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Amalfi Coast, Cilento Coast, and surrounding areas tours
Departing from Salerno, De Cesare Viaggi offers a rich program of excursions and customized tours of the Amalfi Coast and Cilento Coast, designed to provide travelers with an authentic, immersive, and well-organized experience. The agency's strategic location allows for easy access to Campania's most iconic destinations: Capri, Amalfi, Ravello, Pompeii, Paestum, Naples, and the Royal Palace of Caserta, to name a few.
Each itinerary is carefully curated, from the selection of stops to the presence of qualified tour leaders, from transfers to logistics. The solutions are ideal for individual tourists, small groups, honeymooners, and lovers of cultural or nature tourism.
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Amalfi and Ravello
Duration: approximately 7 hours
Departure from your hotel or meeting point (by coach or minibus) for AMALFI, the most famous and ancient Maritime Republic in Italy, as well as the birthplace of Flavio Gioia, inventor of the compass.
Visit the monumental Cathedral that stands in the centre of Amalfi, preceded by a wide staircase, consecrated to St. Andrew (9th century) with a scenic façade, decorated in the tympanum with a 19th-century mosaic.
Visit to the Cloister of Paradise.
Stroll through the historic center on foot through characteristic and picturesque alleys.
Free time for shopping.
Lunch break at the restaurant.
Continue to Ravello, rich in natural beauty, famous for the views of the coast from its terraces and for its ancient villas.
Visit the Cathedral dedicated to Saint Pantaleon and Villa Rufolo, which inspired Wagner's "Parsifal" and where a series of musical concerts are organized every year in his honor.
Return to the hotel.
Capri & Naples
Duration: approximately 8 hours
This excursion includes a half-day boat tour of Capri and a panoramic tour of Naples, including the entire monumental area:
- the Royal Palace,
- the San Carlo theatre,
- Piazza del Plebiscito and Piazza Municipio with the Maschio Angioino,
- the scarred battle castle that recalls the city's turbulent history.
Capri, Sorrento and Pompeii
Duration: approximately 8 hours
Visit the famous island of Capri to relax in the famous “Piazzetta” (reachable by cable car) or in the Gardens of Augustus which offer a splendid view of the “Faraglioni”.
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Continue by boat to Sorrento, with its lush vegetation and sun-drenched beaches. Highlights include the clifftop town with its imposing cathedral, the 13th-century cloister, and a charming town brimming with flowers.
Not to be missed are the most visited excavations in southern Italy: Pompeii, the Roman city buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 BC, which still preserves its houses and mosaics.
Amalfi Coast (Amalfi, Positano, and Ravello)
Duration: approximately 8 hours
The most relaxing and exclusive tour: a full day to spend on the Amalfi Coast between elegant Positano, historic Amalfi and charming Ravello.
The tour will give you the chance to visit the famous center of Positano, its characteristic alleys full of exclusive boutiques and its cafes where you can have a coffee.
The drive along the Amalfi Coast will offer you spectacular views of the mountains and valleys, and will give you plenty of time to take memorable photographs along the coast, far from mass tourism.
Discover the history of Amalfi, the ancient Maritime Republic and homeland of Flavio Gioia.
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You will visit the monumental Cathedral that stands right in the center of Amalfi, preceded by a wide staircase, with a spectacular façade decorated in the tympanum with a 19th-century mosaic.
You will then continue to Ravello, the city of music, where R. Wagner composed the last part of his “Parsifal” and where several musical concerts are organized every year in his honor.
Lunch in a typical trattoria where you can taste local specialties.
Return expected in the late afternoon.
Amalfi Coast by boat
Duration: approximately 4 hours
After leaving the port of Salerno by boat, you reach Amalfi crossing the suggestive coast.
From the sea you can admire the typical Mediterranean vegetation with its famous lemon trees, villas and all the picturesque villages such as Vietri sul Mare, Cetara, Erchie, Maiori, Minori and Atrani.
These places were praised by Giovanni Boccaccio in his "Decameron" and are known throughout the world. Enjoy Amalfi, the ancient Maritime Republic, with its extraordinary Sicilian-Arabic style cathedral. In 1997, UNESCO declared the Amalfi Coast a World Heritage Site.
