Grand Tour of Campania & the 5 Senses 2026-27

Day-by-day itinerary

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1. 1Day 1Rome – Pozzuoli, “the Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park and…

   historic centre” – Bacoli – Naples, 280 km. Departure from Rome – lunch at leisure – tasting of a traditional dessert with coffee – in the afternoon, a guided visit of Pozzuoli (the Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park with the Flavian Amphitheatre, exceeded in size in Italy only by the Colosseum in Rome and the amphitheatre of Capua; we then make for Pozzuoli’s historic centre to uncover its oldest secrets, among them the Macellum of Pozzuoli, the public market of Roman Puteoli, known too as the Temple of Serapis after the discovery in 1750 of a statue of the Egyptian god, the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, the public gardens known as Villa Avellino, the Church of San Raffaele, and the Rione Terra, now uninhabited but currently being brought back to life for visitors) – visit to the Piscina Mirabilis in Bacoli – transfer and check-in at the hotel in Naples – dinner at the hotel – after-dinner walking tour with the tour leader – overnight stay.

2. 2Day 2Naples, “the city of the sun”

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel – a full day given over to a guided visit of Naples (a panoramic tour along the city’s great avenues, Piazza Municipio with Castel Nuovo, the Teatro San Carlo and the Galleria Umberto, Piazza del Plebiscito with the Royal Palace and the monumental Basilica of San Francesco di Paola, the Santa Lucia district – an old fishermen’s quarter – Via Caracciolo, the hillside district of Posillipo with splendid views over the whole bay, and interior visits to the National Archaeological Museum and the Royal Palace of Capodimonte) – free time for shopping – lunch in a traditional pizzeria – return to the hotel in the evening – dinner at the hotel or in a traditional restaurant – after dinner, Naples by night: a panoramic tour by private coach with the tour leader – overnight stay.

3. 3Day 3Ischia and Procida, “Italian Capital of Culture 2022, the colourful fishermen’s village”.

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – departure from Naples by ferry or hydrofoil to Ischia – a complete tour of the island by private minibus, private taxi and Ape car – stops at the most scenic spots for photographs – visit to the village of Sant’Angelo – return to the harbour at Ischia – traditional lunch in a restaurant – departure by ferry or hydrofoil to Procida – arrival at the harbour of Marina Grande – walking tour of the historic centre, up to the village of Terra Murata, the Abbey of San Michele Arcangelo and the village of Corricella – coffee and gelato tasting – return to the port – ferry or hydrofoil back to Naples in the evening – transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel or in a traditional restaurant – evening at leisure – the tour leader is at guests’ disposal – overnight stay.

4. 4Day 4Naples, “the historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site”

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, a guided visit of Naples and a walking tour of its UNESCO-listed historic centre (starting from Piazza del Gesù Nuovo, a circular route through the historic heart of the two central decumani, taking in its principal squares and narrow alleys; the old town of Naples has long been considered an open-air museum, where many of its oldest and most evocative corners reveal themselves with quite remarkable simplicity – interior visits to the Sansevero Chapel, the Cathedral and the Crypt of San Gennaro, and the Monumental Complex of Santa Chiara) – street-food lunch at leisure – afternoon at leisure for shopping or independent visits – dinner at the hotel – overnight stay.

5. 5Day 5Caserta, “the largest royal palace in the world” – Caserta Vecchia…

   San Leucio, 100 km. Buffet breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – a visit to Caserta’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites (the magnificent Reggia designed by Vanvitelli, the largest royal palace in the world) and to the royal hamlet of San Leucio (the Belvedere Monumental Complex of San Leucio, which embodied King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon’s utopian dream of creating Ferdinandopoli, an ideal town founded on a new model of justice and social equality for the nations of the eighteenth century, inspired by a form of enlightened socialism) – visit to the village of Caserta Vecchia (Piazza Vescovado is the heart of this beautiful medieval hamlet, where its lanes converge and where locals and visitors meet for a pleasant pause and a good coffee; here, among pergolas, old shop signs and small bars, stand the most important buildings of Caserta Vecchia: the cathedral, the Bishop’s Palace and the former seminary) – lunch in a traditional restaurant – return to the hotel in Naples in the evening – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – the tour leader is at guests’ disposal – overnight stay.

6. 6Day 6Capri, “the blue island”

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel – full-day guided excursion – departure from Naples by ferry to Capri – tour of the island by private minibus – departure from Marina Grande for Anacapri, with a visit to Villa San Michele and the Church of San Michele – we then make for Capri (a walking tour from Piazza Umberto I, the famous Piazzetta, to the Gardens of Augustus with their magnificent views of the faraglioni sea stacks, Via Camerelle and the Church of Santo Stefano) – lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, free time for an optional excursion to the Blue Grotto – free time for shopping – ferry back to Naples in the evening – transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel or in a traditional restaurant – after dinner, Naples by night: a walking tour with the tour leader, travelling by public transport – overnight stay.

7. 7Day 7Pompeii, “the world’s most visited archaeological site” – Paestum…

   “the three magnificent Doric temples” – Velia, “the ancient Elea of Magna Graecia” – Paestum, 100 km. Buffet breakfast at the hotel – guided visits of Pompeii, the world’s most visited archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site; of Paestum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (home to three magnificent Doric temples thought to be dedicated to Poseidon, Hera and Ceres – the Temples of Neptune and Hera stand side by side in the southern part of the site, while the smaller Temple of Ceres lies at the northern end); and of Elea-Velia, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site (ancient Elea, named after the local spring Hyele, was an important city of Magna Graecia founded around 540 BC by Phocaean exiles on a promontory – in the fifth century BC the city was celebrated for its flourishing trade and above all for the Eleatic school of philosophy founded by Parmenides and Zeno – in Roman times, having become a municipium under the name of Velia, it enjoyed a period of great prosperity until the gradual silting up of the two ports built by the Phocaeans, together with catastrophic floods, brought its economic power to an end) – lunch in a traditional restaurant – visit to a dairy where the famous buffalo mozzarella is made – check-in at the hotel in Paestum in the evening – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Agropoli by night: an excursion by private coach with the tour leader to this characterful village in the Cilento – overnight stay.

8. 8Day 8Pertosa, “the caves”, and Padula, “the Charterhouse of San Lorenzo”…

   Benevento, 290 km. Buffet breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion – guided visits of the Pertosa Caves (the only caves in Italy where you can travel along an underground river, the Negro) and of Padula (the Charterhouse of San Lorenzo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the largest monastic complex in southern Italy and one of the most remarkable in Europe for its architectural splendour and its wealth of artistic treasures, together with the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, a rare example of an early Christian baptistery raised over a perennial spring once dedicated to the nymph Leucothea) – lunch in a traditional restaurant or farmhouse inn – arrival in Benevento in the evening – dinner in a traditional restaurant – evening at leisure – after dinner, Benevento by night: a walking tour with the tour leader – overnight stay.

9. 9Day 9Benevento, “UNESCO World Heritage and city of witches” – Rome, 230 km

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel – a full day given over to a guided visit of Benevento (the UNESCO-listed Church of Santa Sofia, Trajan’s Arch, Ponte Leproso and the riverside districts, the Arch of the Sacrament, Corso Garibaldi with its Egyptian obelisk, the Egyptian Museum, the cathedral, the Church of San Marco dei Sabariani, the Museo del Sannio and the Monumental Complex of Sant’Ilario a Port’Aurea) – lunch in a traditional restaurant – visit to the Strega Alberti distillery with a tasting – departure in the late afternoon for the return journey – arrival in the evening. Please note: the order of visits may be changed between days according to museum opening times or operational requirements, but the programme remains unchanged.