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Naples close up up and down Baia and Capo and Procida , a 2000 year journey Vesuvius and Pietrarsa Gragnano and The 2 faces of and Sant’Agata de ‘Goti Gesualdo and Cantine di Taurasi

Capri, the queen of the Jet Set and Discovering the and Artistic Ceramics Path of the Gods Path of Vietri Villages (Rhyme of Eternity, Classic, Lombard) White Gold and buffalo mozzarella , , & the Mediterranean Diet : surprises at every step , the city of the Princes of San Severino

Bay of Trentova and the ancient village of The Creste del Tresino and The novelist from San Marco to Acciaroli The Primula path and caves The Marcellino path and caves Path of the Infreschi and caves of Camerota Cilento, water and landscapes Experience at 360° Caves of and Borgo - Caves and Convent of Sant’Antonio in Polla

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The rights of electronic storage and total adaptation o part of this catalog are reserved. All photos are used for explanatory purposes only. Book now Some of them belong to their respective owners and have been to guarantee your participation provided by them or publicly found online citing, where possible, author and source without any purpose of violation of intellectual property rights. Map of the places visited The proposed itinerary is the starting point to This tour starts from Capodimonte , Naples close up discover the exceptional heritage of artistic and Naples up and down built by Carlo di Borbone on the verdant and architectural treasures offered by the city of panoramic hill overlooking the . Naples. It starts from the most beloved place by The entire building now plays the role of Price: € 16,00 Neapolitans: the Cathedral, universally known Price: € 16,00 museum. On the first floor there is the historic Duration: about 5 hours (excluding break) as “Cathedral of San Gennaro”. Inside, along the Duration: about 5 hours (excluding break) apartment and the rich ; Language: Italian, English, French, German left aisle, there is the entrance to the ancient Language: Italian, English on the second, the Gallery with Neapolitan Included: guide service early Christian Basilica of Santa Restituta with Included: guide service masterpieces from the 1200s to the 1700s; on Not included: pizza, sfogliatella its scenic image. To admire also the Not included: Capodimonte ticket the third, there is the collection of 19th century When to book: at least 3 days in advance Crypt and the Chapel of the Treasure . From via When to book: at least 3 days in advance works and contemporary art. After the visit it’s Wheelchair accessibility: partial dei Tribunali the tour continous towards the Wheelchair accessibility: partial possible to enjoy a relaxing walk in the well- Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement lower Decumano, the famous Spaccanapoli Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement kept Park of the Reggia, the King’s original Alternative: the afternoon visit can be replaced (split Naples), so called because it cuts the reserve, the result of the inspiration with the pizza cooking class. ancient center in a straight line. Along the Possibility of extension with the underground of the architect Ferdinando Sanfelice. The way, among spiers and , curiosities path of the Bourbon Gallery. ancient headquarters of the porcelain factory, Possibility of extension with a visit to the San and anecdotes of the most mysterious city in the Casino della Regina and the Eremo dei Severo chapel. will be told. Before arriving in Piazza Cappuccini meet among centuries-old plants del Gesù Nuovo, where the imposing ashlar and fantastic gardens. Stop to the city center. facade of the homonym church stands out, Free time available. The continuation includes a there are the interiors of two other places of splendid walk in the seaside quarter in front of worship of high value to admire: San Gregorio Via Partenope, one of the most panoramic points Armeno and Santa Chiara. It’s time to break, of the city. The islet of Megaride, where Castel which in Naples is equivalent to a challenge dell’Ovo stands, was the first place where the between pizza and sfogliatella: who will win? ancient ships of the ended up, when they The visit continues to the monumental area of conquered the Neapolitan gulf and founded the the city, where four incomparable jewels are city of Neapolis in 474 BC. The Castle, rebuilt concentrated: Galleria Umberto I, Teatro San around 1128 on a site full of complex historical Carlo, Piazza del Plebiscito and Palazzo Reale. events, was probably dedicated to paganism, as In the center of the large square there are the legend related to the Parthenope siren tells, the equestrian statues of Charles of Bourbon but with the monks coming from East it became and Ferdinand I, sovereigns and witnesses of a place of Christian worship. An internal visit to It’s not true, but I believe it! the splendor of Naples, capital of the largest The legend of Virgil’s Egg the fortress is planned. The walk will continue The miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of kingdom of , third city in Europe and a Castel dell’Ovo, the oldest fortress in Naples, to Maschio Angioino (or ) to the patron saint of Naples is a mixture of legend, favorite seat of travelers and artists. The tour stands on the tufaceous islet of Megaride, where admire from the outside the distinctive symbol superstition and historical events. Three times a ends at the Castel Nuovo (external), or Maschio Partenope was founded in the eighth century. B.C. of Naples, built by Charles I of Anjou to give a year San Gennaro offers his prodigy: on his feast Angioino, a distinctive symbol of one of the Famous is the legend of Virgil’s egg, which gives respectable accommodation to his court. day, 19th of September; the Saturday preceding most represented cities in the world. its name to the structure, according to which the first Sunday in May (to commemorate the the poet hid an egg in the dungeons to keep it translation of his remains); December 16th, in intact; if the egg broke, the castle would collapse memory of the Vesuvian eruption of 1631. causing the city to fall into disgrace.

6 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 7 The Flegrean Area: The Campi Flegrei (from the Greek flegraios, Pozzuoli is one of the most fascinating “ardent”) are a huge volcanic area that extends Pozzuoli and Procida archaeological areas in the world: “City of Baia and Capo Miseno west of the Gulf of Naples, from the Posillipo just government”, in the Greek Age; Puteoli, in hill to Cuma: it also includes the islands of Roman times; for a long time it has been the Price: € 19,50 Nisida, Procida, Vivara and . The volcanic Price: € 33,50 largest port in the . As evidence Duration: about 6 hours (excluding break) nature of this area is immediately evident from Duration: about 7 hours (excluding break) of its greatness, the Puteolans built the Flavian Language: Italian, English the presence of tuff, pumice, boiling steam Language: Italian, English Amphitheater: third in size, after those of Included: guide service fumaroles and craters that forms natural Included: guide service, return ferry and , it had a capacity of 40 thousand Not included: Baia Museum and Archaeological amphitheaters. Some craters have become Not included: Flavian Amphitheater ticket spectators. It presents the largest and best Park ticket lakes, while still active volcanic phenomena When to book: at least 3 days in advance preserved undergrounds known: stairways, When to book: at least 3 days in advance are clearly visible. The first stop of the tour is Wheelchair accessibility: NO corridors, devices for lifting the cages of the Wheelchair accessibility: partial the Archaeological Museum of the Phlegraean Possibility of lunch: NO fairs and even a system to represent naval Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement Fields, set up in the rooms of the Aragonese battles. The visit continues to the harbour Castle of Baia. The fortress, built in the 15th Alternativa: The visit to Procida can be replaced area to discover the Serapeum (the ancient century to defend against Saracen raids, with the Phlegraean lakes. Macellum, the meat and fish market), famous dominates the Gulf of Baia from the top of its for its particular structure and for being a promontory, defined by the Latin poet Horace, measuring instrument of the Phlegraean “the most splendid place in the world”. A bradyseism phenomenon. Free time available little more than a kilometer separates the before boarding the scheduled ferry to Procida Castle from the Archaeological Park of Baia, (approx. 40 min. Navigation). We continue to considered the largest spa complex in ancient discover the smallest of the Neapolitan islands, Italy. A city made up of spas and divided by inserted in the context of the Phlegraean area; sectors; among the many works, the Temple of around its coasts, it is possible to identify seven Mercury stands out in importance, whose dome craters! From the colorful village of Marina is second in size only to the Pantheon in Rome. Grande you can reach, with a convenient shuttle Free time available. Continue to Capo Miseno, service, one of the oldest and most fascinating the extreme point of the Phlegraean peninsula, places on the island of Procida: the village of which takes its name from the myth of the Terra Murata, to admire the Aragonese castle trumpeter of Aeneas, who died in these waters and the Abbey of San Michele Arcangelo. Here and was buried in this place. The evocative route is enclosed all the soul and history of ancient leads to discover the Sacello degli Augustali, a Procida with the undergrounds, the ancient tuff Baia, Pusilla Romae temple dedicated to the cult of the emperor, the I laghi flegrei houses and a spectacular view over the entire With the advent of the Empire, Baia became the Dragonara cave, an incredible cistern dug into An enchanting journey through history, legends, Gulf of Naples. These are the places that have vacation residence of the imperial family and the tuff of Monte Miseno and the Roman theater nature, to discover some of the fantastic lakes inspired great writers (Elsa Morante for the earned the nickname of Pusilla Romae. In the with an entrance also from the sea. Magical of the Campi Flegrei! From Lake D’Averno, novel “Arturo’s Island”) and great directors following three centuries the leisure buildings and timeless places that offer unforgettable mentioned by Homer and Virgil who attributed (Michael Radford and Massimo Troisi for the reached such forms of splendor that often suggestions, through unique scenarios. to him the entrance to the Underworld (Hades), film “Il Postino”). Additional free time available served as a model for buildings in Rome itself. near the thermal complex of the Imperial Age before returning to Pozzuoli by scheduled ferry. An example of this is the grandiose dome of the of the Temple of Apollo, to Fusaro Lake, where thermal hall of the “Temple of Mercury”, which stands the Casina Vanvitelliana of Ferdinand IV anticipates, over a century, the construction of of Bourbon. the Pantheon in Rome.

