Saturday, April 25, 2015

Apulia - Salento and Pizzica




 SALENTO IN PIZZICA





Day 1


Arrival in Apulia for the first day of vacation in Italy, transfer by bus and hotel accommodation. Free time, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2
Breakfast in the hotel. Our tour will start with a visit to a well-known company specialized in working the local stone of Lecce, a real asset to Salento. Our itinerary will then take us to Lecce. Lecce is nicknamed “The Florence of the South” and is the second Italian most representative city of the Baroque art. Our guided tour will tell us how the Baroque and the Art Nouveau have made Lecce one of a kind for its magnificence. We will have lunch in a restaurant in the inner city where we will taste the exquisite dish “Ciceri e Tria”, chickpeas with fresh pasta. In the afternoon, we will have free time. During this time, we recommend you a visit to the artisan workshops of local stone, earthenware and papier-mâché. Before leaving from the main square, Piazza Sant’Oronzo, indulge ourselves with the “Pasticciotto”, a short crust pastry stuffed with custard and baked, to sweeten our coming back to the hotel. In the evening dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure to Alberobello, one of the most renowned UNESCO sites, making Apulia famous worldwide: the trulli of Alberobello. The narrow, winding alleys going uphill and the ancient cone-shaped roof, dry-stone buildings are the undisputed protagonists of Alberobello, a unique town. We will, then prepare together, in a trullo, some of the traditional dishes of the Apulian cuisine, which we will later try at lunch. Tales and old popular beliefs will be referred to during the guided visit to the characteristic Cathedral and to the “Sovereign Trullo”. Our tour will go on with a walk through the alleys of the Medieval Locorotondo and with a tasting of the local wine. In the evening, return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4
Breakfast in the hotel, during the fourth day of holiday in Apulia, we will be getting the true flavors of Salento by visiting a local olive-mill and tasting the different kinds of olive oil. Departure to Otranto and guided visit of the “Italy’s easternmost town”. In Otranto, we will admire the mosaic pavement (13th century) of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata and the Aragonese Castle rising close to the sea and surrounded by a wide and profound moat. Typical products will be served at lunch and plenty of free time will be available in the afternoon. After coming back to the hotel, typical dishes from Salento for dinner and the pizzica dance will await us. We will get involved in the pizzica, the folk dance rich in local colorful traditions, from the first moment. Overnight stay.
Day 5

Breakfast in the hotel. Today the tour have been thought to give its participants the chance to spend some good time on beaches and to enjoy the transparent and heavenly sea of Salento, one of the most beautiful ones. We will visit a winery, have lunch and taste the local wines there. Not far from the winery, Galatina, “the town of wine”, rises. Galatina is a sought-after destination for its artistic and cultural heritage, having one of the most intriguing old town centers in Salento, with civil and religious buildings of undisputed prestige. In the evening, return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6
Breakfast in the hotel, our last full day of holidays in Apulia will give us the memorable chance to go on a boat trip to visit the Zinzulusa Cave. Considered one of the most interesting and charming examples of the karstification process, the Zinzulusa Cave opens up into the sea on the coast between Santa Cesarea Terme and Castro. We will have lunch in a typical seaside restaurant and we will have free time for the afternoon. In the evening, return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7
Breakfast in hotel. It is time to say goodbye to Salento, keeping the memories of a place to love. Checkout hotel. End of our tour in Italy.

Price per person starting from: € 1.390,00

From April to November 2015. For July and August price on request.



Rate valid for minimum 8 people and include:
  • Private bus transfer during the tour
  • Guided tour in Foreign Languages
  • Accommodation in 4**** Hotel (or similar)
  • Accommodation in double room, daily half – board (excluding beverages)
  • Lunches in the restaurant as the program
  • Cooking class (half day) in Alberobello
  • Olive oil and wine tastings
  • Boat trip to Zinzulusa Cave (the boat trip will only take place if the minimum number of participants required will be reached)
  • Special “Salento Night” (the Salento Night will only take place if the minimum number of participants required will be reached)
  • Tickets
  • Insurance
  • Support services available during the entire trip in Puglia

Rates do not include:
  • International and domestic flights
  • Tips and extras
  • Beverages
  • Single room supplement
  • Any personal extra charge

Self-drive tour for 2 people, price on request
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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Calabria on travelling to Magna Greece






FOR GROUPS prearranged, MINIMUM 30 PAX, 7 nights / 8days,
 
VALIDITY ': April, May, June, September and October until 15 November 015


History / Art, Traditions, Folklore, Gastronomy, Landscape
 




SYLLABUS


1st day.
In the morning, the participants at the airport arrrivo Falcomatà to ReggioC., Meeting with the guide and busGt private transfer to the hotel 4 * sea. Welcome cocktail, orientation program, soft lunch at the hotel. In the afternoon, booked visit to admire the famous Riace Bronzes. After the visit, comfortable walk on the waterfront, or "the most beautiful kilometer in Italy". Dinner of fresh fish in a local restaurant. Return to hotel, overnight.

