Naples Return to Sorrento and The Amalfi Coast This truly is a day to remember. Now you will understand why so many peoples have wanted to take this peninsula, to conquer it. Why mythology was so present in this part of the world.

Pick - up at 8:00 AM at the Naples pier where your ship will dock. your driver will have a sign with your name on it and a smile to welcome you.

Visit: Drive along the Amalfi Coast from Naples to Sorrento

and Positano

and Amalfi Various stops along the way between locations for picture taking Shopping and exploring

lunch on your own

The scenic route has majestic views, winding curves

and the return is by a climbing mountain route.

Return to the ship by 6:00 PM

Sorrento

From Naples Port drive diretly to Sorrento –(75 min) of leisurely travel. A day of marvellous natural scenery begins driving towards Sorrento along the coast. The great attraction of this land is in its natural beauty. This is the land of Ulysses and the Sirens. A rich geothermal area, rich in abundant eruptions, rich in passions and in history, home of the sacred and of the profane. This is a land that has inspired writers and musicians and painters the whole world over.. The coastal road is one of the marvels of Italian scenery, citrus groves, vineyards, and olive groves that softly pour down the slopes towards the sea. The road follows the tortuous coastline, where curve after curve opens up incredible views of the Gulf of Naples, Vesuvius and Capri. The coast is high, craggy and rocky, with sheer limestone cliffs that crumble into the sea, coves and rocky shores. We descend towards Sorrento on steep roads, lined by walls that protect the rich vegetation. We stop on several occasions for a better view of the incredibile and for picture taking. Finally we reach the haunted Sorrento peninsula with its medieval watch towers and silver olive groves shimmering in the summer haze - this is the land of the Tarantella, of nativity scenes, of cameos and corals and of inlaid wood. Today the city and its Bay possess the same fascination that she had when Cicero and Lucullus built their homes there 2000 years ago. We stop in Sorrento, home of the oldest inlaid wood factory in Europe, see the workmanship of the artisans, stop for a typical lemoncello and shopping time in the historical center.

Positano

As lunch time approaches we return to our vehicle and drive to Positano ( 20 min.) and continue our voyage of the Sirens towards a little town cropped up on the hillside like a nativity scene. Postano is so picturesque that it looks unreal with its houses clinging to the hillside. The narrow streets lined with boutiques run downhill between the houses flowing onto the wide beach below. Yes, it is a dream place, and it’s yours. Here you relax and take time for exploring and have lunch on our own. Maybe take a dip in that blue and green water that is so inviting. Across the way are three solitary rocky islands that were considered to be the dwellings of the Sirens, mythical figures that attracted seafarers with their chants, often causing them to wreck.

Amalfi

After exploring this wonderful dream you are ready for more and so we travel towards famous Amalfi, a powerful marine republic in the Middle Ages and the oldest producers of paper in Europe dating back to the Middle Ages. By the 15th century the fame of Amalfi paper was such that many foreign authors demanded to be published in Naples so as to use the prized material. Once in Amalfi you will visit the 9th century cathedral that dominates from the top of its majestic stairs- time to explore its winding streets on your own. To return to the ship we travel along the mountain road where the first paper mills and pasta factories were. From there views of the whole Bay of Naples will capture your heart and you will promise yourself that you will return.

Leaving is always so difficult, but you will “Return to Sorrento”….melancoly will sink deep in your heart if you do not. Enjoy your last glass of prosecco wine on the way back to the ship.

Yes, the clock strikes 6:00 PM and you are back on the ship.

Included: Insurance Coverage of NCC (Registered Certified vehicles with driver) for all passengers. Certified Transportation, taxes, passes, Certified Tour Guide services, and happiness, frigo-bar on board with mineral water. Not Included: Incidentals and gratuities

COSTS:

SEDAN - (holds 1-3 people)– EURO 300,00

VAN – (holds up to 4-7 people) - EUROS 450.00