Amalfi Coast - Palermo

Tour program

SUNDAY: NAPLES (OVERNIGHT IN SORRENTO AREA)

Arrive at Naples airport/central station. Group transfer to the hotel in Sorrento area. Dinner and Overnight

MONDAY: POSITANO & AMALFI COAST (INCLUDED) (OVERNIGHT IN SORRENTO AREA)

Breakfast in the hotel. You will spend this day on the Amalfi Coast, one of the most spectacular coastlines of Europe.

Excursion included: POSITANO & AMALFI. Pick-up in hotel by Minivan and enjoy the Amalfi Coast drive which is arguably the world's most beautiful and thrilling sightseeing road.

Your English or German speaking driver, along the journey, will give you general information including how to spend your free time for each of the 3 stops programmed:

Positano is a true paradise, developed vertically within a tangled overlay of streets, alleys and shops that expose the colorful Positano fashions well-known all around the world. In the town center is the Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta that shows up with its large dome, tiled in majolica and sheltering some precious works like polychrome marble altars.

It’s nice to get lost in Positano… To fully embrace the beauty of the town it’s probably better to walk without a precise destination; You will be able to enjoy the streets, the little shops, the restaurants, the monuments, the churches, the beaches.

Amalfi, a picturesque interlacing of alleys and stairways overlooks the sea with all its extraordinary colors reflecting the enchanting landscape of Amalfi, the town whose name blesses the entire coast. Dominated by the majestic Cathedral dedicated to Sant'Andrea (St. Andrew), Amalfi proffers innumerable testimonies of its glorious past as a Maritime Republic.

Ravello, another pearl of the coast, an elegant and refined village, dipped in green and characterized by luxurious villas. Ravello is famous all around the world for its Festival, in the garden of Villa Rufolo, where an evocative setting and the emotion of listening to great music create an experience of extraordinary intensity. The heart of Ravello is represented by Piazza Vescovado, framed by the architecture of Palazzo Rufolo and the Cathedral with its magnificent portal (the first ever made with this innovative mould technique) and 10-feet-high bell tower. Dinner and Overnight.

TUESDAY: CAPRI BOAT CLASSIC (OPTIONAL) (OVERNIGHT IN SORRENTO AREA)

Breakfast in the hotel. Free day to discovery the city ot optional Capri excursion, pick-up from hotel, transfer to the port and departure to Capri, motorboat along the Sorrento Coast.

Optional excursion: CAPRI BOAT CLASSIC. On board of our comfortable boats, we offer you an unforgettable and personalized trip discovering the beautiful island of Capri. Your English or German speaking Captain, along the journey, will give you general information including how to spend your free time on Capri. Along the way you will admire fishermen village, and interesting attractions along the coast. Arrival to Capri and tour of the island by boat with the possibility to admire the Marvellous Grotto, the White Grotto, the Green Grotto; along the way you will admire the Natural Arch, the Villa Curzio Malaparte, the Faraglioni rocks and the Lighthouse of Punta Carena. Disembark at Marina Grande in Capri with 5/6 hours

WEDNESDAY – POMPEII INCLUDED – NAPOLI PORT- FERRY TO PALERMO

Breakfast in the hotel. Free morning to discover the city , in the first afternoon meeting with the driver and excursion to Pompeii . Following the eruption of the Volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year of 79 AD, Pompeii lay buried an forgotten for hundreds of years. The town is high on the list of the World and the excavations begun in the 18th Century are still being carried out today. You will take slowly through some of the ancient streets of Pompeii where you can see Baths, Forums and Villas built by prosperous Roman in the years 80 BC. Marvel at the fabulously preserved Frescos which adorned the walls and floors of the Villas. Even if your interests do not lie in history, this is an archaeological site that you cannot be failed to be impressed by. Comfortable, closed in shoes and cameras. Drive to the port of Napoli Boarding and Overnight on board in private cabin.

THURSDAY: MARSALA – STAGNONE – ERICE – SEGESTA – PALERMO

Arrive in Palermo port early morning– Transfer to the hotel to leave the luggages and start excursion. Departure to Marsala, famous because of the salt works (foto stop) and the production of wine. Stop in The Riserva dello Stagnone, a magical place, with a striking natural landscape of rare beauty for its white salt pans with windmills. On to Erice, the medieval town on the summit of Monte San Giuliano. Here you can admire the Norman Castle (exterior) and the Cathedral. In the meantime, you will have a stop at a confectionery to taste the typical almond pastry of Erice. On to Segesta, one of the most beautiful archeological sites of Sicily, where you will visit the Doric temple whose majestic appearance and dominating position bestows great nobility to the landscape. Re-entry in hotel in late afternoon. Overnight in Palermo

FRIDAY: HIGHLIGHTS PALERMO & MONREALE

Breakfast in the hotel. In the morning visit of Palermo, the Royal Palace and Cathedral. Enjoy a walking tour of Sicily’s capital, teeming with impressive art and ruins, Byzantine buildings and Baroque churches. You will also visit Piazza Pretoria, The Martorana Church (from outside), “I Quattro canti”, Via Maqueda, Politeama Theatre (from outside). Continue to Teatro Massimo (from outside), the opera house. Stop for eating an Arancina, a sicilian speciality! Continue to Monreale, a lovely town on the slopes of Monte Caputo overlooking Palermo. Monreale was named for the once numerous citrus orchards that dotted the fertile La Conca d’Oro valley below. Walk with your guide to Monreale Cathedral, considered one of the finest Norman constructions in the world. Overnight

SATURDAY: DAY FREE – PALERMO

Breakfast in the hotel. This day you are free to go to Mondello for a walk along the promenade or for a swim in the beautiful gulf orto explore the city. Overnight in hotel

SUNDAY: ARRIVEDERCI!

Breakfast in the hotel. group transfer to Palermo airport and end of our services.