About VIRTUOUS

IT ALL STARTED WITH A PASSION...

Conceived to meet the needs of the luxury voyagers from all over the world like never before Virtuous Travel was born to elevate any customized journey thanks to the first class consultancy and the sublime stays offered by luxury reliable partners and brands.

INSPIRED BY

the breeze of the Mediterranean gulf, the ascendancy of the Roman Empire, the greatest Renaissance masterworks, passionate about arts, civilizations, wellness and sacredness, the Virtuous designers, with their over twenty years of experience, recommend only the most authentic destinations, custom itineraries and unique accommodations because of the confident relationship with each majestic property and the acquaintance of each locally-committed resource.

YOUR NEEDS

whether using the Virtuous fully supplied versatile online booking system or requesting your personal travel curator, our clients are always provided with the most excellent and competitive results followed by detailed documentation and meticulous management of the wished experiences.

"In many moments of my career it happens that I wonder to myself: have I done my job well so far? Are my clients happy to hear from me? Will I accept the new challenges and evolutions from the world of tourism? The answer is always one and simple: absolutely, because I just pursue to improve myself, all the time. It is only through experience and belief that we transform our commitments into virtues in favor of the others.

Virtuous travel is the purest and most authentic upgrade of our work plan, made available to the people that I call explorers, who love the revelation of the uncommon, just like me.

If you have arrived to these words, you are one step away from the discovery of an enterprise made sensational by the virtues of truly luxury tourism professionals, enjoy the reading."

Stefano De Cupis,
CEO & Founder

Stefano De Cupis

CEO & Founder

Stefano De Cupis

Born breathing Tourism, Stefano's love for the travel industry began as a child, when he admired his father's acclaimed role as General Manager of many important Hotels in Rome. 
His professional career started in 1998 in a prestigious Rome based well known DMC, while the strong passion he nurtured for the tourism world brought him to build a solid reputation in the industry very quickly.
He has traveled extensively during many years and he had the opportunity to exchange opinions with the most reputable travel companies and travel professionals from all over the world.
The commitment to excellence and attention he always had, characterized his vision of the work and allowed him to achieve the goal of a compact and highly qualified work team over the years. Hence, after a quarter of century experience and together with the group of professionals he has worked with for so many years, he finally founded his own company to reflect the prerogatives of distinctive luxury travels.
In his free time, Stefano loves taking care of his young son and exploring with his family any new destinations, tasting new foods, and immersing in different cultures. He loves always "to build" new ideas and new products that meet with the most updated necessities of the travelers.

our travel designers

Natascia Guidoni

Travel Designer

Natascia Guidoni

As a travel designer with over two decades of experience, Natascia loves designing tailored itineraries that are unique and creative.  In her spare time, Natascia enjoys doing sports, especially running in the Villa Borghese and Villa Pamphili parks in Rome, when the city is still as quiet as it can be.  The perfect accommodation for her would be a mountain chalet since she thinks mountains are very peaceful and rejuvenating in both winter and summer.  In the winter she skis on the Dolomites, and in the summer she treks at high altitude in Lazio and Abruzzo. Among her favorite places to travel is Trentino Alto Adige, where the time seems to move much slower and horseback riding through Alps tracks is impossible to resist.

Evelina Atzori

Travel Designer

Evelina Atzori

Having Sardinian-Lazio roots, she developed a love for history and archaeology as a child.  The Florence Accademia museum and the Veiled Christ in the chapel of Sansevero in Naples are among the places that impressed her the most.  Her favorite holidays would be on the lake.  All of the Italian lakes are very relaxing to her, especially for their serene panoramic views.  A lake view room is always her first choice when she travels, since it is such a romantic setting.  Among the best lake destinations for her are lake Como, lake Maggiore, and lake Garda, while the best activity on a lake would be sailing on a comfortable boat at sunset and drinking prosecco.

Yaryna Tolochkevych

Travel Designer

Yaryna Tolochkevych

In the last 15 years Yaryna has lived and worked in multiple regions of Italy, so she is able to arrange trips from a real insider's perspective.  In her free time, she enjoys sporting activities combined with gourmand activities. It's the best feeling in the world for her to do some exercise and then reward yourself with an outdoor meal.  She considers Sicily to be her favorite Italian region, since it offers a wide range of activities, good food, and wellness.  A few of her favorite destinations are Sicily, Sardinia, Southern Lazio, and the Amalfi coast.  When she travels, she loves staying in hotels that have jacuzzi and sea view. Her favorite sensation is sitting outside a balcony overlooking the sea and letting the scents of the local flavors enchant her.  A favorite activity of hers is hiking on Mount Etna.  The experience is magical for her every time she goes.

Elena Kopnina

Travel Designer

Elena Kopnina

With her background in art and history, Elena decided to approach the travel industry as a young girl. First as an airhostess, then as a truly passionate travel designer. She is also a collector of mosaics and crafts. She loves to recommend experiences that allow exploring the authenticity of a place evidenced by traditional crafts, local artisans and the tales of the natives. The best place to stay for her would be in a luxury villa surrounded by magnificent gardens and fruit trees, as she believes that each journey should always preserve a genuine relationship with the nature. Lombardy, Veneto, Lazio and Apulia are her favorite regions.

