ROME – ORVIETO, DERUTA , BEVAGNA – ASSISI, PERUGIA – SPOLETO, NORCIA (Valnerina) –ASCOLI PICENO, OFFIDA – CASTEL del MONTE, TRANI – ALBEROBELLO, OSTUNI, LOCOROTONDO (Val d’Itria) – LECCE, GALLIPOLI, OTRANTO (Salento) – MATERA – PAESTUM – AMALFI, POSITANO (Amalfi Coast) – POMPEII, CASERTA (Royal Palace)

A Tour to discover of the immense wealth of culture, art and landscapes … south of Rome.

A unique tour to the most beautiful places, away from the usual overcrowded tourist routes.

Italy is the land of ‘100 Cities of Art’: Small capitals with the lively atmosphere of the Italian province, custodians of amazing jewels of art and culture: Corso Vannucci  in Perugia, the Piazza del Popolo (the People’s Square) in Ascoli Piceno, the Cathedral in Lecce. Be astounded by the wealth of works of art inside churches and museums of the more intimate Italy. The land with a myriad of small picturesque villages, expressions of a characteristic and original architecture: the Convents and Abbeys in Umbria, the Manor Farms and Trulli in Puglia and the Sassi of Matera.

Italy is the land of the artistic craftsman. See them create true works of art: from ceramics to embroidery, from hand-made paper to papier-marché.

Italy is the land of food and wine. Discover the thousands of flavours of Italy’s products in the local cuisine. Taste them in their places of origin and you will understand exactly why they are so famous and inimitable: its olive oils, mozzarella and bruschetta. You will get the chance to prepare a dish which is symbolic of Italian cuisine and enjoy the famous wines from the South of Italy.

An unknown but extremely rich heritage of art, culture and territory which will surely astonish you

Highlights of this Tour

• Admire the typical landscape of Umbria, ‘the heart of Italy’,  covered by green vineyards and ancient olive groves and cluttered with abbeys, castles, walls and medieval towers.
• Discover the charm of the small villages of Umbria and Marche and watch the mastery of local artisans at work.
• Live the magic of the city of Assisi and the mysticism of the Franciscan sites.
• Taste the renowned wines and the delicacies of the Umbria, its hams, cheeses and black truffles.
• Admire some gems of renaissance painting: Luca Signorelli’s frescoes, jealously guarded in the wonderful cathedral of Orvieto and Perugino’s (the Divine Painter) paintings in Perugia.
• Admire the superb Piazza del Popolo (the Peoples Square) and the ‘hundred’ towers at Ascoli Piceno.
• Experience the majesty and geometric mysteries of Castel del Monte.
• Enjoy the amazing sight of the Trani Cathedral , which emerges majestically and elegantly between the sky and the sea.
• Live the charm of the Apulia manor farms, beautiful and ancient buildings, originally farms, but nowadays converted into marvellous hotels and tourist residence.
• Admire the power and the elegance of the traditional Apulia olive trees and savour their fragrant olive oil.
• Be ‘blinded’ by the white towns of Puglia reflecting the Mediterranean sun, with their extra-ordinary constructions: the ‘Trulli’ and the ‘Cummerse’.
• Be enchanted before the wealth and marvels of the unique Baroque of Lecce.
• Taste and experience the authentic cuisine from Southern Italy and its inimitable recipes: an expert chef will guide you, step by step, through the preparation of some of Southern Italy’s most famous dishes.
• Feel the sun and the sea air on your skin in one of the most authentic and ancient lands of Italy: The Salento.
• Buy pieces of artistic craftsmanship, unique in the world: The ceramics of Grottaglie.
• Lose yourself in the alleyways of the Sassi of Matera.
• Be absorbed by history in sight of the superb Greek Temples of Paestum.
• Explore Pompeii and discover an ancient world still intact today, 2000 years after it disappeared.
• Sample the best mozzarella cheese that you have ever tasted.
• Enjoy the breathtaking landscape of the Amalfitan Coast, while you are driven along the “Amalfi Drive”, from Amalfi to Positano.

