Duration: 8 hours
Type of Service: Small Group Tour to the Amalfi Coast, Departing from Sorrento
Depart in total relaxation from your hotel centrally located in Sorrento. Get on our comfortable coach bus and get ready to join a tour that will make you discover one of the most famous places in the world and three of the most beautiful cities in Italy: Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello, all located in the Amalfi Coast. If you want to spend some magical hours along the Amalfi Coast, this is the tour designed just for you!
Your comfortable minibus will pick you up from your hotel centrally located in Sorrento at the set time, or at a designated location where you will start this marvelous day immediately, with the wonderful panorama that will surround you while you are driven along the Amalfi Coast, in the direction of one of its most beautiful places, Positano. After this you will wander its white streets and colored alleys, made even more beautiful by the flowers that decorate almost every house in Positano. You will spend one hour in Positano before getting back on the coach.
After boarding your bus from Positano, you will continue your visit through the incredible villages of Furore, Praiano and Conca dei Marini along the Amalfi Coast. It is now time to meet the second wonder of your tour, the super colored Amalfi. Again, you will have some free time to admire its beauty and to breathe the fresh scents of lemons and flowers of these lands. You will find it hard to choose which one of these to visit first: the Sant’Andrea Fountain, the Santa Maria del Carmine chapel, or walking by the Valle dei Mulini. A must see before leaving will be a visit to the Amalfi Duomo, built in Arab-Sicilian style and dedicated to Saint Andrea, the patron of the town. During your 2- hours, in Amalfi, you have an option to join a panoramic boat trip, taking 45 minutes (12 euros per person).
The final stop on this tour is discovering the enchanting Ravello. Ravello is a flourishing, rich in culture, art, with beautiful views. A famous panoramic center, it is one of the most visited places in Italy by tourists from all over the world. It also draws intellectual personalities interested in its architectonic beauties and famous villas. In addition to the Churches, Villa Cimbrone Gardens is definitely worth a visit. This Villa is entirely built on a rocky promontory overlooking the sea, between all kind of plants, flowers, fountains, and caves. After spending 1 hour in the beautiful Ravello, you will begin your return trip.
A breath-taking view, that will surely accompany, together with some nostalgia, your trip back to Sorrento.
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Duration: 8 hours
Type of Service: Siena Foodie Tour with Charcuterie Lunch at Salumeria – private tour with one hour visit to the Siena Cathedral
You will be picked up from the Siena train station if coming from Florence or your accommodations in Siena. Private door to door service is also available from your Florence accommodations. The medieval town of Siena is located 1 hour, 20 minutes south of Florence.
This special foodie tour starts in the heart of the ancient hilltop town of Siena. We will visit a cafe for coffee, where the owners roast their own coffee beans as they have for 3 generations.
Then we will make the short walk to a family owned generation bakery to hear the history and sample many of the local Sienese desserts.
If this tour is booked on a Tuesday or Saturday, we can visit a local farmers market for a sampling of the Tuscan Pecorino cheeses, and honey, among other things.
Next, we make the short drive outside the walls of Siena, to a Salumeria for lunch. This is a historical delicatessen, which offers artesian quality products. The salamis are lovingly made by, the Norcino, using local recipes that are 300 years old. All made from local livestock without any use of colorants, preservatives, milk-based ingredients or gluten.
Following our lunch, we will make a short drive to visit a family winery for a wine and olive oil tasting. At the end of the tasting we will return to Siena or drop off at the Siena train station or transfer back to Florence.
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Duration: 8 hours
Type of Service: Explore the Amalfi Coast from Sorrento - small group tour
Explore the Amalfi Coast on an all-day excursion from Sorrento
Positano - Known for its unique fashion boutiques, art galleries along the quaint winding roadway with restaurants overlooking the sea
Amalfi - Home to Saint Andrew’s Cathedral and the famous Pasticceria Pansa Bakery for pastries and chocolates
Ravello - The mountain-top haven with its quaint piazza and world-renowned gardens
Lunch - Dine at a Mediterranean villa with incredible views
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This is a popular tour that fills up quickly with a maximum of 8 adults in a Mercedes van and this is a tour for adults only
This tour cost does not include gratuities for the driver - which is optional based on your service
Lunch at a villa will include an appetizer, seafood or vegetarian pasta with a lemon dessert and beverages
Duration: 3 hours
Type of Service: Sorrento's Wine & Food Tour at Sunset - small group tour
Join us for Sorrento's best wine & food walking tour at sunset in a relaxed evening
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Duration: 2.5 hours
Type of Service: Wine and Food Tasting Dinner – small group tasting
Embark on a food pairing and wine tasting journey around Italy's regions at popular and famous wine bar in Rome. This wine tasting experience is fun and exciting in an intimate environment with delicious food.
