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Our 40th anniversary trip to Italy started in Rome with private tours to the Colosseum, the Vatican, an evening tour of Rome in a golf cart. The private guides were great, golf cart tour was difficult to see much due to traffic. Hotel in Rome was wonderful! Clean, friendly staff and great location for Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. From there we went to Tuscany. Hotel here was La Collegiata in San giamingiano. and was terrible. Seasonal Restaurant (which we were not made aware of) was closed. We ate from a small bar menu on a coffee table holding our plates. We spent 3 hours each way in a vehicle for our winery tours. Made no sense to stay so far away from our destinations. Had we stayed in Siena, we would have been 2 hours closer to the wineries we visited and 45 minutes from san giagmingiano. Breakfast at 8:00, no coffee available before that. Leaving for tours at 8:30 made it difficult to eat and be ready. Dark musty rooms, Hot tubs were dirty, no tissues in hotel rooms, paper thin walls, unfriendly staff. Then we headed to Sorrento. Hotel was wonderful! Capri boat ride, driver did not show up to give us a ride back to hotel at dock. We had to call and wait. We enjoyed our trip because how on earth could you NOT enjoy Italy! But Travelive could have made it better with a different hotel choice in Tuscany. That part of our trip was disappointing. And the amount of time spent in the vehicle for the tours was a waste of half a day.

Thank you so much for organizing our trip. It was fabulous and definitely a honeymoon that will last a life time. Our favorite part was Sorrento and the hotel that you provided us was just breath taking. Besides the few miscommunication on our trip at Rome, everything else was excellent (my wife and I did not realize nor it was written on the voucher that we were supposed to take the last stop in Rome. We took the first stop in Rome and our driver was not there. We were mandated to pay extra cost for the driver to pick us up where we were although it was not our fault, that part was a little annoying but it was settled - Perhaps, the company might want to add that on the itinerary to make sure to take the last stop in Rome to make sure that the traveler are not confused). Overall, it was an amazing experience and sure worth a lifetime. We will definitely be using this company again to plan our future trip in Europe! Again, Thank you for everything and special BIG THANK YOU to our Travel Agent Nico Comunian. He was attentive, responsive, and made sure that all of our questions were answered and handled appropriately.

We flew into Madrid from the US and immediately took the AVE train to Sevilla. We had some concern about travelling all those hours, but the train was so quick, easy & comfortable, it was fine. We spent 6 nights in Sevilla. We could have spent more. The town has so much to offer in way of sights, history, charm, welcoming people and great food. It is a great walking city. We did a day trip to Ronda and a day trip to Cordoba. We did these by car; easy day trips. We spent 3 nights in Granada, which had the same Moorish influence as Sevilla; narrow winding streets and the Alhambra but not quite the same charm. If you go to Granada, do an E-bike tour. Battery power-assisted bikes are a must for the hilly terrain. We did 20 miles effortlessly, in a few hours, we circled the city. Mid-May was a great time to be there, not overly hot. We do not speak Spanish. We got by without much trouble. We did have English speaking guides with us for some part of most days. I had traveled in the north of Spain on a previous trip, if it is your first or maybe only trip you will ever make to Spain, I recommend Andalusia. Overall, we had a wonderful time and would be happy to return.