Italy together is mostly two things: what you eat and where you drink it. Pizza in the city that invented it, a glass of Chianti in the hills it is named after, prosecco on a boat as the Amalfi Coast turns pink. This guide is built around exactly that, with the real price of each and a route that strings them together in ten days.
What should couples do in Italy in summer?
Make pizza in Naples, take a sunset cruise with prosecco on the Amalfi Coast, do a Chianti winery day from Florence and a street-food evening in Rome's Trastevere. Ten days of Rome, Florence and the Amalfi Coast covers all four for about $610 in experiences for two. Go in June or September: July and August are the hottest and busiest months.
The list below is sorted by where in Italy you are: five experiences in the south, five on the classic Rome to Florence route, two in the north. Every entry has the duration, the review score and the price from the booking page as we found them in October 2026, converted to dollars and rounded; the price you see when you click will be in your own currency and may have moved.
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The months. "This summer" is best read as June or September. July and August are the hottest and most crowded months, and around Ferragosto on 15 August many family-run restaurants and shops in the cities close for their own holidays. June gives you long evenings; September gives you the grape harvest in Tuscany and warm sea in the south.
Getting around. High-speed trains link Rome, Florence, Bologna, Naples and Venice, so you do not need a car for anything in this guide except the countryside, and the wine tours include transport. Rome to Florence is about an hour and a half; Rome to Naples a little over an hour.
Book the coast first. Amalfi Coast hotels for June to September go before anything else. Book the room, then the boat, then everything else.
Venice. Venice has charged day-trippers an access fee on peak days in recent summers. If you are visiting for the day rather than staying overnight, check the city's site for your date before you go.
The twelve, from south to north
The south: pizza, lemons, Puglia and Sicily
1. Make your own pizza in Naples, with a wood oven and tiramisù
2. A sunset cruise with prosecco on the Amalfi Coast
3. A lemon farm above Amalfi, with tastings
4. Orecchiette on a masseria in Puglia, with wine
5. Wine on the slopes of Mount Etna, Sicily
Rome, Florence, Tuscany and Bologna
6. A street-food walk through Trastevere, Rome
7. A pasta and tiramisù class in Florence, with unlimited wine
8. The Chianti wineries, from Florence
9. Montalcino, Pienza and the Val d'Orcia
10. A food walk in Bologna, Italy's kitchen
The north: the Cinque Terre and Venice
11. A pesto class in the Cinque Terre, with wine
12. Cicchetti and wine in the back streets of Venice
The south: pizza, lemons, Puglia and Sicily
1. Make your own pizza in Naples, with a wood oven and tiramisù
Start with the 🍕. Naples is where pizza comes from, and the art of the Neapolitan pizzaiuolo is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list. A three-hour class with a working pizzaiolo: you stretch the dough by hand, top it, slide it into a wood-fired oven, then sit down to eat it with a drink and a tiramisù you made too.
3 hours · rated 4.9 from 6,588 reviews · from about $28 a person (about $49 when it is not discounted)
Why this one. It is the most-reviewed pizza class in Naples by a distance, and GetYourGuide's top pick for the city. The price is low enough to do on your first evening.
For a couple. You cook side by side at one bench, which is the point. Book the evening slot and walk the historic centre afterwards; Naples is at its best after dark.
Also on Viator. the Official Pizza Making Class & Tiramisù, rated 4.9 from 3,706 reviews, from about $45 a person. Compare both; prices and free-cancellation terms differ by date.
2. A sunset cruise with prosecco on the Amalfi Coast
Then the 🍷. A small boat leaves Amalfi or Positano in the late afternoon, follows the coast past the cliff villages and stops for a swim, then the prosecco comes out as the light goes. Seeing the coast from the water is the only way to understand why everyone wants to be here.
2 to 2.5 hours · small group · rated 4.8 from 566 reviews · from about $106 a person
Why this one. It is the top pick for the Amalfi Coast, small-group rather than a party boat, and timed for sunset.
For a couple. This is the evening to dress up for. Book it for your second night on the coast so a windy day can move it.
Also on Viator. the Sunset Cruise with Prosecco from Amalfi or Positano, rated 4.9 from 66 reviews, from about $103 a person. Compare both; prices and free-cancellation terms differ by date.
3. A lemon farm above Amalfi, with tastings
The terraces above Amalfi are stacked with lemon groves, and limoncello is their export. A family farm walks you up the terraces, explains how the sfusato lemon is grown on wooden pergolas, and ends with tastings in a small rural museum.
1.5 hours · rated 4.8 from 291 reviews · from about $41 a person
Why this one. Short, cheap, local, and the opposite of the crowded seafront. A good morning before the sunset cruise.