Day 2. After breakfast, departure and visit Bova higher, the capital of "Bovesia", which is the most important center of conservation and Hellenistic traditions. Among the things that will be visited, will the Photo Gallery, which exhibits the works of Gerhard Rohalfs, a historic enthusiast who stayed in this area from 1920 to 1980, collecting photographic images of life, traditions and customs. After the visit, you will descend to Amendolea, it pr farm model Ugo Sergi manufacturer specializing in what is one of the most extraordinary excellence of Calabria - and even global - "The Bergamot". Typical lunch in the company, in the afternoon guided tour of the plantation agrumicola- In the afternoon, return to the hotel, with a stop and visit Pentidattilo. Arrival at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 3. After breakfast, check out hotel and departure Gallicianò, for a whole day dedicated to the true folklore grecanico. It will begin with a guided tour of an ancient millstone, which produced oil and wine and the visit of the first Orthodox church, built in Calabria. Then, the hour of the table and this will be spent in a historic and ethnic local restaurant, where prepare before our eyes, then we will taste the dishes, accompanied by notes of traditional music. In the afternoon, start of travel Roccella Jonica. Along the way, there will be a stop in Casignana, to admire the mosaics and the remains of the Roman Villa. Arrival in 5 * hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 4. After breakfast, depart for Gerace, the country of the hawks, the Norman village par excellence, included in the Club "The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy", where you can admire valuable evidence of the ages of domination, Greeks, Normans, up the Byzantines. Stop for lunch in a farmhouse of high quality. In the afternoon, down in Locri, to visit the Museum Paolo Orsi, where, among other works, we exhibit the famous "pinaches". After visiting the museum, followed by a visit to the archaeological park, recently reopened after restoration. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 5. After breakfast check out hotel and departure for Roccelleta of Borgia, where we will visit the Archaeological Park of Scolacium, immersed in an environment of extraordinary beauty Mediterranean, or what was the place of birth and residence of Cassiodorus. Scolacium, in the reading of history, is the time of transition between the Classical Greek World and the Middle Ages. After the visit, transfer to 4 * hotels in Catanzaro Lido, check-in- Afterwards, lunch booked the local restaurant, based on fresh fish. In the afternoon, excursion to Squillace, for a visit to the castle but, above all, to visit a workshop where they produce the famous ceramics, with live examples. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.

 
 
 
Day 6. After breakfast, transfer to San Floro, to visit ilo Silk Museum. After the visit, transfer to a farmhouse in the hills, surrounded by a pine forest where, a housewife and a dairyman, we will assist and participate in the preparation of delicious dishes that will taste then to the table, accompanied by traditional music. Return to hotel, free time for a short walk on the boardwalk, dinner and overnight.

 
 
 
7th day. After breakfast, departure for the visit of Santa Severina, called the "stone ship", nestled in the foothills of Presila, in a position of dominance on the Ionian Sea, an ancient sea always .. Its castle, perfectly restored, one of the most important of the entire south, is a "book of stone," which tells 1200 years of
history. Vera. Santa Severina, with Tropea and Amantea, was also Arab Emirate, in the ninth century. Follow the visitita the Diocesan Museum and the Byzantine Baptistery, the only evidence still exists, of this particular architecture. Return to hotel, free time for a walk on the promenade in Catanzaro Lido, dinner and overnight.

8th day. After breakfast, check out hotel and transfer to airport to Lamezia, in time for the return flight. End of services.



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Friday, February 27, 2015

APUGLIA - HEART OF APULIA BIKE


HEART OF APULIA BIKE

 

 


A full experience of Apulian Life A fascinating loop trip into the traditions, the habits, the culture and the language in Puglia when the everyday life still follows the rhythm of the seasons.Moving daily from Mesagne, the heart of our trip, we will experience a different itinerary which will make you experience the authentic Apuglia. Food, wine, music, dancing, friends…at the end you will be one of us. You will be an apulian too!. Cycling you will taste our typical cuisine, will learn how to make home-made pasta, will take part in a daily farmer work with mozzarella -making, will be “pizzicato” by the sound and dance of local folk music, will have a dinner with a local family and friends and much more. Find it out with us!

