PUGLIA TO POMPEII CLASSICAL SOUTHERN

MARCH 11-26, 2021 TOUR LEADER: DR ESTELLE LAZER

PUGLIA TO POMPEII Overview CLASSICAL SOUTHERN ITALY

Take the ‘road less travelled’ through the regions of Puglia and Basilicata, Tour dates: March 11-26, 2021 and on to the famous archaeological sites of the Bay of Naples. Along the way we encounter a wealth of little-visited classical, Byzantine, medieval Tour leader: Dr Estelle Lazer and Baroque sites set among rugged mountains and Mediterranean scenery. We also enjoy the fine food and hospitality that is traditional in Tour Price: $9,780 per person, twin share southern Italy, a region still pleasantly free of mass tourism. Using the characteristic towns of Lecce, Matera and Trani as our base for the first Single Supplement: $1,970 for sole use of part of the tour, we explore settlements on the Adriatic coastline, ranging double room from the troglodyte dwellings of Matera to ancient Greek colonies. Admire fine Byzantine and Norman castles and cathedrals, and the dramatic Booking deposit: $1,000 per person countryside of the Salentine peninsula.

The latter part of the tour explores both the history and natural beauty of Recommended airline: Emirates the Bay of Naples. Our sightseeing here will showcase an impressive line- up of world-class archaeological sites, as well as some of the outstanding Maximum places: 20 art and architecture to be found in this exciting region. It became a must- see destination on the European Grand Tour with the rediscovery of Itinerary: Lecce (3 nights), Matera (2 nights), Pompeii and Herculaneum. Trani (4 nights), Vietri sul Mare (2 nights), Naples (4 nights) This journey has all of the characteristics of an Academy Travel tour – extended stays in centrally located hotels, background talks before site Date published: May 14, 2020 visits and a maximum group size of just 20.

There are plenty of options for extending your travel, with extra stays in Rome or Naples after the tour, all easily arranged.

Your tour leader

Dr Estelle Lazer is an archaeologist with an international reputation for her many years of work on Pompeii. Estelle has also worked on archaeological sites in the Middle East, Italy, , the UK, Antarctica and . Estelle is an Honorary Research Associate at the .

Her work on the human victims from Pompeii has been published, most notably, in an academic volume, Resurrecting Pompeii. Estelle is currently heading a project to examine the casts of the Pompeian victims for the first time, using digital X-ray and CT scanning technology. Estelle's research has been included in three documentaries over the past few years: Pompeii: New Secrets Revealed with Mary Beard for the BBC (and the Smithsonian and Arte), Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence (a three Enquiries part series for Channel Five in the UK) and a recently released documentary for National Geographic, Pompeii, Secrets of the Dead. and bookings Feedback from Estelle’s October 2019 Puglia to Pompeii tour: For further information and to secure a place on this tour “Travelling with Estelle has been an absolute pleasure. She has please contact Hannah a great knowledge of the sites, a passion to pass on her interests, a great Kleboe at Academy Travel on rapport with travellers, other guides and site personnel, boundless energy 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 and a lovely sense of humour.” (outside Sydney) or email “Estelle Lazer was exceptional and the group was congenial. If I [email protected]. were asked about Academy Travel, I would recommend you.” au

Tour Highlights

ARCHAEOLOGICAL TREASURES The ancient Greeks had established a network of colonies and trading ports up and down the coast of southern Italy. With leading archaeologist Dr Estelle Lazer, visit the key sites including Paestum, the best-preserved of these Greek settlements in the region, Pompeii, the most visited and Herculaneum, smaller and less visited, but well preserved with mosaics, paintings and even furniture still to be found in situ.

LECCE’S BAROQUE SPLENDOUR The city of Lecce is renowned for its architectural style Barocco Leccese which was the result of an impulse in the 17th century to redo the town in an exuberant fashion. This is Baroque with a difference, lighter and more intricate. The Basilica di Santa Croce is a fine example, its façade, a riot of sculptured saints, angels and columns, all in the local honey-coloured stone.

