12/07/2024
JUST HAD A CANCELLATION FOR THIS GREAT TRIP. LOOKING FOR A COUPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US IN OCTOBER! CONTACT ME IF INTERESTED
TRIP TO PUGLIA, MATERA & SORRENTO
OCT.19-29, 2024 /9 LAND DAYS
Cost for trip: $4,995 PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
SINGLE SUPPLIMENT ADD: $650=$5,645
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DAY 0: Saturday/OCT.19:
EWR: 5:10 UA 40 TO FCO(what every flight you take you have to be in Rome’s Fiumicino airport to take the connecting flight AZ 1613 at 1:25 to Bari.
DAY1: Sunday OCT 20: IL MELOGRANO MEALS: D
7:55: Arrive at Rome International Airport
1:30pm: ITA flight AZ 1613 to Bari
2;30pm: Arrive at Bari airport meet with Lorenzo our driver: 45M/60K
3:45 pm Arrive at Il Melograno Hotel: www.melograno.com.
8pm: Dinner at the hotel
DAY 2: Monday: OCT. 21 : IL MELOGRANO MEALS: B/D
7:30am: Breakfast in hotel
9am: Leave for Altamura(bread) Prima visit the Duomo 1H/94K Andria (Burata) 50M/60K:
Stop for lunch.
Trani Duomo: 25M/15K in the afternoon: Dionisio:½ day in Trani Duomo
8pm: Dinner: out in Monopoli need driver
DAY 3: TuesdayOCT.22 : IL MELOGRANO MEALS:B /D
7:30am: Breakfast in hotel Hotel to Bari: 40M/50K
9am: Leave for day in Bari with a guided tour & Polignano a Mare. Visit the church of San Nicola, Santa Claus! In the Old City! watching Nunzia work her wonders making orecchiette on the street. Find a little eatery in an alley or a little piazza for lunch. Dionisio: ½ day in Bari
Afternoon we visit Polignano a Mare: 36M/37K
the city of Domenico Modugno enjoy walking around the old city and have a gelato! Dinner in Polignano:
DAY4: Wednesday OCT.23: IL MELOGRANO MEALS B/D
7:30am: Breakfast in hotel: to Alberobello: 20M/18K
8:30am: Leave for day in Alberobello city of the Trullo
Have lunch. Trullo dei Sapore. Piazza Curri. When I was there in May I found some great places!
4:00pm: Return to hotel to relax
8:00pm: Dinner: out need driver
DAY 5: Thursday: OCT. 24: IL MELOGRANO MEALS: B/D
7:30am: Breakfast in hotel
9:am: Leave for guided tour of Lecce “The Florence of the South!” 1H 30M/126K Dionisio: ½ day in Lecce
8pm: Dinner out need driver
DAY 6 Friday OCT. 25: HOTEL CRISTINA SORRENTO MEALS:B/D
7am: Breakfast in Hotel/bags to bus 1.15H/75K
8am: Leave for Matera guide tour: guida-matera.it
10:00am:. Guided tour of the old Town
1pm: lunch then Leave for Sorrento3H 45M with rest stop.
4pm: Leave for Sorrento Hotel Cristina: 1H 45M/126K
Dinner in Sorrento at hotel
DAY 7: Saturday:OCT.26:HOTEL CRISTINA SORRENTO: MEALS B/D
https://hotelcristinasorrento.it/
Day to explore Sorrento: hotel navetta to piazza Tasso
7:30pm: Dinner at O Parrucchiano: Tonino back to hotel
DAY 8: Sunday/ OCT.7/ HOTEL CRISTINA MEALS B/D
8am: Breakfast in hotel: FREE DAY: Optional trip to Capri cost extra
9am: Tonino to ferry station for fast boat to Capri for the day 22min
5pm: Return from Capri on Boat 22mins.
8pm: Dinner at Basilica Tonino taxi service to hotel
DAY 9: Monday OCT. 28/ HOTEL:CRISTINA : MEALS B/L/D
8AM: Breakfast in hotel Tonino service
9AM; Leave for the day on the Amalfi coast. Visit Positano, and Amalfi
12pm: Lunch at La Tagliata: https://www.latagliata.com/
Possible visit to the famous pastry shop of Sal de Riso inventor of the lemon dessert. Delizio di Limone
Dinner at hotel
DAY 00: Tuesday: OCT. 29/ TRANFER TO FIUMICINO
9:00am: Leave for Fiumicino in bus by Tonino. Cost of bus would by 1200 euro + tip divided by the number of passengers. Another cost is the hotel room for one night either payable directly to hotel or if I have to prepay then pay the cost to me
Wed. OCT. 30: United Flight 41 to Newark leaves at 11am. Bus service provided by the hotel.
Oct. 17-20