Private Full-Day Tour from Salerno: Customize Your Adventure

For this boat tour it is combined with a visit to other beaches along the Amalfi Coast and a minimum of 2 participants and the payment of fuel is required. For 1 person it is not on a boat. The Lannio beach is just before Cetara and is very characteristic and sheltered, from there we will then go to the Limoni beach, which is a cove that remains more hidden than a common beach. Its strong point is its position, as it is surrounded by a rocky wall and is therefore secluded, this guarantees total tranquility, intimacy and guaranteed relaxation; it is perfect for a calm and relaxing day. The Limoni beach is characterized by being a wild bay that offers a wonderful natural scenery, the sea water is crystal clear, the beach is clean and well-kept and is characterized by having a sand composed of pebbles. A waterproof bag will be provided to store cell phones and their personal items to take with them.

For this boat tour a minimum of 2 participants is required (the cost of fuel is to be paid extra) and there are stops at other beaches on the coast that can only be reached by boat. If it is booked by 1 person, the coast at Eriche will be reached by car and a canoe will be rented to reach the indicated beaches. Spiaggia Del Cauco is one of the wild and unequipped coves, it has no access by land, so it can only be reached by boat. The fine-grained pebble beach is guarded by the suggestive Cerniola tower, a Saracen tower and surrounded by high cliffs overlooking the sea. Spiaggia di Suverano (del Sovrano) called lo Sgarrupo because it is "sgarrupata" is the ideal destination for lovers of natural and wild experiences. It is a natural beach that is very difficult to reach and the difficulty in accessing it has allowed over the years to preserve an uncontaminated landscape beauty. A waterproof bag will be provided

Arrived in Pompeii after about 40 minutes of travel from Salerno, you can choose whether to have a local guide, who will guide you inside the archaeological park and lead you to discover the secrets of the ancient colony buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.C. or see Pompeii independently. Walking through these ancient Roman streets, full of history, we will visit elegant domus, theaters, the Lupanare, the baths, shops, until we reach the scenic forum, where you can admire the casts of some victims of the eruption. In addition, together we will learn about the lifestyle, customs and customs of the ancient Romans: we will discover where they spent their free time and many interesting anecdotes about the city before it was tragically buried by lava. With its 44 hectares of area brought to light and with a remarkable state of preservation, the Excavations give us back the habits, lifestyles, the splendor of the population of Roman times. the tour will continue on another itinerary.

Herculaneum which unlike is much smaller in size but much more grouped. The group guided tour is only Saturday and Sunday and must be booked. Walking through the ruins of Herculaneum means getting to know the urban fabric, the distribution of the houses in their scenic location, the exceptional thermal complex and the monumental basilica. Herculaneum was founded according to legend by the mythical hero Hercules returning from Iberia. It seems to have been affected, in the beginning, by an indigenous settlement and then exposed to Samnite, Greek, Etruscan influences, up to the overwhelming Roman presence. The city has returned exceptional finds, such as the beautiful Villa dei Papiri, built overhanging the sea, which housed over 1800 papyri and wonderful sculptures. The extraordinary state of preservation of the woods, bronze parts and especially the risers of the houses, will offer you a clear and detailed view of Roman residential construction.

The visit to the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa is combined with that of the site of Herculaneum because they are close enough. Here you can admire the first train in the world built by King Ferdinand II of Bourbon in 1839. That initially served only his movements in the first railway line in the world of the 7,411 meters long that connected Naples to Portici. The collection consists of over 55 historic rolling stock located in the ancient pavilions of the Bourbon factory that, once, housed the departments specialized in the various processes of the production cycle. The visit allows you to make a suggestive journey through time from 1839 until you reach more recent times. Entrance is included. Guided group tours in English are available only on Saturdays and Sundays at 16:00. If available you can also take the virtual journey of the legendary Bayard, with the multimedia attraction in augmented reality.

