Tour Category: Excursions

Positano

Positano, often called the pearl of the Amalfi Coast, is set on a vertical cliff overlooking the sea.  The Moorish-style village was discovered by American and British troops at the end of World War II.  Protected by UNESCO, Positano’s small winding streets are still untouched today.  Brimming with tiny caffés, trattorias, and artisan shops selling […]

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Sorrento

Sorrento has been enchanting travelers, explorers, emperors, artists and poets since the Grand Tour.  Hailed the city of song, for its famous taranantella and Torna a Surriento, Neapolitan folk dance and iconic song, and enjoy this city by the sea whose beautiful gardens, a spilling piazza, ancient churches, excellent restaurants, and Piazza Tasso, named after […]

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Amalfi

Located on the Gulf of Salerno in the Tyrrhenian Sea, this powerful town was once one of the four Maritime Republics, along with Venice, Genoa and Pisa.  It has a long and rich history of Dukes that ruled, sea traders that brought the first eggplant and spices to its port, and the Arabs who introduced […]

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Ravello

Ravello crowns the Amalfi Coast from a balcony of limestone 1,100 feet above sea level.  From this elevated position, the fortressed town overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Salerno.  On the left, the town descends to the valley of Dragone, on the right, to the coastal town of Minori.  And from the Terrazzo […]

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Pompeii

Visit Pompeii, the famous seat of the ancient Roman civilization whose ruins date back to 79AD, and discover a world that was captured in time.  Explore the ancient city that was covered by the eruption of Vesuvius, and unravel the ancient mystery of the Roman Empire.  Visit Pompeii’s open-air museum and explore the labyrinth of […]

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Herculaneaum

Located in the shadow of Vesuvius, Herculaneaum is an ancient Roman village that was destroyed when Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.  The ruins of the city lay in the region of Ercolano, in Campania.  Just a twenty minute drive from Ancient tradition connects Herculaneum with the Greek hero, Herakles. Herculaneaum is a UNESCO World Heritage […]

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Paestum

Drive to Paestum and discover great Greek ruins and history dating back to 600 to 450 BC.  Walk along the archeological site of Paestum, once known as the city of Poseidonia in Magna Graecia.  This region of Southern Italy came under Greek influence as early as the 8th Century B.C. The Archeological ruins of Paestum […]

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Naples

Often called la bella Napoli, Naples is the capital of Campania and the home of pizza Neapolitana.  One of the oldest cities in the world, it has been inhibited by the Greeks, Spanish, Romans and Arabs, and remained influential after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.  Naples served as the capital city of the […]

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