ITALY GUIDED WALKING TOURS OPERATED BY ITALIANS
ITALY GUIDED WALKING TOURS OPERATED BY ITALIANS
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- 7 Days & 6 Nights
- guaranteed departure
- Walk Rating: easy to moderate
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- 7 Days & 6 Nights
- guaranteed departure
- Walk Rating: easy to moderate
- Click for info about Walk Rating
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- 7 Days & 6 Nights
- guaranteed departure
- Walk Rating: easy to moderate
- Click for info about Walk Rating
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- 7 Days & 6 Nights
- guaranteed departure
- Walk Rating: easy to moderate
- Click for info about Walk Rating
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- 7 Days & 6 Nights
- guaranteed departure
- Walk Rating: easy to moderate
- Click for info about Walk Rating
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- 7 Days & 6 Nights
- guaranteed departure
- Walk Rating: moderate
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- 7 Days & 6 Nights
- guaranteed departure
- Walk Rating: easy to moderate
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Our Team: 25 Years of Italian Expertise, Made by Locals, Away from the Crowds
For over two decades our walking tours of Italy have guided travelers through the country’s most beautiful regions — always at a slower pace, always led by Italians, and always in touch with locals: farmers, artisans, chefs, and guides who open their world to you. Gentle walks, farmhouse lunches, dinners in historic town trattorias: this is Italy lived authentically, step by step.
Meet Sandra: The Smile Behind Your Booking
Sandra is Gianni Stanghellini’s sister and Walkabout Italy’s Booking and Administration Manager. She is often the first person you will hear from when asking for information, booking a tour, choosing a room, or arranging practical details before your trip.
With over twenty years of office management experience, and part of Walkabout Italy since 2023, Sandra brings precision, kindness and calm to everything behind the scenes.
And yes, the photo has cats and a Christmas tree. Maybe not perfectly seasonal, but we loved it — and every good office needs a little festive spirit and a cat supervisor.
Our philosophy
Italian-led: we don’t outsource guides. Every trip is led by Italians who know the land by heart.
Off the beaten path: our routes are chosen to avoid the tourist crowds.
Authenticity first: family-run wineries, local kitchens, ancient olive mills, festivals and traditions.
This is our unique promise: on our guided walking tours of Italy, you’ll see the Italy we live every day.
FAQ about our walking tours
What is a walking tour in Italy with Walk About Italy?
Our Italy walking tours are small-group, guided trips at an easy pace, led entirely by local Italian guides. Each day combines gentle walks through the countryside with authentic stops — farmhouse lunches, family-run wineries, and historic town trattorias.
Are your guided walking tours of Italy suitable for beginners?
Yes. Most of our walking holidays in Italy are rated Easy or Easy to Moderate, with 4–8 km of mostly flat or gently rolling terrain per day — ideal for first-timers as well as regular walkers. A few tours, like the Italian Alps & Dolomites, are rated Moderate for travelers who want more of a challenge.
Do you offer small group or private walking trips to Italy?
Both. All our tours run as small guaranteed-departure groups (maximum 18 people), and every itinerary is also available as a private, custom walking trip if you’d rather travel with just your own group.
What's included in your Italy walking tours?
Accommodation in boutique hotels, all meals with local wines, a local Italian guide for every walk, all guided experiences and entrance tickets, and luggage transfer between hotels. Flights and travel insurance are not included.
Which regions do your walking tours in Italy cover?
Tuscany, Sicily, the Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre, Umbria, the Italian Lakes, Puglia & Matera, and the Italian Alps & Dolomites — eight itineraries, each led by guides who know that specific region.
How are your walking tours different from a typical Italy tour?
Every guide is Italian and local to the region — we don’t outsource. Routes are chosen to avoid the tourist crowds, and the focus is on authenticity: family-run wineries, local kitchens, ancient olive mills, and the people who run them.
