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AMALFI COAST Positano & the Isle of Capri CULTURE + WALKING AMALFI COAST Positano & the Isle of Capri 800-200-3887 | CLASSICJOURNEYS.COM DAILY ITINERARY AMALFI COAST | POSITANO & THE ISLE OF CAPRI | CULTURE + WALKING Italy's Most Spectacular Coastline Classic Journeys On a launch approaching the Amalfi peninsula, you face a startling sight. Like elegant rock climbers, villas cling with no visible foothold to the sheer cliffs. You have to ask provides yourself how … why? But when you swing open the shutters in your cliffside hotel room, the jaw-dropping view is all the answer you need. In balmy Amalfi, orange trees unbeatable access shade village streets. Seaside footpaths around Positano encourage an easy pace perfect for soaking in the atmosphere. You’ll settle in for a stay on the glorious isle of to experiences Capri — a luxury the day-trippers can’t imagine. You’ll explore Pompeii with an archaeologist. Whether you choose our Culture + Walking, Culinary or Family around the globe.” experience, you’ll see Amalfi in the best way — in the company of an Italian friend who knows the ins and outs of life at the edge of the sea. Travel + Leisure 833-493-5038 | CLASSICJOURNEYS.COM DAILY ITINERARY AMALFI COAST | POSITANO & THE ISLE OF CAPRI | CULTURE + WALKING DAY 1 CAPRI POMPEII • Marvel at the views from the top of Monte Solaro • Back at sea level, lunch at an elegant marina • Explore Pompeii with an expert archaeologist guide • Stroll the quiet streets after the day-trippers leave • Toast the week ahead over a festive welcome dinner One of the most unexpected and unforgettable Meet in Naples at your hotel overlooking the bay and the experiences on Capri is making the ascent to Monte Solaro. fortress. Your afternoon is dedicated to perhaps the From Anacapri, the island’s other main village, a chairlift greatest treasure of Roman antiquity: Pompeii. You know takes you up to the terrace on the mountaintop. On the the story of how it was buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in chairlift you’re close to nature and culture - your feet almost 79 AD and of the centuries-long process of excavating the graze the small fruit trees in the gardens of the homes we ruins – a process that’s still yielding remarkable discoveries. glide over. Once at the top, remarkable views come into That story comes to vivid life as you explore with your own focus. You can see the arc of the bay and Naples at its edge expert archeologist. You’ll see the details and nuances of with the inevitable profile of Vesuvius. There’s also a view the city as your guide takes you to a favorite villa and hidden to the Amalfi Peninsula where you’re headed in the coming parts of the site. days and the blue-as-blue-can-be Tyrrhenian Sea. Late afternoon, you return to Naples. Your hotel is located The way down is on a natural path that wanders through right on the waterfront, is an ideal location for a leisurely meadows and past a 14th century monastery. The walk and walk on your own, before or after a festive welcome dinner. the amazing air are ideal appetite stimulants, which is a OVERNIGHT: NAPLES lucky thing as your next destination is the beach for lunch, MEALS: D if you wish, at Marina Piccola. From Jackie O to Julia Roberts, it’s been a magnet for the isle’s celebrated visitors, and it’s a perfect expression of Capri style. DAY 2 Back in the village of Capri, sip a Negroni on the hotel’s CAPRI elegant front terrace. Take advantage of the many different • Hydrofoil across the Bay of Naples to Capri amenities of the hotel and, by all means, do some shopping • Settle into the renowned Grand Hotel Quisisana in the elegant shops that stay open late into the evening. • Soak in remarkable views from a path overlooking the sea The day-trippers are gone, and this peaceful face of Capri is a wonderful way to bring your day to a long, lingering end. After breakfast, you board a hydrofoil for a brief skim across Dinner tonight is a perfect time to try some Capri-inspried the bay to the Isle of Capri, where you’ll have the dishes, perhaps, starting with a Caprese salad. incomparable luxury of calling it your home away from OVERNIGHT: CAPRI home for the next two nights. From the dock, convertible MEALS: B taxis whisk you up to the piazetta, the little square that is the heart of Capri’s pedestrian village and just a few steps from the Grand Hotel Quisisana. The Quisi is the island’s most DAY 4 iconic hotel, where “grand” takes on a whole new meaning. SORRENTO / POSITANO In the days ahead, you’ll have plenty of time to explore and • Explore and have lunch in Sorrento shop in the