8 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 9 Pompeii, a journey of 2000 The ancient Pompeii is the most evocative Vesuvius: Valle dell’Inferno Trail Those who say “Campania” think of Vesuvius, the years old and famous archaeological site in the world, and Pietrarsa Railway Museum most famous volcano in the world, which closes excavated for about four-fifths of its urban the Gulf of Naples with its perfect shape. La territory. Today 44 hectares of area have been Valle dell’Inferno (the Valley of Hell ) separates Price: € 15,00 brought back to light in a remarkable state Sentiero Valle dell’Inferno e Museo Monte Somma from the younger volcano, Duration: about 3 hours of conservation, due to the particular burial Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa Vesuvius, and is partly invaded by the lava of the Language: Italian, English, French, German caused by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. A last eruption of 1944, colonized by the lichen Included: guide service large number of submerged items have been Price: € 15,00 Stereocaulon vesuvianum. Along this path it’s Not included: Pompeii excavation ticket preserved thanks to the lack of air , so we have Duration: about 6 hours possible to admire the grandeur of the volcano When to book: at least 3 days in advance lots of information about habits, lifestyles, and Language: Italian, English observing Monte Somma and Vesuvius from Wheelchair accessibility: YES glories of the old Romans. The ancient city of Included: guide service (Valle dell’ Inferno Trail) below. The path starts at an altitude of 965m and Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement Pompeii had an elliptical plan, was surrounded Not included: railway museum ticket extends for about 2500m. It’s fairly flat but then by walls, towers and was divided into When to book: at least 3 days in advance it goes gently uphill. After descending into the Possibility of extension with excursion to the neighborhoods by straight streets (cardi and Wheelchair accessibility: YES valley through various vegetation belts, it leads Great Cone of Vesuvius. decumani) intersecting at right angles. Many of Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement to the Arena and the natural arch and then the the major public monuments are concentrated Cognoli di Levante on which the most beautiful around the main Forum, like the Temple of “rope” lava formation of Vesuvius is placed, Jupiter, the temples of Apollo and Vespasian, the engraved by a deep fracture in which house Macellum, the building of Eumachia, the Basilica numerous species of fern . After a stop, the tour and two honorary arches. Other large buildings continues at the National Railway Museum of stand out in the urban fabric as the Forum Pietrarsa. The exhibition complex extends over baths, the Central Baths and the Stabian Baths, an area of ​​36,000 square meters overlooking the Teatro Grande and the magnificentTeatro the Gulf of Naples. The museum collection is Piccolo (or Odeon), the elegant Temple of Isis, distributed in four pavilions, which constitute the Amphitheater. Among the rich residences , the remains of a prestigious industrial building, Villa dei Misteri is one of the most impressive, a peculiarity of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies. with its fabulous vivid frescoes, the House of The buildings are interspersed with large open the Faun and the House of the Vettii with its spaces and botanical gardens that offer the paintings, so important for the knowledge of opportunity to recreate a close contact with the various Roman artistic styles. There are also the Mediterranean and extra-continental flora. countless shops, from restaurants (tabernae) Fifty-five trains are on display, including steam The great Pompeii project to taverns (cauponae), from bars (thermopolia) The Pietrarsa workshops locomotives, electric trains and diesel trains. In 2012, 105 million euros were allocated to save to laundries (fullonicae), many of which are The factory was founded in 1842 by Ferdinand II There are also machinery and model railways Pompeii: it is the beginning of an ambitious and lined up along Via dell’Abbondanza. Last but not of Bourbon as a “Royal mechanical pyrotechnic on display which span from the 1800s through visionary project. The first phase, completed least, the casts of some victims of the tragedy, and locomotive factory”, the first factory of its to the 1980s: a fascinating journey through time in 2015, involved securing, conservation and testifying a dramatic and sudden end at the kind on Italian territory. The conversion into a among the railway vehicles that united Italy restoration; the second, which began in 2018, same time. museum took place in 1989, following the closure from 1839 to nowdays. aims to bring to light an alley and houses with all of the mechanical workshops, becoming, in fact, the wonders they contain. the seat of one of the largest railway museums in the world.

10 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 11 The city of Gragnano extends over an area The was built to fulfill Gragnano and Sorrento nestled between Lattari Mountains, which The two faces of Caserta the desire of King Charles of Bourbon to create divides the two sides of the . a work that emulated the splendor of Versailles The orographic, hydrogeological and climatic and, at the same time, could host the large Price: € 39,00 characteristics of this area ensure an excellent Price: € 19,50 Neapolitan court. The plan of the building, which Duration: about 7 hours (including stop lunch) production of pasta, wine, cheeses, extra virgin Duration: about 6 hours (excluding break) took 22 years of work, was started by Luigi Language: Italian, English olive oil and tomatoes. Natural resources have Language: Italian, English, French Vanvitelli and completed by his son Carlo. It Included: guide service been joined by the specific skills, ingenuity Included: guide service and earphones consists of an imposing rectangular building, When to book: at least 3 days in advance and ability of the “maccarunari” that have Not included: Reggia ticket with four courtyards connected by galleries. Wheelchair accessibility: partial made Gragnano famous throughout the When to book: at least 3 days in advance Its sumptuous interiors counts more than Possibility of lunch: included world as: The City of Pasta. We will visit one Wheelchair accessibility: NO 1000 rooms and 1742 windows, divided in halls, of the most important production plants of Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement a theater and a chapel. The gardens are the Possibility of extension with a visit to Villa Pasta di Gragnano IGP. During the tour it will wonder of wonders: three km of park divided “Arianna” - Stabia. be possible to observe how the True Artisan into three areas. The parterre with the old wood; Pasta of Gragnano is produced “live” with a the central area with large pools of water, pleasant technical - emotional explanation of waterfalls and sculptural groups; the English all the phases of traditional processing. Inside garden with arboreal essences of great value, the factory there is also the Pasta Museum: a lakes and streams, ending with the Great and beautiful display of technical-historical tools scenic waterfall. Free time available. The tour that allow you to experience the history of continues to , which rises on the the product. At the end there will be a food slopes of the Tifatini Mountains, at 400 meters tasting with pasta dishes up to 2 different above sea level. The impact with the colors that courses, with a combination of surprising local dominate the village is certainly different than wines. Continuation to Sorrento. The visit of the splendor of the palace, but the satisfaction the enchanting cosmopolitan city starts from is the same. In the center of the town, on Piazza Piazza Tasso and continues with the Basilica Vescovado, the most important building stands dedicated to the patron saint, St. Antonino, out: the Cathedral, whose construction began and the Cathedral, which presents visitors in the Norman period. There are various styles with wonderful works of Sorrento wood inlay. in it: Sicilian-Arab, Apulian Romanesque and After walking along the narrow streets of Benedictine, thanks to the direct contact with the historic center to discover the important the Abbey of Montecassino. The bell tower was Lemon of Sorrento IGP classical and medieval testimonies, such as Royal Palace of Caserta built a few decades later and already shows It is a medium-large lemon, elliptical in shape the Sedil Dominova and the fourteenth-century The construction of the work required the some Gothic influences. The ruins of the castle, and with a particularly succulent pulp. The Cloister of San Francesco, there will be a preparation of an immense construction site built starting from the sixth century. A.D., recall peel is very fragrant due to the rich presence stop at the municipal gardens, an inevitable which, for a certain period, involved more than the Lombard conquest of the South, a time when of essential oils. These peculiar qualitative postcard of the “City of the Sirens”. The tour 2700 workers as well as 330 laborers, 250 Turkish the residential area was known by the toponym characteristics make the “Limone di Sorrento” ends in the fragrant garden of a local factory pirates and 300 master builders. To tow the of Casahirta. The views that accompany visitors IGP a product of excellence, both for the fresh dedicated to the cultivation of citrus fruits and particularly heavy loads it was necessary to turn along the route are amazing. market and for the production of the famous the production of liqueurs, jams and ice cream to the help of camels and elephants. “limoncello”, which has found its international using artisanal methods. Possibility to taste an consecration on the Sorrento coast. exquisite ice cream or an excellent liqueur.

12 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 13 Benevento and Sant’Agata The Samnite capital is a city that can be Gesualdo and Taurasi Cantine Gesualdo is located in the province of , defined an “open-air museum”, highlighted on a gentle hillside, equidistant from the coasts de’ Goti by many architectural beauties, witnesses of Caggiano of the Tyrrhenian and the Adriatic. This the passage of different cultures. From the town gives its name to the noble family of the Price: € 15,00 Roman past it is possible to admire the Arch of Price: € 29,50 Gesualdo’s, whose most illustrious exponent, Duration: about 5 hours (excluding break) Trajan (the most impressive and evocative of Duration: about 5 hours (including stop lunch) Prince Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa, is considered Language: Italian, English the Roman honorary arches), and the Theater, Language: Italian, English one of the greatest composers of madrigals and Included: guide service capable of hosting up to 10,000 spectators. The Included: guide service sacred music of all the times. The ancient town Not included: Torrone Church of Santa Sofia, a UNESCO World Heritage When to book: at least 3 days in advance develops around the medieval castle, in the When to book: at least 3 days in advance Site, was built by the will of the Lombard prince Wheelchair accessibility: NO characteristic circular shape, with concentric Wheelchair accessibility: NO Arechi II. Testimonies of the papal dominion are Lunch: including tastings of n. 2 DOCG wines and circles. The fortress, a Lombard structure, was Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement the majestic Rocca dei Rettori, built in 1321 on cutting board with typical products transformed by the prince into a sumptuous the model of the great military buildings of Renaissance-style residence, with a printing Possibility of extension with a visit to the “Janua” Avignon and Carcassone, and the Cathedral, house and a theater, where he used to welcome - Museum of the Witches of Benevento. with a Romanesque facade enriched by a writers and poets, among all Torquato Tasso. In splendid bronze portal. Do not underestimate front of the castle, on Piazza Neviera, stands the fact that these splendors are concentrated the Church of the Archconfraternity of SS. at a short distance from each other and easily Rosary which houses the statue of St. Vincenzo reachable on foot. Stop and possibility of Ferreri, with the centuries-old tradition of tasting the torrone sweet, a typical product of the flight of the Angel. The tour continues to Sannio, famous throughout the world. The visit discover the many architectural magnificences continues to Sant’Agata de ‘Goti, mentioned such as the ancient Fountain of the Putti, the by Virgil in the Aeneid with the original name lovely Piazzetta dedicated to Cillo , a of . Its historic center, listed among local poet, and the Cappellone, a characteristic “The most beautiful villages in Italy”, is located music chapel. Among the suggestive alleys, on a very high tuff rock in the Caudina valley. in a progression of original panoramic views, Before entering the medieval village, there’ll Gesualdo reveals all its millenary history. At be a stop on the Ponte Martorano where the the end of the visit free time at disposal and most beautiful view of the town opens up: the continuation to Caggiano di Taurasi Cellars. sheer walls that support the town dominated Lunch. The Caggiano di Taurasi company is one The city of the witches by domes and bell towers that describe a Carlo Gesualdo: the prince of musicians of the most beautiful wineries in Campania, a Benevento, in the collective imagination, was the postcard image of other times. In the eyes of Second son of Fabrizio II and Geronima Borromeo real museum of wine culture. Guests will walk haunt of witches, the place where a huge walnut visitors, stone-paved streets tell a story that (sister of Saint Charles). He was a musician, a very among tens of thousands of bottles resting in tree grew, majestic and terrifying, where the began in the early and continued in refined innovator and an exceptional precursor niches created between the stone walls, and greatest witches (le streghe) from all over Europe subsequent eras with works such as the Duomo, of modern music. On the night between 16 and then, everywhere, barriques where they refine used to gather around. The great businessman, dedicated to the Assumption, the Church of San 17 October 1590 he perpetrated the murdered of the great wines of Taurasi that characterize the Giuseppe Alberti wanted to evoke the legend Francesco, the Church of the Annunziata and his wife, Maria D’Avalos, and her lover, Fabrizio company as a great interpreter of Irpinia wines. that connects Benevento to witchcraft rites . He the Norman castle. Carafa, caught in the act of adultery. He escaped founded, in 1860, a company known all over the from Naples and he took refuge in Gesualdo, world thanks to the Strega liqueur and a refined where he will change the history of the small confectionery production. Irpinia village forever.

