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Day 1

< Hadrian’s villa near Tivoli

Arrive Rome Airport. Courier assisted transfer by coach to Tivoli for the sumptuous gardens and fountains of Villa d’Este (Benedictine convent & Governor’s Palace) and Villa Adriana, private residence of Emperor Hadrian.
Rome Hotel and Evening Meal at local Trattoria.
Optional Rome by Night Coach Tour

Day 2

< Ara Pacis Augustae

Morning at Foro Romano (with recent linked access to Fori Imperiali) and Palatine Hill (Museum and Domus of Augustus and Livia).
Lunch overlooking Ludus Magnus before visiting San Clemente’s Domus and Mithraeum.

< Colosseo, Rome – Courtesy of Haileybury College

Afternoon at Colosseo (access to both upper tiers & subterranean levels now available), Ara Pacis, Augustus’ Mausoleum and Pantheon.
Early evening visit to Capitoline Museums, look out for the insulae at the bottom of the steps.
Evening Meal at local Trattoria
Evening Walk via Circus Maximus, Forum Boarium, Isola Tiberina, Jewish Quarter and Theatre of Marcellus.
Rome Hotel

Day 3

< Cerveteri Necropolis

Full Day coach excursion to the Etruscan towns, Necropoli and Museums of Tarquinia and Cerveteri. Lunch in town, at beach or Agritourismo Farm
Evening Meal at local Trattoria
Evening Walk to Campus Martius, Temple of Hadrian, Augustus’ Horologium and Piazza Navona
Rome Hotel

Day 4

< Augustus Prima Porta, Vatican

Morning visit to Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s
Lunch at Ostia Antica before transfer to Sorrento Hotel and Evening Meal

 

 

 

 

 

 

< Marina Grande, Sorrento

Sorrento (old name “Surrentum”) is perhaps linked with Homer’s legend of the Sirens. The town is constructed on grey tufa stone, overlooks Marina Grande, the original Greek harbour, now a pretty fishing port approached via Roman Arch on Greek foundations.

Day 5

< Vesuvius Crater

Full day coach excursion to Vesuvius (Bourbon Observatory with computer generated demonstrations of pyroclastic flows, optional) and Pompeii, home of Caecilius. Please check the Official Web Site in advance as many additional buildings have recently opened.
Sorrento Hotel and Evening Meal

Day 6

< Villa Jovis, Capri

Full day excursion to Capri by ferry or hydrofoil. Funicular or minibus to Capri town and steep walk to the Villa of Tiberius. Continue to Ana Capri and the

 

 

< Villa San Michele, Capri

Romanesque Villa Museum San Michele, to enjoy the view and speculate on the differences between the original and replica statuary.
Sorrento Hotel and Evening Meal

Day 7

< Cave of the Sibyl, Cumae

Full day coach excursion to Herculaneum, Pozzuoli and Cumae.
In addition to the Site of Herculaneum, the Theatre and Antiquarium may now be prebooked. Also, worth visiting is MAV, the Virtual Reality Museum

 

 

 

 

< Herculaneum

The small spa town of Pozzuoli, on the water’s edge, is home to many Roman remains including the small Flavian amphitheatre, Seraphaeum (perfect spot for lunch whilst watching the effects of Bradyseism) and remains of the Antoninus Pius Stadium commissioned for the Eusebeia.
Transfer to Cumae via Arco Felice to visit the oracle of the Ancient Sibyl as did Aeneas. Note Ilex Trees at the entrance!
Sorrento Hotel and Evening Meal

Day 8

< Paestum

Full day coach excursion to the picturesque Amalfi Coast, stopping at Mediaeval town of Amalfi before lunch and afternoon at verdant Paestum’s Greek Temples and Roman housing; a Temenos in bucolic setting as intended. The Museum contains quite extraordinary Greek Tomb paintings.
Sorrento Hotel and Evening Meal

Day 9

< Villa Poppaea, Oplontis

Coach transfer to Villas at Stabiae and Oplontis before lunch at Naples.

 

 

< Alexander the Great Mosaic, Naples Archaeological Museum

Afternoon at the National Archaeological Museum (repository of Pompeii and Herculaneum artefacts, recently opened Magna-Graecia galleries & new cafe).
Time permitting, visit Naples Underground. Two Tours are on offer, that of the Bourbon Galleries and the lesser known Greco-Romano Street of shops beneath San Lorenzo Maggiore.
Naples Airport for UK Flight

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