For a couple. Go early in the day in July and August; the terraces are steep and there is little shade by noon.
4. Orecchiette on a masseria in Puglia, with wine
If the Amalfi crowds put you off, Puglia is the summer answer: white towns, flat beaches, and a pasta you shape with your thumb. This class is on a masseria, a fortified farmhouse outside Ostuni, and finishes at a long table with local wine.
2.5 hours · rated 4.8 from 385 reviews · from about $64 a person
Why this one. The top pick in Puglia, and on a working farm rather than in a city kitchen.
For a couple. Pair it with two nights in a masseria hotel; it is the most romantic way to stay in the south and costs less than the coast.
5. Wine on the slopes of Mount Etna, Sicily
Etna's black volcanic soil makes some of Italy's most interesting wines, and the vineyards sit on the slopes of an active volcano. This day from Taormina walks you on the old lava flows, then sits you down at a winery for a long tasting lunch.
7 hours · small group · rated 4.9 from 397 reviews · from about $178 a person
Why this one. The best-rated full Etna wine day, small group, and it combines the volcano with the food rather than making you choose.
For a couple. The splurge day of a Sicily trip. Wear real shoes; the lava is sharp.
Rome, Florence, Tuscany and Bologna
6. A street-food walk through Trastevere, Rome
Trastevere is the Rome you picture: ivy, cobblestones, washing lines and tables in the street. A guide takes you through the neighbourhood and Campo de' Fiori tasting supplì, pizza al taglio, cured meats, cheese and gelato, and tells you which places locals actually eat in.
2.5 hours · rated 4.9 from 4,691 reviews · from about $52 a person
Why this one. The top pick for Rome food tours, and the one that teaches you where to eat for the rest of your stay.
For a couple. Book it for your first evening. Want wine with it? The small-group food tour with wine in Trastevere is 3 hours, rated 4.9 from 3,793 reviews, about $90 a person.
Also on Viator. Eating Europe's Twilight Trastevere Food Tour (4 hours, with wine), rated 4.9 from 6,807 reviews, from about $119 a person. Compare both; prices and free-cancellation terms differ by date.
7. A pasta and tiramisù class in Florence, with unlimited wine
Florence's most popular cooking class, and the cheapest good evening in the city. You make two fresh pastas and a tiramisù from scratch, then eat everything you made with the wine still being poured.
3 hours · rated 4.9 from 8,898 reviews · from about $21 a person (about $42 when it is not discounted)
Why this one. Nearly nine thousand reviews at 4.9 is as safe a booking as Italy gets.
For a couple. It is a big, sociable class. That is part of the fun; just do not expect a candlelit dinner for two.
Also on Viator. the Pasta Cooking Class with Unlimited Wine, rated 4.9 from 9,971 reviews, from about $29 a person. Compare both; prices and free-cancellation terms differ by date.
8. The Chianti wineries, from Florence
Half an hour south of Florence the city gives way to vineyards, cypress lines and hill villages. This tour visits Chianti wineries with tastings of Chianti Classico, with pickup from Florence so neither of you has to drive.
5 to 6.5 hours · pickup available · rated 4.5 from 11,828 reviews · from about $58 a person
Why this one. The most-booked wine tour in Tuscany by far, and it gets you into the hills for the price of a dinner.
For a couple. It is a group tour. If you want a quieter table, the small-group Tuscany wine tasting is rated 4.9 from 4,736 reviews.
Also on Viator. the Half-Day Chianti Wine Tasting with Two Wineries, rated 4.5 from 4,742 reviews, from about $53 a person. Compare both; prices and free-cancellation terms differ by date.
9. Montalcino, Pienza and the Val d'Orcia
The Val d'Orcia is the Tuscany of postcards: rolling hills, single cypress trees, stone farmhouses. A long day from Florence to the wine towns of Montalcino and Montepulciano, with the pecorino town of Pienza in between, and tastings of Brunello and Vino Nobile.
11.5 hours · rated 4.7 from 1,506 reviews · from about $108 a person
Why this one. It covers the three towns in one day without a rental car, which is the main obstacle for most couples.
For a couple. A long day. It is a coach tour; sit on the right-hand side on the way south for the views.
10. A food walk in Bologna, Italy's kitchen
Bologna is where tortellini, mortadella and the real ragù come from, an hour from Parma's cheese and Modena's balsamic vinegar. A local takes you through the old market streets and the osterie, tasting as you go.
3 hours · rated 4.8 from 2,086 reviews · from about $88 a person
Why this one. The top pick in the city, and Bologna is one hour by fast train from Florence, so it fits as a day trip.
