Italy walking holiday activities
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Cold feet
The Dolomites offer dramatic snowshoeing, trekking around glacial lakes and white woodlands of the South Tyrolean region, with belly warming stops at one gorgeous trattoria after another. You can also go snowshoeing on the steamy slopes of Mt. Etna. Always go with a qualified guide: you don’t mess with the mountains in winter.
Our Italy walking Holidays
Amalfi Coast walking holiday, Italy
Walk in lemon groves and hillside villages
From
£1199 to £1599
8 days
inc UK flights
Tuscany tours, walking and wine tasting in Italy
Walking and wine tasting in Tuscany
From
£1049 to £1599
8 days
inc UK flights
Piedmont walking holiday, Vineyards of Barolo
A gastronomic gem quietly tucked away
From
£2095 to £2249
9 days
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Snowshoeing holiday in the Dolomites
Michelin recommended cuisine & inspiring walks
From
£1449 to £1799
8 days
inc UK flights
Dolomites walking holiday in Italy
Sandwiched between the spectacular peaks of the Dolomites
From
£1199 to £1899
8 days
inc UK flights
Sicily walking holiday, Sicilian Volcanoes
Discover Mt Etna and the beautiful volcanic achipelago
From
£1349 to £1599
8 days
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Mont Blanc holiday, Tour du Mont Blanc
The best of the Tour du Mont Blanc
From
£1249 to £1449
8 days
inc UK flights
Umbria self guided walking holiday, Italy
Easy hiking tour, through vineyards and cultural heritage
From
€680 to €880
7 days
ex flights
Tuscany walking holiday, Italy
Discover Tuscany hiking from town to town
From
€780 to €950
8 days
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Italian Alps walking and cooking holiday
Experience the Grandeur and Gastronomy of our Italian Alps
From
€1100
8 days
ex flights
Walking holiday in Tuscany
A variety of daywalks in the beautiful Tuscan countryside
From
£1149 to £1549
8 days
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Sardinia walking holiday, Italy
Superb daywalks amid rich and charming scenery
From
£1349 to £1449
8 days
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Mont Blanc Circuit walking holiday
Probably the most dramatic walk in Europe
From
£1749
15 days
inc UK flights
Lake Como family walking holiday, Italy
Lake Como; a panoramic hike, suited to do with children!
From
€693 to €956
8 days
ex flights
Mont Blanc Circuit trek, with hotel accommodation
Classic Tour, using small inns and guesthouses
From
£2949 to £2999
15 days
inc UK flights
Umbria self guided walking holiday, the North Valley
Along Saint Francis trails through the Green Heart of Italy
From
€800 to €900
7 days
ex flights
Cinque Terre walking holiday
Walk the stunning coastal routes of the Cinque Terre
From
£1249 to £1549
8 days
inc UK flights
Puglia and Basilicata walking holiday in Italy
Unique regions between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian seas
From
£1199 to £1649
8 days
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Bergamo circular walking tour in Italy
Begamo; start hiking at about 5 km distance from the airport
From
€707 to €978
8 days
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Dolomites walking holiday in Italy, self guided
Discover the magnificence of the Alta Pusteria Valley
From
£1499 to £1779
8 days
inc UK flights
Prosecco Hills walking holiday, Italy
The Prosecco Road, Italy’s oldest wine route
From
£1299 to £1649
8 days
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Amalfi to Sorrento walking holiday in Italy
Explore the peninsula between Ravello and Sorrento
From
£1849 to £2379
9 days
inc UK flights
Amalfi coast small group walking holiday
This walking holiday explores the spectacular Amalfi Coast.
From
£1184 to £1382
8 days
inc UK flights
Volterra to San Gimignano walking holiday in Italy
Picturesque Volterra and soaring towers of San Gimignano
From
£1525 to £1629
9 days
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Amalfi Coast budget walking holiday
The hidden trails of the Amalfi Coast
From
£585 to £710
8 days
ex flights
Amalfi Coast moderate walking holiday, Italy
Coastal walk following in the 'Footpath of the Gods'
From
£1095
11 days
ex flights
Walking holiday in Italy, in the Footsteps of St Francis
Wonderfully scenic walking and historic hilltop towns
From
£1405 to £1499
9 days
inc UK flights
Amalfi, Capri and Sorrento walking holiday, Italy
Heavenly walks along Italy's coastal paths
From
£1449
8 days
inc UK flights
St Zyprian winter walking holiday in the Dolomites
Pink mountains, tranquil villages and virgin snow
From
£1299 to £1330
8 days
inc UK flights
Tuscany small group walking holiday in Italy
Centre-based walking holiday in Tuscany
From
£1222 to £1314
8 days
inc UK flights
Hike through history
Italy is falling down with history. On every hike be it an ancient mule path, Etruscan trade trail or Roman road, you will strike some sort of treasure. In Sicily alone, the Valley of the Temples is a paean to classical Greece, Palermo oozes Arabic style, while Siracusa and Noto are Baroque gems. And Sardinia alone boasts 7,000 sites linked to the mysterious Nuraghe dating back 6,000 years.