charming, boutique-lined streets. (Any designer • Settle into your spectacular sited hotel in Positano label that comes to mind when you think of haute couture has a boutique on Capri). Your first look at the island is one After a sumptuous breakfast wave goodbye to the many tourists never see. Your local guide will lead you on a Quisisana and Capri to return to the mainland. Tracing the walk along cobblestone lanes and coastal paths to hidden perimeter of the bay, arrive in Sorrento. Here, you'll have lookouts from which you get panoramic views over the time to discover the town that has enchanted generations flower-bedecked terraces of the Gardens of Augustus. of travelers, starting from the wealthy Roman Senators to Tracing the flower and lemon-tree lined paths back to the the artists of the Grand Tour. While strolling through the village, you’ll have time to linger over an outdoor lunch or bustling little streets, why not indulge and try one of Italy's do some shopping on your own. Then we’re off to explore favorite gelato? Or stop for, say, a plate of gnocchi alla on a walk with breathtaking views of the Faraglioni, the sorrentina for lunch? towering rock formations that seem to erupt from the sea. From your high-up vantage point, you’ll discover that the From Sorrento, the sinuous Amalfi Coast Road traces the water is so crystalline that the yachts cast visible shadows peninsula’s edge. A remarkable work of engineering, it is on the seabed. You follow in famous footsteps on these carved out of the side of a mountain, with views down to the trails that were used by the Emperor Tiberius, and even Tyrrhenian Sea and up to the cliffs above. At the farthest Eisenhower and Churchill who met here secretly to point, you can see back to Capri. In the afternoon, you arrive coordinate Allied efforts during World War II. in the seaside village of Positano. When John Steinbeck lived here, he wrote that “Positano is a dream place that isn’t Dinner tonight is at the exclusive restaurant of the Quisisana quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly Hotel. real after you’ve gone.” But don’t worry, you will fully enjoy OVERNIGHT: CAPRI the magic of Positano during your visit. And that starts with MEALS: B, D the pinch-yourself views from your cliffside hotel. The town stretches from your window and the pastel-colored villas cling almost to the steep slopes down to the sea. DAY 3 833-493-5038 | CLASSICJOURNEYS.COM DAILY ITINERARY AMALFI COAST | POSITANO & THE ISLE OF CAPRI | CULTURE + WALKING Shortly after arriving at the hotel, join your guide for an exploration of Positano, where you have time to soak in the DAY 6 unique atmosphere while walking down the colorful and meandering little streets at sunset, before reuniting with POSITANO / SORRENTO HILLS your travel companions again for dinner in town. • Walk through pine and chestnut trees OVERNIGHT: POSITANO • Make your own pizza in a real wood-burning oven MEALS: B, D • Taste the freshest mozzarella and drink the original limoncello This morning we say “arrivederci” to the Amalfi Coast, and drive up the rolling hills to the countryside. We follow a path DAY 5 that meanders through chestnut trees and a pinewood forest, passing by the local’s homes and gardens where all RAVELLO / AMALFI sorts of delicious seasonal fruits and vegetables are grown. • Wander in the sky-high gardens of Ravello You head towards your hosts’ organic farm, located on the • Follow a trail past the picturesque ruins of paper mills hills above Sorrento, for a delicious and truly Neapolitan Your morning opens with a scenic drive (there is no other hands-on pizza making. Immerse yourself in the experience kind of drive in Amalfi) to Ravello, a true gem of the Amalfi of learning how to prepare the iconic food that has made Coast. Perched high on a ridge, the town has a lovely this area famous worldwide. Watch and discover (and try it historic center with colorful ceramic shops and bustling yourself!) how to make the freshest-ever mozzarella. Then sidewalk cafes. All sidewalks end at the literal edge of toss pizza dough, dollop on your favorite toppings, and tend gardens where you can see miles and miles of coastline to the perfect baking of your own masterpiece, in an original from a single spot. wood fired oven. After lunch, your guide will lead you along a incredibly To cap the experience, join our hosts and visit the farm’s scenic footpath known as “the valley of the mills.” It was very own small factory that creates some of the region’s made famous by artists and writers who tried to capture its finest limoncello.
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