CASTEL DEL MONTE Castel del Monte is a striking 13th century citadel and castle situated on an isolated hill in Andria. It was built during the 1240s by the Emperor Frederick II. This extraordinarily sophisticated fortress is one of the most intriguing secular buildings of the Middle Ages. Frederick’s passion for astronomy and geometry is evident: the castle is octagonal in shape with each angle protected by an octagonal tower.

ITALY’S SECRET CAVES At least 9,000 years ago, humans settled in caves in the canyon walls of Matera, extending them until thousands of grottoes honeycombed the town. The caves make up Italy’s oldest continually inhabited dwellings and, in the words of UNESCO, “the most outstanding example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean”. Hauntingly beautiful, the sassi sprawl below the rim of a ravine like a giant nativity scene.

CAPODIMONTE The grandiose 18th-century Neoclassical Bourbon royal palace, located in the hills above Naples, houses a remarkable collection of fine and decorative art. Once a royal hunting lodge, the palace is today a world-class art gallery, containing paintings by Raphael, Titian, El Greco and Botticelli, as well as fine examples of Neapolitan silver and majolica ceramics.

Detailed itinerary

Included meals are shown with the letters B, L and D.

Tour start & finish time The tour starts on Thursday March 11 at 4.00pm, at Rome Fiumicino airport to take an afternoon group flight to Brindisi.

The tour ends on Friday March 26 at 12.00pm when we arrive by coach to Rome Fiumicino airport from our Naples hotel.

Thursday MARCH 11 Arrival Meet your tour leader at Rome’s Fiumicino airport, where the Above: the richly decorated façade of the Basilica di Santa Croce in tour begins. There is a group flight to Brindisi and a coach Lecce Below: the beautiful seaside town of Otranto; and the extraordinary transfer to Lecce, a journey of about 45 minutes. We check into mosaics found in Otranto’s Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata our hotel and, after time to freshen up, enjoy dinner in the hotel. Overnight Lecce (D)

Friday MARCH 12 Lecce After a talk in the hotel, we set out on foot with a local guide to explore Lecce, the crown jewel of the Mezzogiorno. There is a fine range of monuments to visit, including Roman ruins and the exuberant 16th and 17th-century baroque architecture spread throughout the town. There is clear evidence of the Roman heritage of Lecce but it is most notable for its vibrant ‘Southern Baroque’ architecture, an expressive and highly decorative incarnation of the genre replete with gargoyles, asparagus columns and cavorting gremlins. The afternoon is free to explore independently or simply relax, then in the evening we have our welcome dinner at a fine local restaurant. Overnight Lecce (B, D)

Saturday MARCH 13 Otranto This morning we visit the seaside town of Otranto, home to a superb 12th-century Norman cathedral with spectacular medieval floor mosaics, and an Aragonese castle from the time when this Spanish dynasty ruled southern Italy. We travel south on the Salentine peninsula to enjoy a tasting of Pugliese cuisine at a traditional Masseria farmstead. The area is known for its excellent primitivo wine and delicious canesranto cheese among other delights. Olive oil is considered ‘Apulia gold’ with the region producing almost two-million tons of oil annually. En route back to Lecce we visit a local olive oil farm to sample the home-grown produce. Overnight Lecce (B, L)

Sunday March 14 Brindisi and TARANTO Departing Lecce today we travel north to Matera, via the harbour town of Brindisi, the end point of the Appian Way. From here Romans, and later pilgrims, set off for the east. Our next stop is Taranto, once a major centre of Magna Graecia and an

important port on the Ionian coast throughout the 4th century BC. Taranto was first colonized by the Taras, Spartan Greeks who arrived in Puglia around 700 BC. Tarentum as it was then called quickly grew to become one of the most opulent cities and important ports of ancient Greece. Many objects recovered from the sites and tombs in the region can be seen at Taranto's National Archaeological Museum. The museum dates from 1887 and its collection of Greek and Roman antiquities is considered to be one of the most important in Italy. This evening we have dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight Matera (B, D)

