Italy Naples and Amalfi Coast

Depart home today on your overnight flight to Naples, Italy (majority of flights will connect through Rome). (meals on plane)

Please note your airline schedule will be round trip Home-NAP, UNLESS you are attending the extension it will then be multi-city Home-NAP/CTA-Home). CTA Catania, Sicily.

You can arrive by early afternoon today and take a taxi from the airport to the hotel, or we can arrange for private shuttle through the hotel, which is located near the Royal Palace & harbor. You will meet Kathy and your local guide in the hotel lobby to begin a brief walk and educational talk near the hotel in the center of Naples. Enjoy your welcome dinner followed by sunset photography of the city.

Enjoy the next morning photographing the ruins of Herculeum. After enjoying a world-famous Neapolitan pizza for lunch take a brief break at the hotel and then explore on foot the very photogenic neighborhoods of Naples. Later this afternoon or evening there will be a photography shoot at San Gaudioso catacombs andLa Fontanella cemetery. Given time there will be photography in the old district of Spaccanapoli.

Your last full day in Naples you will be island hopping via the ferry system. Start early at Ischia Island, photographing the castle, then move on to Procida, a very different island, filled with colorful buildings. Return to your hotel for a chance to rest, shopping, or additional photography around the hotel. Meet Kathy for a sunset shoot of Mt. Vesuvius this evening. Overnights Naples (D; B, L; B)

Enjoy your last morning in Naples photographing around the Royal Palace. Depart late morning to the colorful Amalfi Coast and Sorrento. Stop in Castellammare di Stabia for photography at the deserted Villa San Marco. You’ll come away with very unique photographs, that few tourists every see. From here take the Monte Faito cable car to view and photograph the beautiful bay and surrounding town at sunset. Drive just a bit further to your lovely accommodations in Sorrento.

The next morning after breakfast explore with your local guide, who will share the history of Piazza San Francisco, the fourteenth century cloisters, and local markets and artisans of Sorrento.

Your last full day in Sorrento Kathy will take you for early light to the Marina Grande harbor to photograph the fisherman returning from a days work. Afterwards those wanting to take an optional day trip to Capri can catch a ferry. Others can go on a walking tour with Kathy for additional photography in the distinctive neighborhoods surrounding the hotel. Overnight Sorrento (B, L, D; B, L; B)

Depart after breakfast for the Southern Coast, stopping in Ravello, a stunning resort town with beautiful gardens of Villa Rufolo and stunning views. Amalfi will be your home base for the next three evenings. Giving you time to photograph on your own and explore the famous towns of Amalfi & Positano, but also the less frequented and touristy Cetara, Praiano, Atrani, among others. These beautiful villages are perched high on the cliffs overlooking the Bay of Salerno. There will be quite a bit of walking, be certain to have comfortable walking shoes, or you can always photograph the bigger picture from the ferry. The area is laced with trails first carved in the Middle Ages and used by mules to transport goods between the villages. The hills and mountains of Amalfi offer some of the best hiking in all the Mediterranean. Path of the Gods is one such trail, which was once peppered with Roman Temples. Overnight Amalfi (B, D; B; B)

Those NOT attending the extension will be transferred to the Naples airport for your flight home (group transfer time to be announced). (B) (Extension: One way flight included in extension land cost)