Tours

The transfer will set up by lifting you up at the hotel and driving you to the mainland region of Campania – this is a daylong transfer that includes a ferry ride from Sicily to Calabria. You arrive on the Amalfi coast at late in the afternoon.

Day 1 - Positano, Amalfi, Ravello

The tour will start from the hotel, driving along the Amalfi Coast until we reach Positano, where you have some time to visit the delightful pedestrianised centre, the cathedral and the lovely shops selling, among other things, ceramics and limoncello.

Then we are driving through some fishing villages: Praiano, Furore and Conca dei Marini, and continuing until we reach Amalfi, which is sited on the seafront with a beautiful pebbled beach. Amalfi also has an exquisite pedestrianised main street with bars and cafés, shops and many others attractions (don’t miss the limoncello tasting).
This place has some interesting sights to see, including the most impressive cathedral on this coast, and a paper factory with its museum.

We will then take a meandering, relaxing drive uphill along a very narrow road, passing several wineries and olive factories, which will direct us to Ravello, a rural village completely unspoilt by tourism, floating on top of the mountain cliff situated above Amalfi and Minori. Ravello is renowned for its spectacular views, natural beauty and ancient monuments and these are seen at their very best in the dazzling gardens of Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo. In high season, these gardens are rich with the exciting perfume of flowers in full bloom, flora and the sharp, sweet scent of lemons. This Place is also denominated THE CITY OF MUSIC; here Richard Wagner composed his opera "Parsifal". There are many classical concerts held in the gardens of Villa Rufolo and, if you would like to attend one of them, from June until September there is something on every night.

After this amazing day of outing we'll drive back to the hotel.

Day 2 - Pompeii, Herculaneum Vesuvius

Today we are paying attention on Italian archaeology and Pompeii (the Roman city destroyed and covered by the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 A.D.) which will be our first stop. The ancient city is today only ruins and new Pompeii was reestablished many years after the eruption.

Our second stop today is Herculaneum, a Greek town destroyed and covered along with Pompeii by the same eruption in 79 A.D. Here as well there are very exciting ruins to be visited. This also presents a variety of stunning scenery and invaluable arts. Strangely, excavations began by accident in 1709 when some workers were digging a well - they exposed a wall, obviously old and hidden underground for hundreds of years, which was presently found to be one of the stages of the ancient theatre. Soon after, there were many human skeletons revealed at the ancient shoreline, signifying that numerous inhabitants attempted to escape by sea, but perished when mountains distorted into rivers of lava and volcanic gases were released. Thousands of successful citizens in and before 79 A.D. wanted comfort and luxury in the majesty of Mount Vesuvius, concerning it as nothing less than a gift from the gods. In those days of profusion and wealth, no Neapolitan would have expected the hidden threat churning inside their beloved mountain, which erupted so violently during the morning of August 24th, 79 A.D., destroying all of the neighboring cities by spitting lava and gases into the air.

Since then, Vesuvius has erupted approximately three dozen times. The most recent eruptions between 1913 and 1944 were thought to bring to an end an eruptive cycle that began in 1631. After tripping the two towns destroyed by the volcano there will be time to go up and see Vesuvius. We will walk for 45 minutes up to an altitude of 1281 meters above sea level, from where the sight is simply remarkable.

After visiting the volcano we will drive you back to the hotel.

Day 3 - Naples

"Bella Napoli", where the pizza Margherita was born – this is a city having numerous different colors and different sides, renowned for the nature of its people who say "see Naples and die".

Naples is sited in a beautiful bay, with Mount Vesuvius forming the scenery.
This city should be toured WITHOUT wearing any jewellery, with ladies not carrying handbags and money kept in front pockets rather than wallets or purses! Despite shopping at its best along the streets of Via Chiaia, Via Roma, Corso Umberto, Via Caracciolo and the shopping mall “Galleria Umberto”, the city is full of art, culture and history. Visit the museum of National Archaeology and the museum Capodimonte that shows works of the Renaissance and baroque masters (don’t miss the impressive ceiling).
See the cathedral of San Gennaro, impressive churches of San Lorenzo and Gesù Nuovo, the charterhouse of San Martino and the cloister of Santa Chiara. Then there is the theatre of San Carlo and a nearby bar “Gambrinus” (the bar of the artists) that inherited its name from all the artists that used to drink there after exiting the theatre.

There are various squares such as the Piazza Municipio where the castle of Maschio Angioino is located, and the vacant Royal Palace of the former Royal family in Piazza Plebiscito.

To sample an authentic Neapolitan pizza we recommend the restaurant "Brandi" that is to be found along the shopping street of Via Chiaia.

After seeing the city we will drive you back to the hotel.