Meet Patsy Ricks

Inside Italy Tours is owned and operated by Patsy Ricks who is more than happy to talk about her company. “The idea for the company,” says Patsy, “came from the fact that I have had so many requests to help people plan their trips and to accompany them during their Italian journeys. I have spent the last thirty years studying, touring and taking people to Italy. In fact, I know Italy like the back of my hand and speak Italian. What fun I have had putting Inside Italy Tours together.”

Patsy has 40 years experience as a teacher of Latin, Spanish, and Italian. She also teaches adult enrichment courses in Italian for travelers and wines (with a special emphasis in Italian wines, of course). For the past 30 years she has led student and adult trips to Italy. “My greatest pleasure is to share the wonders of Italy with others,” she often says. “Italy has something for everyone– art, food, wine, villas and gardens, romantic ruins, enchanted seas and mountains. What a pity we don’t have more than one life to enjoy these pleasures.”