14 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 15 An opportunity to spend the day in company of mom and dadv

Strolling through alleys and squares, discovering what An engaging and interactive guided tour in one of the is still “hidden” in Naples of . most beautiful UNESCO sites in the world.

The children, divided into at least 2 teams, will have to face An archeo-tour designed for the little ones, because TOUR FAMILY skill tests, but also photograph and involve parents and learning while having fun is always the most beautiful passers-by in their enterprise. Then they have to translate winning formula of all! Games and anecdotes will mark ancient writings to be able to interpret the mysterious this guided tour, accompanying the little Indiana Jones to formula that will help the mermaid Parthenope. At the end the discovery of ancient Pompeii. A dive into the past, to of the path there will be many curious and interesting news discover the city which, born at the foot of Vesuvius, was about the ancient Greeks and Naples, which we will cross a witness and proof of the eruption of 79 AD. We will start in joy. A tour in the ancient Neapolitan center dedicated to from the Amphitheater, the place where the gladiators the entertainment of young and old to allow the spirit of the performed, up to the Forum, along the ancient streets and Parthenope Siren to return home. crossing the most important of them: Via dell’Abbondanza, TOUR FAMILY with its shops and its domus, frescoes, mosaics and all the EVVIVA NAPOLI! secrets of a perfectly preserved ancient Roman city.

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An opportunity to spend the day in company of mom and dad VISIT SUITABLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY VISIT SUITABLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Children: 6 to 11 years old Children: 6 to 11 years old Duration: about 2 hours Duration: about 2 hours Language: Italian, English Language: Italian, English Price: € 15.00 (both children and adults) Price: € 15.00 (both children and adults) Excluded: entrance ticket (if any) Excluded: entrance ticket (adults only)

tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] Meeting at Molo Manfredi (Tourist Port - Meeting at the Molo Masuccio , the queen of the Jet Set Salerno) and boarding on scheduled hydrofoil Positano and Amalfi (Salerno) and boarding on the scheduled direct to Capri. The blue island is the natural ferry to Positano. Known as the “Pearl of the extension of the Sorrento peninsula, the Divine”, Positano is the only town in the world Price: € 49,50 light-colored rocks of the seem Price: € 42,50 conceived on a vertical axis. The visit starts Duration: about 9 hours (including navigation) to have detached from the Bay of Ieranto Duration: about 9 hours (including navigation) from the Church of S. Maria dell’Assunta, with Language: Italian, English, French and set sail, as testifies the common karstic Language: Italian, English, French the Byzantine icon on the main altar, unique Included: guide service, return hydrofoil ticket characteristics. Disembark at Marina Grande Included: guide service, integrated ferry ticket in its style because it shows a black Madonna Not included: funicular tickets, Gardens of and, by funicular or by private minivan, you will service Salerno\Positano\Amalfi\Salerno with child. Continue along the narrow streets Augustus and Certosa di San Giacomo reach Piazza Umberto I, commonly known as When to book: at least 3 days in advance of the historic center: a colorful exhibition “on When to book: at least 3 days in advance “the little square”, the most famous lounge in Wheelchair accessibility: partial the road”, capable of capturing even the gaze of Wheelchair accessibility: NO the world. A Walk through the narrow streets Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement the most distracted tourists. Free time before Possibility of lunch: NO of the center, the characteristic alleys and the boarding to Amalfi. The statue of Flavio Gioia, Possibility of extension with a visit to the Amalfi splendid terraces, to reach Sant’Anna district the inventor of the compass, is located in the Paper Museum (postponing the return time by 90 with the ancient church, a jewel of medieval art. center of the square that bears his name and minutes). Advancing towards Via Camerelle, you reach will welcome all the visitors approading in the Gardens of Augustus, consisting in a series the town. The coastal center has its historical of flowered terraces, overlooking the sea, with and cultural roots in the maritime trade of its the belvedere overlooking Faraglioni rocks and Ancient Republic. Piazza Duomo captures the the Bay of Marina Piccola with the bends of Via gaze of tourists with its disarming beauty: in Krupp. It’s time to visit the Charterhouse of St. a single glance you can admire the majestic James, the oldest historical site on the island of staircase and the facade of the Cathedral that Capri. The original fourteenth-century complex stands on its top. The visit of the monumental was partially transformed and enlarged in complex, dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle the 1500s and 1700s. Around the mid-1970s, and Martyr, starts from the Cloister of Paradise, an exhibition was set up in the Refectory with the original burial place of the most illustrious the works of the German painter Karl Wilhelm personages nobles of the city, and continues Diefenbach, who died on the island in 1913, with the Basilica of SS. Crucifix, now the seat donated to the Charterhouse by his heirs. Free of the Diocesan Museum, the Crypt, whose altar time available for a tour of the island of Capri houses hosts the remains of the Patron Saint, and / or shopping. Return to Marina Grande by until ending in the Cathedral, erected from Tour of the island of Capri funicular, in time for re-boarding and returning The Bikini was born in Positano! 987 under the Duke of Amalfi Mansone I. There To fully appreciate Capri we recommend a tour to Salerno. Since the 1950s, Positano has been the favorite are no adjectives to enhance such splendor, of the island by sea. Tours depart from Marina residence of many artists and writers and has it is necessary to go there in person to see it ! Grande and allow you to circumnavigate all also attracted “hit and run” tourism. It’s there Return to Salerno by scheduled ferry. the island in roughly two hours. Gliding on the that “the bikini” was launched on the market emerald waters, between bays and caves, you and, in the years of the “economic boom”, the can admire , Punta Carena lighthouse, Positano Fashion was born, whose dual objective Tiberio’s bath and other Capri pearls. Almost all was to satisfy the needs of groups of tanned and shipping companies include a stop at the Blue extravagant holidaymakers, and sophisticated Grotto for a visit (to those who wish). artists and writers.

18 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 19 Discovering the Boarding from Molo Manfredi - commercial Vietri sul Mare and Vietri sul Mare, worldwide for its ceramic Amalfi Coast port of Salerno - and navigation towards Amalfi Artistic Ceramics production, is the “calling card” and a doorway up to . of the Amalfi Coast coming from Salerno. Since Gliding over the UNESCO - Heritage coastal 1997, together with the other towns of the Divine Reserved boat excursion waters, with the best possible perspective, Price: € 15,00 Amalfi Coast, it has been declared a World lapping that tiny territory of the province of Duration: about 3 hours Heritage Site by UNESCO. The art of making Price: on demand Salerno which represents the sum of many Language: Italian, English ceramics in Vietri sul Mare dates back to Duration: about 7,50 hours specificities that coexist harmoniously with Included: guide service ancient times and has been perfected over the Language: Italian, English each other, in an almost supernatural symbiosis Not included: ice cream, workshop, limoncello centuries until the production of artifacts that Included: boat rental with skipper, fuel, snacks that blends landscape suggestions and art When to book: at least 3 days in advance are authentic masterpieces. The master potters Not included: guide service testimonies, history, culture and civilization Wheelchair accessibility: partial get their inspiration from the natural beauty of When to book: in advance meet: Vietri sul Mare (with its high hamlets of Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement the places and the richness of the land the sea , Wheelchair accessibility: NO , Albori and Dragonea), Cetara, Fuenti and Possibility of extension with a visit to the Arechi creating ceramics populated by characters and Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement Erchie; in addition, dubbed Capo D’Orso: , Castle of Salerno or Abbey of Cava de ’Tirreni. colors linked to everyday life. A world animated Minori, , Amalfi and, higher up, . by fishermen, farmers, boats, landscapes, fruit, Possibility of extension with a visit to Amalfi. A first stop will take place inErchie , where citrus fruits and animals, like the famous green you can “become familiar” with the sea of the​​ donkey, who has become the symbol of Vietri sul “Divina”. Another stop will be in Atrani and, Mare. The visit starts from the village of ancient before reaching Amalfi, it will be possible to Veteri, which develops on a terrace overlooking dive into the crystal clear waters of numerous the Mediterranean. The small residential area is and very pretty inlets and small bays that can dominated by the seventeenth-century church only be reached by sea. of San Giovanni Battista: the majolica dome Arrival in Amalfi and disembarkation. covered with yellow and green tiles represents Possibility of lunch in a restaurant and / its international “postcard”. The streets are an or guided tour of the Cathedral (Duomo), en plein air museum where each shop exhibits dedicated to Saint Andrew, and of the historic the result of its work; the municipal garden is center to discover the splendor of the Ancient the perfect artistic expression of the historic Maritime Republic. craftsmanship and colors of Vietri sul Mare: an Then, embarkation and navigation to the extraordinary symbiosis between respect for magnificent bay of Conca dei Marini, tradition and a breathtaking view. Possibility The fleet available characterized by the dense blue color of the Symbol of Vietri ceramics to enjoy an excellent ice cream or limoncello Gozzo Iavarone of 7,50mt, with large sunbathing sea. The green donkey (“ciucciariello”), symbol of made with IGP lemons from the Amalfi Coast. The return to the Port of Salerno is scheduled The tour continues to discover a factory that area at the bow, aft awning, shower and bluetooth Vietri ceramics, was created by Richard Dolker, a for 16:30. German artist who arrived in the coast in 1923. The produces Vietri ceramics. The visit experience stereo; will be enriched by a tactile workshop led by Gozzo Miseno of 7,50mt, equipped with cabin and characteristic figure of the donkey, rather funny, with very long ears and crooked legs, has become a master ceramist who will illustrate the basic bathroom, shower and Bluetooth stereo; techniques of the clay manipulation procedure, Vela Bavaria of 14,00mt, with 3 double cabins and part of the collective imagination of the people of Vietri, until it became the symbol of the city an activity that will be very satisfying if added 2 bathrooms; to the final result. Yacth Rio 11.50Fly, with two cabins (one double and its ceramics. and one with two single beds) and large bathroom equipped with every comfort.