Priscilla Mazzoni

Travel Designer

Priscilla Mazzoni

Throughout her school career, she's been drawn to travel, earning a degree from the American International School of Rome and working experiences in the United States and Australia.  As a fashion enthusiast, she enjoys exploring new trends, trying new collections, and wandering vintage and texture exhibits.  Since Italian art cities are pure magic for her, she would enjoy spending a night in an art city presidential suite.  Her recommendation is to try a truffle hunting adventure in Piedmont, an experience that combines fun with nature.  Piedmont and Tuscany are her favorite regions.

Silvia Benyaminova

Travel Designer

Silvia Benyaminova

After going on a school trip to the archaeological park of ancient Ostia she developed a love of exploration so much that she wants to visit as much places as possible every time she can. Her favorite holiday is sailing over the Mediterranean on a private yacht.  In particular, she enjoys admiring the beautiful Italian sea villages illuminated at night from offshore.  There are three places she loves to travel to in Sardinia: Porto Cervo, Porto Rotondo, and Villa Simius, as well as Polignano a Mare and Otranto in Apulia.  A trip to Italy or the French Riviera is not complete without a wine tasting, she recommends.  As an Italian wine enthusiast, she never gets tired of learning more about Amarone, Chianti, and Primitivo di Manduria.

Inna Morar

Travel Designer

Inna Morar

For Inna, wellbeing is the quintessence of a travel. She is a lover of hotels that have spa and swimming pools of course. Her favorite place to stay would be in a high floor seaview room. She also loves to recommend first-class trips on high speed trains between Italy, France and Switzerland, cuddled up with a magazine and a good glass of wine. Among the best destination to travel for her is Villasimius in Sardinia, the Tremiti islands in Apulia, or Ischia island in front of the bay of Naples. If she were asked to recommend an activity to do in one day she would say diving among the marine wonders surrounded by the dolphins in the bays of Taormina in Sicily.

Marco Nicolai

Travel Designer

Marco Nicolai

Over the course of his study career, Marco has traveled the world and provided services to many sectors of the travel industry, ranging from corporate events to luxury requests for high net worth individuals.  During his free time, he enjoys learning how to cook. He is a big foodie, and he enjoys traveling to different Italian regions just to learn the local specialties.  The best place to stay for him would be a countryside resort with a spa, because he likes to relax and feel surrounded by nature.  His favorite destinations are Umbria, Emilia Romagna, and Lombardy.  In his opinion, food tours are the best way to learn about Italian culture and history as they allow one to immerse oneself in it.

Artiom Peraccini

Travel Designer

Artiom Peraccini

He is a sportsman par excellence, and his knowledge of the world of sports and famous players is unmatched. He spends his leisure time watching football, athletics and tennis matches at the stadium, which is why he is the designer who always has the best exclusive seats to offer. For a perfect stay, his attraction to the timeless charm of the mountains leads him to recommend a cozy panoramic chalet in the Dolomites. Among his favorite experiences are delicious lunches accompanied by visits and tastings of the finest local wines from Lazio and Campania, especially Biancolella, produced on the island of Ischia.

Francesca Comelli

Travel Designer

Francesca Comelli

As someone who is deeply attracted to sports and exploration, she loves spending most of her time biking or trekking in scenic areas like the Martesana district in Milan, accompanied by vintage music playlists. Her favorite rooms are always sea-view suites, preferably those overlooking Capri’s Faraglioni, allowing her to appreciate the cobalt hues of the surrounding landscape. For Francesca, the magic of the sea evokes emotions and sensations that convey a profound sense of tranquility year-round. Her favorite region is Tuscany, where the diverse landscapes can be admired even from above in a magnificent hot air balloon, soaring over one of the most beautiful scenes in the world.

Anna Karaseva

Travel Designer

Anna Karaseva

Italy is the native land of her heart, she always says. After spending two years studying in Umbria, she completely fell in love with this authentic region, known as the green heart of Italy. Being a big fan of Italian art, she is always looking for art galleries, live exhibitions, or movies that evoke the Dolce Vita and the Renaissance. Anna prefers staying in deluxe corner rooms with terraces, where she can find inspiration for her next dream trip. If asked to recommend an activity for a day, she would definitely suggest a painting class based on the traditional techniques of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists, such as Giotto, Raffaello, or Michelangelo.

Luigi Pagliuca

Travel Designer

Luigi Pagliuca

Born and raised in Naples, he is the perfect travel designer for the Italian Mediterranean regions and coastal trips. Luigi's bucket list of experiences is endless, which is why he is always looking for new adventures to create. Nothing entices him more than a stay in a luxury room with a sea view of the Gulf of Naples. According to him, the colors and reflections of the Neapolitan gulf change mesmerizingly at every hour of the day. Among the most authentic experiences not to miss in Italy, he would suggest attending a Medieval Festival in one of Italy's most enchanting villages, such as Monteriggioni, Siena, or Gubbio.