TRIP ITINERARY

8 days – 7 nights

 


Day 1
Arrival in Mesagne…the town with an ancient heart

Upon your arrival Mesagne will welcome you with all his “heart.” A walk through the narrow streets of the old town, with its characteristic shape of a heart, will be a journey back in time, by the Messapians the first inhabitants of Apulia to the Romans, the Lombards, the Normans and the the Swabians up to the powerful feudal lords, owners of the land and its citizens. The imposing Castle, over the centuries become a skillful blend of sophisticated military fortress and Renaissance mansion, is a good company of the imposing Cathedral Church, St. Anne’s Church and St. Mary’s Church in Bethlehem that make the ancient Messapian center the most important example of Baroque architecture from Apuglia in the Brindisi province of, second only to Lecce.

Your experience in Apuglia will start with a beautiful cooking lesson: all together to make home-made “orecchiette” pasta … the main course of dinner with friends who will welcome you among us!

Overnight: Mesagne


Day 2
Mesagne – Ceglie Messapica…pedaling along the "Via Lattea"

Cycling about 60 Kms Overnight: Mesagne

The “Murgia dei Trulli” is not only a fairy area of Apuglia, with its typical houses in cones, but is primarily an oasis of livestock production in the heart of Apuglia cultivation of fruit trees and cereal. For centuries the Murgia region has been conformed to this vocation, as evidenced by the locks, fences of stone walls for the animals, the tracks of transhumance, tratturi and tratturelli and the impressive stables of trulli in the farms of stone. Especially this vocation has given life to a unique dairy tradition and prestige with excellence in the production of string cheese, mozzarella, cheese horse, burrata, stracciatelle, and other delicacies: ricotta, cheese, Sheep and Goat cheese.

The cycling route will take us from Mesagne, to Ceglie Messapica, capital of gastronomy where we will stop in a typical farm which is also a cheese factory at 0 meters, where will be a tasting of typical products, dairy products and oil , produced by the company. The return will be a pleasant descent to the land of Messapians … the ancient people come into our territory and that along to the Romans and Greeks helped to create that unique blend of history, culture and traditions that reflect the best of Apuglia.

Day 3
Mesagne– Guagnano… pedaling in to the "Parc del Negroamaro"

When man realized the ability of the wine to drunkenness, to alter the state of consciousness, to determine an explosion of vitality, not only gave impulse to the cultivation of the vineyards, but made it a myth considering a gift of God to men. The route today will be a continual explosion of the senses in the countryside of Brindisi and Lecce provinces used for the cultivation of the vines of excellence in this area and therefore for the production of its nectar. The lands of the Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia, quality grapes which grow almost exclusively in Puglia and produce excellent local wines, form now the “Parco del Negroamaro” which, with its rural and charming landscape of vineyards that from September charge of delicious smells, will welcome us with its cellars where we will stop for a well deserved tasting of local products.

Cycling about 60 Kms Overnight: Mesagne

Day 4
Mesagne – Torre Guaceto …along the "Via della Civiltà Rupestre"

Torre Guaceto preserves one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline on the Adriatic coast, with marshes and dunes, beaches and coves, golden sand and Mediterranean plants and an impressive tower which was built to protect the coast from pirate attacks. To get there the “Percorso della Civiltà Rupestre” is one of the most gorgeous that may exist, a beautiful and equipped bike path that runs alongside the Royal Canal on the south shore, and that leads to discover the treasures of the Basilian Byzantine rock civilization, the crypt of St. Biagio in the first place . Here is preserved the pictorial cycle, unique in Southern Italy with Virgin Mary frescoes and Byzantine Saints, which represent the strong bond that was there with the countries and peoples of the other side of coast.

The stop will be in a farm of the place where it has been established a Slow Food Presidium of the typical product of the province of Brindisi, the “flask” tomato, expertly transformed into a luscious oil product.