20 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 21 One of the best known and most appreciated Historical and naturalistic excursion to discover Path of the God nature trails, which for its charm is considered Path of Vietri Villages the hamlets of Raito, Albori, Iaconti and among the most beautiful in the world. Meeting Dragonea, an ideal connection between some at the port Molo Masuccio Salernitano (Salerno) of the most beautiful villages in Vietri sul Mare Collegamento integrato and boarding, on a scheduled ferry, to Positano, Price: € 49,50 area. Point of departure and arrival: Marina di traghetto + autobus where a reserved bus will accompany the group Duration: about 7 hours (including stop lunch) Vietri. The initial route involves the overcoming to the beginning of the Path of the Gods. Along Language: Italian, English of some large and easy steps, which lead to Price: € 49,50 Included: guide service Duration: about 9 hours (including navigation and the route, which twists for about 4 km (with a a pedestrian crossing that cuts the Amalfi difference in height of 200mt), from Bomerano When to book: at least 3 days in advance state road, before entering in the heart of the transfer) Wheelchair accessibility: NO Language: Italian, English to Nocelle, a fraction of Positano, it’s possible itinerary. The journey through the villages to find comfortable wooden benches to rest Lunch: including light lunch (cheeses and small begins, symbolically, from a ceramic sundial Included: guide service and integrated ferry ticket appetizers) with tastings of n. 3 types of wines service Salerno\Amalfi + Positano\Salerno + bus and recover energy with some snacks, various on the floor. After the stop, photographic and transfer Amalfi\ fountains with drinking water that help to cool contemplative, we resume the walk with the When to book: at least 3 days in advance the various contemplative stops, panoramic roofs of the houses moving away, while the view Wheelchair accessibility: NO terraces to admire the Faraglioni rocks of widens more and more on the coast and on the Possibility of lunch: NO Capri, Punta Penna and the Lattari Mountain internal mountains. Here is the first inhabited chain. From the Borgo of Nocelle, you can see area, the ancient village of Raito, which houses very well Li Galli island, where the Sirens with the church dedicated to Santa Maria delle their bewitching song deceived the sailors. The Grazie. The place of worship has Romanesque entire route presents extraordinary places. and Baroque elements inside and houses the Starting from Bomerano, you first meet Grotta Chapel called Monte dei Marinai, embellished del Biscotto, a cavity located at 528mt above with frescoes from the Solimene School. It’s sea level where there are several cliffs and now time to continue to Albori, numbered among precipices that in some places can reach the most beautiful villages in Italy: a cluster of 200 meters in height. Immediately after it is houses hanging from the slopes of the coast, possible to admire the ancient settlements, almost all topped by domes of Arab flavor. Other real Rock Villages, whose peculiarity is that views of the landscape deserve a stop such as they were built, in the period of the Saracen those enjoyed from the terrace of the church raids, directly into the rock. Finally, another of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia (about 350mt well-known point of the path is the so-called above sea level). Then another two amazing Pistillo, a spur of rock at the base of which rises spots: Iaconti and Dragonea, the highest of the Gulf of the Sirens a steep limestone spire, a privileged point for Raito salus infirmorum fractions. After stopping at the ancient church The name of this path derives from historical facts the inevitable photo stop. At the end of the free A ceramic inscription, welcomes the visitors (11th century) of San Vincenzo, a stop to Le and legends that relates about the presence of time itinerary in Positano, before boarding the to the small village, informing them of the Vigne di Raito, an organic winery, characterized the Greek gods on the coast. They passed through scheduled ferry for the return to Salerno. healthiness of the air. A UNESCO World Heritage by the presence of vineyards (Aglianico and here to save Ulysses from the sirens that were Site, like the entire Amalfi Coast, and a splendid Piedirosso), lemon groves, secular olive trees, on the island of Li Galli. The Italian writer Italo jewel in the municipality of Vietri sul Mare, Raito fruit trees and from a small wood, a refuge for Calvino also described this path as “that road enjoys a breathtaking view of the . the very rich micro-fauna. Lunch, with tasting suspended over the magical Gulf of the Sirens of 3 wines. The tour continues after lunch with a still plowed by memory and myth”. relaxing visit to the vineyards before resuming the walk, all downhill, to Marina di Vietri.

22 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 23 The visit starts from the upper part of the an- Piazza Flavio Gioia, called “la Rotonda” by Salerno, Rhyme of Eternity cient center of Salerno, an area rich in waters Classic Salerno locals, is the starting point of this tour. To its left called, in the Middle Ages, Plaium Montis; here, stands the majestic Porta Nuova, surmounted for 700 years, the Minerva’s Garden has come to by a statue of San Matteo, protector of the Price: € 15,00 life, an excellent witness of the centuries-old Price: € 15,00 city of Salerno. Crossing it and going up to Duration: about 3 hours medical tradition of the “City of Hippocrates”, Duration: about 3 hours the right leads to Piazza Portanova and Via Language: Italian, English, French the highest expression of Salerno Medical Language: Italian, English, French Mercanti, the main artery of the old city, full of Included: guide service School, considered the oldest and most famous Included: guide service medieval traces and, until the beginning of the Not included: Giardino della Minerva ticket and university of medicine in western civilization. Not included: Diocesan Museum ticket last century, the most important commercial herbal tea Formerly owned by the noble Silvatico family, When to book: at least 3 days in advance street in Salerno. After a few meters you will When to book: at least 3 days in advance history tells that in 1300, the young descendant Wheelchair accessibility: partial find the beautiful Church of SS. Crucifix, dating Matteo, a dynamic traveler and great teacher Wheelchair accessibility: YES Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement from the 10th and 11th centuries, which was of the School, cultivated medical plants here Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement part of the adjacent convent of Santa Maria and promulgated their curative properties. The Possibility of extension with a visit to the Arechi della Pietà. The central nave gives access to the Possibility of extension with a visit to the Arechi garden develops on different levels, each one Castle of Salerno or Abbey of Cava de ’Tirreni. Castle of Salerno or Abbey of Cava de ’Tirreni. distinguished by basins or fountains, connected interesting Crypt which preserves the by a long staircase marked by pillars that sup- of the Crucifixion. Advancing through shops, port a pergola. The view from the belvedere churches and monasteries, the tour arrives at terrace is enchanting, where it is also possible the Cathedral, the most famous monument in to drink excellent herbal teas. Later the tour the city, built in the 11th century, the day after continues on the pedestrianized streets of the the Norman conquest of Salerno. It takes a historic center, towards the Cathedral, built few meters to reach the Diocesan Museum of the day after the Norman conquest of the city, San Matteo, housed in the building that was the in the 11th century, in honour of San Matteo. The seat of the Seminary. Among its collections, exterior shows important works of arts as the all of great interest, there are two of absolute bell tower, in Romanesque style, and two sets importance: the Cycle of Ivories and the Exultet. of stairs, with the door of the Lions that leads The Salerno ivories constitute the largest and into the large quadriportico that serves as a most complete collection of ivory tablets of the courtyard. Inside, precious mosaics cover the Christian Middle Ages in the world; The Exultet pulpits and the floor. The gorgeous Baroque is a well-preserved 13th-century parchment crypt is the place where the relics of the pa- roll, consisting of 11 sheets accompanied by The Salerno seafront tron saint are kept. The visit continues on Via illustrations, which was used during the Holy Mercanti, the main artery of the historic center, The Follaro of Gisulfo II A visit to Salerno cannot be complete without a Saturday liturgy. Also worthy of note are the up to the Fornelle district to admire the works Under the Lombard Prince Gisulfo II 1052/1077 the walk along the seafront, which has always been Cross known as Roberto il Guiscardo, the of Muri d’Autore, an open-air art gallery and monetary art of the Salerno mint reached levels defined as one of the most beautiful in Italy. “mysterious” painted Cross (known as the poems, created by young and talented street of great elegance. The coin shows in the beaded A walk there allows to admire the Gulf with a Barliario) and three oils on wood by Andrea artists in order to bring back the verses of the outline, the image of the prince half-length gaze that is lost in the unique embrace of the Sabatini. Part of the collection of coins from poet Alfonso Gatto in the streets of his city. The with a diadem and scepter in his right hand and two coasts, Cilento and Amalfi. Located on the , the Roman Republic, the Roman final stop is a characteristic shop where a rich mystical plant in the left. Always in a beaded Manfredi Pier, at the end of the promenade, is Empire was placed in the bright corridors selection of typical Campania products will be outline, there is a fortified Salerno, seen from the the Maritime station, the city’s cruise terminal, leading to the rooms. Among the hundreds of presented, one above all: the Colatura di Alici di sea, with the writing Opulenta Salernum. an elegant shell-shaped structure designed by Cetara, an Italian fish sauce made from ancho- pieces there is also an unobtainable Follaro of architect Zaha Hadid. vies, from the small fishing village of Cetara. the prince Gisulfo II.

