Start your weeklong adventure high in the Italian Dolomites, where trails beckon you to hike in the shadows of the Schlern massif • Enjoy a scenic gondola ride up to the Seiser Alm, Europe’s highest alpine plateau • Fuel up along the hike at rustic mountain huts • Admire panoramic vistas of the glowing green valley below • Our welcome dinner showcases the Dolomites’ delightful fusion cuisine • Savor a tasting of unique local wines and relax in our mountaintop retreat.

Descend from the mountains to our lakeside hotel, arriving by boat across Lake Garda • Get to know the elegant resort town of Riva del Garda • Spend the afternoons at our luxurious home and take a dip in Lake Garda at the private swimming beach or indulge with a treatment at the spa • Stroll the limonaia (lemon groves) that give Limone sul Garda its name • Explore the turbulent history beneath all this beauty as we hike to WWI-era fortifications en route to Pregasina • Shop and wander through Riva del Garda, relishing the mix of Austrian and Italian influences in its architecture and cuisine • Pedestrians are welcome on the famed Lake Garda bike path, suspended along a cliffside • Raise a glass to new amici in Italy at a final dinner with sweeping lake views.