Cycling about 50 Kms Overnight: Mesagne

Day 5
Mesagne – Ostuni…pedaling along "la Via degli Oliveti Secolari"

The ride today will take us to the White City. From its high position Ostuni overlooks the entire Plains of Olives in a succession of colors ranging from deep blue of the sea in the distance, the bright red of its land, the lush green of the foliage of the olive trees. After a walk in the historical center, a few shots to the whitewashed houses that make up its building characteristic, and a taste of the tomato focaccia, one of the pillars of the Apulian cuisine, you will return passing by the town of ‘Nzegna, which contains a small religious treasure in the rock of his Church of Belvedere and cycling along the Way of secular olive groves, majestic and silent witnesses that will protect your pace and provide shelter in case of stop.

Cycling about 60 Kms Overnight: Mesagne
Day 6
Mesagne – Torre S. Susanna …pedaling along "la Via dei Pellegrini"

Popular religiosity in Salento has been expressed over the centuries in the form of pilgrimages, processions, feasts dedicated to patron saints. Religious ceremonies were to match and beat the rhythm of nature related to the fertility of the fields at harvest. In the phenomenon of the “tarantism” popular religiosity blends with the music culture and with the components of a courtship full of charm and mystery. Along the route of today we will meet the “Chiesetta di Crepacore”, the medieval cathedral of Oria, including the famous Mummies crypt which houses the embalmed corpses of the members of the “Brotherhood of Death”, shrines and mills in Torre Santa Susanna, the crypt of Saint Lucia Erchie with the miraculous water . A stop at a company mill which produces extra virgin olive oil of quality will brighten the pedaling.


Cycling about 50 Kms Overnight: Mesagne
Day 7
Mesagne – Brindisi… pedaling along the "Via Appia"

Brindisi, gateway to the East, is an ancient city, a mix of cultures and civilizations and place of events become part of history. Brindisi has grown in the easternmost port of Italy which has determined the destiny, shaped the history and, in some respects, its city image. The last columns of the Appian Way, mirrored from the top of their staircase in the waters of the inner harbour, watch over what tradition says as the final resting place of Virgil and tell all visitors the glorious history of the Roman Way and the numerous events that made Brindisi famous in the world. Before coming back you will taste one of the most delicious home-made ice cream in the city.

Cycling about 40 Kms Overnight: Mesagne

Day 8
Departure
 
 
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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Apulia - Enotourism










Day 1
Arrival in Apulia, transfer by bus and hotel accommodation. Free time, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2
Breakfast in the hotel. The tour will start with a walk into the narrow alleys of the small Medieval town of Locorotondo, followed a tasting of the local wine “Locorotondo Doc” – namely “with Controlled Designation of Origin” – in a typical winery. The wine has a brilliant green colour and a slightly fruity aroma and is well accompanied by vegetables, risotto and fish. We will then proceed to visit the famous town of Alberobello, the most renown one of Apulia all over the world. The Aia Piccola quarters, the so-called “Sovereign Trullo” and the characteristic Cathedral are the peculiar monuments of a town which popular belief and traditions are its strong points. Here, we will refresh ourselves with a typical tasty Apulian lunch. A guided tour will lead us into the alleys of Alberobello and help us solve the mystery of the cone-shaped buildings, the trulli. In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.


Day 3
Breakfast in the hotel. Today we will be moving towards Lecce, the town which best represents the Baroque art in Southern Italy. The Cathedral Square, the Church of Santa Croce, Sant’Oronzo Square and the Roman Amphiteatre are the main monuments that we will be discovering during our guided tour. The artisan workshops of earthenware and nice papier-mâché gift goods are must-see stops. The lunch will be served in a local winery where we will taste the well-know “Salice Salentino”, a wine of an intense ruby colour featuring a robust, full-bodied and smooth, harmonious flavour. After a walk in the vineyards, we will visit Otranto, we will admire the mosaic pavement (13th century) of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata and the Aragonese Castle rising close to the sea and surrounded by a wide and profound moat. In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
 
Day 4
Breakfast in the hotel. During the day, we will see and learn how bread is made and, why not, we will learn to milk a cow. We will also spend unforgettable and unique moments in a typical farm on the Murge plateau. Lunch will be served in a place surrounded by the peacefulness of unpolluted nature. In the afternoon, the guided tour will take us to Castel del Monte, where the majestic castle looking like a ‘rocky crown’ towers over the Alta Murgia National Park. In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.