24 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 25 Salerno, steeped in culture and prestigious It starts with the Buffalo and Mozzarella Salerno Lombard history, is inextricably linked to its Castle, which White Gold Museum, the unique exhibition dedicated to has become, over the centuries, a historical and dairy art, set up in some rooms of Masseria La architectural symbol of the city thanks to its Morella, just 2 km from . A small Price: € 15,00 indisputable charm and enormous panoramic Price: € 25,00 group of people gravitated around the factory, Duration: 3,50 hours impact, rising on the Bonadies hill at 300 meters Duration: about 6.00 hours built in the early 1700s, intent on buffalo Language: Italian, English, French above sea level. The primitive plant, built by Language: Italian, English breeding and the cultivation of vines and other Included: guide service the Romans (castrum) to defend the ancient Included: Museum of Buffalo and Mozzarella products of the earth. The peculiarity of this Not included: Arechi Castle ticket Salernum, was enlarged by the Byzantines and ticket exhibition is that it develops in spaces built When to book: at least 3 days in advance never abandoned. The Lombard prince Arechi When to book: at least 3 days in advance to perform the same functions. It is possible Wheelchair accessibility: YES II made it an impregnable fortress, which has Wheelchair accessibility: partial to visit the milking room, the old smoking Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement remained inviolate over the centuries, also Lunch: including light lunch oven, the aging cellar, the buffaloes, the Possibility of extension with a visit to Vietri sul thanks to the alliance with the Eastern Roman slaughterhouse, the stone vats for tanning. Mare. Empire. During the visit, the impregnability of Possibility of extension with a visit to the On display the result of years and years of the Arechi Castle, defined as the “Castle of Lungomare and the Municipal Villa of Salerno. passionate research such as maps, contracts, the Castles” of the , will inventories and notarial protocols from 1500 be highlighted. The restoration work made it to 1980 and still many photos of buffaloes, possible to recover a considerable amount of buffaloes, environments and scenes from medieval ceramics and coins from the Norman 1850 to 1950. Numerous tools and instruments, and Aragonese periods exhibited in the museum original and reconstructed, starting from nucleus inside the fort. The rest is dedicated to 1840. To complete the visit it is possible to the visit of the Complex of San Pietro a Corte, participate in interesting workshops such as the only Longobard palace still existing in Italy. leather processing, wicker baskets, games of The sumptuous residence, commissioned by the past. The tour continues in Salerno, at the Arechi II when Salerno became the capital, was UNICA Organic Dairy. Light lunch with buffalo equipped, among other things, with a balcony, mozzarella tasting. The plant is immersed in from where the Princeps spoke to the people, a park of 10 thousand square meters, with the and a palatine chapel, whose very high Titulus completely eco-sustainable production core was visible even by the people who arrived. at the center: a modern complex that responds from the sea. It stands on a pre-existing Roman to every need (families, business, catering). bath, straddling the ancient walls towards the During the visit, supervised by a qualified The Princeps Arechi II The real mozzarella At the fall of King Desiderius in 774 A.D. in the sea, with an adjoining private chapel dedicated employee, it will be possible to follow the The term “mozzarella” derives from the verb north of Italy, by the hand of , to Saints Peter and Paul. The staircase leads processing of mozzarella produced exclusively “mozzare”, (to cut), an operation still practiced Arechi was the duke of a vast territory and the inside, where it is possible to view a series of with buffalo milk from Paestum organic farms. today in all dairies, which consists in forging most important Lombard noble not subject to murals of Byzantine influence from the 12th and With ancient movements the expert hands of the piece of spun curd by hand, detaching the the Franks. He therefore decided to assume 13th centuries. The beautiful external bell tower the cheesemakers exchange the cut-off pasta individual mozzarella with the index fingers and the title of prince and to transfer his court also dates back to the same period. At the end which magically turns into white delicacies. It thumbs. This is how the typical rounded shape from Benevento to Salerno, inaugurating the of the tour you will reach a characteristic local will be practically impossible not to taste one! of mozzarella is obtained, a dairy product par ascending parable of the city destined to assume shop where a selection of high quality typical excellence, known worldwide. the role of capital of Langobardia Minor. Campania products will be presented.

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26 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 27 Between the sea and the hill of Capaccio (the Velia, Pioppi, Acciaroli & Velia is the Latin name of the ancient Greek Paestum ancient Caput Aquae) stands the Archaeologi- the Mediterranean Diet city of Elea, built around 540 BC by a group of cal Area of ​​Paestum, a UNESCO World Heritage Phocean refugees fleeing from Persians. Today Site, a place of exceptional historical and archi- it’s the Archaeological Park of Elea-Velia - a Price: € 15,00 tectural evidence of Magna Graecia (“the Great Price: € 42,50 UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city occupied Duration: about 2,50 hours Greece”). The foundation of the city took place Duration: about 7 hours (including stop lunch) a promontory, the , and the hills Language: Italian, English around 600 BC. by a group of Sybarite settlers Language: Italian behind it. It was surrounded by a large wall that Included: guide service and earphones, visit to who called it Poseidonia, in honor of the god Included: guide service and LAB DIET MED CAMP followed the natural profile of the soils. The cheese factory with mozzarella tasting of the sea, even if the protective goddess was path (max 3 products) communication between the 2 plateaus was Not included: Ruins of Paestum ticket Hera. Later occupied by the Lucanians, in 273 Not included: tickets Velia and Museo Vivo del monumentalized by the construction of Porta When to book: at least 3 days in advance BC. Rome made it a prosperous colony, giving Mare Rosa, the oldest example of a round arch in Italy. it its current name. The area that can be visited Wheelchair accessibility: partial When to book: at least 3 days in advance Here, for two centuries, they laid down the law is a sector of the ancient city, circumscribed Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement Wheelchair accessibility: partial on the Mediterranean, indelibly fixing the history within a mighty wall that was once equipped Lunch: included, in Acciaroli of universal thought with the philosophical with 28 towers and 4 main gates, to defend its universal symbols, the three great temples: school of Xenophanes, Parmenides, Zeno and Hera I, the so-called Basilica; the Áthenaion, Melisso, universally known as the Eleatic also called the temple of Ceres; Hera II, better School. It will be possible to visit the ancient known as the Temple of Neptune. The majestic urban area, which is divided into three distinct buildings, also due to their excellent state of districts, with military port, agora, the spa, conservation, are among the highest examples the sanctuary and the Acropolis. A nice walk of the Doric order in the West. In the middle of and a source of inspiration for philosophical the archeological park it’s possible to apprecia- thoughts. The visit continues to the live Museum te the public area, dating back to two distinct of the Sea in Pioppi.​​ The exhibition is spread eras. the Greek agora, with its Ekklesiasteiron over 2 floors of the historic Palazzo Vinciprova, and the Heroon (a sort of temple probably which stands out with its “castle” silhouette on celebrated the founder of the city). From the the waterfront of the small fishing village. The Roman period it’s still possible to see traces of exhibition, managed by Legambiente, offers on the ancient square (the forum) the Capitolium the ground floor an elevated cross-section of temple, the Basilica, the Amphitheater and an the marine habitat of the lower Tyrrhenian Sea, Hellenistic gymnasium. The itinerary is comple- from zero to 50 meters, with about 100 species The ted with a visit to the adjacent Archaeological LAB DIETA MED CAMP distributed in 12 tanks. On the first floor, there Museum, which certifies the historical evolu- An absolute masterpiece, built in local travertine, The educational project to discover the is the Eco Museum of the Mediterranean Diet tion of the city based on the various findings. frescoed along all the sides. The scenes, Mediterranean Diet takes place in craft shops, dedicated to the American doctor and luminary In its exhibits, the stele in the Oscan language, Lab-Restaurants and other spaces set up as Ancel Keys, who has scientifically demonstrated taken from a funeral banquet, symbolize the the archaic metopes of the Heraion of Foce prefiguration of eternal bliss, reserved for the real educational classrooms, even outdoors, in the beneficial qualities of the mix of food and and the Tomb of the Diver stand out in impor- the points of interest of the seaside village of lifestyle of the people of Cilento. The tour righteous after death. On the cover plate of the tance. In addition to archeology, the DNA of Acciaroli, managed directly by the producers and ends in Acciaroli with the LAB DIET MED CAMP tumb the diver is painted. It’s a young man who, Paestum is also mozzarella: the dairy product completely naked, dives from a springboard to experts in the field. The path includes a sensory path: gastronomic workshops and experiments of excellence, known globally. At the end, we involvement through the study of shapes, colors, reach the afterlife, crossing the sacred border accompanied by small tastings. reach a modern dairy production of Mozzarella aromas and flavors and production techniques between life and death. di Bufala Campana DOP, for a visit to the buffalo of (MAX 3 products) including: pecorino cheese, farm with final tasting. honey, oil, salting, aromatic herbs.

28 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 29 Padula: surprises at every The town of Padula is worth a visit not only Teggiano, the city of the Listed as one of the 71 most beautiful historical- for the beautiful Charterhouse, but also for tourist villages in Italy, Teggiano presents itself step Princes of San Severino the evocative natural settings. Before arriving to visitors with its ancient appearance of a in the village, we will visit the Paleochristian perfectly preserved stronghold. The tour starts Price: € 39,00 Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, one of Price: € 39,00 from the Norman Castle (external), where Duration: about 5 hours (including stop lunch) the oldest in the entire West, built in the 4th Duration: about 7 hours (excluding break) Antonello Sanseverino plotted the conspiracy of Language: Italian, English century. A.D. by order of Pope Marcellus I. The Language: Italian the barons against the king of Naples Ferrante Included: guide service and pasta cooking class filling of the tank doesn’t take place artificially, Included: guide service and pasta class I of , and continues along the streets of Not included: ticket but directly from the waters of a natural spring Not included: herbal liqueur tasting the historic center, between monuments and When to book: at least 3 days in advance on which the temple rests, making this baptism When to book: at least 3 days in advance several churches (Teggiano is also known such Wheelchair accessibility: NO by immersion unique in the world. Next stop Wheelchair accessibility: NO as the City of Thirteen Churches). Of absolute Lunch: included of this tour is the visit at the Charterhouse Possibility of lunch: included, in Padula importance are the public seat (a building of San Lorenzo, whose structure recalls the where the citizens gathered to discuss politics Possibility of extension with a visit to the Joe image of the grill where the saint was burned Alternative: the visit to the caciocavallo factory and make important decisions) and the obelisk Petrosino House Museum in Padula. alive. The external courtyard, with its imposing can be replaced with the Charterhouse of of San Cono, located in front of the Franciscan facade, welcomes the visitors. Inside its interior Padula. convent. An extraordinary combination of starts from the cloister of the guesthouse and faith and art is the Cathedral of Santa Maria continues with the chapels, the Church and the Maggiore, built at the end of the thirteenth Sacristy. It continues with the bell room, the century, by the order of Charles D’Angiò. Inside Chapter room and the Treasury room. From the you can admire treasures from different eras cloister of the ancient cemetery there’s the such as the precious tombs of the princes Founder’s Chapel, the Refectory and the kitchen. Enrico and Tommaso Sanseverino, the result Then the visit continues towards the Prior’s of the inspiration of the Sienese sculptor apartments, the famous helical staircase and da Camaino, and the medieval ambo, work of the largest cloister in Europe, ending with the Melchiorre da Montalbano. At the end, a visit elliptical Vanvitellian staircase which during to the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions the day is illuminated by seven large openings is scheduled. Stop with the possibility to through which you can also glimpse the town taste an exclusive liqueur that comes from an of Padula. Stop in a restaurant located a few infusion of aromatic and officinal herbs from meters from the Certosa. The peculiarity of the the Cilento, and National The Charterhouse of Padula “lunch break” consists in the preparation of “Caciocavallo” aged in cave Park. Continue to a restaurant located a few The Carthusian site was chosen by the director ravioli, with illustration of the filling ingredients A product with high added value, a true delight kilometers from Teggiano. The peculiarity of Francesco Rosi for the settings of the film “Once made with typical Valdianese products (parsley, for refined palates. The cave creates an optimal the “lunch break” consists in the preparation of upon a time”, with Omar Sharif and Loren. The red mountain potatoes, pancetta and pecorino) microhabitat for the maturing of cheeses that fusilli, typical handmade pasta with illustration majolica kitchen, the portico, the rooms of the The processing will also involve the guests. acquire inimitable organoleptic properties and of the ingredients and the processing with monument and the large cloister contributed Finally, tasting of ravioli with a combination of preserve all the properties and value of the milk the involvement of the guests. Lunch with to the success of the film shot in 1967. The film typical dishes of the local tradition. unaltered. Thanks to its aromatic characteristics fusilli and some other typical local dishes. The refers to the episode, which really happened, and excellent maturation, Grottavera is at the tour continues to discover another excellent of the “omelette of a thousand eggs”, prepared forefront of the typical dairy production of product of the Vallo di Diano: Grottavera, an by the Carthusian monks for the King of , Campania. unrivaled cheese matured in a natural cave Charles V, who stopped at the Charterhouse on obtained in the cellar of an organic factory. his return from Tunis.

