Before slow became a lifestyle or travel trend, it was a quiet act of resistance. A refusal to rush. A belief that food—like culture, community, and place—deserves time. The Slow Food movement didn’t begin with a glossy manifesto. It began with a shared unease: a sense that something essential was slipping away as speed,…
Written by UnFluencer, Riley Chervinski I’ve always loved the idea of a slow, winding road trip through the Italian countryside with plenty of time to stop for fresh pasta, medieval villages, and wineries atop rolling vineyards. But when I pictured myself driving in Tuscany for the first time, I was terrified. For many…
Written and Photographed UnFluencer, Riley Chervinski I’ve stayed in all kinds of places while traveling (charming B&Bs, budget hotels, luxury chains) but the UnTours 8-day Tuscany Food & Wine Tour was the first time where staying put actually felt like part of the trip itself. During our week in Tuscany in May, we stayed…
Sometimes the most extraordinary travel moments begin with the simplest question. Marilyn Ricci, a seasoned UnTourist with 16 journeys under her belt, discovered this truth on a Sunday afternoon in Sicily, a moment that perfectly captures what happens when curiosity meets opportunity. There’s something spectacular about Sunday afternoons when you’re traveling slowly. The world…
Special guest post from longtime UnTourist and travel writer, Fyllis Hockman. Walking home to our apartment in Venice, we share a wave through the window with the owner of Baba, our local osteria. Leaving for a day of sightseeing, a cup of my favorite pistachio gelato awaits me despite the early hour. At…
Umbria is a small region of Italy that brings great emotions to life. Rich in small towns and an amazing natural, artistic and cultural heritage, it is considered the “mystical” region of Italy. Caterina, our UnGuide in Umbria, shares her tips for uncovering this quiet, lush and rustic region of Italy, also known as Italy’s…
One of Tuscany’s wealthiest and most graceful cities, Lucca is a gem not to be missed. It’s worth a visit from your UnTour in Florence or even our rural Tuscany UnTour, based in the southern part of the region. Colonized by the Romans in the 2nd century BC, this otherwise flat Tuscan “hill” town still…
Peggy Guggenheim was an American heiress and eccentric who made a name for herself by amassing one of the broadest and most important private collections of modern art in the world. Born and raised in New York, she moved to Europe and spent time with her first husband running in the bohemian circles of the…
Our new Italian UnTour Director Amber Martin recently returned from a visit to all six of our Italian UnTours. It was the only one of our UnTour areas where she had not spent time before. Here she shares her first impressions of the Amalfi Coast. The very moment I stepped off the bus in Amalfi,…
All of us on the UnTours team have been here for 20 or more years, which is a good thing, given how knowledge intensive our work in Europe is. So when Andi Cancelliere Sheehan, our Italian UnTour Director for 25 years, left our staff during COVID, it was hard to imagine how to fill those…