7 Days Package Gastrotour of Amalfi Coast - Finest Local Experience

7 Days Package Gastrotour of Amalfi Coast - Finest Local Experience

GastroTourItalia offers you something different. With a maximum of ten like-minded travellers on the tour, you’ll have the chance of getting to know each other and sharing this unique experience. During your stay with us, we’ll be leading you on incredible gastronomic journey. As we meet some of the most significant producers in the region, you’ll feel like you’re dropping in for a catch-up with a series of food-loving old friends, creating long-lasting memories. We would love to take you to some of our favourite places and give you a fun filled, hassle free tour you will always remember.

Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer from Naples airport to boutique hotel in Meta di Sorrento. Coach leaves at 7pm. Dinner at local restaurant.

Stop At: Meta, Meta, Province of Naples, Campania
Transfer from Naples airport to boutique hotel in Meta di Sorrento. Coach leaves at 7pm. Dinner at local restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Dinner: 3 Course Dinner with Wine
Accommodation included: Boutique Hotel Meta di Sorrento.The hotel is a beautiful, recently renovated 18th century building.

Day 2: Gragnano Pasta Factory - Pompeii Ruins

Stop At: Pastificio Gentile, Via Vecchia San Leone 1, 80054 Gragnano Italy
Trip to visit one of the oldest pasta factories in Gragnano where the best pasta is made. You’ll see durum pasta being made followed by a buffet lunch with local produce.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri), 80045 Pompeii Italy
You’ll then be taken to the most famous archaeological site in the world, Pompeii, for a guided tour. This ancient city was buried by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius and was rediscovered by a surveying engineer in 1748. Ruins here include the frescoed Villa of the Mysteries and Amphitheatre of Pompeii which is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre. On return to Meta you will have some for some free time before dining at a local restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Italian Breakfast
• Lunch: Buffet lunch with local produce
• Dinner: 3 Course Dinner with Wine
Accommodation included: Boutique Hotel Meta di Sorrento. Every room is tastefully furnished and uniquely decorated to give each its own style.

Day 3: Villa Rufolo in Ravello - Amalfi Valley of the Mill - Organic Lemon Farm - Amalfi Paper Factory

Stop At: Villa Rufolo, Piazza Duomo, 84010, Ravello Italy
Your day starts at the Villa Rufolo in Ravello, one of the largest and most expensive villas on the Amalfi Coast. It stands within the historic centre of Ravello, a town in the province of Salerno, which overlooks the front of the cathedral square. The initial layout dates from the 13th century, with extensive remodelling in the 19th century.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Amalfi, Amalfi, Amalfi Coast, Province of Salerno, Campania
Afterwards, you will progress to Amalfi for lunch in a wonderful restaurant just few meters away from main, crowded Amalfi street, at the entrance to Valley of the Mill. After lunch, there will be an opportunity for a walk to see the waterfall or to enjoy some free time shopping before visiting one of the oldest organic lemon farms in Italy.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Amalfi, Amalfi, Amalfi Coast, Province of Salerno, Campania
Back in 1825, Salvatore Aceto and his family bought a small plot of land in Ravello, thus starting the activity of lemon producer and trader. The Aceto family established itself as the largest producer of lemons on the entire Amalfi Coast after the Second World War, defeating their Calabrian and Sicilian competitors. It’s particular type of lemon, the “Sfusato Amalfitano”, is unique in the world for quality and organoleptic characteristics. You will sample the lemons produced and their famous Limoncello liqueur.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Stop At: Amalfi, Amalfi, Amalfi Coast, Province of Salerno, Campania
The final visit of the day will be to a short walk down the road to the Amalfi Paper Museum which is housed in an ancient paper mill dating back to the 13th century. This structure, unique in the world, offers its visitors the magic of going back in time and directly experiencing the ancient techniques of Amalfi paper production. Dinner will be at a restaurant on the return journey to Meta.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Wonderful restaurant just few meters away from main, crowded Amalfi street, at the entrance to Valley of the Mill.
• Dinner: 3 Course Dinner with Wine
Accommodation included: Boutique Hotel Meta di Sorrento. The splendid, fully equipped rooftop terrace with solarium is available to all Guests.


Day 4: Organic Buffalo Farm in Capaccio, Paestum - Correale Museum, Sorrento

Stop At: Capaccio-Paestum, Capaccio-Paestum, Province of Salerno, Campania
One of the trip highlights, an innovative Certified Organic Buffalo Farm. Having 600 buffaloes, they are one of the largest organic buffalo farms in Italy. Nicola Palmieri and his family pamper the buffalo with soothing music piped into the pens, and when the buffaloes feel they are ready, they line up on their own to be milked by machines. They can also take a shower or get a massage. During the visit you will experience the magical birth of one of the region’s most famous foods: mozzarella and afterwards, sample it with a selection of local produce for lunch.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Correale di Terranova Museum, Via Correale 50, 80067, Sorrento Italy
After lunch, it’s off to Sorrento to the Correale Museum. Architectural ruins, numerous collections of period paintings, ceramics, porcelains and outstanding wood inlaid pieces are throughout this home. The views from various rooms are amazing. The home is huge, even by today's standards. The winding garden path is lined with large, old trees taking you to another breath-taking view of the Bay of Naples.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Sorrento, Sorrento, Province of Naples, Campania
Enjoy some free shopping before dinner where you’ll be enchanted with some specialities at a local restaurant in Sorrento.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner: 3 Course Dinner with Wine
Accommodation included: Boutique Hotel Meta di Sorrento

Day 5: Family run Organic Vineyard in Trecase, Campania - Positano

Stop At: Trecase, Trecase, Province of Naples, Campania
Maurizio Russo and his family run a 16 hectare vineyard planted in the volcanic soil on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. It is renowned for being one of the best organic family run vineyards in Campania. The family has worked these hills every day since 1948 to create a winery which combines the rigours of organic production with the warmth of Italian hospitality. After touring the vineyard, you will prepare and cook some of the most beloved traditional local dishes under the careful guidance of Ester. She will also explain the historical and cultural context in which they came to be, born of the passion for the land and its people. Five wines will be selected for you to taste over lunch.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Positano, Positano, Amalfi Coast, Province of Salerno, Campania
Following time set aside to rest and relax in Meta you will travel to the last destination of the tour: Positano. Positano is a cliffside village set on the southern end of the Amalfi Coast. It's a well-known holiday destination with a pebble beachfront and steep, narrow streets lined with boutiques and cafes. Its Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta features a majolica-tiled dome and a 13th-century Byzantine icon of the Virgin Mary. You’ll have the opportunity to spend time strolling through the characteristic streets, browsing shops selling the wares of locally designed, made and sourced goods. Positano has its own special style, like all the Amalfi Coast, characterised by brightly coloured cotton or linen blouses, head scarves and sarongs and flat, handmade sandals. We’ll then head off to the restaurant for our last meal together.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner: 3 Course Dinner with Wine
Accommodation included: Boutique Hotel Meta di Sorrento

Day 6: Amalfi Coast

Stop At: Amalfi Coast, Amalfi Coast, Province of Salerno, Campania
A day for you to explore the beauty of the area at your own pace. If you have ordered a car, you can spend the day directing the driver to your preferred destinations. We can suggest some interesting and beautiful places to visit.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Boutique Hotel Meta di Sorrento

Day 7: Naples airport

Stop At: Naples, Naples, Province of Naples, Campania
After breakfast, the coach will return you to Naples airport, leaving the hotel at 8am.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.