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The History & Art of Naples & Herculaneum
5 days from £1,399
Suggested Itinerary#
Your itinerary is exclusively yours to tailor to suit your group's interests and profile of your members. Here is our suggested itinerary:
Day 1 - Naples
Scheduled flight to Italy from your preferred airport – transfer with our tour manager in our private executive coach to the centrally located 4* Hotel Palazzo Alabardieri in Naples – dinner in the hotel.
Day 2 – Guided tour of Naples, Palazzo Reale, Teatrino di Corte & Museo Nazionale Archeologico
A morning day guided tour of Naples – begun by Domenico Fontana for the Spanish Viceroys in 1600, a guided tour of the Palazzo Reale reveals great halls filled with furniture, tapestries, paintings and porcelain – Teatrino di Corte was designed by Ferdinando Fuga to celebrate the marriage of Maria Carolina of Hapsburg to Ferdinand IV in 1768 – widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most important archaeological museums, a guided tour of the Museo Nazionale Archeologico explores not only many wonderful artefacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum, but also the fabulous Farnese collections containing classical sculpture which Charles of Bourbon inherited from his mother Elizabeth.
Day 3 – Herculaneum & Oplontis
Destroyed with Pompeii in the eruption of Vesuvius, a guided tour of Herculaneum explores the remains of a town built for the enjoyment of sea breezes and views across the Bay of Naples that was home to an array of sprawling villas owned by wealthy patricians – continue to Oplontis, also destroyed in the eruption of Vesuvius, for a guided tour of the excellently preserved architecture and decorations at Villa Poppaea, the home of Nero’s wife and his family.
Day 4 – Pio Monte della Misericordia, Gallery of Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Duomo of San Gennaro & Cappella Sansevero
A full day in Naples begins at the 17th century octagonal church of Pio Monte della Misericordia which is home to Caravaggio’s impressive ‘Seven Acts of Mercy’ – continue to the Gallery of Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano to see Caravaggio’s ‘The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula’, thought to be his last painting – visit the Duomo of San Gennaro, built between 1294 and 1323 – sculptures in the Baroque Cappella Sansevero include Giuseppe Sanmartino's ‘Cristo velato’ (Veiled Christ), Francesco Queirolo's ‘Disinganno’ (Disillusion) and Antonio Corradini's ‘Pudicizia’ (Modesty).
Day 5 – Naples
Morning free at leisure before our transfer to your preferred airport for our scheduled flight home.
Features#
What's included in this tour is entirely yours to customise to suit your group's budget and preferences. Here is what we've suggested:
4* Naples hotel
All excursions & guided tours included
Welcome dinner
Professional tour manager
Scheduled flights to Italy
Return hydrofoil to Ischia
Executive coach in Italy
One free place per 10 paying passengers
Tailor your Features#
If you'd like to adjust what's included, perhaps a different hotel standard, more or fewer days, or different excursions, here are some alternatives:
For more (or fewer) days
Include UK airport coach transfers
Bring a specialist lecturer
Include all entrance fees & gratuities
Visit more (or fewer) sights*
* See Tailor your Sights for suggestions
Sights#
The places your group visits are exclusively yours to decide. Here are the main sights we've suggested:
Naples - guided tour
Palazzo Reale
Teatrino di Corte
Museo Nazionale Archeologico - guided tour
Herculaneum - guided tour
Oplontis - guided tour
Pio Monte della Misericordia
Gallery of Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
Duomo of San Gennaro
Cappella Sansevero
Tailor your Sights#
If you'd prefer to visit different places, or if you'd like to add extra attractions that match your group's specific interests, here are some more suggestions:
Island of Ischia - guided tour takes in the old town and Giardini la Mortella, the spectacular subtropical and Mediterranean garden developed since 1956 by the late Susana Walton, wife of the composer Sir William Walton
Museo di Capodimonte - housed in a palazzo built in 1738 by the Bourbon King Charles III and home to a magnificent collection of Italian paintings with works by Titian, Botticelli, Perugino, Raphael and Sebastiano del Piombo
Catacomba di San Gennaro - became a Christian pilgrimage site when San Gennaro's body was interred here in the 5th century and its treasures include 2nd century Christian frescoes and 5th century mosaics
Certosa e Museo di San Martino - founded as a Carthusian monastery in the 14th century, this charterhouse has been decorated, adorned and altered over the centuries by the likes of Giovanni Antonio Dosio in the 16th century and Baroque master Cosimo Fanzago a century later
Underground Greek-Roman remains at San Lorenzo Maggiore - remains of the Greek meeting place and marketplace, known as the Agora, and a Roman food market or ‘Macellum’
Accommodation#
Where you stay is entirely yours to choose to match your group's preferences. Here is our suggested accommodation:
Four nights at the centrally located 4* Hotel Palazzo Alabardieri in Naples. Located just a short distance from the Piazza del Plebiscito, facilities at the hotel include a restaurant and a bar and all rooms are en suite. Dinner is included the first night and the remaining four nights are on bed and breakfast basis.
Tailor your accommodation#
If you'd prefer different accommodation, perhaps a different hotel standard, location, or basis of accommodation, here are some alternative choices:
Stay at a 3* hotel
With more dinners included
Extras#
The costs on top of your tour price can be tailored to suit your group's needs. Here is what we've listed as extras:
Single room supplement £199
Insurance
Entrance fees to places of interest
Audio headphones
Gratuities
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The History & Art of Naples & Herculaneum
5 days from £1,399 per person