Enjoy an enlightening tour of Naples and folded pizza, a classic Neapolitan treat. Your panoramic drive will present views from affluent Posillipo Hill and of the imposing Castle Nuovo. The castle’s five towers make it one of Naples’ most recognizable landmarks. You will also see the Egg Castle, which holds a commanding position on the sea. In time, you will reach Spaccanapoli, a long street whose name means “Naples splitter,” a reference to it somewhat dividing the city in two. Here, you will visit the Jesuit church Gesú Nuovo and the Church of Santa Chiara, which was founded in 1310 and features an austere Provencal-Gothic style. To delve even deeper into daily life, you will walk through the narrow streets of Old Town, which UNESCO has declared a Cultural Heritage site. As you will discover, there is no better setting for an espresso and portafoglio or folded pizza, as the dish was invented in Naples.

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Drive through Naples taking in the panoramic views and passing key landmarks. • See two castles and several churches among the architectural highlights. • Walk through Old Town and pause to enjoy folded pizza, a treat invented in Naples.

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Watch a fascinating woodworking demonstration in Sorrento and wander through the ruins of Pompeii, which reveal ancient life in a surprisingly candid way. The craftsmen will demonstrate the art of intarsia or wood inlay, which has long been associated with Sorrento. During free time that follows you might browse the boutiques and dine on your own. If you stop for lunch, be sure try a glass of chilled Limoncello, a sweet lemon-flavored liquor that has been produced locally for more than a century. You will then head to Pompeii, a Roman town forever known for the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried it under ash and pumice in 79 AD. After watching artisans hand-carve classic cameos, you will meander through the excavated ruins. The buildings are largely intact, frescoes adorn the villas and everyday objects are scattered about, just as they were when the volcano erupted. Expect to see ancient baths, temples and residences with intricate mosaic floors.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Watch woodworkers demonstrate the art of intarsia or wood inlay, a specialty in Sorrento.
• Browse Sorrento’s museums and boutiques or dine on your own during free time.
• See the artistry behind the making of traditional cameos in Pompeii.
• Walk through the ruins of Pompeii for an eye-opening look into ancient life.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

Spend hours of free time in Pompeii exploring the areas that sound most intriguing to you. Be sure to ask the guide for recommendations during the drive, so you can maximize your time at the famed archaeological site. At the entrance to Pompeii, you will pause to watch artisans hand-carve beautiful cameos using time-honored, traditional techniques. You will then be free to meander through the ruins at your own pace. During the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, the entire city was buried under ash and pumice, which preserved it for centuries. Now excavated, the ruins offer an accurate picture of life 2,000 years ago, as the residents had little warning of the catastrophe to come or time to flee. Many of the buildings are largely intact and everyday objects are scattered about, just as they were when the volcano erupted. In all likelihood, you will also see macabre plaster casts of some of the victims.

HIGHLIGHTS:
• See the still-active volcano Mount Vesuvius looming in the distance on the way to Pompeii. • Watch artisans hand-carve cameos in a studio near at the entrance to Pompeii. • Spend hours meandering through the ruins at your own pace with no schedule to follow. • Explore the areas of Pompeii that sound most interesting and linger in them, if you choose.

Enjoy the spectacularly scenic Amalfi coastline from the best view possible on a leisurely boat ride and then head to Sorrento for lunch. Hailed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the rugged coastline is physically beautiful, naturally diverse and emotionally moving all the way to Amalfi, where you will disembark. While meandering about on your own, be sure to see the 13th-century cathedral, especially its medieval bronze doors, the first of their kind in Italy. The original city of Amalfi lies somewhere offshore, as it slid into the sea during the earthquake of 1343. Following lunch and a woodworking demonstration in Sorrento, you will have more free time to explore the lovely cliff-top setting. Sorrento offers sweeping views of the Mediterranean with iconic Mt. Vesuvius looming in the distance. No wonder Sorrento was a favorite resort of wealthy Romans in ancient times. Highlights include extraordinary architecture and the almost palpable vibrancy of everyday life.

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Cruise to the village of Amalfi along the staggeringly beautiful Amalfi coast. • Spend free time exploring Amalfi’s boutiques and 13th-century cathedral. • Enjoy a lunch of classic Italian dishes and watch a woodworking demonstration. • Explore Sorrento on your own, including the Corso Italia shopping street, if you wish.