This tour is combined with that of the archaeological park of Herculaneum and the Railway Museum or the excavations of Pompeii, where it is advisable to bring comfortable shoes and a hat because there are no shaded areas. The tour is by car or mini van, it depends on the number of people. It includes pick up from your hotel in Salerno and return to Salerno. It is the traveler who decides where to stop and for how long, but visits to all 4 sites are guaranteed only if you are more than 3 people. The entrance and visit to the Villa di Poppea is included, but here there is no guide for the guided tour, because it is very small and not crowded. The Villa di Poppea is included among the assets that UNESCO has defined as a "World Heritage Site". Built around the middle of the 1st century. BC, it was enlarged in the imperial age, and was already being restored at the time of the eruption. Its ownership is attributed to Poppea Sabina, second wife of the emperor Nero, but in any case belonging to the heritage of the imperial family.

The visit to the Vannullo estate is combined with that of Contursi Terme or the Paestum Park. And will be reached around 1.30pm to eat on site. We will cross the Piana del Sele, a plain famous for its buffalo herds and we will make a stop at the Vannulo dairy, the most famous of all, where you can eat on site and discover how the herds are raised on a tour of the dairy, learn about the buffalo mozzarella production techniques and taste these delicacies. after lunch you could also see the M.O.A. (Museum of Operation Avalanche) is a museum located in the rooms of the monumental complex of Sant'Antonio and was inaugurated on the day of commemoration of the Allied landing which took place on 9/9/1943, where approximately 1,000 ships with almost 200,000 British and American soldiers landed on the coasts of the Piana del Sele for Operation "Avalanche". Afterwards you can visit the War Cemetery or the Archaeological Museum of Pontecagnano.

In the morning we will leave Salerno for Contursi Terme, about 30 minutes away. There we will spend the whole morning at the thermal park. The entrance to the thermal park of Terme Capasso or Rosapepe, where there are pools with hot thermal water, the thermal treatment for those who wish, through the use of thermal mud, massages or other are to be paid on site. The entrance fee is from 10 to 20 euros. At 13:30 we will leave Contursi Terme to head to the Vassallo estate, reachable in about 20 minutes, we will then cross the Piana del Sele, a plain famous for its buffalo farms and we will stop at the Vannulo dairy, the most famous of all, where you can eat on site and discover how the herds are raised on a tour of the dairy, learn about the production techniques of buffalo mozzarella and taste these delicacies. At 4:00 pm we will move to the archaeological park of Paestum, entrance included, where we will first visit the museum and then the park.

On this excursion you will visit one of the most evocative archaeological sites in Italy: the Greco-Roman town of Paestum. After the pick up from your hotel you will get into the car or a mini van, depending on the number of people, with which we will reach the archaeological site of Paestum, located about fifty minutes away. Once we arrive at our destination, we will begin a guided tour of Paestum, a place declared a World Heritage Site, a city of Magna Graecia. We will observe the Doric style temples, including the extraordinary construction dedicated to Hera, dating back to the 6th BC. After seeing the outdoor site which has no shaded areas, we will visit the National Museum of Paestum. Once the visit is over we will go to eat at the Vannullo estate. In the afternoon there are 4 alternatives to continue the tour: we will move to the sea in the Battipaglia pine forest, we will visit the Cilento outlet, the archaeological museum of Pontecagnano or the M.O.A. (Museum of Operation Avalanche).

Leaving your hotel for Naples, after almost 1 hour we will arrive at the Archaeological Museum of Naples, ticket and audio guide are included. Inside there are many different collections and exhibitions and events according to the period. Afterwards you can see the Hypogeum of the Crystals and the house of Totò in the health district or walk to Via dei Tribunali, which is one of the oldest and most characteristic streets of the center, along the way we could see numerous churches, the chapel of the Pio Monte della Misericordia which houses "The seven works of Mercy", a masterpiece by Caravaggio, the Obelisk of San Gennaro, a Baroque work by Cosimo Fanzago, located in Piazza Riario Sforza, and the Pio Monte della Misericordia, Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte. Via dei Tribunali is not only famous for art and culture: here you can find some of the most famous pizzerias in the city such as Gino and Totò Sorbillo, Antica Pizzeria Di Matteo, Pizzeria Dal Presidente, where you can have lunch.

