Italy: Puglia & the Amalfi Coast
Overview
Travel with your private party on this Luxury Tailor Made Journey, departing when you choose and with expert local guides leading the way; you can even customize the itinerary to your interests.
Savor the rich flavors, architecture and culture of southern Italy, skirting the breathtaking coastline where the pristine Adriatic and Ionian seas meet. See Puglia’s iconic, cone-shaped trulli; stroll through Sassi di Matera; sample local olive oil, cheeses, baked goods and pizza; and visit the sparkling Amalfi Coast as well as the ruins of Pompeii.
Advantages
Stay in deluxe and luxury boutique properties that lend authenticity and historical context to your journey
Visit the iconic hut-like trulli of Puglia and meet one of the last remaining master builders firsthand
Explore the sun-drenched “White City” of Ostuni, traversing quaint, cobbled alleyways perched above the countryside for views of the olive groves and sea beyond
Discover Lecce, the “Florence of the South,” seeing its stunning Baroque architecture and Roman amphitheater, which remains half-buried beneath the town’s historic center
See Otranto with its Aragonese walls overlooking crystalline waters and its curious, 12th-century cathedral with spectacular mosaic pavement
Stroll through Sassi di Matera, continually inhabited for over 10,000 years
Finish your journey in Sorrento, paying visits to breathtaking Capri, Positano, Amalfi and Ravello
Itinerary at a Glance
Day 1
ARRIVE BARI, PUGLIA
Day 2
PUGLIA
| CONE-SHAPED TRULLI DWELLINGS
Day 3
LECCE
| LIQUID GOLD
Day 4
LECCE
| JEWEL OF SALENTO
Day 5
OTRANTO
| BRIDGE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN
Day 6
MATERA
| SINGULAR CAVE DWELLINGS
Day 7
AMALFI COAST
| RUINS OF POMPEII
Day 8
CAPRI
| BREATHTAKING BLUE GROTTO
Day 9
AMALFI COAST
| GORGEOUS COASTAL VILLAGES
Day 10
DEPART NAPLES