Monday March 15 Matera – 2019 Capital of Culture The UNESCO town of Matera was awarded by the European Union, the title of the European Capital of Culture in 2019. This award is an opportunity for the city to generate considerable cultural, social and economic benefits and it can help foster urban regeneration and raise its visibility and profile on an international scale. Today we take a walking tour of the ancient city, dramatically situated on the edge of a gully. The town is famous for its unique ‘sassi’, some 1,500 ancient cave dwellings that honeycomb the flanks of a steep ravine. First occupied in the Paleolithic Age, the myriad natural caves were gradually burrowed deeper and expanded into living spaces by peasants and artisans throughout the classical and medieval periods. Nowadays these underground residences are being reinhabited and staying in one of the sassi cave hotels is a popular and unique experience. By contrast, the so-called ‘New Town’, has many elegant Baroque churches, palazzi, and broad piazzas to explore. Overnight Matera (B)

Tuesday March 16 Alberobello and Egnazia Above: a terracotta female head from Taranto's Archaeological Museum; and the striking beehive-shaped dwellings known as trulli Departing Matera this morning we travel north to Trani, pausing in the town of Alberobello first to visit the nearby town of Alberobello. An amalgamation of Below: the fine Norman cathedral in Trani more than 1,000 trulli, ancient beehive-shaped, whitewashed stone huts with conical roofs. Huddled together along steep, narrow streets, the trulli are a unique and striking phenomenon. These curious structures were built at least as early as the 13th century. We continue to Egnazia an important Messapian centre during the 5th century BC, fortified with over 2km of walls, large parts of which still stand in the northern corner of the ruined town – up to 7 metres high. It was later colonized by the Greeks and then the Romans (in 244 BC), who built a forum, amphitheatre, a colonnaded public hall and temples. This evening we dine together in a local restaurant. Overnight Trani (B, D)

Wednesday March 17 Trani This morning we enjoy a relaxed walking tour of Trani. The beauty of this waterfront town derives from the harmonious limestone architecture, a fine Norman cathedral and a large Norman-Swabian fortress lining its two bays. This afternoon is at leisure to explore Trani Overnight Trani (B)

Thursday March 18 BARLETTA, CannAe AND Castel del monte Today we visit a range of sites a short distance inland from Trani. First, we stop at the neighbouring town of Barletta to view the Colossus of Barletta, a large bronze statue of an Eastern Roman Emperor, nearly three times life size. We then visit the site of the Battle of Cannae, where in 216BC the Carthaginian general Hannibal routed the Roman army. There is a small museum at the site and a viewing platform which allow for a good understanding of this famous event. We continue on to Castel del Monte a remarkable octagonal fortress built by the Above: the 12th-century Cathedral of San Valentino in Bitonto is just medieval emperor Frederick II and one of the most significant one of the many elegant places of worship in this town Below: colourful ceramics of Vietri sul Mare; and the stunning medieval buildings in southern Italy. The design and purpose of panorama of Vietri sul Mare, gateway to the Amalfi Coast the castle is somewhat mysterious, and has been hotly debated for centuries. Overnight Trani (B)

Friday March 19 Bari and bintoto This morning we visit the town of Bari, a port city on the Adriatic Sea and the capital of southern Italy’s Puglia region. See Bari’s narrow streets and its maze-like old town. In the afternoon we travel to nearby Bintoto, to visit the largest cathedral in Puglia, now well-known but very much worth a visit. It boasts impressive Romanesque architecture and well-presented excavations dating back to the 5th century. Overnight Trani (B)

Saturday March 20 VENOSA and melfi Today we make the journey across Italy to Vietri sul Mare, the gateway to the Amalfi Coast. En route we visit the unassuming town of Venosa, once a thriving Roman colony of Venusia, which owed much of its prosperity to it’s position on the Appian Way. The poet Horace was born there in 65 BC, and many of his poems mention places in the vicinity. Venosa's main square, Piazza Umberto I, is dominated by a 15th-century Aragonese castle, containing a small Archaeological Museum. We also see the ruins of the Abbey of Santissima Trinità, that is believed to date back to the 8th century. We continue to the town of Melfi, home to the National Archaeological Museum of Melfese, with artefacts found in the area, from prehistoric times and all periods of settlement including the Daunian, Samnite, Lucanian and Roman periods. This evening we have dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight Vietri sul Mare (B, D)