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Costumed adventure at the Arechi Castle in Salerno, An innovative archaeo-tour for little explorers to where the heroes will be the children. discover the ancient Poseidonia-Paestum.

It was the year 1076 when Salerno fell into the hands of the At the beginning of the tour, outside the Archaeological TOUR FAMILY Norman army led by the terrible Duke Robert il Guiscardo. Park of Paestum, you can already breathe the ancient The Arechi Castle resists, it is impossible to get close to its atmosphere simply by looking at the wonderful temples. mighty walls without being hit by the darts of its valiant Once inside, totally immersed in the beauty, we will take an defenders. But in the interminable days of siege, what adventurous walk among majestic Doric temples, streets happened within the walls of the Castle? How did Prince consumed by history, entrance doors and ancient walls, Gisulfo, his wife Maria and the court live? And how did the accompanied by the largest and most diverse divinities soldiers get food? Through a fun dramatization, children will such as Hera, Zeus, Athena and Apollo. We will tell you be actively involved in games and tests of skill: in the search mythological stories, we will play with the gods and we will for objects and in the discovery of hidden treasures, to be explain how a temple was made, who could enter it and ... appointed ladies and knights. much more! TOUR FAMILY

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An opportunity to spend the day in company of mom and dad VISIT SUITABLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY VISIT SUITABLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Children: 6 to 11 years old Children: 6 to 11 years old Duration: about 2 hours Duration: about 2 hours Language: Italian, English Language: Italian, English Price: € 15.00 (both children and adults) Price: € 15.00 (both children and adults) Excluded: entrance ticket to Castello Arechi (adults only) Excluded: entrance ticket to the Paestum Archaeological Park (adults only)

tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] Trekking Bay of Trentova and The circular excursion takes place along Trekking “Creste del Tresino” and The circular excursion involves the highest part ancient village of Agropoli the paths of Punta Tresino, a path (all flat) the ancient village of Castellabate of Monte Tresino, with departure and arrival declared Site of Community Importance (SIC) at Muoio di Agropoli. On the way there is the “Monte Tresino and surroundings”, gateway to border path, from where you can admire the Price: € 19,50 the Cilento National Park, Vallo di Diano and Price: € 19,50 village of Castellabate and Mount , with Duration: about 6 hours (excluding break) Alburni. The Trezeni path, departs and arrives at Duration: about 6 hours (excluding break) its island, and Agropoli, with its bay as well Language: Italian the Bay of Trentova in Agropoli. The Trentova - Language: Italian as all the mountains that rise from the sea Included: guide service Tresino area is one of the most evocative and Included: guide service of ​​Paestum towards the Cilento hinterland. When to book: at least 3 days in advance interesting from an environmental, naturalistic When to book: at least 3 days in advance Probably the most fascinating point of the Wheelchair accessibility: partial and landscape point of view: an explosion of Wheelchair accessibility: NO route with the green of the arboreal scrub that Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement colors, scents and sounds emanating from Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement fades into the blue of the sea in the distance. a dense Mediterranean bush and a very well The walk continues to the Path of the stone Alternative: trekking can be replaced with a represented fauna. Other main themes of Alternative: trekking can be replaced with a bridges, (365mt above sea level) and the canoe ride (quotation on request) this itinerary are the enchanting panoramic canoe ride (quotation on request) abandoned village of San Giovanni, the center views and the history with the watchtowers of the rural Tresino of the past. Free time (18th century), the “sentinels” of the Second available. The visit continues to Castellabate, World War, and the ancient wash houses, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In a panoramic silent witnesses of an extraordinary land. position, overlooking the coast below, here is Free time available. The visit continues to the the charming village, the set of Luca Miniero’s ancient village of Agropoli, a symbolic town unforgettable film “Welcome to the South”. of the coastal Cilento, which stands on a It starts from the Abbot Castle built in the XI promontory overlooking the sea. Founded by century, thanks to San Costabile Gentilcore, the Byzantines in the sixth century with the a native of the place. Bordered by strong toponym Acropolis, the access to the village perimeter walls, the ancient manor house has takes place through the characteristic “ascent a small world of houses, ovens and cisterns of the stairs”, surmounted by the seventeenth- inside. Not far away stands the Church of Santa century crenellated portal. After passing the Maria de Gulia, dating back to the first half of ancient gate, you arrive in Piazza Madonna di the 12th century. Raised to the rank of Pontifical Costantinopoli, to admire the church of the Basilica in 1988, its name recalls the shape of same name and enjoy a wide panorama. At the hill on which it stands and which, seen from every step a triumph of alleys, houses carved the sea, looks like a laying eagle with its proud Bay of Trentova and the rock of San Francesco into the rock, steep stairways appears to the A world pearl hook-shaped beak. Walking through the streets On the sea in front of the Bay of Trentova, the visitor’s gaze, until the last view where the The National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and of the historic center is pure magic, in fact its rock of San Francesco emerges, with the cross Castle dominates. The initial nucleus is due Alburni represents a global unicum. Inserted, in beauty has always attracted travelers, even that seems to be suspended over the water. It is to the Byzantines; the current appearance 1997, into the prestigious MAB-UNESCO network very important ones. In 1811 Gioacchino Murat said that the Saint of , in 1222, stopped in is from Angevin and Aragonese renovations. of world biosphere reserves and declared, in 1998, was so thunderstruck that from the Belvedere Agropoli and, distanced from the local people, Later, there will be a stop in Corso Garibaldi, the a world heritage site (in strictly environmental of San Costabile he pronounced the fateful decided to pray, from that rock, to the fish and modern part of the town, to spend time in the terms), it was registered in 2010 in the prestigious sentence: “Here one doesn’t die”, as reported on birds. Even today something mysterious happens: many souvenir shops, restaurants and gelaterie. network of GEOPARKS - UNESCO (first among the a plaque placed from memory. that rock is never submerged by the sea, not even parks ). during storm surges and storms.

34 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 35 The Cilento novelist from San Excursion by boat - exclusive and reserved - to The Primula Palinuro Path and This tour begins following a part of a wide path discover the marine protected area of ​​Santa called “Primula Palinuro”, along an easy and Marco to Acciaroli Maria di Castellabate; departure from the small Boat Tour Caves of Capo Palinuro circular route, which offers multiple historical, port of San Marco, arrival in Acciaroli. We will naturalistic and landscape interests. The point Price: € 49,50 cross: Punta Licosa, Ogliastro Bay, San Nicola a Price: € 29,00 of departure and arrival is the port of Palinuro. Duration: about 7 hours (excluding break) mare, Agnone, Mezzatorre and . There Duration: about 6 hours (excluding break) After the brief overview of the small port, Language: Italian will be stops in the crystalline bays with the Language: Italian the hike begins and leads, first, to the Porto Included: boat with skipper, guide service, possibility of swimming and snorkeling. Included: guide service, ticket for a coastal tour beach, on whose ridge it is possible to admire transfer Acciaroli / Santa Maria The seabed of the protected marine area is home of the Capo Palinuro Caves (in February and March) beautiful examples of When to book: at least 3 days in advance to rare or little-known animal species for Italian When to book: at least 3 days in advance Primula Palinuri flower. Continuing, you come Wheelchair accessibility: NO waters, thus representing a priceless heritage Wheelchair accessibility: NO close to the tiny seaside village, where the Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement of biodiversity. Wide and dense Posidonia Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement harbour’s tower and S. Antonio Chapel stand oceanica cover most of the substrates of the out. After a few hundred meters you reach area, such as those present on the shallows that the Prodese small fort, a fortification of the stretch for over three miles in front of Punta Napoleonic domain from where you can enjoy a Licosa and the islet of the same name, where splendid view of the Cala del Guarracino. Then the Siren Leukosya tempted Ulysses. In addition you can admire a military paving along which to the Blue Flag, the “Caretta Caretta” turtle, rural structures, military posts from past wars which lays its eggs on these beaches, certifies and the Torre Tauriello, dating back to the 16th the perfection of these waters. At the end of century. From there you can see the arrival the morning, arrival at the Port of Acciaroli and point: the Lighthouse, which dominates the disembarkation. Free time available. Acciaroli, entire promontory from above, allowing a 360 blue flag for over twenty years, inspired Ernest ° view of the internal mountains, the coasts Hemingway for his masterpiece “The Old Man of and and the peaks of and the Sea”. The first part of the tour develops the and even Etna. After a on the port and includes dynamic activities refreshing and a contemplative stop, through related to the marine arts such as: orientation an easy path immersed in the pine forest, you techniques, meteorology and navigation as go down again to the port of Palinuro. Free time well as stimulating examples of safety at at your disposal. Then boarding on a tourist sea and knots. Furthermore, face to face with boat to discover the coastal caves of Capo the fishermen, the main types of fishing (with Palinuro. True hub of tourist attraction on the Flisch of Cilento related nets) will be explored and the catch Primula Palinuri Cilento Coast, Capo Palinuro preserves, in its The coastal area of Licosa and present on the boats will be illustrated. At the Primula di Palinuro is a botanical rarity five points, 32 coastal caves, 5 of which can be is characterized by the presence of the “Flysch end, visit the characteristic fishing village in (endangered) present only on the coast south of visited internally by boat. The best known is the del Cilento”, a rare type of prehistoric rock, made memory of Angelo Vassallo, the unforgettable the Cilento Coast, between Palinuro and Scalea; Blue Grotto, which can be visited by transferring up of different layers that take on very particular fisherman Mayor of . has ancient origins and is the only one to have to smaller boats; all the other ravines are and characteristic colors. Clearly visible on the chosen the proximity of the sea as a home. extremely suggestive, including: Grotta dei surface close to the coasts immersed in the Symbol of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Monaci, del Sangue, d’Argento, Sulfurea and Mediterranean scrub, the rocks slowly degrade National Park, it is possible to meet it when the delle Bone. into the sea, extending up to five miles out to sea. temperatures are still low (February and March).

