Discover my Italy

Discover my Italy Discover my Italy is a boutique travel company offering authentic and out-of-the-ordinary experiences in Italy.

Discover my Italy is the premier authority in crafting exceptional travel experiences to one of the world's most fascinating destinations - Italy. With 35 years of experience in the travel industry, and the last 25 exclusively focused on Italy, Owner and Host Giovanna Chiti is a recognized expert in Italian travel, renowned for her insider knowledge, extensive network, and personal touch. At Disco

ver my Italy, we believe that travel is an art, and we take pride in curating unique and high-quality trips for our clients. We personally experience and vet the hotels, sites, tours, and travel services we recommend, and have full confidence in their operators based on longstanding relationships. Our network extends far and wide – from exclusive 5-star hotels to small boutiques, unique tours, treks, wineries, and specialty excursions. Our Italian providers have a great reputation for quality, performance, and integrity. Our insight, passion, and ability to connect with clients have earned Discover my Italy a reputation as a trusted and knowledgeable Italian travel resource. We are proud to be Philadelphia's most trusted and sought-after Italian travel expert. Let us assist you in planning your extraordinary trip to Italy today! Whether it's a romantic getaway to Tuscany, a culinary tour of Piedmont, or an adventure in Sicily, we'll create a tailor-made itinerary that exceeds your expectations and fulfills your travel dreams. For more information, please visit http://discovermyitaly.com. If you or anyone you know is interested in traveling to Italy, please contact me, Giovanna Chiti, at [email protected]. Specialties: Custom and small group tours, family reunions, small incentives, retreats, honeymoons, villa rentals, and all regions of Italy. Favorite regions: Piedmont for its Barolo wine and white truffle, and Sicily for its unique blend of history, culture, and cuisine.

Sicily in spring has a different rhythm. 🌿Long sunny days, landscapes at their greenest, flowers everywhere, markets ful...
08/28/2026

Sicily in spring has a different rhythm. 🌿

Long sunny days, landscapes at their greenest, flowers everywhere, markets full of seasonal produce, fresh seafood, local wines and flavors you can truly experience only here.

From Palermo to Taormina, from Syracuse and Ortigia to the slopes of Mount Etna, our **May 14–23, 2027 Sicily small group journey** is designed to experience the island slowly and deeply: its history, its food, its villages, its vineyards and those moments that make a trip feel truly personal.

We’ll walk through ancient places, cook with a Sicilian chef, taste wines near Etna, stay in beautiful small hotels and leave space for one of the most important parts of traveling in Italy: simply enjoying where you are.

**Sicily: beauty, drama, mystery and history.**
And spring may just be the most beautiful time to discover it.

Our group is intentionally small and spaces are limited.

📩 Contact us to learn more about the itinerary and reserve your place.

08/24/2026

In Italy, a tomato is never just a tomato. 🍅

There are hundreds of local varieties, each with its own shape, flavor and story.

Fresh in a Caprese, slowly cooked into a sauce, rubbed onto bread, baked, preserved or simply enjoyed with olive oil and salt: in the video, you will see only a few of its many lives.

The tomato may have arrived in Italy from far away, but today it is impossible to imagine Italian cuisine without it.

Which Italian tomato dish could you never give up?

08/17/2026

In Italy, a beautifully tailored suit is never simply clothing.
It is proportion, character and craftsmanship, shaped by skilled hands and made for one person alone.

During our Milan Fashion & Lifestyle for Gentlemen tour, guests will explore the city’s most elegant fashion districts and enjoy a private appointment inside one of Milan’s most renowned tailoring houses.

Because true Italian style does more than follow fashion. It reveals personality.

November 4–8, 2026

08/14/2026

Sicily is not simply a backdrop. It is a muse.

For decades, this extraordinary island has inspired Dolce & Gabbana, one of Italy’s most iconic fashion houses.

And today, looking at the brand’s social pages, one has the feeling of seeing a love letter to Sicily: Taormina, the Mediterranean light, ancient architecture, local traditions and craftsmanship often take center stage.

The clothes seem to belong to the landscape because, in many ways, they were born from it.

Perhaps this is what makes Italian style so distinctive: it never comes from fashion alone. It comes from a place, a history and a way of life.

Have you ever seen a land with a personality as strong as Sicily’s?

08/12/2026

Italian colors and flavors.

Which Italy is calling you?1. A candlelit opera house in Rome 2. Turquoise water and ancient traditions in Sardinia 3....
08/07/2026

Which Italy is calling you?

1. A candlelit opera house in Rome
2. Turquoise water and ancient traditions in Sardinia
3. Truffles, Barolo and autumn evenings in Piedmont
4. Tailoring, design and elegant Milanese style
5. Sicilian markets, mosaics and volcanic landscapes
6. Quiet mornings beside the Italian Lakes
7. A journey designed entirely around you

Why does the size of a travel group matter?Because twelve people can enter the little family restaurant with six tables....
08/04/2026

Why does the size of a travel group matter?

Because twelve people can enter the little family restaurant with six tables.

Because everyone can hear the guide without following a raised umbrella.

Because there is time to ask questions, change plans, linger over lunch and learn one another’s names.

Because a small group can feel less like a tour and more like a beautifully organized journey among friends.

Giovanna designs each Discover My Italy itinerary as an experience for the mind, the senses and the soul. The number of guests is part of that design.

Small groups make room for places, conversations and invitations that larger tours must pass by.

And perhaps most importantly, they make room for something wonderfully unpredictable: genuine friendship.

Have you ever returned from a journey with a new friend?

The internet is very useful for reserving a hotel room. It is less useful when you would like to meet the artisan whose ...
07/31/2026

The internet is very useful for reserving a hotel room. It is less useful when you would like to meet the artisan whose family has worked in the same workshop for generations. Or enter a private garden normally hidden behind a centuries-old gate. Or enjoy lunch in a vineyard where the owner opens one more bottle because the conversation has become interesting.

These moments begin with relationships, trust and local knowledge. They take years to build. This is why Giovanna keeps exploring Italy personally, returning to the places she loves and the people who bring them to life.

A journey can include beautiful hotels and celebrated museums. It should. But the moments guests remember years later are the ones that open only when someone already knows the door, and the name of the person behind it. That door is what she gives you.

Ten famous places anyone can book. The life of one is something you are invited into.

Where in Italy would you like us to open a door for you?

07/28/2026

A proper Italian dinner has very little interest in your schedule.

First, there is the aperitivo. Then the menu must be discussed, recommendations considered and stories exchanged. Someone orders wine. Someone else says, “Just a little,” before accepting a generous portion.

The plates arrive slowly, as they should. Conversation wanders. Dessert is debated. Coffee appears. Then perhaps a digestivo, because it would be impolite to leave too quickly.

This is not inefficient service.

It is an entirely different understanding of time.

Some of the most memorable moments Giovanna plans are not visits or excursions. They are evenings when everyone relaxes, the table becomes louder, and people who were strangers a few days earlier begin to feel like old friends.

Italy reminds us that time enjoyed is never time wasted.

Who would you invite to stay at the table with you until midnight?

07/26/2026

Palermo is a city you feel it.

In its golden churches, lively markets, elegant palaces and sun-warmed streets, beauty and chaos live side by side.

There is history everywhere, but also life: voices calling from market stalls, the scent of street food, balconies overflowing with flowers, and the sea never far away.

Palermo is intense, generous and wonderfully imperfect.

A city with a soul of its own.

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