Venice

It wasn’t my idea to design and host For Women Only Tours to Italy. Yes, I loved traveling there for decades, writing about Italy, going to Italy with family and girlfriends, arranging everything so we’d certainly have the most marvelous time. And I always loved meeting female travelers along the way, who, like me, were swept up in that fabulous magic Italy gives us women.All those women travelers and my own experiences inspired my first book, 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go. Then came The Surprise. During my book tour, after my presentations,  hands would fly up, and woman would ask: “Can weRead More →

  50 Places inRome, Florence, and VeniceEvery Woman Should Go   Discover the Best Places in Italy’s Big Three for Women… Art that glorifies feminine curves in Florence… Cooking Class with a Roman Mamma… Artisan lacemaking in Venice… And so many more beautiful and delicious pleasures! Savvy traveler girlfriend Susan Van Allen gives you everything you need to make your Italian vacation dreams come true! A Perfect Holiday Gift! Click here to read more. Available at your local bookstore, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.Read More →

 Coming in October…A New Book!   Following the critically acclaimed 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, Susan Van Allen adds new gems to her selection of the best spots for female travelers in Italy’s most popular cities, (Rome, Florence, and Venice), along with enticing Golden Day itineraries to make vacation dreams come true. Like a savvy traveler girlfriend whispering in your ear, she guides readers to masterpieces where women are glorified — from Rome’s Pieta to Florence’s Birth of Venus, best spots for wine tasting, chocolate, and gelato, artisan shopping experiences to meet leather craftsmen or glass blowers, and places for adventures — fromRead More →