Day 5
Breakfast in the hotel, departure to Matera. Walking around Matera is like being taken back into forgotten past. The ideal place where several movies about Jesus Christ’s life were set, Matera was, nevertheless, considered the ‘shame of Italy’ for many years. Its earthen, rooster-shaped whistles, its ancient rupestrian churches and cave dwellings have made Matera a unique place in the world for you to discover, listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In Matera we will enjoy the pleasures of the local wine-and-food traditions during the lunch served in a typical winery producing much appreciated organic wines. After a relaxing walk through the vineyards, our tour will continue in Altamura, the town of bread. Altamura, indeed, was awarded the “Protected Designation of Origin” status for its famous bread. During our visit, we will have the chance to see an ancient bakery located in the characteristic old center of the town. In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6
After breakfast, we will be visiting one of the most beautiful, monuments from the Bronze Age, the Dolmen of Bisceglie. It was declared “Culture of Peace Messenger Site”. The tour will go on with an interesting visit of a typical olive-mill where we will be captured by the process of extracting olive oil, which is the real drive of the Apulian economy. Our morning tour will finish in a restaurant fronting the port of the fascinating town of Trani. After the lunch, a walking tour will lead us into the Suevian Castle and the Cathedral, the true ambassador of Trani all over the world. Further on, during the visit of a local winery, there will be a tasting of the local “Moscato of Trani Doc”, a muscat wine going well with the typical sweets of the region and fruit salad. In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.


Day 7
Breakfast in the hotel, during our last day in such a traditional region, we will learn to cook some of the typical dishes of Apulian cuisine. The subsequent lunch will be based on the dishes prepared by the participants. In the afternoon, we will arrive in Bari and visit the Basilica of Saint Nicholas. A walk along the elegant street of the city center, Via Sparano, will make shopping and relaxing possible. In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 8
Breakfast in the hotel. It is time to say goodbye to this wonderful region, well aware that one day we will see each other again. Ckeck-out hotel. Tour end.



 





Price per person starting from: € 1.500,00

Rate valid for minimum 8 people and include:
  • Private bus transfer during the tour
  • Guided Tour in Foreign Languages
  • Accommodation in Hotel 4**** (or similar)
  • Accommodation in double room, daily half-board (excluding beverages)
  • Lunches in the restaurant as the program
  • Wine tastings
  • Cooking lesson and teaching activities on the farm
  • Tickets
  • Technical assistance services during the whole tour
  • Rates do not include:
  • International and domestic flights
  • Tips and extras
  • Beverages
  • Single room supplement
  • Any personal extra charge
  •  
Self drive tour for 2 people, price on request

Info & Request: info@atmospheraitalia.eu
 

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Self drive tour Matera and Altamura




Self drive tour Matera and Altamura

 






Day 1

Arrival to Matera and hotel accommodation.
In the afternoon guided visit through an articulated and unusual walk inside the characteristic “sassi”. The walk is articulated by numerous standstills of multiple sites. The visit includes entries to some characteristic structures as the churches, the houses cave, the systems of harvest of the waters, the wine cellars dug in cave useful to understand some conclusive aspects the style of life in the Stones. At the end of the tour a tasting of typical products “lucani” will be offered.
In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.


Day 2

Breakfast in hotel.
In the morning visit to “Matera underground”. A wide part of the city until then entirely ignored composed from numerous residences in the cave, tanneries, wine cellars and “palombari”.
Lunch in the restaurant.
In the afternoon free time.
In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.



Day 3

Breakfast in hotel and departure to Altamura Altamura, guided visit of the ancient town and the imposing cathedral. During the walk visit of the ancient oven to assist to the preparation of the “Bread of Altamura” the first product in Europe to confer upon some mark DOP in the market category ” Bakery and oven products ”.
Lunch in the restaurant.
In the afternoon excursion near the center visits of Lamalunga where it’s possible to observe the images of the Man of Altamura (Homo Arcaicus).
In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4

Breakfast in hotel, all day for to discover of the Lucania gastronomy with visits to wine cellars, typical products tastings and traditional dishes.
In the afternoon cooking lesson with the preparation of typical dishes, soups of vegetables, peppers “cruschi” and other culinary specialties.
In the evening return to hotel, dinner and overnight stay.



 
Day 5

Breakfast in hotel.
Tour end.



