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Welcome to Alta Via

Elevated Travel Experiences. We are an Expat couple who have lived and travelled over the past 45 years in Europe and lived with our family in Rome, Paris, Munich, Basel, and The Hague. Over the past 4 decades we’ve come to know special places and people that now we want to share with you.

We’ve come to know Europe as locals and want to share our insights on European living, culture and history with fun ways to engage your senses through great food, biking, hiking, skiing, sailing and, of course, shopping.
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The Experience

We offer small group, curated unique moments and personalized experiences you won't get with other travel companies. The best foodie and other travel experiences happen in small groups of up to 14 people. We stay in 4- and 5-star boutique hotels and travel in vans and first-class trains. You will get to know people and their stories, culture and cuisine, traveling with a small group who will become new friends. You come home feeling transformed and uplifted.

Curated & themed

Go with us to our favorite places at different seasons of the year – a variety of foods, festivals, new opportunities for shopping or just browsing. Join 2 or 3 back-to-back tours with us to experience a region.

The Food

We are devoted Foodies. We design travel around good food, which is central (along with good company) to European living. Go with us to our favorite markets, boulangeries & restaurants and savor seasonal & organic foods. We will take you to places that have the freshest local ingredients and learn how local cuisine is made.

Experience Europe
Like a Local

Whether this is your first or 50th visit to Europe,  we want to show you something new. We’ll give you the scoop on what it’s like to live in different countries where people go to eat, shop, watch people, and how they enjoy time with family and friends.
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❄️ Christmas Markets ❄️

Are you or someone you know interested in Christmas Markets this year in Europe? For the past 30 years, we’ve been going to markets all over Europe. We’ve lived in these places and speak the languages. We know the best markets and the best places to eat and stay. We’ll show you things you won’t see anywhere else. Join our small group tours for a curated experience.
Here are itineraries for Germany/Austria with our pictures and loads of links showing you info on the places we will visit.

Vienna waits for you...here's a fun YouTube I made showing what you will find in the elegant city of Vienna at Christmas time.

Just a few of the many magical places you can visit with us this Christmas season.

Write us for more info & to reserve your place: info@altavia.tours.

Check out our FB pages with loads of firsthand research and tips for travel and beautiful pictures (all originals) – please like & share!

Alta Via Events

Join us for a "Serata Italiana," an Evening in Italy, at Taste in Provo on Tuesday, November 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

We will enjoy handmade Italian pasta, a chocolate tasting and gelato from the valley's best: Mástra Italian Bakery & Bistro, Taste and Vinci Gelato. The evening will be accompanied by world-renowned opera singers Shea Owens and Madison Leonard and a visual tour of the regions of Italy throughout the year.
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We want to make your travel feel more like a journey with friends to places you’ve never experienced before in that way. We try to add something different each day that will change the way you feel about travel, to help you enjoy some of the world’s most breathtaking destinations. Let us work with you to co-create an unforgettable experience.
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Germany/Austria Christmas Market

December 2026

Germany/Austria Christmas Market

Tour Highlights: ‍

Experience unforgettable sights, tastes and music of Christmas in this magical region.

  • Munich Christmas Markets
  • Oberammergau Market & wood-carved Nativity Sets
  • Salzburg Christmas Markets
  • Austrian Villages & Chalet visit
  • Vienna Markets
  • Christmas concerts
Ski Safari - St. Moritz & Zermatt

February 2027

Ski Safari - St. Moritz & Zermatt

Tour Highlights: ‍

Visit the crown jewels of the IKON Ski Pass Europe. From the incomparable Matterhorn to the region where the Swiss go to ski.

• St. Moritz - birthplace of Winter Tourism
• Engadine valley - where the Swiss go to ski
• Glacier Express to Zermatt
• Ski in the shadow of the Matterhorn
• Glacier Paradise - highest gondola in the Alps
• Skiinto Italy – Cervinia

Why I love skiing in the Alps

Magic of Sicily

April 2027

Magic of Sicily

Tour Highlights: ‍

Ancient cities and temples, enchanted villages, wonderful food and an amazing coastline

• Taormina & the Greek amphitheatre
• Mount Aetna & farm visits (best pistachios!)
• Sailing in the Aeolian Islands
• Siracusa - city of Archimedes
• Valley of the Temples (more than Greece)
• Old city & markets in Palermo

Slow Food & Fast Cars

June 2027

Slow Food & Fast Cars

Tour Highlights: ‍

We visit the home of Parma Cheese and Parma Ham, savory balsamics and handmade pastas. We will have a cooking class in the kitchen of Massimo Bottura, named as best chef in the world, and tour the Ferrari factory, before sailing on Lake Garda, the largest lake in Italy.

• Foodie tours with Balsamic tasting
• Cooking class at Massimo Bottura's kitchen
• Ferrari Factory Panoramic Tour
• Sailing on Lake Garda
• Boat to Lake Garda villages
• E-biking on Lake Garda & Arco River

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Wimbledon & Cotswolds

July 2027

Wimbledon & Cotswolds

Tour Highlights: ‍

The best of England from royal-watching to the Cotswolds & environs of Jane Austen

• Offbeat tour of London
• Courtside seats at Wimbledon
• Salisbury/Stonehenge
• Ancient Roman city of Bath
• Cotswolds Villages
• Blenheim Palace - home of Churchill

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Lake Garda & Dolomites

August 2027

Lake Garda & Dolomites

Tour Highlights: ‍

Visit colorful villages on the largest Italian lake, travel to dramatic mountain valleys of the Südtirol

• Sailing on Lake Garda
• High-speed hydrofoil to villages of Malcesine, Limone
• E-biking up the Sarca Valley
• E-biking in the Seiseralm – largest valley in the Alps
• Seceda, Val di Funes
• Lago di Braies, Tre Cime, Misurina & offbeat places

Brixen

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Slovenia & the Croatian Coast

September 2027

Slovenia & the Croatian Coast

Tour Highlights: ‍

From the Julian Alps of Slovenia to the Balkan islands of Croatia, we explore pristine forests, rivers and coastlines and a national park

• Triglav National Park & the Soça River Valley
• Lake Bled
• Rovinj & Coast
• Plitvice National Park
• Split & Diocletian's Palace
• Sailing in the islands - Korçula & Hvar

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Umbria in Autumn

October 2027

Umbria in Autumn

Tour Highlights: ‍

Visit to villages & a National Park in the Green Heart of Italy, Tuscany's lesser known sister province.

