I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be joining Tierno Tours and Green Earth Travel for their Vegan Italiano Festival Saturday July 25 through Saturday August 1, 2015 for a travel tour in Italy’s Amalfi Coast region.
On this tour, you will be taken to Cilento, Vetri Sul Mare, Felitto, the Monastery of Padula,Villa Cosilinum, Palinuro, the Castle of Roccadaspide, the Amalfi Coast, the port of Salerno, Pompeii and Peastum. Attendees stay at one of six B&Bs in the National Park of Cilento – Italy’s second largest national park. Cilento is one of the eight UNESCO World Heritage sites in the area. Historically, the Cilentana diet is hugely plant-based, and organic too. So the area is incredibly vegan-friendly!
The fully escorted one-week tour will include:
- 7 Breakfasts continental
- 4 Lunches, including wine
- 7 Dinners, including wine
- 7 Nights in four-star Villa/B&B
- Transfers to and from Naples Airport
- Admission to sites on tour
- English speaking guide the entire stay
- First class motor coach
- Tips for baggage handling, taxes and hotel gratuity, except Tour Director
ITINERARY 8 DAYS & 7 NIGHTS STARTING FROM $2,595
Optional departure from U.S. on overnight flight to Naples (D, B on board flight)
Day 1 – Saturday
Arrive in Naples airport (NAP), ride down to Cilento, stopping in Vetri Sul Mare – a small town where we will see ceramic making demos in almost every shop along Main Street. Then continue on to check into villas and gather together for a welcome dinner with your special guest/s (L, D)
Day 2 – Sunday
Felitto – Harvest nature walk, where we will learn about all the wild greens, vegetables and herbs that have been used for centuries in the local dishes of Cilento. After our harvest walk, we will have lunch in a local farm house. After lunch, we can choose to take a
ride down the river on a paddle boat* or a nature walk throughout the mountains of Felitto (B, L, D)
Day 3 – Monday
Our first stop is the Monastery of Padula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest antiquity of southern Italy. We will have lunch in Villa Cosilinum, a beautiful restored villa at the top of this village. After lunch, we will have a tour of Joe Petrosino’s home before heading back to the villa for dinner and cooking lesson (B, L, D)
Day 4 – Tuesday
Drive down the Coast of Cilento to the village of Palinuro, where we will get our boat ride to the five grottos (caves) of the cape. We will have lunch overlooking the water and then free time on the beach. Dinner includes a cooking lesson. (B, L, D)
Day 5 – Wednesday
Tour of the Castle of Roccadaspide, built in 1242 by Fredrick II, passed down to the Duke Ettore Giuliani, who will give us the tour himself. After lunch at a local trattoria we will take a ride to the city of Agropoli where we will have free time to explore the city. Next we will drive back to the villa for Pizza Night, we will make our own brick oven pizza (B, L, D)
Day 6 – Thursday
We are heading to the Amalfi Coast. Leaving from the port of Salerno you can choose to spend the morning in Positano or the Island of Capri. Dinner back at the villa (B, D)
Day 7 – Friday
We are spending our last day in Pompeii we will have a two hour guided tour of the ancient city then drive back to the villa stopping at Peastum where you can see three of the best preserved collections of Greek temples outside of Greece. (B, D)
We will provide a list of things to do and vegan friendly places to eat and offer the option to come with us to see your favorite spots on free days.
Day 8 – Saturday
Transfer to Naples airport (NAP) (B)
*Boat rides are subject to weather and seasons
Please contact Donna of Green Earth Travel for bookings, questions, etc. at (301) 229-5666 or info@greenearthtravel.com
Pamela Page says
Hi Fran,
I would absolutely love to join this tour. I left a message at Green Earth Travel asking how to register.
Looking forward to it! Sincerely, Pam Page
Fran says
I am so happy to hear that you are interested in the Vegano Italiano Tour. It is really going to be out of this world! Let me know if you don’t hear back from Green Earth in a timely fashion. Welcome!! I look forward to greeting you. Ciao for now!
Lisa says
Oh my goodness this trip would be amazing!!!! I need to look into this more….