Cruise to the village of Amalfi along the beautiful coastline. Author John Steinbeck once described it as “a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone.” UNESCO agreed and declared the Amalfi coast a World Heritage site for its great physical beauty and natural diversity. The boat will afford you the ultimate up-close, front-row seat to observe the spectacular coastline. During free time in town, be sure to see the Cathedral of St. Andrew. Built in the early 1200s, it contains the relics of St. Andrew, which are kept in a subterranean crypt decorated with Baroque murals. The cathedral was constructed alongside an earlier one from the 9th century, and they are now joined into one, six-nave building. Also, leave time for shopping and a quick snack. Fried seafood in a hand-held cone makes a good choice for street food.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cruise to the village of Amalfi along the staggeringly beautiful Amalfi coast.
• Spend free time exploring Amalfi’s boutiques and grab a snack, if you wish.
• Peruse the architectural splendor of Amalfi’s extraordinary 13th-century cathedral.

Become immersed in the world of pasta through a behind-the-scenes tour of one of Italy’s oldest pasta factories, followed by a delightful pasta lunch. The venue for this enlightening experience will be Gragnano, an ancient city where durum wheat and semolina have been cultivated for thousands of years. It also has the ideal climate for air-drying pasta, a practice that is still observed to ensure quality. As you will learn while browsing an ancient mill and museum, pasta-making is a complex process that can’t be rushed. In fact, to achieve its Protected Designation of Origin status, Gragnano pasta must dry gradually for as many as four days and be extruded through a bronze die that imparts a rough texture that helps the pasta sauce cling to the noodle. The results are well worth the effort as you will discover while savoring a lunch of Gragnano pasta and locally made accompaniments.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Learn more than you ever imagined about pasta in Gragnano, a city synonymous with it.
• See how Gragnano pasta must be made to retain a Protected Designation of Origin status.
• Savor lunch that includes a Gragnano pasta dish and other Italian specialties.

HELPFUL HINTS
• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

Settle in for an immensely scenic drive to the medieval town Tufo, where you will enjoy an inspired wine tasting and a traditional Campanian lunch. While driving through the bucolic countryside, you will gaze out over one breathtaking landscape after another, punctuated with vineyards blanketing the hills. Upon reaching Tufo, within the district of Irpinia, you will sample a selection of locally produced wines. One in particular – made from the white grape Greco di Tufo – is revered over the others. It may be the centerpiece of your tasting as this Protected Designation of Origin wine is so characteristic of the local terroir. Wine will also be served with the lunch that follows at a restaurant in the shadow of Tufo Castle, which perches atop a spike of volcanic rock. Although the menu changes seasonally, it may include fusilli topped with sausage and aubergine or tagliatelle with a hearty wild boar sauce.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Sample a selection characteristic Irpinia district wines such as the revered Greco di Tufo.
• Learn about the terroir that produces many Protected Designation of Origin wines.
• Enjoy a traditional Campanian lunch in a restaurant near Tufo Castle.

HELPFUL HINTS
• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

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Travel and explore the graceful city of Sorrento, which perches on a cliff overlooking the sea with a stop at a local limoncello factory for a demo. Enjoy free time Sorrento, after first watching a demonstration of intarsia or wood inlay, a craft long associated with the city. While you might prefer indoor activities such as browsing the museums and boutiques, be sure to meander down the Corso Italia, Sorrento’s vibrant pedestrian shopping street. Then after ensuring a pit stop before departure along the impossibly circuitous, magnificently scenic road that follows the Amalfi coast. The road is a joy to travel as it threads the high, rocky sea cliffs along the Amalfi coast drive. The views are so spectacular and the landscape so definitively Mediterranean that UNESCO deemed the coast a World Heritage site.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Drive along the staggeringly beautiful Amalfi coast
• Explore Sorrento on your own, including the Corso Italia shopping street, if you wish.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

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Spend hours independently exploring Positano and pause to snap photos of other extraordinarily beautiful places while driving along the dramatic Amalfi Coast. Hailed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Amalfi Coast is physically beautiful, naturally diverse and emotionally moving all the way to Positano. A humble fishing village until it became popular in the 1950s, Positano spills down the side of a steep cliff and couldn’t be more photogenic. During free time there, you might browse the smart boutiques for cotton clothing, linger over a glass of wine or simply take in the spectacular views. On the return drive along the Amalfi Coast, brief stops will be made at iconic spots such as the narrow inlet at Furore. The road is a joy to travel as it threads the high rocky sea cliffs and passes through one pastel-hued village after another, all clinging precariously to the rugged coastline.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Settle in for a panoramic drive along the rugged Amalfi Coast to cliffside Positano.

