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 center” – Bacoli – Naples, 280 km. Departure from Rome – lunch on your own – tasting of a traditional dessert with coffee – in the afternoon, guided visit of Pozzuoli (the Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park with the Flavian Amphitheater, surpassed in size in Italy only by the Colosseum in Rome and the amphitheater of Capua; we then head into the historic center of Pozzuoli to uncover its oldest secrets, among them the Macellum, the public market of Roman Puteoli, also known as the Temple of Serapis after a statue of the Egyptian god was unearthed here in 1750, 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 and currently being restored 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 your tour leader – overnight stay.

2. 2Day 2Naples “the city of the sun”

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a guided visit of Naples (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 age-old fishermen’s quarter – Via Caracciolo, the hillside district of Posillipo with splendid views over the entire gulf, and interior visits to the National Archaeological Museum and the Royal Palace of Capodimonte) – free time for shopping – lunch at a traditional pizzeria – return to the hotel in the evening – dinner at the hotel or at a local restaurant – after dinner, Naples by night: panoramic tour by private coach with your tour leader – overnight stay.

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

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

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

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, guided visit of Naples on a walking tour of its UNESCO-listed historic center (starting from Piazza del Gesù Nuovo, a circular route through the historic heart of the two central decumani leads to the main 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 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 on your own – free afternoon for shopping or visits on your own – 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 – 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 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 18th century and 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 the lanes converge and where locals and travelers 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 at a traditional restaurant – return to the hotel in Naples in the evening – dinner at the hotel – free evening, tour leader at your 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 head to Capri (walking tour from Piazza Umberto I, the famous Piazzetta, to the Gardens of Augustus with magnificent views of the Faraglioni sea stacks, Via Camerelle and the Church of Santo Stefano) – lunch on your own – free time in the afternoon 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 at a local restaurant – after dinner, Naples by night: walking tour with your tour leader, using public transportation – 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 visit of Pompeii, the most visited archaeological site in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site; of Paestum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to three magnificent Doric temples believed 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 rises at the northern end); and of Elea-Velia, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site (ancient Elea, named for the local spring Hyele, was an important city of Magna Graecia founded around 540 BC by Phocaean exiles on a promontory – in the 5th century BC it was renowned 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 and a series of catastrophic floods brought its economic power to an end) – lunch at 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: excursion by private coach with your tour leader to this charming village in the Cilento – overnight stay.

8. 8Day 8Pertosa “the Caves” & Padula “the Charterhouse of San Lorenzo”…

   Benevento, 290 km. Buffet breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion – guided visit of the Pertosa Caves, the only caves in Italy where you can navigate 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 splendor and its wealth of artistic treasures, as well as the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, a rare example of an early Christian baptistery built over a perennial spring once dedicated to the nymph Leucothea) – lunch at a traditional restaurant/agriturismo – arrival in Benevento in the evening – dinner at a traditional restaurant – free evening – after dinner, Benevento by night: walking tour with your tour leader – overnight stay.

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

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a guided visit of Benevento (the UNESCO-listed Church of Santa Sofia, Trajan’s Arch, the 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 at a traditional restaurant – visit to the Strega Alberti distillery, with tasting – departure in the late afternoon for the return journey – arrival in the evening. Please note: the order of the visits may be changed among the various days depending on museum opening hours or operational requirements, but the program itself remains unchanged.