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1 ROME

Tour start

• Arrival to Rome in the morning and transfer to your 4 star Hotel located in one of the most beautiful streets of the city centre.
• During the first afternoon, a welcome cocktail will be provided to you in the hotel after a  preliminary meeting of the tour group and presentation itinerary.
• Short walk through  the historical centre, to discover the eternal city.
• Dinner in a typical restaurant of the Roman “Dolce Vita”.

(Accommodation:  Rome  -  Meals: D  -  Private Tours: Orientation in Rome)

2 ORVIETO-DERUTA

The marvels of Italian Renaissance: from Signorelli’s frescoes to traditional artisan ceramics

• From Rome to Umbria, “the green heart of Italy”
• The first stop in Orvieto, an ancient city located on a spectacular cliff drop. Guided tour to the  famous Cathedral, the masterpiece of renaissance art with its astonishing polycrhrome marble façade and wonderful frescoes by Luca Signorelli. Visit to the historical centre with its medieval streets and papal palaces and the mysterious well called “Pozzo di San Patrizio”.
• Delicious lunch at a characteristic restaurant.
• The afternoon in Deruta will be dedicated to local craftsmanship with a visit to the oldest and most prestigious workshops with valuable artistic majolica.and ancient traditions. In Deruta, visit the oldest and most prestigious workshop of valuable artistic majolica.
• Admire the production techniques of hand-made paper in an old working paper mill in Bevagna, a wonderful medieval citadel.

(Accommodation:  Umbria  -  Meals: B, L  -  Private Tours: Orvieto, Bevagna and Deruta Articraft workshops)

3 ASSISI-PERUGIA

The Middle ages, the power of the wealthy noble families and the mysticism of poor St Francis

• In the morning, visit to Perugia the striking capital of the Heart of Italy, the city of the “Gryphon” and the “Bacio di Cioccolata”. Guided tour through the beautiful Palazzo dei Priori with the Hall of Notaries, Corso Vannucci, the Fontana Maggiore, the Collegio Del Cambio with the extraordinary frescoes by Perugino and the National Gallery of Umbria with the masterpieces of Gothic art.
• In the afternoon, guided tour to Assisi, the city of Saint Francis. Walk through its narrow and shadowed streets, admiring its churches and cloisters and visit the beautiful Basilica of Saint Francis, with its magnificent frescos by Giotto and Cimabue.
• Elegant and refined dinner at your hotel.

(Accommodation:  Umbria  -  Meals: B, D  -  Private Tours: Perugia, Assisi)

4 SPOLETO-VALNERINA

Masterpieces in grey stone set in the green

• Trip to Valnerina, a unique and magical territory surrounded by mountains that jealously safeguard its nature, culture and history.
• In the morning,  a guided tour of Spoleto. From the small centre to the magnificent Cathedral located in a spectacular scenic location, displaying itself at the end of a long narrow  staircase.  At the top of the hill, visit to the bridge “ Il ponte della torre” and its impressive Rocca (fortress).
• Arrival  at Norcia for lunch. Visit to the city and tasting of local gastronomic delicacies in  a typical restaurant: black truffles, “norcinerie” (ham and sausages), and lentils.
• In the afternoon, visit to the most striking villages in Umbria: Castelluccio, with its scenic esplanade and Preci, with the splendid medieval abbey of Sant’Eutizio.
• Transfer in nearby Marche region, in Ascoli for the evening.

(Accommodation:  Ascoli  -  Meals: B, L  -  Private Tours: Spoleto, Valnerina Villages)

5 ASCOLI PICENO

The city built in  travertine marble and surrounding villages

• In the morning, visit to Ascoli Piceno. From Piazza del Popolo , with the splendid Palazzo dei Capitani , a stroll through the historic centre, to discover churches, cloisters, hidden towers in every corner. And a short distance, the village of Castel Trosino, clinging to white travertine cliffs, dominating the surrounding valley.
• To Offida, one of the most beautiful villages of Italy, famous for ‘bobbin-lace’ works.
• Lunch at a local restaurant, to taste the famous crispy “ascolana fried speciality”.
• A relaxing afternoon along the coast, for a bicycle trip along the sea or for some shopping in the elegant stores.