Free time for shopping. Return to Salerno by boat.
Capri Boat Tour at Sunset
Duration: approximately 3 hours
Tour the island by boat, admiring the beauty of various caves, including the White Cave, the Coral Cave, the Green Cave, and the Red Cave.
At the end, a typical drink will be offered.
The Blue Grotto & Capri
Duration: approximately 5 hours
The famous “Blue Grotto” was well known to the ancient inhabitants…. the blue color that completely colors the walls of the “Grotto” is caused by the sun’s rays entering through a large opening below sea level.
The interior of the cave, which can be reached by special rowing boats, measuring 55x15x30 meters.
After visiting the cave, we will proceed by bus to the town center, the heart of tourist activities.
You will then take the cable car to Piazzetta Umberto I, the city's most iconic square, for a shopping break.
Naples
Duration: approximately 5 hours
Naples is an enchanting and moving city, unique and different. Many Italian symbols, renowned even abroad, originated here, such as pizza, pasta, ragù (a tomato sauce with veal or pork that requires 5-6 hours of cooking time), the famous ricotta-based pastiera, babà, the tarantella, Pulcinella (a famous Neapolitan mask), songs, and Neapolitan theater.
Founded by the Greeks, and therefore with a thousand-year history, Naples was the capital of southern Italy and Sicily for eight centuries.
The city center is quite large (the largest in Europe) and very rich: in 1700, Naples had around 500 domes, although today there are about 100 fewer due to the bombings of World War II. Despite this, it still has the largest number of monumental churches in the world, making it fascinating to lose yourself in its narrow streets. Tourists are drawn to its working-class neighborhoods, historic buildings, and numerous signs of religious devotion, all in Baroque style.
In the western district are the Spanish Quarters and Spaccanapoli, one of the neighborhoods with the largest number of churches, including Santa Chiara with the adjoining cloister of the Poor Clares built in 1300.
Don't miss the museums that enrich Naples: the National Archaeological Museum and the Royal Palace of Capodimonte, on the hill, home to a collection of wonderful porcelain.
Pompei
Duration: approximately 5 hours
Departure from your hotel or meeting point (by coach or minibus) to POMPEII to rediscover what remains of the ancient splendors of the Roman Empire in the 80s BC.
Pompeii is one of the most significant testimonies of Roman civilization. Founded around the 8th century BC, it was destroyed by the violent eruption of Vesusius in 79 AD, which covered it in ash and lapilli. It was rediscovered in the 18th century, becoming an exceptional open book on the art, customs, and crafts of the era. Indeed, it immediately provided insight into daily life in Roman times.
Fabulous villas with frescoes preserved over time, an amphitheater and much more came to light, demonstrating the prosperity of this city in the past.
Visit the excavations and then a coral factory where you can observe the cameo making process.
The ancient art of cameo making dates back approximately 4,000 years. From the very beginning, cameos have been used as feminine adornments, but also to decorate vases and various objects. Even then, refined engravings were made on gems and semi-precious stones, whose properties gave the jewelry a particularly delicate feel; they were considered small artistic compositions. As this art became increasingly appreciated, it was brought to perfection during the Roman era. This is evidenced by the archaeological finds unearthed during excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Continue to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, a destination for pilgrimages and visits from faithful from around the world. Return.
Pompeii & Vesuvius
Duration: approximately 8 hours
Depart from your hotel or meeting point (by coach or minibus) for POMPEII to rediscover the remains of the ancient splendor of the Roman Empire in the 80s BC. Pompeii is one of the most significant testimonies of Roman civilization. Founded around the 8th century BC, it was destroyed by the violent eruption of Vesusius in 79 AD, which covered it in ash and lapilli. It was rediscovered in the 18th century, becoming an exceptional open book on the art, customs, and crafts of the period. Indeed, it immediately provided a glimpse into daily life in Roman times.
Fabulous villas with frescoes preserved over time, an amphitheater and much more came to light, demonstrating the prosperity of this city in the past.