36 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 37 Path of Marcellino and tour by boat of The excursion develops almost entirely downhill, Baia degli Infreschi path and boat tour The route, one of the most beautiful in the starting from and arriving of coastal caves of Cilento coast, develops on a ring circuit, with coastal caves of Marina di Camerota at the Marcellino beach. Walking through the the return by boat. Point of departure and characteristic alleys, you’ll go out from the arrival is the port of Marina di Camerota. From Price: € 29,00 small historic center taking the ancient path of Price: € 29,00 the beach of Lentiscelle towards Cala Monte di Duration: about 6 hours (excluding bathroom the Manna, which leads first to the homonymous Duration: about 6 hours (excluding the Baia degli Luna which from the top of its cliff, overlooking stop at Marcellino) spring and then to the rock sanctuary of the Infreschi swim stop) the sea, offers the first stunning view. From here Language: Italian Madonna di Pietrasanta. Leaving the square in Language: Italian the path continues to “Pozzallo” beach, a real Included: guide service, ticket for the coastal front of the church, you go up a beautiful stone Included: guide service, ticket for a coastal tour “postcard” of the entire coast, with its crystal tour of the Camerota Sea Caves staircase to enter, then, into a pine forest, that, of the Camerota Caves clear waters that invites to dive. Climbing When to book: at least 3 days in advance via an ancient mule track, easily leads to the When to book: at least 3 days in advance gently up a small hill you reach the suggestive Wheelchair accessibility: NO highest point of the route (about 600m asl): the Wheelchair accessibility: NO Grotta della Difesa, an immense natural cavity Possibility of lunch: NO Pianoro di Ciolandrea, called the “Terrace of Possibility of lunch: NO unknown to many and, subsequently, Cala Cilento “. Stop to enjoy the fantastic panorama Possibility of extension with a typical dinner at Bianca, elected in 2014 “Most Beautiful Beach the renowned trattoria in Marina di Camerota for of 4 italian regions. From here the view extends the tasting of Maracuoccio, an ancient legume of Italy”. Characterized by white stones and from to Maratea, up to the Calabrian that is grown only in the restricted area of unspoiled nature, its deep and crystalline coast. Furthermore, on the clearest days, the Lentiscosa, a fraction of Camerota. waters are very popular for snorkelers. After silhouette of Stromboli stands out in the Aeolian the inevitable dive, the path that leads to the Islands. It’s time to continue the walk facing the last stop: Baia degli Infreschi. Used as an path that leads to the Protected Marine Area of ​​ ancient natural port, it owes its name to the the Masseta. Along the way it will be possible to cool spring waters that flow from its seabed. admire one of the wildest and most spectacular The beach, made up of gravel and rocks, is set coastal stretches of the Cilento Park, full of between a cave, used since ancient times for caves (especially underwater), coves, beaches the processing and conservation of tuna, and accessible only by boat and cliffs overlooking a tower, part of a wider defense system from the sea (where in the periods of February and Saracen raids along the entire coast Cilento. March it is possible admire the Primula Palinuri Free time available before boarding for the in full bloom). Once on the beach of Marcellino, return to the port of Marina di Camerota. During stop for a swim. After the break, a boat ride will the navigation the sailors will tell legends and attend you towards Marina di Camerota. During anecdotes related to the stretch of sea crossed the navigation the sailors will tell legends and and will provide information on the morphology Marcellino beach anecdotes related to the stretch of sea crossed Camerota of the coast characterized by a succession of It owes its name to the similarity beach of and will provide information on the morphology This town binds its name to the helmsman of coves, ravines and caves with rather bizarre “Mergellina” in Naples. It is also known as “Beach of the coast characterized by a succession of Aeneas, Palinuro, who lost his life in the stretch names such as: Grotta degli Innamorati, delle of the French”, for the presence of many French coves, ravines and caves with rather bizarre of sea in front of Camerota, due to the unrequited Noglie, del Toro and others. tourists. The Margellino, on the other hand, is a names such as: Grotta degli Innamorati, delle love for the beautiful girl Kamaratòn. The rocky spur covered by a luxuriant wood of coppice Noglie, del Toro and others. Goddess of Love, , very resentful of this, plants, which almost reaches the sea water and, condemned the girl to look at the young man with its elephant’s foot shape, seems to want to forever, transforming her in a rock: the current stop those who try to violate the boundaries of spur on which Camerota, the capital city, stands. the Municipality of Camerota.

38 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 39 Cilento, water and The tour starts from , In the Cilento National Park, halfway between to visit the waterfalls known as “Hair of Experience Bussento at 360° Padula and the Gulf of Policastro, stands the landscapes Venus”. It takes this name from the luxuriant village of , home of the Mu. Vi., Maidenhair plant (bright green fern with a light an Interactive Virtual Museum. In its territory Hair of Venus Oasis, Bussento Caves appearance) that lives attached to the rock. Mu.Vi., Raft trip on the Bussento river and the Bussento river, which flows from the top and WWW Oasis of , village of The waterfalls are very charming thanks to village of of Mount Cervati, creates the phenomenon of Morigerati the fantastic play of light due to the water and the sinkhole of the cliff: the waters disappear the vegetation present. There are also natural Price: € 29,00 and then re-emerge (after about 6 km) in Price: € 23,00 pools where you can also swim and enjoy the Duration: about 6 hours (excluding break) Morigerati, on the other side of the mountain. Duration: about 6 hours (excluding break) coolness of the beautiful fresh water. A few Language: Italian Thanks to modern technology, the visit path to Language: Italian, English kilometers separate Casaletto Spartano from Included: guide service Mu. VI allows you to experience the “sinkhole Included: guide service, WWF Oasis ticket, Morigerati, where the Bussento Caves and When to book: at least 3 days in advance phenomenon” and other wonderful speleological Capelli di Venere Oasis ticket the WWF Oasis of Morigerati stand: the most Wheelchair accessibility: NO and rocky environments, ordinarily reserved for When to book: at least 3 days in advance important conservation project of WWF Italy. Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement specialists. The spearhead is the immersive Wheelchair accessibility: NO The excursion starts from the visitor center box (built inside a room built “around” the Possibility of lunch: YES with supplement of the village: in the company of the guides, user) which allows you to “navigate” in virtual crossing an ancient mule track, you reach the panoramas, where you can move and interact. area. The visit begins from the Grotta della We continue with a raft trip on a stretch where Risorgenza of the Bussento river, an important the Bussento river flows slowly and silently. An karst phenomenon that occurs in a large and unmissable hiking experience, to let yourself be naturally lit room, and continues with the ferried through corners of marvelous beauty. Station of mosses and lichens, the first in Then you walk up the old dried up river bed to for extension of territory. Then, Lake Sabetta, which feeds a hydroelectric plant skirting “lu jumi ri coppa”, a small tributary of of national importance. The tour continues the Bussento river (across a series of wooden to Roccagloriosa, a village of ancient origins. bridges), it closes at the Old Water Mill with Free time available. Continue with a walk in the horizontal wheel. It is possible to admire the historic center, among landscape glimpses of interior and the upper part of it, consisting of the Gulf of Policastro, Mount and the the spring pool and the system used to divert valleys of the Mingardo and Bussento. In the two its course on the horizontal wheel. It’s time city museums it will be possible to admire the to go back to the village of Morigerati, one of precious archaeological finds, dating back to WWF Oasis of Morigerati the most beautiful in Italy. Free time available. The Nougat of the Spouses the 4th and 3rd centuries. BC, found in various The area extends for 607 hectares within the Continue to the ethnographic museum, where it Roccagloriosa has been carrying out for years a excavation campaigns made in the Rocchetano Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National is possible to touch the life of the past of these project to enhance this delicious specialty, with area. Inside the oil mill of the Confraternita del Park. In the clear waters of the Bussento river places. Walking through the village, among a caramel color, prepared and offered on the Rosario, time seems to have stopped at 1600, there are trout, shrimps, crabs and you can also alleys, squares and underpasses, you will find occasion of home wedding banquets. Torroncino when the oil was worked with stone millstones identify the signs of the passage of the otter. In the Sanctuary of San Demetrio Martire and the is not only the result of a skilful mix of honey, and the storage containers were in terracotta. the holm oak forest, on the other hand, you can Baronial Castle to find yourself, at the end of sugar and almonds, the expression of this At the end, a taste of the spouses’ nougat. find traces of equally elusive mammals such the tour, in Piazza Piano La Porta. territory, its natural and cultural resources and as porcupines, wild cats and wolves. Among the the conviviality of its people. birds, raptors stand out.

