Not Your Usual Italy Tours

Looking for something different for your Italy vacation? Here's a sampling of special interest tours in Italy.

• Farm to Fork, Roman Food Culture for Families - Context Travel's 6-day sustainable trip introduces families to Roman food and how it's grown, harvested, prepared, and eaten.
• Kayak Around Elba in July - Seven day kayak camping trip suitable for those with some sea kayaking experience. For 400 euro, Kayak along Elba Island's 147 kilometers of coastline, fish with a drag line and camp overnight on beaches (kayaking equipment supplied).
• Yoga Seminar in Tuscany - Practice yoga in the Tuscan countryside 42 kilometers from Florence in this seven day yoga retreat in September. Includes room, vegetarian meals, yoga classes, and Tuscany excursions.
• Giro del Gelato - This bike tour from Ciclismo Classico includes gelato samplings at top Italian ice cream shops.
• L'Eroica, The Classic of Classics Bike Tour - Also from Ciclismo Classico this 6-day historic tour in September culminates with L'Eroica, a day of historic bike riding with participants dressed in vintage gear and pedaling antique bikes.
• Bragozzo Boat Tours in Venice - Romantica Tours offers boat tours in the Venetian lagoon on historical Venetian boats.
• Mama Mia, Mother-Daughter Walking Tours for Mother's Day month - Italian Connection is rewarding moms with special gifts on its 6-day walking tours (walking 5 to 10 miles a day) in Tuscany and Sicily during May.