Sunday March 21 Magna Graecia - Paestum Well before the Roman settlement of the Bay of Naples, Greeks had established a network of colonies and trading ports up and down the coast of southern Italy. After a background talk this morning we visit Paestum, the best preserved of the Greek settlements in the region. Enroute we visit Tenuta Vannulo, an organic farm producing buffalo milk mozzarella. The area around Paestum is also famous for its mozzarella cheese made from buffalo milk. We will stop at a dairy and sample some of this local delight. We enjoy a light lunch here before we continue to Paestum. Here we view the three fine Doric temples, impressive town walls and other structures of the ancient town. In the afternoon, we visit the excellent museum at the archaeological site, containing the famed ‘Tomb of the Diver’ and other important examples of pre-Roman culture. Overnight Vietri sul Mare (B, L)

Monday March 22 Herculaneum and Oplontis Today we travel to Naples, stopping en route in Herculaneum to relish in the wonderfully well-preserved site, with mosaics, paintings and even wooden architecture and furniture still to be found in situ. Unlike Pompeii, which was an agricultural centre, Herculaneum was a ‘resort’ town on the coast, and the site features large seafront houses as well as the baths, shops and other public buildings that one expects to find in a Roman town. In the afternoon, we visit the Imperial ‘Villa of Poppea’ at Oplontis, a massive structure with stunning frescoes on the walls. The villa is believed to have belonged to the Emperor Nero and used by his second wife Poppea Sabina. Early evening, we check in to our hotel located in the heart of the city. This evening we stroll to a local restaurant for dinner. Overnight Naples (B, D)

Tuesday March 23 Pompeii Today, we travel to Pompeii to explore this remarkable archaeological site. We tour the site, which was buried for centuries beneath metres of volcanic debris, to survey the spectacular relics of the private and public buildings that have Above: some of the best-preserved remnants of Greek civilization in the captured the imagination of visitors since the ruins were region can be seen in Paestum; named after one of its mosaics on the discovered in the 18th century. Our tour includes the Villa of the wall, the House of Neptune and Amphitrite in Herculaneum has some of Mysteries, a large villa on the town’s edge with superb frescoes. the best preserved and spectacular mosaics and wall paintings in the town Overnight Naples (B) Below: shops and houses of all kinds once opened onto the bustling streets of Herculaneum Wednesday March 24 Archaeology and art This morning we venture underground to Napoli Sotterranea, to explore the complex layered history of the city. Later in the day we visit Italy’s most important archaeological museum to see its outstanding collection of paintings, mosaics, sculptures and everyday objects from Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Bay of Naples. We see too, the ‘Farnese collection’, Roman works assembled in the Renaissance by the aristocratic Farnese family and acquired through marriage by the Bourbons. The museum itself, housed in a splendid palace, is a testament to the influence of the European Enlightenment in Naples. Overnight Naples (B) Thursday March 25 Art and artefacts Naples boasts over 900 churches, testimony to a wide range of architectural styles and repositories of spectacular artworks. This morning we take a walking tour of Central Naples and stroll back through vibrant Spaccanapoli along the decumani, the ancient Greco-Roman thoroughfares. We visit Museo Cappella San Severo, placed at the centre is one of the world’s most remarkable sculptures, the statue of the veiled Christ. Finally, the Pio Monte della Misericordia to view Caravaggio’s Seven Acts of Mercy, painted in 1607. Later in the day we travel to the hills above Naples to the grand Bourbon palace of Capodimonte. Once a royal hunting lodge, today it is home to southern Italy's largest and richest art gallery. Its vast collection, much of which Charles VII of Bourbon inherited from his mother, Elisabetta Farnese, was moved here in 1759 and ranges from exquisite 12th century altarpieces to works by Botticelli, Caravaggio, Titian and Warhol. We return to Naples early in the evening. We finish our tour with a farewell meal together at an excellent local restaurant. Overnight Naples (B, D)

Friday March 26 Departure The tour concludes this morning after breakfast. There is a coach transfer to Rome’s Fiumicino airport for those on late Above: the remarkable archaeological site of Pompeii afternoon flights. (B) Below: superbly preserved Roman fresco at the Villa of the Mysteries found in Pompeii

Hotels

Hotels have been selected principally for their central location. All hotels are excellent four-star properties that are renovated palazzi.

