The fabled Amalfi Coast offers one picture-postcard view after another.
Day 1 Arrival
In the afternoon you’ll be met at the Naples airport or train station and brought to our hotel beside the sea.
Check in, unpack, relax, and enjoy the Mediterranean sun before an introductory walking tour of seaside Maori, one of the jewels of the Amalfi coast.
Welcome Dinner (included) at the hotel
Optional Music after dinner – Four-hand piano concert of music by Brazilian composers at the beautiful Chapel of Arciconfraternita’
Day 2 Amalfi and Ravello
Breakfast (included)
Wind along the famous Amalfi Coast drive, admiring precipitous bluffs and crashing surf, before stopping in Amalfi to visit the glorious cathedral and walk the catacomb of cobbled lanes.
We’ll thrill to the sound of harmonic artistry from renowned musicians.
Continue on to the mountain town of Ravello.
Lunch (included) with a breathtaking view of the coast
Wander around lovely Ravello before returning to Maori.
Dinner (included) at the hotel
An evening concert
Day 3 Capri
Breakfast (included)
Today we’ll marvel at the exquisite coast, sparkling surf, and charming towns from the water, as we head for Capri for the day.
Lunch (included) at a charming trattoria in Anacapri and a guided walking tour of wonderful Capri, including a visit to the hilltop gardens of Villa San Michele.
Return to Maori, and relax before dinner at the hotel, followed by an evening concert.
Pompeii – a taste of ancient history.
Day 4 Vietri sul Mare
Breakfast (included), and we’ll take the winding coast road to the ceramics capital of southern Italy, colorful Vietri sul Mare
We’ll enjoy a walking tour of the charmingly tiled town, taking time to visit intriguing shops and stop for lunch before returning to Maori.
Before dinner, sit in on a lecture or piano master class (optional).
Dinner (included) with the artists of the festival
Another marvelous concert completes the day.
Day 5 Pompeii
Breakfast (included) , and an early start to explore the excavations of Pompeii – one of the world’s most important archeological sites revealing the social structure, art, and every day life of the ancient world.
Lunch on your own
Positano’s clustered pastel facades
We’ll journey to Amalfi for an evening to remember, beginning with a delicious dinner (included) where we’ll sample some of the Amalfi Coast’s famous desserts: lemon profiteroles and Baba au Rhum.
In the exquisite Cloister of Paradise we’ll enjoy an evening of chamber music.
Day 6 Positano
Breakfast (included) , then we’ll take to the sea for the best approach to Positano – don’t forget your camera!
We’ll wander the lanes of this captivating town with its honey-comb of white-washed and pastel houses built into the cliff. There will be time to explore the fashionable boutiques and try a beachside trattoria for lunch on your own.
Back to Maori for our farewell dinner (included), followed by a concert featuring award-winning young soloists.
Day 7 Departure
Breakfast (included) , then those who have plan to do so will continue on the Taste of Tuscany tour, or arrivederci to new-found friends before morning transportation to Naples airport or train station
*Schedule subject to program to be finalized in June