This tour is combined with that of Paestum, Contursi Terme or the caves of Pertosa. Once the visit to the previous itinerary is over, we will head to the National Archaeological Museum of Pontecagnano which preserves extraordinary testimonies of the Etruscan civilization in Campania of the ninth century BC.C. The route winds in a chronological direction, narrating the long history of the territory from the oldest evidence of prehistoric times until the foundation of the Roman city of Picentia. The entrance fee is included. After seeing the museum you could go to the sea in the Battipaglia pine forest, where there is a very long beach with the pine forest behind and arrive in Salerno in the evening, or visit the Cilento outlet where you can shop at a great price, or the M.O.A. (Museum of Operation Avalanche). Around 18:30 after the tour, we will return to Salerno and arrive around 19:00.

Continuing one of the tours of Naples you could go to see The National Museum of Capodimonte, immersed in the park, houses one of the largest and richest art collections in Italy. Born as the Royal Palace, its rooms have always been designed to accommodate the Kings of Naples. Once the visit to the museum is over I will take you to the best pastry shop in Naples where you can taste what you want. Then we will walk through the alleys until we reach the first Pawn Shop and Loans in the world, this one predating the first bank in the world, also Italian. Remember that to see and do all the tours of Naples would take 2 days and you can not see everything in one day, but you will decide what to see before returning to Salerno.

Starting from your hotel we will reach Naples in about 1 hour and visit the Royal Palace. Palazzo Reale has represented the center of power in Naples and throughout southern Italy for over three centuries and you will visit the Caruso Museum, the apartment, the Grand Staircase, the Court Theatre, the Throne Room and the Chapel Royal, the Courtyard of Honour, the Romantic Garden, the Gallery of Time, the Carriage Courtyard, the Belvedere Courtyard and the Hanging Garden, the Bourbon Stables and the temporary exhibitions. Afterwards, if you want, you can eat at the Medina pizzeria restaurant, which is nearby and is one of the most historic in Naples. In the afternoon we could visit the Maschio Angioino or we will walk together through the center of Naples, we will see the Spanish neighborhoods until we reach Via dei Mille where there are high fashion shops and then reach the Pignatelli Museum and the Carriage Museum, or the Certosa di San Martino located in the upper part of Naples, on the Vomero.

Continuing to one of the Naples tours we would head to the Cathedral of Naples and we will also see the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte and the crypt inside, and then enter the Royal Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro, the ticket is the audio guide are included. The treasure of St Januarius is the richest treasure in the world, the only piece in the world that has greater value is the crown diamond kept at the Tower of London, but the complete collection of the treasure of St Januarius is superior. Then we will go to via San Gregorio Armeno, the famous street of the artisans of the nativity scene, famous all over the world for the countless craft shops dedicated to the art of nativity scenes. If you book 3 months in advance we may also see the Chapel of San Severo. And then see the Church of San Giovanni Maggiore with its cloister. Later you could see the old town or go to the Museum of the Royal Forest of Capodimonte and then return to Salerno.

Before arriving at the caves there are several alternatives: Contursi Terme to spend the morning at the spa or you could see the museum of Pontecagnano or other along the way, or there is the possibility of rafting on a canoe or rubber boat on the river Tanagro which is adjacent to the caves. At 2 pm we will visit the Pertosa Caves, a UNESCO site, which are the only caves in Italy where an underground river is navigated and are also the only ones in Europe to preserve the remains of a pile-dwelling village dating back to 2000 BC.C. The guided tour is in Italian, but you will also be provided with an audio guide. The tourist route lasts about 1 hour and includes a stretch on foot and a stretch by boat; and you can admire stalactites and stalagmites of 20000 years. After 3 pm you can visit the Soil Museum, the second in the world and at 5 pm the Archaeological Speleo Museum, a unique exhibition in the world that tells of the past of the Pertosa Caves.

