Culture Discovery Vacations

In 2006, Michael and Paola were at their summer home in Italy. Over the years, friends and family had visited and told them how their time with them was the most unique and special part of their trip, usually leaving in tears. One day they happened upon a group of strangers that were tourists in need of help, and took them under their wings, much as they had always done with their friends and fami

ly. The result was the same, and that day they realized that their was a completely different way to approach tourism, and Culture Discovery Vacations was born with one idea in mind: What would we do in a given location if close friends and family were visiting us? Not the traditional "sightseeing tour", but a true experience of being part of the place you are visiting, WITH the locals.

We are not done with Croatia yet either!Giana, Ines, and the rest of the group had an amazing pottery class with Branka!...
06/05/2026

We are not done with Croatia yet either!

Giana, Ines, and the rest of the group had an amazing pottery class with Branka! It is always so beautiful to see their creations, especially knowing that all these pieces will go to charity!

The evening was truly special, as we sat down with a ca****la singers and spent the night singing traditional klapa songs all together!

We are not done with Amalfi yet!After an incredible day on the boat and exploring Positano, yesterday Katharina and the ...
06/05/2026

We are not done with Amalfi yet!

After an incredible day on the boat and exploring Positano, yesterday Katharina and the group headed to Minori. Their mission was to shop for all the fresh ingredients needed for pizza night!

Since summer has officially arrived in Amalfi, they definitely needed a way to cool down and what better way to do that than with some limoncello? But before drinking it, they had to make it first!

06/03/2026

The last few days in Croatia looked a little something like this…

Guess who was celebrating a birthday in Amalfi?The week started with a big party in the villa to celebrate CLAUDIA'S BIR...
06/03/2026

Guess who was celebrating a birthday in Amalfi?

The week started with a big party in the villa to celebrate CLAUDIA'S BIRTHDAY! YESSS! After the CRAZY night, Katharina and the group spent the next day exploring Capri, while yesterday they visited Pompeii before heading back to the villa for another cooking class! They are making unforgettable memories every step of the way! On behalf of the entire CDV team, we want to wish Claudia a very happy birthday once again!!!

What a great time to be in Croatia!After an amazing day spent on Pero’s ranch on the island of Hvar, yesterday we were j...
06/03/2026

What a great time to be in Croatia!

After an amazing day spent on Pero’s ranch on the island of Hvar, yesterday we were joined by Mislav and his cousin, war veteran Tonći. He shared his life story with us first-hand in an incredibly moving and emotional way. To wrap up the day, we all played the traditional Croatian game of bocce - or as we call it, balote!

Marika and Camila are having so much fun in Soriano!The last two days were all about drinking wine in Tuscany, cooking i...
06/03/2026

Marika and Camila are having so much fun in Soriano!

The last two days were all about drinking wine in Tuscany, cooking in the villa, and making cheese with Antonio! We love days like this!!!

Another week in Soriano is underway, and there is so much going on!We kicked things off with Marika, Camila, and the res...
06/01/2026

Another week in Soriano is underway, and there is so much going on!

We kicked things off with Marika, Camila, and the rest of the group sword fighting at the castle! Then we headed out with Carla to gather all the fresh ingredients for our cooking class, and to top it all off, we celebrated a birthday back at our villa! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Linda!!!

Kicking off a fresh week in CROATIA!Ines, who joined us all the way from Portugal, is spending the week with Gianna and ...
06/01/2026

Kicking off a fresh week in CROATIA!

Ines, who joined us all the way from Portugal, is spending the week with Gianna and our group and we are having such a great time! Croatia might not have francesinha, but Škartocete made by Nikola’s none is definitely not a bad trade-off! 😉

We spent our very first morning cooking with Nikola's mother and none and today we are already on island of Hvar, about to visit the one and only - PERO! Take a look!

05/31/2026

Not many people come to Sicily expecting to harvest salt… and that’s EXACTLY why we do it!

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