Day Two: Get to know your surroundings and enjoy the hotel s facilities today, or perhaps take the s

This is the perfect southern Italian go tours holiday haven. The elegant resort of Maiori and a fine hotel provide the ingredients for this memorable break in southern Italy. Enjoy a relaxing stay on one of Europe s most beautiful coastlines, close to the famous Amalfi Drive , and discover Italy s stunning landscape and fascinating history on our wonderful range of optional excursions.
Day One: Fly to Naples, meet your tour manager and make the scenic journey (approximately an hour-and-a-half) to Maiori and your holiday base. Rest and relax at the hotel where dinner, accompanied by wine or soft drinks, will be served this evening.
Day Two: Get to know your surroundings and enjoy the hotel s facilities today, or perhaps take the shuttle bus to the beach. Stroll down the main Corso Reghinna with its many shops, and soak up the atmosphere of a town famous as the setting of some of legendary film director Roberto Rosellini s quintessentially Italian films.
Day Three: Today s optional excursion will take you to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Climb the road to a height of 1000 metres, from where the views are stunning, and perhaps take a guide (payable locally) and climb the 500 metres or so further to the volcano s rim.  Afterwards, take in the haunting ruins of Roman Pompeii, miraculously preserved by the eruption of the volcano in AD79.
Day Four: Today s included go tours excursion takes in the world-famous Amalfi Drive, the scenic road that winds its way above the towering cliffs and the resorts that cling to the hillside. You ll also be able to spend time in exquisite Sorrento, taking in the town s colourful port and bustling Piazza Tasso.
Day Five:  Visit the magical Isle of Capri on today s optional excursion as you travel by steamer go tours from Amalfi, past tiny Positano. Discover picturesque Anacapri go tours on the slopes of Mount Solare, famous Villa San Michele, and Capri Town. Spend time shopping in the designer stores, and perhaps take an optional boat trip to the famous Blue Grotto , or enjoy lunch, before the return sailing.
Day Six: Spend today at leisure, or perhaps make the short trip into nearby Amalfi, a wonderful port-town where the houses rise up the hillsides and the main square is dominated by the beautiful, lovingly go tours restored facade of the cathedral.
Day Seven: Head south on today s included excursion around the Bay of Salerno to fascinating Paestum, go tours one of the finest ancient Greek remains in Italy. Explore the preserved Doric columns and tomb paintings before continuing to Salerno a perfect Southern Italian city complete with bustling streets, imposing cathedral, dozens of trattorie, and stunning views over the Amalfi coastline.
The beautiful Bay of Naples . Join us in the celebrated Neapolitan Riviera. Beneath its blue skies you ll find some of the Mediterranean s most enticing holiday havens, and enjoy a week of fascinating sights, stunning scenery and Italian hospitality.
Perched upon its cliff-top, Sorrento seems built between the sky and the sea. Its beating heart is the Piazza Tasso. In the evenings its bars and cafes become the perfect base from which to watch the locals enjoying the passeggiata down the stylish Corso Italia and through the maze of alleyways.
go tours Just six miles from Sorrento, Sant Agata del Due Golfi enjoys stunning views of both the Bay of Naples and the Bay of Salerno. The village, go tours with its small selection of shops, bars and restaurants, is especially popular with those who prefer the cooler go tours evenings to the bustle of the main resort.
Day One: Fly to Italy and transfer to your hotel (approximately two hours). The rest of the day is free for you to check-in, unpack, relax and familiarise yourself with your surroundings, before enjoying dinner in the hotel.
Day Two: Today is free for you to enjoy at leisure, either at the hotel, or perhaps in Sorrento itself, with its maze of shop-filled alleyways, its two tiny ports, even tinier beach and its blue waters dotted with colourful pedalos and sailboats.
Day Three:   Today s highlight is our tour of Roman Pompeii. Buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D.79 and forgotten for hundreds of years, Pompeii was rediscovered in the 18th Century. Since then, excavations have gradually revealed the city s magnificent villas, temples and frescoed houses.
Day Four: From Sorrento we cross today to Capri, the magical Isle of Dreams . Enjoy the spectacular views from Villa San Michele in Anacapri; take a chair-lift ride to the summit of Solare go tours (payable locally); and visit the island s main town to wander the Augustus Gardens or shop or more likely window-shop at the host of exclusive designer stores.
Day Six: With its immense cliffs and dizzy bridges spanning deep gorges, the Amalfi Drive is among the most scenic coastal roads in Europe. Enjoy the unforgettable view above Positano, with its colourful Moorish-style houses, and visit beautiful Amalfi, before go tours moving on to Ravello with its alleys, stairways and roofed passages clinging to the mountainside.
