Conversation, laughter, sharing food (what great food!), and the experience of not just visiting a place, but being truly welcomed by it: This can happen when travelers have an opportunity to make true connections with the people who call a place hom
Heart-to-heart connections between travelers and hosts in rural Italy… this is our ultimate goal. If you’re curious about how and why it matters, click the “stories” link in our bio to learn more. #ruralitaly #sustainabletra
Some conversations only happen on a slow walk through an unfamiliar place. Bring your adult kids on a hiking trip to Romagna or come with friends. Walk the same hill towns, eat at the tables of Italian cooks, slow down enough to actually talk, and se
Meet the language guide bringing Italian to life for our students, Giulia Massetti. Her passion for teaching stems from her love of language. She studied Latin and Greek in high school, spent three years learning Japanese, and crafted a university pa
We believe the best travel enriches travelers and locals alike. That’s why we launched Esperienza as a nonprofit in 2017, bringing travelers into culturally rich, off-the-beaten-path villages where they can connect with the people who live ther
We travel to Italy for its beauty, its food, its history. But often, what stays with us most are the people we meet along the way. At Esperienza, we believe that meaningful travel is built through genuine connections. A conversation with an artisan,
In the ancient city of Mozia, windmills are just one of the charms. Off the western coast of Sicily, Mozia sits in a shallow lagoon surrounded by salt pans. There, windmills used for salt production have long been part of a landscape shaped by sea, s