DAY 1 – SATURDAY- Check-in 4pm. Optional transfer Naples airport/train station, stop for lunch, based on participation. Upon arrival you will instantly know why the trek was worth it! At 6pm a Welcome Reception awaits you on the terrace — followed by dinner; welcome to Positano!!
DAY 2 – SUNDAY- Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the villa. Explore the villa and Positano at your leisure. Enjoy a cocktail, or cold beer at the villa’s private infinity pool with sweeping views of the Mediterranean.
DAY 3 – MONDAY- Masa Lubrense/Sorrento — Breakfast and Dinner at the villa. Today we will tour La Masseria, an ancient organic family farm in Masa Lubrense. We will walk the “canopy” of the lemon grove and learn how they make the iconic Limoncello of the Amalfi Coast and visit their winery. Enjoy an authentic quintessential lunch with wine and all food produced by this family. Followed by a visit to Sorrento, one of the most beautiful cities in Italy; the land of Orange & Lemon Groves. People watch in a piazza while you enjoy an espresso, gelato, or much needed shopping!
DAY 4 – TUESDAY- Pompeii— A guided tour of the vast archaelogical site buried under 13-20 ft. of ash after the catastophic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins giving insight to this ancient town. A stop for lunch before returning to the villa in mid-afternoon.
DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner at the villa; Pasta Making Class (optional), our efforts will be rewarded, as fresh pasta will be served for lunch. Soak in view from the villa, or enjoy Positano for the afternoon. Dinner at the villa.
DAY 6 – THURSDAY- Campania — The region of Campania is an outstanding wine region. Not often do we see these wines in the states, so you are in for a real treat. We will visit a local winery for lunch and a wine tasting.
DAY 7 – FRIDAY- Ravello/Amalfi — A Unesco World Heritage Site, Ravello is one of the most charming towns on the Amalfi Coast with sweeping seascapes and breathtaking scenery. While the origins of Ravello date back to the Roman era, it was the Middle Ages that gave the town it’s wealth and status. Lunch will be special as you take in the views with time to stop in the town of Amalfi before returning to the villa. A Farewell Dinner will be served al fresco on the terrace!
DAY 8 – SATURDAY- After breakfast, 10am check-out, then embark on your other European travel plans. Rome, or Florence anyone? Optional transfers available.
This Business Is a Lemon, and a Family Wants to Keep It That Way
in Amalfi, Tours AMALFI, Italy — On a recent spring morning, Luigi Aceto, a hale 78, climbed a ladder in a terraced lemon grove that stretched up the hillside in one of Italy’s most picturesque towns and expertly began snipping lemons into a wicker basket. The sun was shining. The lemons were ripe and as big as […]