For a couple. Fewer tourists than Florence and prices to match. If you have one extra night, spend it here.
The north: the Cinque Terre and Venice
11. A pesto class in the Cinque Terre, with wine
Pesto is Liguria's sauce, made with a marble mortar and basil grown on these cliffs. A small class in Vernazza shows you how, then you taste it with local white wine and focaccia, looking at one of the five villages.
1.5 hours · small group · rated 4.8 from 241 reviews · from about $77 a person
Why this one. The top pick in the Cinque Terre, small, and a reason to stop in Vernazza that is not just photographs.
For a couple. The villages are packed by midday in summer. Take the first train in, do the class, swim, leave before the day-trippers.
12. Cicchetti and wine in the back streets of Venice
Cicchetti are Venice's bar snacks, eaten standing at the counter of a bacaro with a small glass of wine or a spritz. A guide takes you to the bars Venetians use, three hours of tasting and the canals in the evening light.
3 hours · rated 4.9 from 605 reviews · from about $105 a person
Why this one. The top pick for Venice food tours, and the only easy way to find the bacari that are not tourist traps.
For a couple. Got a spare day? The small-group Prosecco hills tour from Venice is rated 5.0 from 484 reviews, about $178 a person.
Also on Viator. the Sunset Cicchetti & Wine Tasting tour, rated 5.0 from 459 reviews, from about $125 a person. Compare both; prices and free-cancellation terms differ by date.
Where to stay for the ten days
Rome: Trastevere, for the evenings, or Monti if you want to walk to the Colosseum. Compare Trastevere hotels on Booking.com.
Florence: the Oltrarno, across the river from the crowds, a short walk from the Ponte Vecchio. Compare Oltrarno hotels on Booking.com.
The Amalfi Coast: Positano for the view, Amalfi town for the boats and buses, Sorrento if you want to pay less and take the ferry. Compare Positano hotels on Booking.com · Sorrento.
A 10-day Italy itinerary for two: Rome, Florence and the Amalfi Coast
| Day | Book this | About, for two |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fly into Rome. Evening: Trastevere street-food walk (6) | $104 |
| 2 | Rome on your own: the Pantheon, a long lunch, an aperitivo at sunset | — |
| 3 | Train to Florence. Evening: pasta and tiramisù class (7) | $42 |
| 4 | Chianti wineries day (8) | $116 |
| 5 | Florence on your own, or Bologna by fast train (10) | — |
| 6 | Train to Naples. Evening: pizza class (1) | $56 |
| 7 | Ferry or transfer to the Amalfi Coast | — |
| 8 | Morning: lemon farm (3). Evening: sunset cruise with prosecco (2) | $294 |
| 9 | Beach day, long lunch above the sea | — |
| 10 | Back to Naples and home | — |
| Total | Six bookings, four free days | about $610 for two |
Prefer the south? Swap Florence for Puglia: two nights in a masseria with the orecchiette class (4), and add Sicily and the Etna wine day (5) if you have a second week. Prefer the north? Florence, the Cinque Terre (11) and Venice (12) make an equally good ten days.
Prices are the "from" prices shown on the GetYourGuide listings in October 2026, converted to US dollars at the rate of the day and rounded; the class prices in the table use the discounted price we saw, and your currency, date and group size will change them. Always check the booking page before you plan around a price.
Questions couples ask
What is the best time to visit Italy as a couple?
June or September. July and August are the hottest and most crowded months, and around Ferragosto on 15 August many family-run restaurants close. June has the longest evenings; September has the grape harvest in Tuscany and the warmest sea in the south.
How many days do you need in Italy for a first trip?
Ten days covers Rome, Florence and the Amalfi Coast at a relaxed pace: three nights in Rome, three in Florence and four on the coast, linked by high-speed trains and one transfer from Naples.
How much does a food and wine trip to Italy cost for two?
The six experiences in our ten-day plan (a Trastevere food walk, a Florence pasta class, a Chianti winery day, a pizza class in Naples, a lemon farm and a prosecco sunset cruise) come to about $610 for two at October 2026 prices, before hotels and trains.
Where can you take a pizza making class in Naples?
The most-reviewed is the three-hour Official Pizza Making Class with tiramisù and a wood oven, rated 4.9 from more than 6,500 reviews and from about $28 a person when we checked.
Is the Amalfi Coast or Puglia better for couples in summer?
The Amalfi Coast for the views and the boat days; Puglia for space, flat beaches, masseria hotels and lower prices. If crowds bother you, Puglia in June is the calmer choice.
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