This unique wine bar/restaurant focuses on the best and fresh artisan selections in wine and food from all over Italy. Their focus extends beyond just Wine Tastings and Dinners to Cooking Classes, Olive Oil Tastings, and more…their expertise sommeliers offer an unforgettable experience for the everyday wine drinkers to wine collectors.
Learn the origins, history and stories of Italy’s wines, regions and foods while you taste through the authentic flavors of the best artisan producers of Italy selected by expertise sommeliers in this group dinner (no boring lectures). An unforgettable night spent with people from all over the world with amazing food and wines.
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Duration: 2 hours
Type of Service: Heart of Naples Stroll with Local Street Food Tastings
Explore Naples’ UNESCO Recognized Historic Center
Meet your local expert guide and intimate group of just 10 people or fewer in the heart of Naples before embarking on this mind and palate-opening experience. You’ll then be off to sample some of the most delectable flavors and sought after culinary delights that Italy has to offer at authentic, hand-picked food vendors that will allow you to mingle with the Neapolitans themselves.
A Stroll to Make Your Stomach Roar - All along your evening stroll, your guide will fill you with the urban legends and history that make Naples come to life, as you dine on delectable examples of the city’s famed street food. If you thought you knew pizza, think again. Naples is home to so many original varieties that you’ll have a hard time choosing. Then pass to the savory ‘pagnutiello, ‘cuoppo’, or ‘cup’, due to the paper cone it is served in, or the ‘cuppetiello’, another succulent version that will make your mouth water.
If you have a sweet tooth, then you’re definitely in the right place, too! Naples is home to some of the best and most famous pastries in the world with such delicious creations as scrumptious ‘sfogliatelle’, rich ‘Baba’ soaked in rum or the epicurean ‘zeppole’, filled with custard, jelly or cream. Your journey will take you through narrow, picturesque alleys as they open onto elegant piazzas.
Naples from the Inside Out - Pass from Piazza del Gesù, with the splendid Spanish-style Baroque Church of Gesù Nuovo and an incredibly sculpted monument dedicated to the Holy Virgin. Visit the ancient heart of the city along Spaccanapoli, one of its oldest streets, dividing it in half. See San Gregorio Armeno, famous for its Christmas market and where the most beautiful Nativity scene figures you have ever seen are sold year-round by sculptors that rival Michelangelo and Bernini.
You’ll also pass the Naples Cathedral, where every year on September 19th the blood of its patron saint, San Gennaro, miraculously reliquifies in a procession that animates the entire city. Then it’s on to other scenic streets, like Via dei Tribunali and finally into Piazza Dante, the city’s former market square, where your tour will end and it will be easy to catch a taxi or the metro back to your hotel.
No other tour offers such an authentic view of the real city of Naples, with its unique atmosphere, amazing architecture and intense flavors. Your perception of this exotic city will never be the same after you have cut through the myths and discovered why this city is so loved. This is truly Naples at its best.
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Duration: 4 hours
Type of Service: Tasting Naples - Half Walking / Half Driving Tour
Book your private Food Tasting Tour and discover Naples with a walking tour through some of its well-known delicacies! Naples is one of the most ancient cities in Europe. It was founded by the Greeks and ruled by many different countries – Romans, Byzantines, Germans, Normans, French, Spanish and Austrians – that left an indelible mark not only on the cultural heritage of the city but also on its food tradition! The best way to explore a foreign city is to smell and taste it!
During the walking tour you will experience the thrill of traveling through time, history, architecture and culture and you will be able to enjoy some of the most important monuments of one of the oldest cities in Europe. Your local English Speaking Escort will bring you to some of the most beautiful areas and key locations: from the Royal Naples, the city’s modern heart, to the Historic Centre listed by Unesco as a World Cultural Heritage Site. This private excursion will take you to the boulevards, the churches, the squares, the narrow streets and the most prestigious buildings of the town (Royal Palace, the Maschio Angioino Castle, the Opera House, the Church of Santa Chiara and so on) to fully appreciate Naples’s historic charm. The town offers indeed a wide range of places that can be visited according to your interests and feelings.
