Country Roads of Puglia & the Neapolitan Riviera - Classic Group
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Highlights
- Choose between two carefully selected activities
- Capri: Discover the luxuriant Gardens of Augustus with a Local Expert and admire views of the Faraglioni rocks.
- Capri: Enjoy a tasting of limoncello, Capri's traditional lemon liqueur.
- Rome: During your orientation with you Travel Director see the medieval buildings, including Renaissance palaces and Baroque churches, scattered throughout the city.
- Alberobello: Led by a Local Expert, explore this UNESCO World Heritage Site showcasing the Trulli of Alberobello. Circular structures with conical roofs that are domed within, built from local limestone and stacked without using mortar.
- Matera: With your Local Expert, visit the famous Sassi or cave dwellings, which were home to approximately 20,000 people until 1950 and are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Sorrento: Perched upon the cliffs, lookout to see the mighty Mount Vesuvious across the Bay of Naples.
- Capri: Discover the luxuriant Gardens of Augustus with a Local Expert and admire views of the Faraglioni rocks.
- Capri: Cruise by jetfoil to this famous isle through beautiful blue Mediterranean waters to meet your Local Expert.
- Capri: Relax and enjoy the views as you are driven in an iconic open-top taxi.
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Transfers to your hotel depart from Rome's Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport at 09:30, 12:30 and 15:30. Join your Travel Director at 17:30 to explore the Eternal City, passing the renaissance palaces and baroque churches scattered throughout the city. Get to know yo...
Head southeast, through the sun-baked landscapes to the region of Puglia and its most spectacular town, Alberobello, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.With your Local Expert, explore the small, white-washed stone houses - known as Trulli - which are clustered together thro...
This morning is yours to enjoy at leisure. For your Dine-at-Home experience, you are welcomed into a local family's home. See Nonna making orecchiette pasta and join her for a traditional freshly prepared southern Italian meal.
Grand Hotel La Chiusa di Chietri, Alberobello.
Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
The day is free for you to enjoy this extraordinary town as you wish. Why not join an Optional Experience to the stunning city of Ostuni? With its dazzling white-washed houses and fascinating history, it is a true delight.
Grand Hotel La Chiusa di Chietri, Alberobello.
Breakfast
Visit Matera with a Local Expert for an in-depth exploration of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sassi — a labyrinth of cave dwellings, churches, staircases and arches, hewn out of the solid rock. You may recognise Matera as the biblical backdrop for the film ‘The Pa...
Cruise by jetfoil through the impossibly blue sea to the sun-drenched island of Capri.Travel to Capri Town by open-top taxi and meet your Local Expert for an orientation walk of the narrow alleyways. Explore Capri with Insight Choice. Choose to visit the immaculate Ga...
Travel along Italy’s finest coastline, the Amalfi Coast. Stop for a bird’s-eye view of the terraced houses of Positano before venturing in to the heart of the town. There’s time to be tempted by the boutiques before returning to Sorrento to enjoy stunning views down t...
Journey north to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, eerily preserved by the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Your Local Expert walks you through cobbled streets to explore some of the shops, villas and temples. Witness the colourful frescoes that were hidden fo...
Bid farewell to the glories of Italy. Departure transfers arrive at Rome’s Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport at 07:00 and 09:30.
Breakfast
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Insight Vacations Reviews & Ratings
Mary Louise Kumagawa
Oct 2022
Country Roads of Puglia & the Neapolitan Riviera
Wonderful sights. Very fast paced with little time to relax in be...
Gillian Hutson
Oct 2022
Country Roads of Puglia & the Neapolitan Riviera
I loved the itinerary that took us to small villages and less commercial areas. I think Positano was a waste and was most certainly not “country roads” . Sorento was...
Cecilia Ellis
Oct 2022
Country Roads of Puglia & the Neapolitan Riviera
Interesting and lots of history-and good mix of excellent tours, H...
Dean Apger Jr
Sep 2022
Country Roads of Puglia & the Neapolitan Riviera
Broad range of experience, from rural to Riviera with amazing history thrown in.
Christine Decicco
Sep 2022
Country Roads of Puglia & the Neapolitan Riviera
Hit all the important parts of the tour. The optional parts were fantastic! Very personal
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