"Holiday weekend" 22-23-24-25 April 2023

DAY 1/Saturday 22 April 2023 * Morning motorway journey along the cordillera
Apennines towards southern Italy with stops for both breakfast and free lunch at the grill
motorway until you reach CAMPANIA. In the afternoon excursion to CAPUA where the Campano Amphitheater stands second in grandeur only to the Colosseum and where
SPARTACOS and the GLADIATORS were training for the fights. With its 167 x 137 meters (slightly lower than the Colosseum) it had a three-order external wall with 80 arches for a height of almost 50 meters. Built in the first century. of the Empire, despite the devastation suffered, its ruins impress, the imposing cavea, the ambulatories, enriched by basements where shows and games were organized and where Spartacus and his Gladiators trained (visit to the Museum): accommodation in "base" hotel in the Neapolitan hinterland, dinner and night.
DAY 2/Sunday 23 April 2023 * Excursion on the AMALFI Peninsula starts in
minibus, departs by ship. It will be possible to pass from the Sorrento Coast to the Amalfi Coast in front of the rocks of Li Galli and reach POSITANO to walk down the narrow and "white" streets of the center perched on the coast up to the sea, animated historic center with the Parish Church of S. Maria Assunta from the majolica dome. From here by boat (30 minutes) to admire the coast of the villages of Furore, Praiano and Conca dei Marini up to AMALFI for free lunch with numerous opportunities in the various restaurants of the town. In the afternoon, a walk in the lively "seafaring city" with the Cathedral flanked by the Arab-like bell tower and the precious Cloister of Paradise as well as the whole "heart" of this famous town which gave birth to Flavio Gioia, inventor of the compass. Continuation by minibus along the coast admiring small villages clinging to the sea such as Maiori, Minori up to VIETRI sul MARE, home of artistic ceramics. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
3rd DAY/Monday 24th April 2023 * In the morning, choose between the excursion on the
VESUVIUS or the visit to the HERCULANEUM EXCAVATIONS. For Vesuvius it will be necessary to go up by minibus
up to the summit of the Somma "cone" for a slightly uphill walk on the edge of the crater to admire its smoking vents and the exceptional panorama over the entire Gulf of Naples, the Sorrento Coast and the Neapolitan islands. Alternatively, visit the archaeological park of Herculaneum which - like Pompeii - was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and today gives us extraordinary finds in the patrician "houses" brought to new light by the excavations of the 19th century, in the Palaces, in the ancient Baths , in the gym. Lunch in a restaurant and in the afternoon in NAPLES for a walk in the Spanish quarters with the Via dei Presepi in San Greggio Armeno, a visit to the famous stature of the "Veiled Christ", the lively streets of Spaccanapoli and finally the traditional "pizza" in a of the famous pizzerias in the center before the final return to the hotel for the overnight stay.
4th DAY/Tuesday holiday 25 April 2023 * After breakfast excursion on the COAST
SORRENTINA (also passable with the Circumvesuvian train) until you reach the
lively coastal town of SORRENTO; visit of a Limonaia with the possibility of making purchases of various products and "walking" in the center to look out over the Belvedere of the Villa Comunale. Return to the hotel, lunch and return journey in the afternoon with arrival in the evening.
THE PARTICIPATION FEE of €. 499 includes: Travel by coach GT -. Hotels 4
stars/1st category in double rooms with private facilities - Full board treatment from dinner on the 1st day to lunch on the last day with lunch in a restaurant on the 3rd day and Neapolitan "pizza" - Drinks at all meals - Guide for some visits (Capua, Vesuvius, Herculaneum) and tour guide for all the others – Minibus for Vesuvius and the Amalfi peninsula – Circumvesuviana for Sorrento – Health insurance (excluding entrance fees and tourist tax) the GULF of NAPLES

Single room supplement €. 75 – DEPOSIT on booking €. 150
Registration fee €. 15 – Org. Tech. Mediavalle Travel & Lucca Tourism