 






Price per person starting from: € 530,00

Rate valid for minimun 2 people and include:


Accommodation in Hotel 4**** (or similar)
Double room accommodation, daily half-board treatment (excluding beverages)
Lunches in the restaurant as program
Guided visit as program
Product tasting as program
Support services during the whole tour


Info and Request: info@atmospheraitalia.eu

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Milan - Fashion Expo Milan 2015







EXPO Milan 2015
 


 

From the 1st May to the 31th October 2015 more than 145 countries will participate to the Universal Exposition, to address an important issue for the future of Humanity: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.
Expo Milan 2015 will be the first exhibition to be remembered not only for the manufactures produced but also for the contribution to education on nutrition, food, and resources at a global level.
For the occasion, Atmosphera Italia in partnership with Silk Gift Milan will organize tailor-made packages for visitors to the Expo who want to combine the charm of discovery with the knowledge of the Italian craftsmanship.
Atmosphera Italia and Silk Gift Milan will lead you in finding out and buying everything that can fulfill your wishes and best express your personality.
You can choose then between the shopping Tours that best suit your needs, whether you're alone or with friends (up to a maximum of 4 people).
 




 
 
Our suggestions:

  • Shopping Tour Classic (total time 3/5 hours): the tour for the shops of Milan's fashion, from the "the Golden square the so called Quadrilatero" to the best shops of craftsmen and couturiers, to the outlets in and out of the city ... The important thing is to choose, thanks to our help, what is better and is more suitable for you. Drive your needs and your tastes!
  • Shopping Tour "Atelier Experience" (total time 5 hours): Shopping for the Classic Tour is to be accompanied by a guided tour into the historical Milanese atelier to closely observe the tailor made phases and artigianality to create a dress of haute couture.

  • Shopping Tour "Fashion runway" (total time 5 hours): to the Shopping at the "Atelier Experience" we join a typical 50' s style runway.

  • Shopping & Design (total time 3/ 5 hours): to The Shopping for Classic Tour ,we link a tour in the new business hub "Milano Porta Nuova "born thanks to the EXPO 2015, to tell you the history, the most fascinating and cute news, and if you want to visit the artigianality in the shops of Corso Garibaldi and Corso Como boutique.

  • All About Vintage (total time 3 hours): we're going to visit through the trunks and on the shelves of the many vintage stores opened in Milan, looking at to find items (like Chanel handbags of the 50's), or the many opportunities designer at very accessible price.

Anyway shopping is not just about Milan! We organize for you even shopping tours at the time of your visit to Rome, Venice, and Florence!

If you want to personalised your shopping by adding other services or special shops, you can contact us to create together your personalised shopping tour.
 
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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Campania - Tour Costiera Amalfitana




 

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Week (6 nights + 7 days)



Day 1 . Tour around Salerno. Lunch, departure to Amalfi with the car driver. Visit to St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Cloister of Paradise , the Museum of the paper, to the streets of the city , the street Mercatorum and craft shops and typical products. Dinner and overnight.

2nd day . Departure from Amalfi to Ravello with the car driver . Visit to the Cathedral , Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone. Lunch . Possible Mini cooking classes ( 3 hours). Walking tour through the narrow streets of the center, with a stop at the local craft shops and gourmet food . Visit to the Museum -workshop of coral Camo . Dinner and , based on availability , performance of the Ravello Festival in the gardens of Villa Rufolo hanging over the sea . Overnight .

3rd day . Departure from Ravello to Positano. Walking tour through the narrow streets and typical shops. Visit to the church of Santa Maria Assunta and the gardens of Palazzo Murat. Lunch . Walk to the beach Fornillo . At sunset , romantic boat cruise with champagne of the archipelago of Li Galli. Dinner and overnight.

4th day . Departure from Positano to Sorrento. Visit the Museum Correale (possibly , if open), the Sedile Dominova , the historicL center . Lunch . Short visit to the Museum Shop of Tarsa Lignea and tour to the Valley of the Mills . Possibly : mini course (1 hour) of ice cream Gelateria, with certificate release. Visit the church and cloister of San Francesco, dinner and any break in the cloister of San Francisco for a concert of classical music ( Sorrento Festival) . Overnight .

5th day . Boat trip from Sorrento to Capri (early in the morning) . Upon arrival , embark on a complete tour of the island, the Faraglioni and the Blue Cave. On the way back uphill to Anacapri taking a chairlift to the summit of Mount Solaro. On the descent , lunch, then visit to Villa San Michele and the church of San Michele where you can reach Capri and the historic Piazzetta . Around the shops of Via Camerelle , then the Gardens of Augustus . Boarding for returning to Sorrento. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6 . Departure from Sorrento to Pompeii . Guided tour and departure to Naples. Lunch and visit to the historical center of the city, the most important churches and craft shops. Dinner and overnight.

7th day . Morning visit to the city. Departure after lunch.

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