2023061 Highlights of Italy's Amalfi Coast

11/07/2023-11/14/2023 Tue-Tue Trip#2023061

Highlights of Italy's Amalfi Coast

Highlights:

• 5 Nights One Hotel

• 1 Night Rome

• The Amalfi Coast

• Pompeii

• Sorrento

• Ravello

• Amalfi

• Positano

• Limoncello Demonstration

• Cheese Factory Visit

• Two Optional Excursions Isle of Capri & Naples

• Isle of Capri

Includes:

Roundtrip Airfare - PHL, Int'l Air Departure Taxes/Fuel, 10 Meals: 6 -Breakfasts & 4-Dinners, 6 Nights First Class Hotel Accommodations, Professional Tour Director, Motorcoach Transportation, Hotel Transfers, Admissions per Itinerary, Sightseeing per Itinerary, and Baggage Handling at Hotels.

Make your final payment by check and receive a $100 per person discount. Pricing includes insurance cost.

***Pricing & Itinerary subject to change as are entrance requirements due to the changing circumstances***

Day 1

Board your overniight flight to Italy.

Day 2

Welcome to Italy! After clearing customs, meet your Tour Director who will assist with your transfer to the Amalfi Coast. A Welcome Dinner is included this evening.

Day 3

Start the day with a Sorrento Walking Tour, a coastal town facing the Bay of Naples on the Sorrentine Peninsula perched stop cliffs that separate from town from its marinas. Sorrento is known for sweeping water views and Piazza Tasso, a cafe-lined square filled with artisan shops selling local wares. The historic center is home to the Chiesa di San Francesco, a 14th-century church and is the birthplace of the Limoncello liqueur. Next enjoy a Limoncello Demonstration on how it's made followed by a tasting. It goes down easily, Salute! Later visit Ravello, a hillside town offering spectacular coastal views and grand villas with perfectly laid out flower beds, palm tress, sculptures and fountains. Ravello is famous for its Vila Rufolo built in 1200 AD. Free time to explore, shop and enjoy lunch on your own. Return to the hotel with the evening at leisure.

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Day 4

After breakfast meet your Tour Director for a full day excursion of your Amalfi Coast. The Amalfi Coast Claims to be Europe's most magnificent stretch of the coastline and extends from Positano in the West to Vietre sul Mare in the East. Today we see why with its breathtaking scenery, glamorous resorts hidden away on the spectacular corniche that winds its way past citrus plantations, vineyards, and tiny villages clinging on to jagged cliffs that plunge straight into the sea. Continue to Amalfi, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The first view of Amalfi is unforgettable, with it tightly packed villas and palaces seeming to tunble down the cliff side into the fishing port and beach below. Amalfi was once a maritime power to rival Venice, and its golden age is sumbolized by its stunning cathedral and the Piazza Duomo. We'll also visit picturesque Positano, a town full of fashionistas, celebrities, wealthy jet setters and upscale shops. Next visit a Cheese Factory for an opportunity to taste the freshly made mozzarella cheese.

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Day 5

Enjoy a day at leisure or join the full day optional excursion to the Isle of Capri. Capri is an enchanting and picturesque island, a favorite with Roman emperors, the rich and famous, artists, and writers; it's still one of the Mediterranean's must-see places. Transfer to the harbor to board a jetfoil boat for your journey across the Bay of Naples to the Isle of Capri. Upon arrival to the port of Capri you'll transfer to Ana Capri with free time to explore on your own or visit Villa San Michele, the home of Swedish doctor and writer Axel Munthe. Later we return to Capri with free time to explore and have lunch on your own. Return to the hotel later today.

Day 6

Enjoy a full day to explore on your own today or join the optional guided tou to Naples. Here we will enjoy a panormaic Naples City Tour seeing the Cathedral with its treasure chapel and basilica, dating back to the 4th century. You'll also drive to Plebiscite Square to see the Royal Palace, the beautiful chruch of St. Francesco di Palace, the Town Hall Square and the New Castle built by the French Family of Anjou. Enjoy an included lunch at a local Naples pizzeria. The afternoon is free to shop and explore Naples on your own before returning back to the hotel.

Day 7

This morning after breakfast depart the Sorrento area for Pompeii, one of Italy's most unique and famous archaeological sights. Enjoy a fascinating guided visit to this site. Imagine, a city perfectly preserved as it was on that fateful day 2,000 years ago, when Mt. Vesuvius erupted covering the city in deadly volcanic ash and lava, literally stopping time in its tracks. You'll see the tragic fossils of people attempting to escape and the haunting ruins. Continue onto the "Eternal City" of Rome, the capital and largest city in Italy. The center of power, culture and religon. Rome has exerted influence over the world in its 2800 years of existence. Check into your hotel. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner tonight with new found friends including wine.

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Day 8

Transfer to the airport for your journey home with wonderful memories of your Highlights of the Amalfi Coast tour. Those adding the optional two-night Rome extension will continue sightseeing in Rome today.

B=Breakfast, D=Dinner

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.