Guest reviews
What our guests say
Puglia, Pasta and Plenty of Steps
Walk about Italy’s walk in Puglia is the perfect balance of activity, culture, breathtaking scenery and scrumptious food and wine. The tours are superbly organized, groups are small and the tour guides were just fantastic. They are all extremely knowledgeable and passionate about what they do, as well as having a wonderful sense of humour. They keep everyone entertained and each of them makes a special effort to engage with every traveler in the group at some stage. We love how the tours are structured to give guests the best experiences of local culture mostly away from the busy tourist areas - from pasta making classes to dancing and singing and tasting experiences of wine and other local produce. The walks are varied in length and perfectly manageable for most levels of fitness and the pace always relaxed with plenty of rest stops to enjoy the beautiful countryside, the coastal scenery, the olive groves and the beautiful towns with their highly ornate churches. There is much of historic interest as well. The visit to Matera was certainly one of the highlights and it was certainly a treat to hear Gianni playing his flute in the incredible acoustics of one of the cave dwellings. All the accommodation was excellent in all places we stayed. We loved the country inn at Ostuni and the hotel in Matera was just next level. We have travelled several times now with Walk About Italy and we can safely say that all their tours offer the same wonderful experiences of Italy, but the Puglia trip definitely ranks as one of our favourites.
Tuscan Slendors a walking foodie adventure
It’s really hard not to book another walking tour before finishing the first one! The food. Oh the FOOD. The views. The wine. The company. Our guide. ROBERTO! Everything was perfect and exceeded our expectations. I absolutely loved all of our lunches!! To have a chance to have what’s in season, just harvested, and to experience it all in such a beautiful place. We definitely plan to return!
The best ever introduction to the wonder and pleasures of Italy
It is absolutely impossible to say how wonderful our walking tour with Walk About Italy was. Everything was curated and personalized. The quality of the experiences, the hikes and the guide, Lorenzo, were beyond expected. Food and wine experiences amazing. Knowledge of guide at the level of a polymath. Kindness, quality of accommodation and welcome of Italians so warm. We loved every moment and hope to do another trip next year. For reference, we are a fit very active 70 plus couple and found the level of walking to be accessible and enjoyable. Gianni and his team go above and beyond and we can't recommend them highly enough. Worth every Canadian penny!
Great way to get exercise while experiencing paradise
Cinque Terre tour was absolutely a dream. Awesome walks overlooking water many times, quaint towns, good food, and an amazing guide - everyday superb. Hassle free and lovely.
Italy done right!
We have done a few trips with Walk About Italy Tours over the years and just completed the Puglia tour in October 2025 and once again they exceeded every expectation. Gianni and his team are truly exceptional, their knowledge is incredible, and they have a way of making every tour both interesting and genuinely fun. What really stands out is how they go the extra mile for every guest. The experience feels personal and intimate, and by the end of the trip, it honestly feels like you've made friends for life.
Fantastic Dolomites Tour
We just completed our fourth tour with Walk About Italy and we loved the Dolomites tour just as much as our previous tours. Roberto and Rudy are excellent guides - very informative, engaging, and simply fun to be around. My wife and I joined a group of 8 others and felt like we became friends by our first dinner together. It is one of the things I love about Gianni's tours, we have become friends with people from around the world and at the end of each tour we hate to part ways. Besides the beautiful scenery of the Dolomites, delicious food, and wonderful accommodations, I also love the detailed planning and organization of each tour. As the planner of our trips, I know that all we have to do is show up at the meeting point of the tour and the rest is taken care of - it certainly makes for a much more relaxing trip not to have to worry about logistics or the schedule of events each day. The walks are very doable so don't be intimidated by the Dolomite mountains. Gianni keeps adding tours in different parts of Italy so we will keep coming back. I guess there can be multiple trips of a lifetime!
This is the only way to experience the real Italy.
This was a bucket list item and it did not disappoint! We had a great tour with our two guides, Rudi and Gianni. Very knowledgable and full of great information all through the week. We visited great spots and off the beaten track places like a great agri-tourism farm that had the most amazing lunch with had crafted salami made by the owners father. Such a quality experience. We went to 3 lakes (Como, Maggiori and Orta), we saw castles and churches, parks and palaces, and walked all over them. This is a great way to tour and being out in the fresh air adds a nice dimension to it all. We dined in great restaurants and made good friends along the way.
Walkabout Italy, Amalfi tour
The best experience ever! I am well travelled but this took group travel to another level — seamless, excellent itinerary, well planned, super experienced guides, fantastic accommodation, too much food! Mountains, sun and sea, and so lucky as a solo traveller to be welcomed by such a diverse, stunning group of fellow travellers. Matteo and Rudi were great (and very patient 😊) and Gianni set the bar higher. So, will have to choose Walkabout Italy for the next one too! Thank you, to everyone!! See you soon.
Life changing
This was hands down one of the best things I have ever done in my life. I feel like a review won't even do it justice. Basically, if you're here reading about it, BOOK IT NOW! You won't regret it. The value for money is unreal. The guides are just wonderful. The entire experience is one I will cherish forever.
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