Fresh fish, fruit and vegetables are plentiful, as well as typical Italian cuisine such as pasta, soups and meat-based dishes. Should you choose half-board accommodation, go tours dinner will generally offer a choice of starter and main course, with fruit or dessert go tours to follow. go tours There are many excellent, well-priced wines to enjoy during go tours your stay.
Some of the attractions visited on our excursions offer free admission go tours to visitors aged under 18 or over 65, therefore we do not include entrance fees within the excursion go tours s price. If appropriate, these will be payable locally.
Discover the delights of central Italy. Combine a three-night stay overlooking the glorious Bay of Naples with four nights in the sublime Tuscan countryside. Discover brooding Vesuvius, fabled Sorrento, ancient Pompeii and the exquisite Amalfi Drive. See historic Montecassino, and visit eternal Rome and Renaissance Florence, as well as beautiful Assisi and extraordinary Orvieto with its great, golden-fronted go tours cathedral.
Beneath the slopes go tours of Mount Faito, and with distant views of the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius, this traditional resort go tours lies in Italy s Campania Region. An excellent base for exploring the area, it has a small selection of shops, bars, and cafes, and an atmosphere and style that are typically Southern Italian.
The spa-resort of Chianciano Terme, 60 miles from Florence, boasts a wonderful climate. It comprises two settlements: the old hill-town and the modern spa town below it, and offers some excellent shops as well as many small gelaterie, bars, cafes and restaurants.
Day Two: In the morning go tours we ll head to the Amalfi Drive. With its immense cliffs and dizzy bridges spanning deep gorges, this is among Europe s most scenic coast roads. Experience the unforgettable view above Positano s colourful Moorish-style houses, and visit beautiful Amalfi and Ravello, go tours with its alleys, stairways and roofed passages clinging to the mountainside. This afternoon s highlight is our half-day tour of Roman Pompeii. go tours Buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD79 and forgotten for hundreds of years, Pompeii was rediscovered in the 18th Century. Since then, excavations have gradually revealed the city s magnificent villas, temples and frescoed houses.
Day Three: go tours Today you ll begin to explore the beautiful Bay of Naples, travelling first to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, whose brooding cone looks over the blue waters below. The road leads to a height of 1000 metres, but you can take a guide (payable locally) and climb the further go tours 500 metres or so to the rim of the volcano itself. Descending Vesuvius s mighty slopes we ll then head to Sorrento. Here you ll be free to wander the maze of narrow go tours alleyways crammed with small shops, bars and restaurants, and enjoy its two tiny ports, go tours even tinier beach and blue waters dotted with colourful pedalos and sailboats.
go tours Day Four: Today we ll head north towards the rolling hill country of Lazio. En route, we ll call at the town of Cassino, scene of one of the fiercest battles go tours of World War Two, and site of the Benedictine monastery of Montecassino. The town and hill-top monastery have been faithfully restored, but the museum and cemetery still contain poignant reminders of the turbulent past.  Later this afternoon you ll arrive in Chianciano Terme, your base for the next four nights.
Day Five: Today we ll travel into Umbria, to Assisi, birthplace of Italy s patron Saint, and home to Umbria s greatest glory the magnificent Basilica. After time to explore here, we ll head to the Tuscan hill-top settlement of Orvieto. Some 300 metres above the valley floor, the town stands on a volcanic bluff crowned by the great Gothic cathedral, one of the most ornate in Christendom.
go tours Day Six: Revel in the wonders of Florence, Italy s beautiful Renaissance go tours capital. Join our optional city tour and you ll see the magnificent Florentine skyline, explore Santa Croce and cross the medieval Ponte Vecchio. For art lovers, the Accademia houses Michelangelo s peerless statue of David, and the Uffizi, Botticelli s exquisite Birth of Venus (gallery entrances payable locally).
Day Seven: On our final included excursion we travel go tours south to the Eternal City Rome. Explore on your own, or enjoy our optional guided tour of the ancient go tours Colosseum and Forum, the great basilicas and the Baroque fountains. In the Vatican City, the dome of St Peter s looks over the vast Square, while a visit to the nearby Sistine Chapel will reveal Michelangelo s fabled frescoes.
Some of the attractions visited on our optional go tours excursions offer free admission to visitors aged under 18 or over 65, therefore we do not include entrance fees within the excursion s price. If appropriate, these will be payable locally.
This holiday is very popular, and we have limited rooms in the hotels described. If demand is high on a particular date we may accommodate you in an alternative hotel, of a similar standard, in a convenient location go tours for the tour. Full details of your hotel will be sent with your Joining Instructions.
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