avanti Italy’s way of ‘quality control,’ to ensure that every experience that...

The Amalfi Coast is famous for it’s lemons, and now travellers to the area can discover Amalfi’s prized symbol on the Amalfi Lemon Tour. Running every Tuesday and Saturday from April to September, the tour departs at 10 am from Piazza Duomo, near the steps of the Cathedral in Amalfi and lasts about 3 hours. The tour comprises of a guided sightseeing tour of the Aceto’s family traditional lemon groves, typical of this...