For this tour, if booked by 1 or 3 people, the outward journey will be by car from Salerno, while the return journey will be by bus. I will wait with you for the arrival of the bus that will take you back to Salerno and we will say goodbye. In the case of more than 4 people, the outward and return journey will be by car. This tour is combined with either the Contursi spa or the Pertosa caves or the archaeological museum of Pontecagnano. In the early afternoon we will arrive in Padula and visit with a guided tour and audio guide the Certosa di San Lorenzo, a UNESCO site, which is the largest monastic complex in Southern Italy and one of the largest in Europe. Built in 1300 and expanded over time until 1800. Afterwards, you could visit many places of interest in the area, the Hermitage of San Michele a le Grottelle, the Joe Petrosino House Museum, the Museum of the Surname, the Paleolithic Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, the Museum of Ancient Vestments.

After seeing the Royal Palace we will move to one of the undisputed symbols of Naples, the Maschio Angioino or Castel Nuovo, which is a medieval fortress built by Charles I of Anjou in 1266 for defensive purposes and as a new royal court. We will visit the Triumphal Arch, the Palatine Chapel, the Sala dei Baroni, the Armoury Room, on the first floor: art from the fifteenth to the eighteenth, on the second floor: '800 Neapolitan, on the third floor: 900 Neapolitan century the chapel, the prison of the Barons and the Civic Museum and the terrace overlooking the Molo Beverello. Entrance is included in the tour, the group guided tour that is done on site is approximately every 2 hours. And in the afternoon you will be offered to see via San Gregorio Armeno, and from there to the Cathedral of Naples. Or we will walk together through the center of Naples, to get to the Pignatelli Museum and the Carriage Museum, or the Certosa di San Martino or the Royal Palace. After the tour in Naples we will return to Salerno.

To go to Sorrento it takes about 1:30 drive from Salerno, we will see the very characteristic and touristic center and we will spend several hours at the beach. You will spend the morning at the beach, then you can dine in a typical restaurant with local specialties and taste limoncello or lemonade, made with local lemons. In the afternoon we will walk through the alleys of the old town and see the Cathedral of Sorrento, then enjoy the enchanting valleys and admire the breathtaking landscape of Sorrento and its coast. If the group is large you could go on the same day or to Capri or Pompeii which are relatively close. You can choose this itinerary only in summer and if you want to swim in Sorrento or in some nearby beach. It can not be combined with the Amalfi and Positano itinerary because another route and it would take 12 hours of tour. Remember that for each itinerary you have to pay for fuel and parking, here it is only 2 euros per hour.

Capri is a long way from Salerno, just over 2 hours, and can be reached exclusively by ferry that is payable separately at the port of Salerno. I will pick you up from your hotel and board the ferry to the island of Capri. Once you arrive you can choose to take either a tour of the island on a boat that will skirt the entire coast or take a small boat and then enter a canoe to enter the Blue Cave Museum. Then we will head either to marina grande or marina piccola to swim, and then visit the center of Capri. Going with me, who am resident, you will avoid the lines of the funicular that in the summer months one waits even 30 minutes because very crowded. I will show myself the best places to take pictures and the best things to see. If it is not too late in the same day we will also stop in Positano for a few hours, then return to Salerno and drive you back to your hotel.

This itinerary is paired with the archaeological site of Paestum. After seeing the museum and the archaeological park we could stop at the outlet of Cilento, where there are numerous clothing stores with discounted prices from 50 to 90 %. You can stay as long as you want and then return to Salerno

This itinerary is combined with a visit to the Royal Palace of Caserta and its gardens. After admiring the palace and the park we could stop at the outlet la Reggia, where there are many clothing stores with discounted prices from 50 to 90 %. You can stay as long as you want and then return to Salerno

With the pick up at your hotel we will head to the Royal Palace of Caserta, commissioned by the Bourbons, the richest in Italy and cousins of the richest in the world, the King of Spain. It has 1200 rooms and the largest royal park in the world. Built in 1750 by Vanvitelli it is a UNESCO heritage site. The entrance to the Palace is included, after the visit you can see the silk museum 1 km from the Palace or the outlet the Palace. For this itinerary as for the others petrol must be paid extra 20 euros l hour. In this to get there and back it takes 2 hours.