SOUTHERN ITALY 10 nights, 11 days

A vacation for few

Unconventionally true Italy

10 nights, 11 days

DAY 1

Arrival in ROME

Departure for AMALFI COAST

Arrival at RAVELLO

Dinner and Night in Hotel, five stars.

DAY 2

After breakfast, meet the guide who will be with you throughout the trip.

Visit Ravello, Amalfi and Positano.

We’ll go and see Villa Rufolo one of the best

natural terrace in the world

DAY 2

Off to see Amalfi city center

Lunch in a typical restaurant and then we go to Positano in the afternoon

In the evening we’ll travel to the Relais along

Jonio Coast (Basilicata region)

Dinner and Hotel

DAY 3 Breakfast, off to Nova Siri

Gourmet lunch at the winery, 5 centuries of history

Wine tasting, see the vinification process, accompanied by a sommelier

Afternoon off to a small village for a walk and a

breathtaking view

To hotel and then dinner at “Il Pago” an organic farm where you can see the process of making

spread, jam all from natural ingredients

DAY 4

Breakfast Cooking school with a head ched part of Italian

National Team Hand in the dough and you will learn how to make

pasta and the various combination of sauces as well how to match it with local delicacies ( real rarities).

Gourmet Lunch Afternoon to a farm where it is produced a unique

cheese (Canestrato di Moliterno) to be tasted with a particular red wine

Back to the Relais and dinner with typical products

DAY 5

Breakfast, then Matera, UNESCO world heritage Where Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ was

entirely shot, a unique place.

Winery Dragone (since 17th century). Gourmet Lunch and wine tasting

Afternoon we go and see how the only PGI bread in

Italy is made, Dinner in a typical place. Back to relais

DAY 6

Breakfast, off to Montescaglioso , visit tasting lab where they make the only

biodynamic Olive oil in Italy. Trekking, Mountain Bike

Lunch at Borgo Andrisani il Trappeto ( old Oil

mill turned into a Restaurant)

Back to Relais and dinner at Azienda Agricola Masseria Cardillo

DAY 7

Breakfast and off to horse ride in an hidden wood

Typical lunch Afternoon discovering local farm producing rare

food

and participate to a unique Patron’s Saint Feast. See picture after

DAY 8

Breakfast then off to do this..see picture after

Gourmet Lunch

Back to Relais and dinner discovering local tradition

DAY 9

Yachting along the coast, then onto mainland with a tender to eat local fish for Lunch

then back onto the yacht to go to Relais

DAY 10

Breakfast and off to Manduria Visit to a Winery and wine tasting

Demo of vinification process

Museum of wine Gourmet lunch from Apulia Region

Afternoon to Alberobello

Dinner in a restaurant awarded as the best in the region

DAY 11

Breakfast off to Locorotondo, one of the best

hidden village of Italy Tasting Lab and cooking class with Apulia

Chef, ambassador in the world Stroll in Locorotondo

Transfer to Polignagno a mare to eat at a

fantastic place, see picture after,

Back to Alberobello for the night Morning After flight to US

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ALL INCLUDED

Private Bus 20 seats for all Transfers All Relais e hotel 4 and 5 stars

All Breakfast All Lunches All Dinners

Cooking school English Guide throughout the trip Drinks during meals.(wine etc) All Tastings ( Wine and Food)

Yacht rent including English speaking crew