Food is an important part of Naples cultural heritage, spirit and identity. Your tour escort will accompany you off the beaten path, through the lively narrow streets and hidden corners of the town to let you immerse inside the food scene of one of the greatest culinary centers of Italy: with your ultimate food experience you will have the chance to taste traditional local specialties such as the rich coffee tradition of the well-known Neapolitan Espresso, some of the local amazing pastries and the most popular delicacies of Naples bakery tradition. The Tarallo, local salty biscuit enriched with almonds and black pepper, the Pizza Margherita, the queen of Neapolitan and Italian food culture in the world and the famous Limoncello liqueur.
Meet your local expert guide and intimate group of just 10 people or fewer in the heart of Naples before embarking on this mind and palate-opening experience.
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Duration: 3 Hours
Type Of Service: Local Foodie Tour in Trastevere with Wine & Dinner
Embark on a food tour in Trastevere that offers an excellent introduction to one of the best foodie districts in Rome. Walking around the Eternal City is an excellent way to work up an appetite; a food tour is the best way to end your day of sightseeing. Led by a local foodie guide, visit some of our favorite restaurants and trattoria in Rome.
Roman Bakery and Pizza - At this stop, learn more the history of bakeries, or forni, in Rome. Get acquainted with a major part of Roman culinary tradition by ordering a hot square of pizza bianca for lunch. In Rome, people line up for these olive oil flat breads stuffed with prosciutto, parmesan and rocket. As opposed to red pizza served by the slice (al taglio), pizza bianca is not what most people associate with pizza. After you've tasted this treat, you'll understand how pizza need not have sauce or cheese to be delicious. Pizza bianca is a piece of chewy and crispy culinary heaven.
Roman Street Food - While a sit-down meal of creamy carbonara accompanied by copious amounts of Sangiovese is more likely associated with the best Italian fare, street food is nothing to sneeze at. Some of the most delicious cuisine in Rome includes quick and casual street food. From deconstructed pizza sandwiches at Trapizzino to traditionally fried filetto di baccala at Dar Filettaro’s near the Campo de' Fiori district, Rome street food is hard to beat. In the spirit of experiencing the joy of Roman street fare, enjoy a stop at one of our favorite local spots.
Duration: 8 hours
Type of Service: From Sorrento to Amalfi Coast - private tour
The Amalfi Coast is the perfect day tour to those who wish to discover the breathtaking landscapes of the enchanting Amalfi Coast.
Discover the famous beauty of one of Italy’s most iconic shorelines with this full-day tour of the Amalfi Coast from Sorrento. Travel in an air-conditioned luxury vehicle along spectacular coastal roads, stopping to visit the region’s three most popular and beautiful villages — Positano, Amalfi and Ravello. With tips from your knowledgeable driver, enjoy leisure time in each town to stroll narrow cobblestone streets, shop for unique handmade goods or perhaps dine on the waterfront.
Amalfi: The origins of Amalfi, it too part of UNESCO heritage, seem to date back to Roman times and the history and the culture heritage of the city, makes of Amalfi a lively tourist center. In Amalfi you can visit the Saint Andrew’s Cathedral built in the X° century and finished in the XIX° century with its baroque style, the Paper Museum and the Compass Museum that enclose the history of this city. Between the little streets of the city you can shop the limoncello liquor and all the famous products of this area. Today Amalfi is the largest and busiest city of the coast.
Positano: is famous all over the world for its beautiful views of the Salerno Gulf, its colors and nice streets where you can buy some souvenir like the famous painted potteries and the sandals handmade and decorated with crystals. Positano dates back to the ninth century, at the time of Saracen invasions. It was to defend it against them that we have the particular architecture of this perched town in addition to the three watchtowers, still perfectly preserved today, of Fornillo, Trasita and Sponda. Other point of interest in Positano, is the beach named Marina Grande where you can admire the clean and crystal water.
Ravello: is famous for the ancient and amazing villas and the beautiful landscapes on the sea. In the center of the village you can find the cathedral and then the two main villas, Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone that are circled by wide gardens where there are ancient statues, fountains and unique views of the coastal area and the entire gulf.
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