 Lecce, Patria Palace (3 nights) www.patriapalace.com

 Matera, Locanda San Martino (2 nights) www.locandadisanmartino.it

 Trani, Hotel San Paolo al Convento (4 nights) www.hotelsanpaoloalconventotrani.it

 Vietri sul Mare, Lloyd’s Baia Hotel (2 nights) www.lloydsbaiahotel.it

 Naples, Grand Hotel Saint Lucia (4 nights) www.santalucia.it/en/ Tour Price Fitness Requirements

The tour price is $9,780 per person, twin share (land content of THIS tour only). The supplement for a single room is $1,970 per person. A non-refundable deposit of $1,000 per person is GRADE TWO required to secure a place on the tour.

It is important both for you and for your fellow travellers that Tour Inclusions you are fit enough to be able to enjoy all the activities on this tour. To give you an indication of the level of physical fitness Included in the tour price required to participate on our tours, we have given them a star grading. Academy Travel’s tours tend to feature  Economy class airfare Rome-Brindisi with Alitalia, with extended walking tours and site visits, which require greater 23kg luggage maximum fitness than coach touring. We ask you to carefully consider  All accommodation and breakfasts in selected four-star your ability to meet the physical demands of the tour. hotels  Nine lunches and dinners, with drinks, as listed Participation criteria for this tour  Land travel in Italy by air-conditioned coach  Extensive background notes This Grade Two tour is designed for people who lead active  Background talks lives and can comfortably participate in up to five hours of  Services of two Australian tour leaders throughout tour physical activity per day on most days, including longer  All entrance fees to sites mentioned on itinerary walking tours, challenging archaeological sites, climbing  Qualified local guides at sites where required stairs, embarking and disembarking trains and/or boats, and a more demanding tour schedule with one night stops or Not included several internal flights.  International air fares, taxes and surcharges (see below) You should be able to:  Travel insurance  keep up with the group at all times  Meals not mentioned in itinerary  walk for 4-5 kilometres at a moderate pace with only  Expenses of a personal nature short breaks  stand for a reasonable length of time in galleries and Air travel OPTIONS museums  tolerate uncomfortable climatic conditions such as cold, The tour price quoted is for land content only. For this tour humidity and heat we recommend Emirates, Etihad, Qatar or Singapore  walk up and down slopes Airlines, who offer the best connections to Rome for our  negotiate steps and slopes on archaeological sites, continuing group flight to Brindisi, and with our return coach which are often uneven and unstable from Naples. Please contact us for the best possible prices  get on and off a large coach with steep stairs, train or on economy, business or first-class fares. Transfers between boat unassisted, possibly with luggage airport and hotel are included for all passengers booking  move your luggage a short distance if required their flights through Academy Travel. These may be group or individual transfers. A note for older travellers If you are more than 80 years old, or have restricted mobility, Enquiries & bookings it is highly likely that you will find this itinerary challenging. For further information and to secure a place on this tour You will have to miss several activities and will not get the please contact Hannah Kleboe at Academy Travel on full value of the tour. Your booking will not be accepted until 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email after you have contacted Academy Travel to discuss your [email protected] situation and the exact physical requirements of this tour. While we will do our best to reasonably accommodate the physical needs of all group members, we reserve the right to Weather on Tour refuse bookings if we feel that the requirements of the tour This tour takes place in the early spring, when there are are too demanding for you and/or if local conditions mean fewer tourists around. It will probably be cool to mild we cannot reasonably accommodate your condition. throughout the trip with daily maximum around 16°C - 22°C degrees, dropping to 10°C -12°C degrees at night. There is of course some chance of grey skies and rain on a few days. We suggest you bring a waterproof jacket and a light jumper for the evenings.

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