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For the
whole week the clients will stay in a nice hotel in
Positano, and they will enjoy daily excursions, by car
and driver/guide, to the villages and towns of this
splendid region of Italy.
Visits:
Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Praiano, Pompeii, Herculaneum,
Sorrento, Naples, Capri, Salerno, Paestum, Ischia,
Caserta and Vesuvius volcano.
Full Itinerary
Day 1 from Positano to Amalfi, Ravello and
Praiano: after a spectacular driving along the
Amalfi coast, where the mountain spurs run down to the
sea below, we'll reach the town of Amalfi, which gives
its name to the whole coast on which it lies, it is one
of the most popular seaside resorts on the Campanian
coast, thanks to its mild and agreeable climate, its
beautiful situation, and its crystal-clear sea (visit to
the town and the main cathedral); we'll then leave the
coast road and diverge along a road which climbs over a
rock outcrop dominating a valley, a short drive will
bring us to one of the most enchanting and picturesque
spots on this coast: the village of Ravello (lunch in a
typical restaurant, and visit to Palazzo Rufolo); on the
way back to Positano we'll stop in the village of
Praiano for an ice-cream. Car and driver/guide at your
disposal for dinner.
Driving times: from Positano to Amalfi 45 minutes,
to Ravello 25 minutes, to Praiano 50 minutes, back to
Positano 20 minutes.
Day 2 from Positano to Pompeii, Herculaneum and
Sorrento: after a spectacular driving along the
Sorrentina coast, from which you can enjoy a unique view
on Capri Island and on the bay of Naples, we'll reach
Pompeii, the Roman town known throughout the world for
its tragic destruction, in AD 79 by the eruption of the
Vesuvio volcano, and for its miraculous discovery in the
18th century (2-hour private-tour with a local guide);
we'll then drive to Herculaneum, the other Roman town
which was totally destroyed by the same eruption of the
Vesuvius (2-hour private-tour with a local guide); after
a lunch in a typical restaurant we'll continue with a
visit to Sorrento, magnificently situated on top of a
tufa rock plateau which drops sheer to the sea below, is
the most important town in the peninsula named after it.
Car and driver/guide at your disposal for dinner.
Driving times: from Positano to Pompeii 1 hour, to
Herculaneum 25 minutes, to Sorrento 45 minutes, back to
Positano 25 minutes.
Day 3 from Positano to Naples: the third day
will be dedicated to the discovery of the wonderful town
of Naples, the third-largest city in Italy and the
largest in southern Italy. In one of the loveliest
natural settings in all of Europe, celebrated throughout
history for the variety of panoramic views, the mild
weather, the luminuos sea, and the gentle breezes,
Naples is endowed with a superb heritage of monuments
and artistic collections, at the center of an
archaeological zone that extends from Cumae to Pompeii,
and is an attraction that draws visitors from all over
the world. Among the many monuments are: The Castel
Nuovo, one of the most beautiful castles in Italy;
Palazzo Reale, built by D.Fontana (1600-1602); Teatro
S.Carlo, a celebrated "temple of the Opera"that dates
from 1737; Museo Arheologico Nazionale, one of the
world's leading archaeological museums; Museo and
Gallerie Capodimonte, one of the most versatile and
significant collections in Italy; as well as numerous
spectacular churches (6-hour private-tour with a local
guide).
Car and driver/guide at your disposal for dinner.
Driving times: from Positano to Naples 1 hour, back
to Positano 1 hour.
Day 4 from Positano to the island of Capri:
we'll drive to the pier of Sorrento to take the ferry to
Capri, one of the most precious gems of the Tyrrhenian
Sea, a celebrated and much-frequented tourist resort, it
already had the reputation of a holyday retreat in
antiquity, as is testified by the remains of imperial
villas (Villa Jovis built by Emperor Tiberius). The
island is a miniature paradise, it is full of enchanting
spots and an inexhaustible source of fascination,
whether from the luxuriance of its vegetation, the
beauty of its shore-line, with its everchanging waters,
or the inimitable appeal of its strange rock formations
and caves so magically illuminated by the reflections of
water and light. Capri is also the name of the main town
on the island, which also comprise the smaller town of
Anacapri and other villages (5-hour car and walking
tour).
Car and driver/guide at your disposal for dinner.
Driving times: from Positano to Sorrento 25 minutes,
to Capri 40 minutes (by ferry).
Day 5 from Positano to Salerno and Paestum:
after a nice driving along the Amalfi coast we'll reach
Salerno, the town lies on the bay named after it, is one
of the five provincial capitals of Campania and a busy
industrial and commercial center, it has very ancient
origins (it was successively Greek, Etruscan and Roman),
and a wonderful Cathedral, erected by Robert Guiscard in
the Second half of the 11th century, that is one of the
most notable monuments in southern Italy (visit to the
Cathedral and its museum); we'll then drive to the
archaeological site of Paestum, once called Poseidonia,
it was founded in the 6th century BC by a group of Greek
colonists, and soon became a prosperous commercial
center that exerted political and cultural domination
over the surrounding area; the Doric columns of the
three temples, the pentagonal walls that mark the
perimeter of the vanished city, the axcavations, the
Museo with the metops from the Santuario di Hera Argiva,
and painted Greek and Lucanian slabs make of this place
one of the most important Italian archaeological sites
(2-hour tour with a local guide).
Car and driver/guide at your disposal for dinner.
Driving times: from Positano to Salerno 1 hour, to
Paestum 25 minutes, back to Positano 1 hour and 20
minutes.
Day 6 from Positano to the island of Ischia:
we'll drive to the pier of Sorrento to take the ferry to
Ischia, the largest of the islands situated in the Gulf
of Naples, its fame and beauty have long rivaled those
of Capri and even in antiquity Roman emperors chose it
as a resort. The island is in fact one on which nature
has lavished its finest gifts: a genial climate,
picturesque spots, luxurious vegetation, enchanting
panoramas, charming villages, and cost-line notable for
the transparency and brilliance of its sea. The island
of Ischia, which is volcanic in origin, is also endowed
with mineral waters and thermal springs, that have been
known since antiquity, organized by the construction of
thermal establishment for therapeutic purposes. The
island of Ischia comprises six small towns: Ischia
itself (most important center), Barano, Casamicciola,
Forio, Lacco Ameno and Serrara Fontana (5-hour car and
walking tour with a local guide).
Car and driver/guide at your disposal for dinner.
Driving times: from Positano to Sorrento 25 minutes,
to Ischia 1 hour and 15 minutes (by ferry).
Day 7 from Positano to the Royal Palace of Caserta and
Vesuvius volcano: after a pleasant driving
we'll reach Caserta where we'll visit the town's most
illustrious monument Palazzo Reale: a royal palace built
by the architect Luigi Vanvitelli in 1752-74, for
Charles of Bourbon, a remarkable architecture (1200
rooms) with Neoclassical decorations, museums, and a
splendid park with fountains and waterfalls (3-hour tour
with a local guide); after lunch in a typical restaurant
we'll reach the top of the Vesuvius volcano, that
provides a fascinating experience, from which we'll
admire magnificent panoramic views of the Gulf of Naples
and the plain of Campania below.
Car and driver/guide at your disposal for dinner.
Driving times: from Positano to Caserta 1 hour and
15 minutes, to Vesuvius volcano 1 hour, back to Positano
1 hour.
The
above tour is for individuals as well as for small
groups, and it can be modified on the base of client's
interests. |