(Accommodation: Ascoli  -  Meals: B, L   -  Private Tours: Ascoli Piceno, Castel Trosino e Offida)

6 CASTEL DEL MONTE-TRANI

The Puglia of Frederick II and the Templars

• Morning transfer to Puglia.
• On arrival, visit to the Castel Del Monte, UNESCO World Heritage Site, dating back to the 1200’s. A building which is as marvellous from an architectural point of view, as it is mysterious from a functional point of view; a geometric puzzle with a direct like to the mysteries of the Templars.
• Lunch in a characteristic  Apulia Masseria (manor farm.
• In the afternoon, visit to Trani, a truly medieval-style city, a crossroad of peoples and cultures, with its  wonderful cathedral suspended between the sky  and the sea.

(Accommodation: Puglia/Monopoli area -   Meals: B, L  -  Private Tours: Castel del Monte, Trani)

7 ALBEROBELLO

The Valley of Itria and the Villages of the Trulli

• Visit to Alberobello and the characteristic cone-shaped homes, better known as the ‘Trulli’ and Locorotondo, one of the most beautiful towns in Italy, the rectangular and sloping roofs of the houses, which are always spotlessly white, are known as the ‘Cummerse’.
• Light lunch with a chance to taste mozzarella cheese and olive oil at a farm shop.
• Afternoon at Ostuni, the ‘White City’, at the summit of a hill with its breath-taking view of olive-tree orchards.
• Aperitif and refined dinner at your elegant residence.

(Accommodation: Puglia/Monopoli area -   Meals: B, L, D -  Private Tours: Full day Excursion: Alberobello, Locorotondo, Ostuni)

8 LECCE

The ‘Florence of the South’

• In the morning, transfer and visit this beautiful town.
• Lecce, with its wealth of art, its elegance and culture, is named “The Florence of the South”. Visit to the historic centre, with wonderful monuments in the local Lecce Baroque style, with such a wealth of embellishment and decoration that they appear to be embroidered: the Cathedral, amongst the most beautiful in Italy and the Santa Croce Church, a symbolic monument of the Lecce Baroque period.
• In the afternoon, after a relaxing break, an Italian cooking class by an expert chef, in a striking context.
• Dinner with the typical Southern Italian menu previously prepared.

(Accommodation: Lecce -   Meals: B, D -  Private Tours: Lecce, Cooking Lesson)

9 SALENTO

The Pearls of the Salento coast: from Otranto to Gallipoli

• Full day excursion to discover the Salento region: kissed by sun and sea, and once inhabited by the people of Ancient Greece, the “Magna Grecia”.
• Visit to the ancient town of Otranto: Its narrow streets, harbour, Aragonese Castle. And on the opposite side, facing the Ionian Sea, the picturesque maritime town of Gallipoli.
• Lunch in a small local restaurant, with freshly caught fish.
• Visit to the numerous workshops  in the area with arts, crafts, food and wine.

(Accommodation: Lecce -   Meals: B, L -  Private Tours: Salento, from Otranto to Gallipoli)

10 MATERA

The City of the ‘Sassi’ (Ancient  stone houses)

• Morning transfer to Matera. Break at Grottaglie, and visit to the famous ceramics neighbourhood, to admire the craftsmen at work and purchase absolutely original pieces of traditional south Italian majolica.
• Lunch at the hotel, a traditional house on the “sassi” beautifully restored, on arrival on Matera, the heart of the harsh countryside of Murgia.
• In the afternoon, a visit to the famous ‘Sassi’, a UNESCO Heritage site: whole neighbourhood excavated into the rock, literally sculpted behind a deep ravine. An inextricable network of tunnels and buildings, literally one on top of the other.

(Accommodation: Matera  -  Meals: B, L -  Private Tours: Sassi in Matera)

11 PAESTUM

Grand archaeology

• In the morning, transfer to Campania and visit to the archaeological site of Paestum, another UNESCO Heritage site. Ancient city of Magna Graecia, which preserves superb examples of Greek  temples, in Doric and Ionic styles.
• Brief stop to taste the very famous Bufala Mozzarella, a recognised symbol of excellence and quality.
• In the afternoon, a visit to Ravello, the ‘gateway’ to the Amalfi Coast. Visit the villages with its  marvellous houses and breath-taking view of the coast from the famous ‘Infinity Terrace’.