The medieval and Renaissance fabric of Florence is complemented by other Tuscan wonders: Gothic Siena, Renaissance Lucca and San Gimignano’s high medieval towers - rivalled by lovely Alba, Piedmont's 'town of 100 towers'. Amid the jagged rose-tinted peaks of the Dolomites, enjoy a unique blend of Austrian and Italian culture and architecture in towns like Bolzano and Merrano. And on the Amalfi Coast you have Pompeii and Herculaneum, or the stunning remains of a Greek city at Paestum. Take a walking holiday that includes cultural stops along the way, or just wander and see what you fall upon. Because wherever you walk in Italy, you’ll constantly be reminded of one thing: it wasn’t built in a day.
Our top Italy walking Holiday
Amalfi Coast walking holiday, Italy
Walk in lemon groves and hillside villages
From
£1199 to £1599
8 days
inc UK flights
Small group travel:
2020: 22 Aug, 29 Aug, 5 Sep, 12 Sep, 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 3 Oct, 10 Oct, 17 Oct, 24 Oct, 21 Nov, 19 Dec
2021: 20 Feb, 6 Mar, 20 Mar, 27 Mar, 10 Apr, 17 Apr, 24 Apr, 1 May, 8 May, 15 May, 22 May, 29 May, 5 Jun, 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 3 Jul, 10 Jul, 17 Jul, 24 Jul, 31 Jul, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sep, 11 Sep, 18 Sep, 25 Sep, 2 Oct, 9 Oct, 16 Oct, 23 Oct, 30 Oct, 6 Nov, 13 Nov, 20 Nov, 23 Dec, 30 Dec
2020: 22 Aug, 29 Aug, 5 Sep, 12 Sep, 19 Sep, 26 Sep, 3 Oct, 10 Oct, 17 Oct, 24 Oct, 21 Nov, 19 Dec
2021: 20 Feb, 6 Mar, 20 Mar, 27 Mar, 10 Apr, 17 Apr, 24 Apr, 1 May, 8 May, 15 May, 22 May, 29 May, 5 Jun, 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 3 Jul, 10 Jul, 17 Jul, 24 Jul, 31 Jul, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, 4 Sep, 11 Sep, 18 Sep, 25 Sep, 2 Oct, 9 Oct, 16 Oct, 23 Oct, 30 Oct, 6 Nov, 13 Nov, 20 Nov, 23 Dec, 30 Dec
Travel Team
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Hiking up Stromboli at night and seeing sparks fly out is one of those moments when the planet's fragility really hits you.![]()
Volcano hunting
Head to Sicily for a truly ‘active’ Aeolian archipelago experience. Stay in a mountain hut on the slopes of Mt. Etna, explore Lipari’s dormant volcano, hike to Vulcano Island’s crater to see the 'Fumaroles' (vents of volcanic gas), and enjoy its hot thermal springs. It’s even hotter on Stromboli, where you can see 'Sciara del Fuoco', a fiery channel where the lava outflows plunge directly into the sea.
Fill your boots
In Italy, people truly live to eat rather than eat to live. And on our walking holidays, you will fill your boots again and again. From basic mountain rifugi, Tuscan trattoria or Alpine agriturismi, feasts await. Try fresh pesto sauce in its Ligurian birthplace or a pizza in Naples. Explore the HQ of the Slow Food movement in Piedmont, sampling its specialities: arborio rice, white truffles, Castelmagno cheese and Barolo wine.In Umbria, try norcineria (cured pork produce) or warming spelt and barley soups. In Sicily, tuck into Arab-infused delights or discover new seafood flavours on Sardinia: sea urchin, salty botarga (dried roe) and tart scabecciu fish dishes. Toast it all in atmospheric bars serving tempting nibbles (aperitivi), while sipping superb artisan grappa or a glass of Franciacorta – Italy's fine riposte to champagne.
More about Italy walking
Travel either side of the hotter summer months and you’ll find the best time to go on a walking holiday in Italy.
Discover la via e bella as you peruse our Italy walking travel guide and find out what walking in Italy entails.
Our Italy walking holiday highlights map will take you from Mont Blanc in the northwest to Naples and Sicily down south.
From Amalfi to Mont Blanc, these are our top ten walking holidays in Italy or primo promenades, if you prefer.
Amalfi Coast walking holidays are romantic, rugged, classy, classic and every synonym you could possibly find for beautiful. Be prepared for memory overload…
You probably know the drink, but walking in the Prosecco Hills is a chance to discover where it comes from – one of Italy’s least well known wine regions.
If you’re keen to take your walking in a decidedly muscular direction, consider tackling a via ferrata.
From gentle strolls through rolling vineyards, to hikes up volcanoes and craggy cliffside treks, Italy has a huge array of walks from the easy to the challenging.
We’ve asked our tour ops to give us their expert recommendations to help you travel safely on a walking holiday in Italy.
You might think that you can walk the walk but if you’re really looking for responsible walking holidays in Italy, read on.
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