• Spend free time in Positano, browsing the shops and perhaps dining on your own.

• Appreciate the coast’s natural beauty, the reason UNESCO named it a World Heritage site.
• Pause for photos at dramatic lookouts such as the one at the Fjord de Furore.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

Stroll past landmarks and through tunnels before settling in for a lunch of pizza, a classic dish first created in Naples. You will see the imposing 13th-century Castle Nuovo on the way to Piazza Plebiscito, the city’s largest pedestrian square. Four Bourbon royal residences overlook the piazza, including pink-hued Palazzo Reale. During free time, you might browse the shops or simply relax while taking in the sights. Naples also features a stunning attraction below the surface—the Bourbon Tunnel. Begun in 1853 as an escape route for royalty, the cavernous tunnel was never finished and became part of an aqueduct system. As you will discover while in the depths of the tunnel, it was also used as an air raid shelter during World War II. Returning to the surface, you will stop for a lunch of Pizza Margherita. It is a fitting choice, as the dish was supposedly invented in Naples to honor the visiting Queen Margherita of Savoy.

HIGHLIGHTS:
• Walk through the delightful streets of Naples, passing landmarks such as Castle Nuovo. • Spend free time shopping and exploring in the expansive square Piazza Plebiscito. • Explore a series of 19th-century tunnels that were conceived as a royal escape route. • Enjoy a classic lunch of Pizza Margherita, which was supposedly invented in Naples.

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Snap selfies at the most photogenic spots in Sorrento, many of them iconic attractions that define the city. To ensure the best possible results, a selfie expert guide will offer tips so you can capture just the right angle, lighting and composition for every shot. Selfie sticks are also available. Your pictures will be ideal for posting on social media and sharing in other ways.

As you walk through Sorrento, you will pause at designated selfie stops that include:: • Villa Comunale Park on the Bay of Naples
• Locales with Mt. Vesuvius as a backdrop
• Lively piazzas
• Hidden alleyways draped in bougainvillea
• Landmarks you discover during free time

HIGHLIGHTS

• Drive the immensely scenic coastal road that passes Amalfi and Positano.
• Take inspiring selfies at the most photogenic attractions in Sorrento.
• Follow tips from your selfie expert guide to ensure the very best pictures.
• Learn the historical significance of the locales while enjoying their dramatic settings.
• Pause in Villa Comunale Park overlooking the Bay of Naples.
• Enjoy free time in Sorrento.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Wear casual, weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
• Bring a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

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Ride a double-decker bus through Naples, hopping on and off at the destinations that interest you the most, and stay as long as you like. A short walk from the pier will bring you to Largo Castello station, where you can hop on a red double-decker bus bound for the most iconic attractions in Naples. The beauty of this tour is that it allows you to linger at the destinations that you find most intriguing this way you will get in touch with the architecture of Naples by visiting Piazza del Plebicito, Castel Dell’Ovo, Duomo Di Napoli, Naples Royal Palace, the basilica of Saint Francis of Paola, among other iconic places. Two different bus loops are available, each making more than two dozen stops throughout Naples. The buses operate throughout the day and make a continuous loop around Naples’ must-see landmarks. Once onboard, you will receive a route map that explains the destinations, making it easy to choose your favorite ones. You might explore the National Archaeological Museum, which holds one of the world’s finest collections of Greek and Roman antiquities, and churches such as Chiesa del Gesu Nuovo, whose opulent interior features frescoes and marble decorations. The buses also stop at squares that include Piazza Dante, where you can see a 19th-century stature honoring poet Dante Alighieri, and scenic overlooks like Capo Posillipo. Be sure to leave time for a complimentary Guided Walking Tour through the cobbled streets of the historic city.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Find a vast collection of artifacts at Naples’ National Archaeological Museum, founded in the 18th-century by Charles of Bourbon.
• Wonder at the Greek mythological figures featured in the Roman Farnese Bull, antiquity’s largest known sculpture.
• Study vibrant mosaics, murals and frescoes rescued from the ill- fated Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
• Drive briefly past Naples’s outstanding highlights, including Castel Nuovo and the Palazzo Reale.
• Savor original Neapolitan pizza, everyone’s favorite piping-hot indulgence, invented here in 1830.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.