Visit the excavations and then a coral factory where you can observe cameo making. The ancient art of cameo making dates back approximately 4,000 years. From the very beginning, cameos have been used as feminine adornments, but also to decorate vases and various objects. Even then, refined engravings were made on gems and semiprecious stones, whose properties gave the jewelry a particularly delicate feel; they were considered small artistic compositions.
As this art became increasingly popular, it was brought to perfection during the Roman era. This is evidenced by the archaeological finds unearthed during excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii.
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After visiting Pompeii and having free time for lunch, depart by coach for Mount Vesuvius (up to 1,000 meters above sea level), accompanied by a specialized guide, for a hike to the summit. Vesuvius is the most famous volcano in the world; its distinctive cone dominates the Gulf of Naples. Walking along the crater rim, you can observe the entire southern portion of the volcano, and on days with good visibility, you can see Naples, from the Sorrento Peninsula to Cape Miseno, Procida, and Ischia.
Royal Palace of Caserta
Duration: approximately 5 hours
Departure from your hotel or meeting point (by coach or minibus) for Caserta. Built by order of Charles of Bourbon in the 18th century, the Royal Palace is considered the most sumptuous royal residence in Italy, with its 1,200 rooms adorned with chandeliers, frescoes, and tapestries. It is one of the largest in Europe, a testament to Bourbon megalomania, also known as the Versailles of Naples.
The visit to the Royal Palace will unfold through the luxurious royal apartments on the main floor.
We will then continue with a visit to the gardens, rich in vegetation, where it will be possible to admire the evocative scenographic effects, the result of the mastery of the botanists of the time.
Salerno
Duration: approximately 4 hours
Depart from your hotel or the meeting point (by coach or minibus) for a panoramic tour of SALERNO. This city is particularly known for its "Salerno Medical School," which was the first and most important medical institution in Europe in the early Middle Ages (9th century) and as such is considered by many to be a forerunner of modern universities. One of the most famous medical texts was, in fact, the "Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum," written in Latin and subsequently translated into almost every European language.
First stop is the Castello degli Arechi, which dominates the city and the Gulf of Salerno. A walk to the panoramic terrace offers breathtaking views. Continue to the city's historic center. Today, through its narrow streets and squares, churches and palaces, one can glimpse the city's evocative and extraordinary past. The historic center offers wonderful traces of the city's ancient history and invites you to explore artisan workshops and traditional eateries. The restoration of the city's ancient heart has aimed to rediscover the artistic and cultural treasures of an exceptional land.
Walking tour to the Cathedral dedicated to St. Matthew. Guided tour of the Cathedral atrium (a 17th-century staircase leads to the 11th-century Lions' Gate and then to the Moorish atrium where you can admire the famous 1145 bell tower and the four-sided portico with medieval sarcophagi). If possible, visit the Crypt.
Continue to the "Garden of Minerva": a 14th-century botanical garden founded by the famous Matteo Silvatico, one of the first doctors to use plants as medicine and author of OPUS PANDECTARUM MEDICINE, a scientific treatise on the use of herbs in medicine. Inside the "Garden," you can admire, in addition to many species of medicinal plants, a suggestive panorama of the city.
Time available for shopping.
Return to the hotel.
Temples of Paestum, Archaeological Museum, and mozzarella making
Duration: approximately 5 hours
Departure from your hotel or meeting point (by coach or minibus) for PAESTUM, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is currently one of the most famous archaeological sites.
Paestum is almost entirely enclosed within the walls of the ancient Greek colony, with a pentagonal plan and four large gates, the most interesting of which is Porta Marina.
The three Doric temples constitute the finest architectural complex of Magna Graecia: the Temple of Poseidon (Neptune – 5th century BC), the Temple of Ceres (actually dedicated to the goddess Athena), and the oldest, the 6th century Basilica, dedicated to Hera (the main deity of Paestum).
After visiting the excavations, you'll have free time for shopping, then continue to a dairy where you can observe the production of the famous buffalo mozzarella (a DOP product). The importance of the local dairy industries, which export their products worldwide, is also worth noting.