40 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] 41 Caves of Castelcivita The Castelcivita Caves are an underground Pertosa-Auletta Caves and Located in the massif of the Alburni Mountains, cavity system that opens onto the south- the Pertosa - Auletta Caves have two and Borgo western side of the Alburni Mountains. Convent of Sant’Antonio in Polla uniqueness: they are the only caves in Italy Excavated by the millenary action of karst where it is possible to navigate an underground Price: € 35,00 erosion, they extend along a single main Price: € 39,00 river, but they are also the only ones in Europe Duration: about 5 hours (including stop lunch) branch from which, in several points, short Duration: about 5 hours (including stop lunch) to preserve the remains of a pile-dwelling Language: Italian, English secondary branches unfold. With their 1700 Language: Italian, English village. The initial path, invaded by the waters of Included: guide service, Caves ticket, m length of tourist route, out of a total of Included: guide service, Caves ticket, pasta the Negro underground river, is made on board presentation of typical products about 5000, they constitute one of the largest cooking class of a small boat pulled by hand, and then slowly When to book: at least 3 days in advance speleological complexes in southern Italy. When to book: at least 3 days in advance advances into the depths of the Earth. Then, Wheelchair accessibility: partial After passing the entrance gate, the visitor is Wheelchair accessibility: partial on foot and in the company of the guides, the Lunch: included immediately enveloped in a surreal atmosphere Lunch: included caves exploration begins along an underground and “swallowed” by the mouth of the immense system of cavities very rich in concretions: Guano Cave where starts the journey “into the Possibility of extension with a visit to the Soil stalactites and stalagmites that decorate every bowels of the earth”. A succession of galleries, Museum - 1 km from the Caves. space with different shapes, colors and sizes. halls, bottlenecks and wells, which run after The viaticum for a fairy world, even richer in each other, overlap, plunge into jumps and suggestions, thanks to the latest generation scary chasms, leaving ample room for the lighting-scenographic system that allows the imagination also thanks to the imaginative visitor to better interpret the work of Nature: names of the rooms such as: Castle, Crocodile, works in progress for 35 million years. Stop Throne, Lemons. The tourist route ends in the in a restaurant located a few meters from the vast environment of the Bertarelli Cavern Caves. The peculiarity of the “lunch break” where, thanks to the millenary work of time, it consists in the preparation of cavatielli, a is possible to admire a stalagmite in the shape typical handmade pasta with illustration of of an oriental temple called “La Pagoda”, a the ingredients and its preparation with the tourist symbol of the caves. Stop at a restaurant involvement of the guests. Cavatielli tasting in front of the Caves, with presentation and with the combination of some other dishes tasting of the white bean, a slow food of the local tradition such as the White product, and DOP extra virgin olive oil, followed Artichoke of Pertosa. There are numerous by a typical lunch. The olives with which the oil particularities of this slow food product, above The secrets for recognizing an excellent is produced come from the hills surrounding The remains of the caveman all the sweetness and delicacy, characteristics extra virgin olive oil the Castelcivita Caves. At the end it is possible Inside the Pertosa-Auletta Caves there that make it excellent to eat raw, perhaps in The intense smell of olive and, perhaps, of to take a pleasant walk in the historic center are documented traces of ancient human pinzimonio with extra virgin olive oil. Along the vegetables, fruit or grass is of vital importance: a of Castelcivita to visit the Angevin Tower and frequentations, which continued, with a series way back, it will be possible to stop in Polla clear indication that the fruits, freshly harvested, the annexed Museum of the ancient peasant of interruptions, from prehistoric times to the (weather permitting), at the Franciscan Convent retain their natural organoleptic characteristics civilization. Middle Ages. Of particular scientific interest are of Sant’Antonio, transformed, starting from the intact. The characteristic bitter-spicy aftertaste the remains of a pile-dwelling system dating 1600s, into a veritable treasure trove of art. of an extra virgin olive oil is a positive attribute back to the second millennium BC, on display at that certifies the high content of polyphenols the Mida 01 Museum in Pertosa. (antioxidants), natural substances that protect human cells from aging.

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At the center of the Divine Coast of Amalfi rises Cetara, an authentic The unique exhibition dedicated to dairy art is housed in the rooms of the fishing village that has preserved, over the centuries, the strong link with Masseria La Morella in Battipaglia. the ancient maritime traditions.

Thanks to a large flotilla of Mediterranean cianciole, equipped with The company, in the early 1960s, chose to abandon buffalo farming to TOUR FAMILY lampare, the Cetarese fishermen have always ensured the best variety of focus on the cultivation of vines and other products of the land. For some blue fish which, skilfully worked by the local company Nettuno, gives life, years now, the property has also built the farmhouse, equipped with a among other things, to anchovy colatura, happy reworking of the ancient large swimming pool surrounded by greenery and a small animal park, Roman Garum, a product of excellence recognized and appreciated all to offer guests a peaceful holiday in the countryside, within a wonderful over the world. period residence.

The visit route The visit route After the welcome, scheduled on the terrace of the Viceregal Tower, The exhibition is spread over about 400 square meters. set up in spaces we will carry out, with the company of marine biologists, to visit to built to perform the same functions. The milking room, the old oven, the characteristic port, with historical insights (Cetara has long been the aging cellar, the buffaloes, the slaughterhouse, the stone vats for under the dominion of the Saracens), and technical explanations on tanning. Also on display are many documents such as maps, contracts, fishing activities and its related equipment. The tour continues with the inventories and notarial protocols from 1500 to 1980. Photos of buffaloes,

TOUR FAMILY presentation of the extraordinary Lampare and Tonnare moored. Then buffaloes, environments and scenes from 1850 to 1950. Numerous tools we will reach “Nettuno” laboratory to learn the ancient anchovy casting and instruments, original and reconstructed, starting from 1840. At the process and the opening of the “terzigno”: a small barrel used for the end of the visit it’s also possible to join in interesting workshops such as preservation of anchovies. The taste of the precious reddish liquid will leather processing, wicker baskets, games of the past in the farmyard. close the experience. An opportunity to spend the day in company of mom and dad

VISIT SUITABLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY VISIT SUITABLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Children: 6 to 11 years old Children: 6 to 11 years old Duration: about 2 hours Duration: about 2 hours Language: Italian, English Language: Italian, English Price: € 15.00 (both children and adults) Price: € 7.00 (both children and adults) Excluded: entrance ticket to Castello Arechi (adults only) Integration: it is possible to reach Cetara by ferry from Salerno and from all other locations on the Amalfi Coast. For info and rates contact our offices.

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1) RESERVATIONS DAILY PRIVATE TOURS ON THE It’s possible to receive information by calling the numbers: 340 3858749 - 3926257486 or by sending an e-mail to: [email protected]. AMALFI COAST The acceptance of reservations is subject to the availability of dates and places and is considered concluded at the time of the perfection of the steps described below: a) The request for a quote (non-binding) must be drawn up by e-mail to be sent to the address: [email protected]; b) As confirmation of receipt, Dipark will send a summary form together with the “sales contract” indicating the successful registration “Provisional Booking” showing the characteristics of the requested service and the amount; With us your dream becomes reality! c) Upon acceptance, the customer must make the payment by bank transfer and send a copy to the email address: In terms of reliability, safety and fun we guarantee [email protected] you the best. We offer you a daily tour with a private 2) EXCURSIONS boat and a skipper, to discover the wonders of Excursion schedules and itineraries may be subject to changes both in relation to circumstances (such as weather the best known and beloved coast in the world. By conditions, strikes, transport delays, etc.) and in relation to the operational needs of tourist suppliers. In case of renting one of ours beautiful boats we assure you an rain, the outdoor itineraries will take place with the help of normal rainproof equipment or it will be agreed an unforgettable day. alternative activity. In the event that the marine weather conditions won’t allow navigation, a new date will be Departure at 9:30 from Salerno. agreed, or, where possible, Divérteducando Viaggi will provide a replacement service by road. At the Elidiport piers, in Via Molo Manfredi we will 3) PARTICIPATION FEES begin navigation under the coast. THE PUBLISHED PRICES ARE INDICATIVE and, therefore, subject to variations also for reasons not attributable We will pass through the splendid villages of: Vietri to Divérteducando Viaggi. The fees were calculated on the basis of a predetermined number of participants. A sul Mare, Cetara, Erchie, Maiori, Minori, Atrani, Amalfi. specific quote will be issued for groups that do not reach the minimum number required. Before reaching Amalfi it will be possible to stop 4) GUIDE SERVICE AND MANUAL ACTIVITIES to cool off in the crystal clear waters of numerous The guide service is carried out by professionals with regional license who work continuously with our agency. The manual activities are carried out by expert didactic operators who will follow the participants for the entire and very pretty inlets. The whole coast it is rich in duration of the experience. All the occurrent necessary for the activities will be made available by the organization them and can only be reached by sea. After a very and is included in the individual fees. interesting full immersion in the city of Amalfi, 5) TRANSPORT the boat excursion resumes towards Conca dei Transport to and from the place of origin is never included in the participation fees. Upon request, the organization Marini where it will be possible to have lunch in a can send private buses at highly competitive prices. The costs of sea transfers are included. pretty restaurant accessible only by sea; lunch is 6) ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL not included in the tour price. Thanks to our service For a correct and functional travel organization it is necessary to communicate any type of disability in writing at boat rental in Salerno, you will enjoy a spectacular the time of booking. For a better organization it is advisable to confirm well in advance. experience in the name of relaxation and fun. 7) PAYMENTS (extract from art.10 - contract for the sale of services) The return to the Port of Salerno is scheduled at 16:30. Payment must be made upon confirmation. Any changes in the number of participants must be communicated by e-mail and will be accepted up to 2 working days before departure, see “Service Sale Contract” on the website The price of the day tour includes: www.meravigliosacampania.it .. For no show upon departure the penalty of 100% on the individual fee will be Skipper, Fuel, water, Insurance charged. Our agency issues an electronic invoice or a valid receipt (in the case of individuals). The remittance of the amounts due to Dipark s.r.l. must be equal to the amount of the invoices issued without unjustified withholding The boat is led by an experienced skipper who knows of bank and / or postal costs and charges. well the places and all the inlets that our splendid 8) HOW TO DRESS Amalfi Coast offers us. This allows you to navigate in We recommend light and layered clothing; hat, comfortable closed shoes always worn with socks. For naturalistic complete peace of mind among the most suggestive excursions: trekking shoes, tennis socks, sun lotion, a k-way for rain. bays, where you stop to do a swim in crystal clear 9) INSURANCE waters or to do an excursion on foot to natural Participants in our trips are covered by legal insurances, moreover, upon request and with separate quotation, they beaches untouched. can take advantage of the following additional policies: We also offer you a wonderful idea for lovers - luggage doctor of the sea, designed to afford the luxury of - luggage doctor + cancellation sleeping on board and indulging in the comfort the details of the policies indicated above can be consulted on the website www.meravigliosacampania.it. of being on the spot for departure the next day. For info: tel. 346 804 49 49 Only by us: B&B on board + tour e-mail: [email protected] So why look for a Hotel on the sea when​​ you can choose to sleep in it literally above? www.amalfiloveboatcharter.com

46 tel.: 340 3858749 | 392 6257486 | e-mail: [email protected] Campania is a living material, a clay modeling itself from travel to travel, person to person ...

Typical products presented

Pizza Pasta from Gragnano Nougat of Benevento photo Wines Taurasi DOCG Anchovy sauce from Cetara Limoncello from the Amalfi Coast I.G.P White figs of Cilento Mozzarella di Bufala Campana D.O.P. Formaggio Pecorino del Cilento

Ravioli (handmade pasta processing) Fusilli (handmade pasta processing) Caciocavallo aged in cave Controne white bean EVO oil from Cilento DOP Cavatelli (handmade pasta processing) Pertosa White Artichoke Legume Maracuoccio of Lentiscosa Nougat of the spouses of Roccagloriosa

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