Best of Sorrento and Naples Food Tour

The itinerary for our Sorrento, Naples, and the Amalfi Coast culinary vacations follows, but the order of activities may be altered slightly due to weather, season, and opening and closing times of establishments. If you opt for the B&B accommodations, the itinerary is slightly different – please inquire for details!

Day One – Sunday

• Transfer from the Naples airport or train station to your accommodations at a luxury hotel or a charming Bed and Breakfast located in Sorrento. Check in to your home for your Amalfi Coast culinary tour and free time to relax or explore.
• Dinner tonight at the hotel’s restaurant on the top floor, with a breathtaking view of the coast, or at a local restaurant in the city center (wine not included, paid locally).
• Overnight.

Day Two – Monday

• Breakfast at the hotel followed by a leisurely morning. Take this time to unwind by the pool, do some shopping on your own. 
• Later in the morning, you will opt for a pizza demonstration by a “pizzaiuolo,” showcasing the art of crafting traditional wood-fired Neapolitan pizza. Savor the customized pizzas for lunch.
• In the afternoon transfer to downtown Sorrento to meet your local guide for a 3 hour guided tour focussing on local food and arts. There will be many food tastings and much laughter!
• Dinner tonight on own with suggestion by the Hotel concierge.
• Overnight.

Day Three – Tuesday

• Breakfast.
• Kickstart your day with a visit to the renowned Amalfi Coast, visiting famous town of Positano, followed by a trip to the town of Amalfi, famous for its distinctive cathedral and array of shops. 
• Enjoy lunch at your leisure during your explorations before journeying to the picturesque village of Montepertuso, nestled amidst lush green hills above Positano.
• Here, you will have the chance to meet Chef Salvatore at his restaurant for a hands-on cooking class centered around traditional Amalfi Coast dishes.
• Dinner to follow based on your efforts, along with a limoncello tasting!
• Overnight.

Day Four – Wednesday

• After breakfast, head off on a private Gozzo (traditional Sorrentine boat) to the amazing island of Capri. Your full-day trip to this gorgeous island will include 3 hours on board and 3 hours on the island where you can explore on your own, as well as an aperitif on board. Please note that Capri has recently instituted a tax of €100 per person to disembark in Marina Grande, payable on the spot to the local authorities. If you would like to avoid this fee, you can ask to be dropped at Marina Piccola. 
• Capri has been inhabited since prehistoric times, was then a Greek colony, and also an Emperor’s resort at the beginning of the ancient Roman Empire. Capri was home to residences of the Emperors Augustus and Tiberius, including Tiberius’s excavated Villa Iovis. During the 10th century, the citizens of Capri transferred their settlements from the seaside to the safer locations they still inhabit high above the shore. Capri eventually became part of the Abbey of Montecassino and then of the Kingdom of Naples, and you can see its history through the ages in its ruins and monuments. (If the Capri excursion is unavailable due to had weather, an alternate excursion will be proposed. Please note also that if you opt for the B&B accommodations, this will be a shared small-group boat excursion.)
• Return back to Sorrento in the afternoon.
• Dinner tonight is a 3-course tasting menu at the hotel’s restaurant, drinks included. 
• Overnight

Day Five – Thursday

• Breakfast, and check out.
• This morning, you are off to Naples! Enjoy an excursion on the way at Pompeii, where you will explore the ruins of the Ancient Roman city that was entombed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 BC and unearthed in 1748. You will have a  2-hourguided tour of this remarkably well-preserved site.
• Later, proceed on your culinary tour of Italy to a local wine estate at the foot of the Volcano Vesuvio for a wine tasting and light lunch.
• Continue to Naples and check in to your hotel.
• Your dinner tonight will be at a traditional Naples restaurant within walking distance of your hotel (wine included).
• Overnight.

Day Six – Friday

• Breakfast.
• Meet your local guide this morning for a 6-hour Naples private food tour and cultural discovery. You will pass by some of the city’s most famous monuments such as the Royal Palace, the Teatro San Carlo, the Maschio Angioino, the Galleria Umberto, and Piazza del Peblescito.
• Continue along in the heart of the old city along the “Spaccanapoli” street, which was the east-west Roman road that splits the city in two. Your cultural discovery of Naples will include the Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo, Santa Chiara, the Via di San Gregorio Armeno (where artisans craft the iconic presepi, or nativity scenes, of Naples), the Cattedrale di San Gennaro, and the Cappella San Severo, home of Giuseppe Sanmartino’s “Cristo Velato” (Veiled Christ), one of the Italy’s most famous sculptures.
• During your Naples food tour and cultural discovery, you will stop for tastings of typical Neapolitan street food such as “pizza a portafoglio,” “pizza fritta,” “cuoppo,” and the delicious dessert “sfogliatella.”
• Return to your hotel on your own (either on foot if you still want to explore or by taxi).
• Dinner on your own and overnight.

Day Seven – Saturday

• Breakfast and check out. Transfer either to the Naples train station or Naples airport.