Italy - Between History & Food Excellence [G046]

Itinerary Suggestion

☀️DAY1 - ROME

🔸 Start: Arrival in Rome
🔸 Highlights: Arrival and time to settle in. No scheduled activities to allow for rest after travel.
🔸 Meals: Welcome dinner with the group at a traditional trattoria.

☀️DAY2 - ROME

🔸 Start: Morning Vatican Experience
🔸 Highlights: Guided visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, followed by guided entry into St. Peter’s Basilica to admire Michelangelo’s Pietà. Afternoon at leisure for strolling or sitting in St. Peter’s Square.
🔸 Meals: Lunch at a nearby café; dinner at a classic Roman pizzeria known for wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizza.

☀️DAY3 - ROME

🔸 Start: Historic Rome & Food Culture
🔸 Highlights: Visit Piazza Navona and then the Pantheon. Continue to Campo de’ Fiori for a street-food tasting walk featuring supplì, pizza al taglio, porchetta, and seasonal produce stands. Tiramisu tasting at a traditional pasticceria.
🔸 Meals: Lunch from market vendors; dinner in Trastevere at a Roman specialty restaurant.

☀️DAY4 - TRASTEVERE

🔸 Start: Trastevere Cultural & Culinary Day
🔸 Highlights: Morning stroll through Trastevere including Santa Maria in Trastevere. Afternoon hands-on pasta cooking class with a local chef.
🔸 Meals: Dinner at a “zero-kilometer” slow-food restaurant in Trastevere.

☀️DAY5 - TESTACCIO

🔸 Start: Roman Food Origins
🔸 Highlights: Explore Testaccio Market, tasting Roman staples and artisanal products. Visit sites connected to traditional Roman food heritage. Afternoon visit to the National Roman Museum.
🔸 Meals: Lunch at Testaccio market stalls; dinner at a restaurant specializing in authentic Roman street food and offal-inspired classics.

☀️DAY6 - TIVOLI

🔸 Start: Day Trip to Tivoli
🔸 Highlights: Villa d’Este and gardens in the morning; Hadrian’s Villa (Villa Adriana) in the afternoon.
🔸 Meals: Lunch at a traditional Tivoli trattoria; dinner back in Rome.

☀️DAY7 - OSTIA ANTICA → NAPLES

🔸 Start: Ancient Rome by the Sea
🔸 Highlights: Guided tour of Ostia Antica focusing on daily life in the ancient Roman port. Lunch by the seaside. Afternoon private transfer to Naples. Check-in and evening stroll optional.
🔸 Meals: Lunch at a seaside café; dinner in Naples at a local trattoria.

☀️DAY8 - POMPEII • META DI SORRENTO • VESUVIUS (FROM NAPLES)

🔸 Start: Early journey to Pompeii
🔸 Highlights: Guided archaeological tour of Pompeii, including a Thermopolium stop to understand Roman daily food culture. Continue to Meta di Sorrento for village walk and family-run trattoria lunch. Afternoon hike on Mount Vesuvius to the crater, followed by vineyard visit and wine tasting. Return to Naples for the night.
🔸 Meals: Lunch in Meta di Sorrento; dinner in Naples at a family-run restaurant.

☀️DAY9 - DEPARTURE (FROM NAPLES)

🔸 Start: Departure Day
🔸 Highlights: No activities scheduled. Relaxed breakfast with the group and transfer to airport/train station.
🔸 Meals: Breakfast included.

🛶PROGRAM SUMMARY:

• This 9-day immersive itinerary invites travelers to experience the heart of Italian life through history, food, and local culture. The journey begins gently in Rome, allowing time to arrive, settle in, and gather for a warm welcome dinner. The goal is to begin not with sightseeing, but with connection and the pleasure of sharing a first meal together.

• The next days introduce Rome through layered stories of art, architecture, cuisine, and daily rhythm. A guided exploration of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica reveals the relationship between faith, power, and artistic mastery. In the historic center, the atmosphere shifts to the lively streets around Piazza Navona and the quiet presence of the Pantheon. At Campo de’ Fiori, travelers taste the defining flavors of Roman street culture—supplì, pizza al taglio, porchetta, and seasonal produce—followed by a traditional tiramisu.

• Rome’s distinct neighborhoods offer deeper insight into the city’s identity. In Trastevere, a hands-on pasta cooking class connects travelers to regional cuisine through touch, taste, and technique, followed by dinner in a zero-kilometer restaurant highlighting seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. In Testaccio, known as the birthplace of Roman cuisine, the market tastings and heritage walk contextualize how food and community shaped Roman history. A day trip to Tivoli expands the perspective from the city to the countryside, visiting the lush Renaissance fountains of Villa d’Este and the vast archaeological expanse of Hadrian’s Villa.

• From here, the itinerary shifts south. A morning visit to the archaeological site of Ostia Antica reveals a remarkably intact ancient port city where daily life—from bakeries to bathhouses—feels close enough to touch. Afterwards, the group travels to Naples, settling in for the final part of the journey in a city defined by energy, depth, and culinary pride.

• From Naples, the experience of Southern Italy unfolds in full. Pompeii offers an extraordinary window into ancient life. A stop at a Thermopolium—the ancient equivalent of a street food shop—connects the site to the gastronomic themes of the journey. In Meta di Sorrento, a family-run trattoria provides hospitality rooted in tradition and simplicity. The afternoon ascent to the volcanic crater of Mount Vesuvius, followed by a vineyard tasting, ties landscape, history, and agriculture together in one powerful setting.

• Naples itself stands as the cultural finale. With its historic center, expressive street life, and world-renowned pizza tradition, it provides a vibrant and celebratory close. The journey ends gently: a relaxed breakfast on the final morning and a smooth transfer to the airport or train station.

• Throughout the itinerary, the pacing balances guided depth and spacious free time. Meals focus on authenticity rather than formality, highlighting family kitchens, market flavors, and regional specialties. The journey invites travelers not just to see Italy, but to taste it, feel it, learn from it, and remember it through the senses as much as through the mind.

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