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Campania Classic Tour - Group Package
A
sightseeing and cultural tour along and around Amalfi Coast (8 days-7
nights)
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Day 1: |
Departure from … at … (hr). Arrival in…............... Check in
at the reserved hotel. Welcome cocktail. Dinner in a traditional
restaurant and overnight stay at the hotel. |
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Day 2: |

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to
Maiori,
a picturesque town renowned for its impressive Gardens of
Palazzo Mezzacapo and its Collegiate Church dedicated to S.
Maria a Mare. The church crypt houses a newly built two-floored
Art Museum spreading over a 162-sq.m. surface, with an
interesting collection witnessing the history of its building
from the 12th to the 18th century. It also
boasts amazing panoramic gardens. After the visit, free time
for shopping and enjoying the town’s charming tree-lined sea
promenade. Lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon we’ll
reach
Ravello
and visit
its historical Villa Rufolo and its Cathedral dedicated to S.
Pantaleone. Return to the hotel, dinner in a typical restaurant
and overnight stay. |
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Day 3: |

Breakfast at the hotel and departure by local ferry boat to the
island of Capri.
Upon arrival, bus tour around the island followed by a guided
tour of Axel Munthe’s Villa S. Michele in
Anacapri.
Lunch in a local restaurant, followed by an afternoon trip to
the so-called Augustus’ Gardens to enjoy a spectacular view over
the world-famous
Faraglioni.
Free
time to stroll along Capri’s characteristic little streets.
Return to the hotel. Dinner in a traditional restaurant and
overnight stay. |
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Day 4: |
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to
Pompei
to visit its world-known Excavation Site and Sanctuary of Madonna del
Rosario. Lunch in a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, we’ll drive up to the top of
Vesuvius,
reaching approximately 1000 meters above sea level, to then take a
scenic walk to its spectacular volcanic crater. Return to the bus and
departure to
Torre del Greco,
for a short visit to a coral and Cameo factory.
Return to the hotel. Dinner in a typical restaurant. Live piano
entertainment and overnight stay at the hotel. |
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Day
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Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to
Positano,
a picturesque little town known all over the world for its
fashion and its original landscape of houses built “on a
vertical axis”. Lunch in a traditional restaurant in
Praiano
and afternoon drive to
Conca dei Marini
to visit its amazing Grotta dello Smeraldo (Emerald
Grotto) with its original underwater Nativity. We’ll continue
our drive to reach
Amalfi,
whose St. Andrew’s Cathedral
is definitely worth a visit, together with the town’s Museum and
its so-called Chiostro del Paradiso (Cloister of Paradise).
Return to the hotel. Dinner in a typical restaurant enjoying
local fish soup. Overnight stay at the hotel. |
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Day 6: |
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to
Salerno
to visit the town’s 11th cent. Romanesque Duomo,
dedicated to St. Matthew the Evangelist, and the nearby Art
Museum housing, among many other interesting artefacts, a
remarkable ivory collection. We’ll continue driving southwards
to the river Sele plain. After having lunch in a local
restaurant, we’ll visit the Greek archaeological site of
Paestum,
including the ancient Basilica, the small Temple of Ceres, the
wonderful Temple of Neptune or Poseidonion, and the site
complementary Museum housing a number of ancient masterpieces,
including the well-known “Tomb of the Diver”. Return to the
hotel. Dinner in a traditional restaurant. Overnight stay at the
hotel.
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Day 7: |

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a drive along Amalfi
Coast’s breathtaking cliff-side road to reach and visit
Sorrento,
renowned for the myth of its Mermaids, legendary depicted in
Homer’s Odyssey, as well as for its production of lace and wood
intarsia. Free time to enjoy a stroll along Sorrento’s
suggestive little streets, or a visit to the local Museo
Correale di Terranova. After lunch, sightseeing tour
of
Naples,
stopping at Piazza del Plebiscito, the well-known town square
housing the town’s Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace), via Caracciolo,
Mergellina’s harbour and Posillipo’s hill belvedere to admire
its amazing views over the bay and Mount Vesuvius. Return to the
hotel. Traditional farewell dinner and Neapolitan guitar and
mandolin romantic concert. Overnight stay at the hotel. |
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Day 8: |
Breakfast and check out at the hotel. Departure and…
“arrivederci”!!! |
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Traduzione a cura di Lucia Ubertiello e Maresa Marino |
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