(Accommodation: Amalfi Coast  -  Meals: B, L -  Private Tours: Paestum archeological site)

12 AMALFI COAST

The famous “Amalfi drive”: From Amalfi to Positano

• Full day excursion to the most beautiful and picturesque stretch of the Amalfi Coast:  between Amalfi and Positano.
• Guided visit to Amalfi: its lively and colourful alleyways, its lemon trees, and its  gorgeous Cathedral.
• Visit to Positano, pink and fuchsia houses, flowering bougainvillea and picturesque square.
• Boat excursion or stroll amongst the lively streets, visiting artisan workshops, amongst the colours and scents of this incredible land.

(Accommodation: Amalfi Coast   -  Meals: B -  Private Tours: Amalfi and Positano)

13 POMPEII

The pearl of the South: covering 2000 years of history
In the morning visit to Pompeii, the city buried by the ashes of Mount Vesuvius in ’79 A.D., approximately 2000 years ago and only recently rediscovered: the Foro, the Ancient Temples, the Thermal Baths, the Market and the Majestic Theatre and the beautiful Roman houses.
Lunch in a typical restaurant,  far away from the touristic crowds.
Afternoon and evening off  to enjoy the beauty of the Amalfi Coast.
(Accommodation:  Amalfi Coast   -  Meals: B, L -  Private Tours: Archeological site of Pompeii)

14 CASERTA

The Italian Versailles: the Royal Palace of Caserta - End of tour: ROME

• Return to the departure point of the tour, Rome.
• On the way, visit to the Royal Palace of Caserta, built in the 1700’s by the order of the King of Naples, to rival the great baroque palaces of his European “colleagues”: the Royal Palace and its Italian Garden.
• Afternoon off in Rome, for a nice walk in the centre, an ice cream in Piazza di Spagna, or to do last minute shopping for souvenirs.
• Evening  at a refined restaurant in the centre of Rome for a memorable goodbye dinner.

(Accommodation: Rome  -  Meals: B, D - Private Tours: Caserta Royal Palace)

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• 14 Nights Accommodation in exclusive and fascinating 4 star or higher Hotels, centrally located in the most suggestive spots of the cities, with accommodation, where appropriate, in Superior rooms.
• 14 Full American breakfast with a delicious buffet or with exclusive table service, all included; 9 Lunches in different typical Italian restaurants and 5 Dinners at exclusive and characteristic restaurants (all meals include drinks)
• Private minibus with English speaking private driver, available for the entire Tour, as indicated in the programme and all the transfers during the Tour, as specified in the programme
• All guided tours and visits indicated in the programme with specialised local English Speaking Guides,  including all the entrance fees to visited sites:

–    Orientation tour to Rome

–    Guided visit to Orvieto, including ticket to the Cathedral and visit to the artisan ateliers in Bevagna and Deruta,

–    Guided visit to Assisi and Franciscan sites, including entrance ticket to the Basilica of Saint Francis

–    Guided visit to Perugia, including entrance ticket to the Collegio del Cambio.

–    Guided visit to Spoleto and Valnerina (Norcia, Castelluccio, the abbey of Sant’Eutizio in Preci)

–    Guided visit to Ascoli Piceno, Castel Trosino and Offida.

–    Guided visit to Castel del Monte and Trani, including entrance ticket to the Castel del Monte.

–    Full day excursion in Val d’Itria - Puglia, with a visit to Alberobello, Locorotondo, Ostuni.

–    Guided visit to Lecce

–    Italian cooking lesson (half day)

–    Full day excursion in Salento - Puglia, with a visit to Otranto and Gallipoli.

–    Visit to the artisan ateliers in Grottaglie.

–    Guided visit to Matera, the city of the “Sassi”.

–    Guided visit to the archeological site of Paestum, and a visit of Ravello. Including entrance ticket of the site and the museum.

–    Full day excursion to the Costiera Amalfitana, Amalfi and Positano.

–    Half day excursion to Pompeii, including entrance ticket of the archeological site.

–    Guided visit to the Royal Palace of Caserta, including entrance ticket.

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