• Perugia - medieval jewel, capital of the Province
• Visit to award-winning Olive farm
• Medieval cities of Assisi, Spello & Spoleto
• Hilltop Orvieto & Borgo Solomeo (fashion village)
• Val di Norcia - forests & waterfalls
• Truffle Hunting in a National Park & Cheesemaking

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 French & Swiss Christmas Markets

December 2027

French & Swiss Christmas Markets

Tour Highlights: ‍

Colorful Strasbourg & Alsatian villages, Basel, Zurich & Luzern - a wonderful variety of towns, people, food & cultures, French & German Carols, ornaments for your tree

• Strasbourg & favorite Strasbourg Restaurants
• Colmar
• Riquewihr, Eguisheim, Ribeauvillé, Kaysersberg
•Basel
• Zurich

• Luzern

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Ski Safari - Dolomiti Superski

February 2028

Ski Safari - Dolomiti Superski

Tour Highlights: ‍

Ski the world’s largest ski area – 745 miles of runs, 12 interconnected regions, all on the IKON pass. In the Südtiroal - an amazing region for food & culture.

• Sella Ronda - a scenic 25 mile ring of interconnected runs - a 6+ hour loop touring the region in both directions
• Seiseralm - ski the largest valley in the Alps under the peaks of the Sasso Lungo
• Marmolada - highest mountain in the Dolomites with an 8-mile run
• Visit charming villages & chalets
• Foodie experiences - intersection of cultures from Austria & Italy plus local Ladin flavors
• Horse-drawn sleigh rides

Sella Ronda 1

Sella Ronda 2

Spring in Holland & Paris

April 2028

Spring in Holland & Paris

Tour Highlights: ‍

• See a rainbow of colors at Keukenhof Gardens
• Visit historic coastal villages
• Cooking & breadmaking class in Paris
• Foodie tour of markets & chocolate shops
• Vintage shopping-Meet the artisans of Notre Dame

Provence & the Côte d'Azur

May 2028

Provence & the Côte d'Azur

Tour Highlights: ‍

Tour Highlights: Dining with farm families, antique fairs, sailing on the coast

• Gordes & the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque
• Aix-en-Provence
• Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
• Nimes
• Cap Ferrat, Èze & Roquebrune
• Foodie experiences at markets & local farms

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Adventures in the Alps

August 2028

Adventures in the Alps

Tour Highlights: ‍

From the heart of Austrian Tirol to the valleys and lakes of the Swiss Alps

• Salzburg & Salzburgerland lakes
• Berchtesgaden & the Eagles Nest
• Innsbruck & the Nordkette
• Tirolean villages
• Lauterbrunnen, Wengen & the longest glacier in the Alps
• Zermatt & the Matterhorn

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Sailing on the Turkish Coast

September 2028

Sailing on the Turkish Coast

Tour Highlights: ‍

Follow the voyages & footsteps of Paul & Ulysses, legendary ancient cities, exotic food

• Mosques, palaces and the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul
• Capadoccia & Göreme
• Gulet (Turkish boat) tour of coast
• Ancient Troy
• Roman city of Ephesus, Miletus
• Port & Spa city of Bodrum

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Japan Old & New

November 2028

Japan Old & New

Tour Highlights: ‍

A visit to 2 ancient capitals, wooden shrines & sacred temples, mountain villages, Japanese maples in Autumn

• Kyoto Temples & Shrines
• Nara & the largest bronze Buddha in Japan
• Himeji Castle - largest feudal fortress
• Fuji villages & lakes
• Nikko & Toshogu Shrine
• Tokyo & Disney Sea

Alpine Christmas Markets of Tirol

December 2028

Alpine Christmas Markets of Tirol

Tour Highlights: ‍

Charming Alpine Christmas markets, wood chalets, sleigh rides and snowy peaks in Südtirol and Tirol (North Italy & Austria)
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• Bolzano - main city of Südtirol, Italy
• Brixen - oldest village in Südtirol
• Ortisei - under Dolomites peaks
• Spa town of Merano with chic markets
• Innsbruck - main city of Tirol, Austria
• Kitzbuhel - medieval village & winter sports destination

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Future Journeys

Future journeys 2026:

• Tuscany Villages: Siena, S. Gimignano, Volterra, Pienza, Agriturismo/Spa
• Normandy & Mt St Michel
• Loire Valley Chateaux
• England - Yorkshire & York
• England - Cornwall
• Prague & Vienna
• Barcelona & Tour de France
• Andalusia
• French Alps
• Christmas Market I - Paris, Bruges, Brussels, Cologne
• Christmas Market II - Rothenburg, Dresden, Prague

Future journeys 2027:

• Ski Safari I – Chamonix & Vallée Blanche
• Ski Safari II– St. Anton & Engadin & Kitzbühel
• Italy: Food & Fast Cars - Reggio Emilia
• Ireland
• Scottish Highlands & Isle of Skye
• Christmas Markets I & II TBD

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