The participants, coming from different locations, once arrived at the airport, will have a private transfer to reach the hotel. After there will be check-in and accommodation in private rooms.
Welcome drink and typical Italian dinner, followed by overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel and guided tour of the collections of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter’s Basilica, real masterpieces of the artistic genius of Italian masters famous all over the world.
Free lunch. Afternoon dedicated to the visit of the elegant fountains, the luxurious baroque churches and the noble palaces crossing the famous monumental squares of Rome: the Pantheon, Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Venezia with the imposing altar of the Fatherland. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Naples, ancient city, rich in history, monuments and natural beauty, colored by the sympathy of a people who sing with passion and tells with wit and eloquent gestures. Guided tour of the “city of sun”: the exterior of Palazzo Reale, the Maschio Angioino, the Teatro San Carlo, the Galleria Umberto I and the promenade from which you can admire the famous Castel dell’Ovo. Walk through the historic center “Spaccanapoli” with a visit to the Church of Gesù Nuovo, the Cloister of Santa Chiara and the imposing structure of the Church of San Domenico Maggiore.
Free lunch provided by the participants.
The tour will continue to reach the well-known and characteristic village of San Gregorio Armeno with its unique workshops for the tradition of crib that are the frame of a city that lives in all its beauty. Stop in a historic Neapolitan pastry shop for tasting of excellent Neapolitan sfogliatelle and coffee.
Transfer to hotel in Sorrento, dinner and overnight accommodation.
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day to spend in Sorrento, in the heart of the Sorrento peninsula, land of mermaids, lemon houses, cliffs overlooking an emerald green sea. A superb view between the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno.
In the evening dinner and show at the Teatro Tasso: the tarantella will involve you in the lively rhythm, in the frenetic dance, releasing energy, relaxing the mind, giving serenity and well-being. Overnight at the hotel.
Optional activities proposed:
– Guided tour of the archaeological excavations of Pompeii (half day)
– Guided tour of Capri and Anacapri (full day)
Breakfast at the hotel. After a lovely walk to reach Sorrento harbour and board the ferry to start the fascinating tour of the Amalfi Coast, one of the most spectacular routes in Europe with scenery of incomparable beauty. Stop at Positano and Amalfi to enjoy the colors, scents and liveliness of a perfect setting of sea, land and sky. An experience to live intensely. Free lunch provided by the participants.
Arrival in Salerno by ferry, transfer and hotel accomodation in Matera, dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel. The morning will be dedicated to the guided tour of the “Sassi di Matera”, ancient residential settlements, that today are World Heritage Site, to know the realities that have transformed the criticality into a resource and have contributed to making Matera as European Capital of Culture. Free lunch provided by the participants.
Afternoon time available for independent visits.
In the evening dinner with typical Lucan productsin ancient rock. Overnight stay in the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Alberobello, a timeless country. Visit of the historic center of the “capital of Trulli”, buildings in stone of conical shape surmounted by a round pinnacle, a unique example of ancient construction that Alberolbello has preserved in an entire district and, in 1996, they were declared a Word Heritage Site. Free lunch provided by the participants.
In the afternoon we will continue towards Castellana and visit the Castellana Caves, a complex of underground cavities of karst origin, of considerable geological and tourist interest, among the most beautiful and spectacular in Italy. At the end departure for Termoli, hotel accomodation, dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for the food and wine tour to discover the excellences of Molise: a visit to an ancient oil mill and a traditional winery will show us the refined techniques of production and storage of olive oil and wine. Typical lunch in a cellar, with tasting of oil and wine of the highest quality.
Return to Termoli. Free time available.
An alternative to the food and wine tour could be a relaxing free day to spend on Termoli’s beach, with lunch provided by the participants.
In the evening dinner in a typical restaurant with seafood specialties.
Overnight stay in the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Agnone, a small village surrounded by greenery, famous all over the world for its bells. Guided tour of the historic center and the exceptional Historical Belle Museum “Giovanni Paolo II”, located inside the Fonderia Marinelli, the most remote foundry in Italy and among the oldest in the world. Specializing in bells, the foundry preserves the working history of a family, as well as a tradition of craftsmanship strongly linked to the territory to which it belongs.
Tasting of dairy products in a cheese factory of Molise excellence.
In the afternoon guided tour of the Samnite Theather of Pietrabbondante, one of the most important testimonies related to the Saminite population, and one of the most fascinating monuments, not only for the extraordinary dominated position of the Trigno valley, but also and above all for its architectural features, absolutely anomalous, compared to the other Greek and Roman buildings built to accomodate the public.
In the evening accomodation in the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Frosolone, one of “the most beautiful villages in Italy”. We will dedicate the whole morning to the guided tour of the village, that preserves the ancient traditions in an authentic way. Free lucnh provided by the participants. In the afternoon transfer to Sant’Elena Sannita, to visit the Museum of Perfume. Between Sant’Elena Sannita and Frosolone there was a complementarity of work: in Frosolone they worked the Sharp irons – knoves, razors, bill hooks, scalpels -, while in Sant’Elena Sannita the Sharpeners sharpened the worn blades. The sharpeners of Sant’Elena Sannita went from town to town, aboard a trycicle equipped, to offer their services. Many tried to find the fortune in Rome, where they became famous. From sharpening razors they moved on to selling them in small stores, whose windows displayed shaving brushes next to the razors, and then shaving creams and lotions, pots of brilliantine, and then perfumes. Over time they became managers of perfumeries better and better equipped. Today two hundred perfumeries in Rome belong to people from Sant’Elena Sannita. The Museum of Perfume set up in Sant’Elena wants to be a tribute and a recognition to those who have moved away from their land to work and slowly established themselves as perfumers.
17:00 – Accomodation in hotel. Time to enjoy the relaxing activities offered by the wellness center located inside the hotel, or for the visit of the adjacent Sancturay of Castelpetroso. Dinner and overnight stay in the hotel.
Optional activities proposed:
Jeep tour: explorers for a day! (3h)
Breakfast in the hotel and transfer to different destinations:
– transfer to FCO airport
– transfer to the main FS stations in Rome
– shuttle bus departure to accompany guests in Molise