You can then enjoy a fabulous buffalo milk ice cream and delicious mozzarella.
Return to the office.
Total relaxation...lulled by the sea!
Duration: approximately 8 hours
Treat yourself and the gift of a relaxing day, pamper yourself and let our staff pamper you on board. We offer a unique, relaxing and, above all, comfortable experience.
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You can immerse yourself in a moment of total well-being for body, mind, and spirit, while gazing at a breathtaking panoramic view; we'll take care of the rest! We provide a towel and flip-flops, and offer nourishing massages and body treatments with essential oils and wonderful scents, interspersed with moments of gastronomic well-being, with traditional Campania dishes featuring fresh seasonal vegetables and fruit, and customized menus served with champagne and herbal teas.
Trekking on the Amalfi Coast
Duration: approximately 8 hours
“The Path of the Gods”: a hike not to be missed for nature lovers!
The Lattari Mountains, up to Punta Campanella, constitute one of the most evocative and famous areas in the world. It's a unique spectacle with views of imposing, steep cliffs "suspended between the waves."
The Lattari Mountains area offers a unique hiking experience: the route winds through the silence of the mountains, offering breathtaking views, far from the chaotic coastal traffic and highways. The easy-to-navigate trails pass through pristine landscapes of incomparable beauty, rich in history and culture.
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The walks lead along paths where the colors and scents have not lost their true connection with mother nature. You will be accompanied by specialized trekking guides available for various routes: from Ravello to Atrani, from Ravello to Amalfi, from Agerola to Positano, from Minori to Maiori.
Vesuvius & Wine
Duration: approximately 8 hours
Depart by coach (or minibus) from your hotel or the meeting point towards Vesuvius, passing through Vietri sul Mare, where the coach will take the highway towards Naples. The coach will take you up to 1,000 meters and then continue on foot, with a specialized guide, to the crater.
Walk to the summit. Free time.
Return to the bus. We'll then head to a select winery located at the foot of the volcano for a wine tasting, enjoying breathtaking views of the volcano and its surroundings, all the way to the sea. An introduction to volcanic wines. A tour of the vineyards and an explanation of the techniques and methods used to grow the grapes.
After the tour, we'll stop at a typical restaurant for lunch, where you can sample local specialties. After lunch, we'll depart for the return journey along the Amalfi Coast. Arrival in the late afternoon.
Vietri sul Mare
Duration: approximately 3 hours
Departure from your hotel or meeting point (by coach or minibus) for VIETRI SUL MARE, a major center for the production of artistic and decorative ceramics.
Vietri is in fact famous for the beauty of its majolica tiles, produced in numerous factories in the town.
In Vietri, you can buy jugs, vases, amphorae, trays, and various objects, all in bright colors: it couldn't be otherwise in a place where everything is sun and light.
Visit the Church of San Giovanni Battista – Built in 1732 on the hill of Vietri, inside the church is a beautiful 16th-century polyptych depicting the Madonna and Child, Saint John, and Saint Andrew. Its distinctive dome is covered in majolica.
Visit a ceramics factory to see how some typical ceramic objects are made, and a distillery where typical Amalfi Coast liqueurs are produced: Limoncello, Cremoncello, Mandarinetto, etc.
Free time for shopping. Return to the office.
Charterhouse of Padula
Duration: approximately 5 hours
Departure from your hotel or meeting point (by coach or minibus) towards Padula, in the heart of the Vallo di Diano.
Nestled in a charming hilly landscape, the Certosa di San Lorenzo, known as the Certosa di Padula, is one of the most impressive monastic complexes in Europe and the largest in Italy. Founded in 1306 by Tommaso Sanseverino, Prince of Salerno, the monastery is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
During the tour, you will pass through the large cloister, among the largest in the world, the refectory with 17th-century frescoes, the monks' cells, the Baroque church, and the kitchens, famous for their monumental elliptical stone staircase and majestically proportioned pantry.
The excursion continues in the cloister garden, where tranquility and architecture interact in perfect balance.
A visit that allows you to immerse yourself in a unique spiritual and cultural atmosphere, amidst art, silence, and architectural grandeur.
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