Most people visit Italy with the same checklist—Rome, Florence, Venice—often at the same hurried pace. Your Custom Journey was created for travelers who want something more: deeper access, richer understanding, and the kind of experiences that can’t be mass-produced.
Based in Venice and working exclusively with American travelers, Your Custom Journey designs highly personal itineraries built around relationships, not tourist routes. A private concert in a Venetian palazzo happens because they know the family who owns it. A truffle hunt with a Michelin-starred chef in Piedmont is possible because that chef has been a longtime collaborator. After-hours access at the Uffizi isn’t about being a VIP—it’s about giving guests the freedom to experience great art the way it was meant to be seen: quietly, intimately, without crowds.
Their network spans boutique hotels, historic estates, artisans, chefs, and cultural figures who rarely work with tour operators. These relationships are earned—carefully, patiently—and shared only with travelers who truly appreciate them. Here, luxury isn’t about rushing to squeeze in more; it’s about slowing down enough to actually feel Italy. Most visitors go home exhausted. Their clients return transformed.
First-Timers vs. Repeat Travelers
A Different Kind of Italy for Every Kind of Traveler
For first-time visitors, Italy is a dream years in the making—full of excitement and uncertainty. Your Custom Journey helps travelers enjoy the icons they’ve been imagining while experiencing them in more thoughtful, meaningful ways. Yes, you’ll see the Colosseum or glide through the canals of Venice—but you’ll also discover local trattorias, quiet neighborhoods, and corners of the city most tourists never reach.
Returning travelers are a different story. They’ve seen the highlights. Now they crave context, culture, and connection. Your Custom Journey takes them to regions they may not even be able to pronounce yet, introducing them to winemakers, artists, and culinary artisans who reflect the true character of Italy—far beyond what guidebooks offer.
The difference isn’t the budget. It’s the curiosity.
How They Work
Limited by Design
Your Custom Journey crafts around 80 itineraries a year—not because they can’t take on more, but because they refuse to compromise. Founder and travel designer Fabio Fasone personally manages every client from the first conversation to the final day of the trip, ensuring each itinerary receives the time and intention it deserves.
The Details That Change Everything
Some of the most unforgettable moments they create are the ones no one sees coming. Like the traveler whose 20th-anniversary cycling day in Tuscany became extraordinary when Fabio tracked down the exact vintage Colnago bike he’d ridden in his youth. It wasn’t a request—it was a passing comment. But it turned an ordinary ride into a story the couple still tells years later.
These are the kinds of details that define Your Custom Journey.
Access Through Relationships
Nothing here is transactional. Their partners—agriturismo owners, restaurateurs, artisans, musicians—collaborate because they trust Fabio and his team. Some properties accept guests only by referral. Some workshops open exclusively for their travelers. Some impossible-to-book restaurants magically “find” a table.
These experiences aren’t advertised. They’re offered when the fit is right.
Meet the Travel Designer: Fabio Fasone
Born in Venice, shaped abroad, and ultimately drawn back home, Fabio understands Italy in a way that blends insider knowledge with global perspective. Before launching Your Custom Journey, he spent years designing luxury itineraries for an international tour operator, mastering the art of anticipating needs—even the unspoken ones.
Today he designs every journey, manages the logistics, coordinates local teams, and solves the inevitable travel hiccups before guests even notice. But what truly sets him apart is his passion for showing travelers an Italy with depth, meaning, and authenticity—not just beauty.
For American clients in particular, Fabio acts as both designer and cultural bridge. He understands what they expect from luxury travel, and he understands what Italy truly is. His strength lies in bringing those two ideas together.
The Concierge: Quiet Mastery, Seamless Travel
Every itinerary includes a dedicated multilingual concierge who travels with clients throughout Italy. This isn’t someone who just checks you into hotels—it’s someone who quietly makes the entire journey effortless:
- Making late-night dinner arrangements when a train runs behind
- Securing “sold-out” tickets with a phone call
- Noticing when guests are tired and adjusting the day without them asking
Great concierge service is invisible. You only notice it when nothing goes wrong—because someone ensured everything went right.
Together, Fabio’s planning and the concierge’s on-the-ground expertise allow travelers to stop worrying about logistics and start fully embracing where they are.
