Italy
Southern Italy, from the Bay of Naples to the Adriatic
Italy
The Mezzogiorno in a week: Naples, Sorrento and Pompeii, the crossing to Apulia via Castel del Monte and Trani, Alberobello and its trulli, Bari, Lecce and Otranto, then Matera on the way back.
When
April to October
Price
From 1 359€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
7 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-3
The city, Sorrento and Pompeii.
Day 1
Arrival in Naples
Flight to Naples, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Naples
Naples, its UNESCO-listed historic centre, Spaccanapoli, the Galleria Umberto and the bay facing Vesuvius, and a real Neapolitan pizza.
Day 3
Sorrento – Pompeii
Sorrento and its lemon groves above the bay. Pompeii, the Roman town frozen by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, its streets, villas and frescoes.
Days 4-8
Castles, trulli and baroque.
Day 4
Castel del Monte – Trani – Alberobello
Castel del Monte, Frederick II's octagonal castle, and Trani, its Romanesque cathedral by the sea.
Day 5
Bari – Alberobello
Bari's old town and the Basilica of St Nicholas, then the trulli of Alberobello.
Day 6
Otranto – Lecce
Lecce, the 'Florence of the baroque', its churches of golden stone, then Otranto on the Adriatic.
Day 7
Matera – Naples
Matera and its Sassi, cave districts dug into the tuff, among the oldest inhabited towns in the world. Back to Naples.
Day 8
Back to France
Transfer to Naples airport and fly to France.
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