Duration: 2 1/2 days

Group Size: 8 people max

Although it is Italy's second largest city, Naples is one of its least-known. Chaotic by most standards, it's also vibrantly alive. Packed with an abundance of Baroque art and blessed with some of the world's greatest archaeological treasures, Naples can provide the most amazing adventure for the culture-minded traveler. Oh, did we mention food? Perhaps because it is less-touristed than the rest of Italy, Naples possesses one of the richest, most authentic cuisines on the peninsula. From pizza elevated to an art form to fresh fish pulled from the Bay of Naples at its doorstep, Neapolitan cuisine offers foodies an entire universe to explore.

Highlights

• wine tasting of local wines at an enoteca (wine bar)
• Vita Napoletana walking seminar including Palazzo Reale with a historian
• local market stroll and traditional “workingman's” lunch
• visit to the Archaeological Museum
• classic dinners at La Secrestia and Da Dora, famous for its fish
• walk of historic center tracing the outlines of Greco-Roman city
• Pizza-Making workshop with a Neapolitan pizzaiolo
• Arte Napoletana walking seminar on Baroque art, including works by Caravaggio and others

two-day immersion in Naples

This 2½-day itinerary takes participants into the heart of Naples with a local historian to unfold its layers and explore its hidden corners. We'll spend quite a bit of time in the historic center of the city, which was originally settled by the Greeks, then Romans, and visit some of the underground ruins dating from that period. In contrasting seminars on the art of Naples and the social and political history of the city, led by local scholars, we'll seek to contextualize Naples within the larger scheme of European history.

Our adventure will take us to the city's famous Archaeological Museum, home of the Farnese collection of ancient Roman art and many artifacts from Pompeii. We'll also participate in a hands-on pizza workshop learning how to make (and eat) our own authentic pizza.

Through a mixture of the cultural and gastronomic, the historical and artistic, and by immersing ourselves in the details of the city, we'll gain a sense of this southern Italian capital in all its guises and come to appreciate the hidden gem that is Naples.

* This trip can also be booked privately upon request for parties of people traveling together. The cost of this is €2450 for the group plus €445 per person. Simply contact us by email if you would like to place a request.

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Included: Tours, tickets, and most meals. Not included: Airfare, airport transfers, breakfast, and lodging.