For two · ROMANTIC DINNERS IN ITALY
Every trip has one evening that has to land. These 7 romantic dinners in Italy are the ones worth planning it around, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes.
You’ll take a private 30-minute gondola ride through Venice’s canals, then walk about five minutes to Restaurant La Caravella near St. Mark’s. The evening includes prosecco, coffee, mineral water, and a three-course meal. The gondolier drives but does not serve as a formal guide.
“Great organised trip, great guide and amazing view of the sunset.”
Meet at Tenuta Torciano near San Gimignano for a 2.5-hour Tuscan wine tasting and four-course dinner. You’ll sample wines such as Vernaccia, Chianti, Brunello, and Super Tuscans, with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free menus available on request.
“Great evening, beautiful location. Food was delicious and wine was great. Staff was awesome. Highly recommend!!”
At Tenuta Torciano near San Gimignano, you’ll spend about two and a half hours over a four-course Tuscan dinner, estate wines, olive oils, and local products. Expect truffle lasagna or ribollita, roast meat, cantuccini, and possible pours ranging from Vernaccia to Brunello and Super Tuscans.
“Gorgeous place! Wonderful dinner and family! This is our second time here! Wines and olive oils are wonderful too!”
Meet skipper Alessandro at 8:30 pm in Catania’s port for a private three-hour sail on a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 34.2. Enjoy Etna-flavored appetizers, linguine with clams, seasonal fruit, water, and Etna DOC white wine while viewing Catania’s coast at night. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meals can be requested.
“We had a really great time. Alessandro is very kind and a pretty good chef :) We can definettly recomment this experience.”
Chris picks you up in a spotless 1961 Fiat 1100 for a private 20-minute ride from your Taormina hotel to a 19th-century castle. Enjoy an aperitif, stroll through the garden, then choose four courses from the seasonal menu before returning by vintage car.
“Chris was the perfect host , he picked us up in a 1961 Fiat vintage car which was as immaculate. We then toured around the Taormina area ending at beautiful 5 star hotel and spa previously an ancient vineyard.”
Meet at Hotel Excelsior on Via Partenope for a four-course fish or meat dinner with wine and water. You’ll look across the Gulf toward Castel dell’Ovo, Vesuvius, and the coast. Dinner may be indoors in cool or windy weather, but you can still step onto the terrace for the view.
“First of all the Eurostars Excelsior Hotel was not so aware of what they need to offer for this package. When we arrived they appointed to us the worst table, by the glass door. There was nothing romantic about that table, no sea view, no nothing. We asked for a table on the terrace, but they mentioned that there is too much wind, so we cannot sit there. We requested for a better table, with a view, they said they had everything booked. In the end, they decided to open the door to the terrace and prepared a table, and surprise, there was no wind at all! In fact, other…”
Meet your English-speaking guide at Bernini’s elephant statue in Piazza della Minerva, walk past the Pantheon, and descend into Agrippa’s ancient baths. A sommelier-led four-course dinner, Italian wines, food history, and candlelight fill this three-hour evening.
“We enjoyed the tour immensely it was incredible going down to see the chambers for the gladiators and the animals were kept. our guide was very knowledgeable very pleasant and fun to be with everybody seem to enjoy themselves. We sure did.”
Pick a kind of night, then a place to have it.
