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Christmas on the Sorrento Coast

From £1,499.00
Duration 7 Days
Departures from: Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
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From £1,499.00
Duration 7 Days
Departures from: Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Tour Overview

Your base for this festive holiday is the lovely town of Vico Equense, on the Sorrento Peninsula. From here you can take in exceptional views of the Bay of Naples and the dramatic peak of Mount Vesuvius. You'll visit the lively resort of Sorrento and an optional excursion could take you to the ruined city of Pompeii for a fascinating guided tour. On Christmas Day you'll enjoy a traditional festive lunch before experiencing Salerno's magical Luci D'Artista, a fabulous display of art. Spend Boxing Day in Caserta, where you'll discover the magnificent Royal Palace of Caserta.

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Your Holiday Includes

  • Return flights from London
  • 6 nights in a 4-star hotel
  • 13 meals: 6 breakfasts, 1 traditional Italian Christmas Day lunch and 6 dinners
  • Travelsphere Holiday Director and Specialist Local Guide
  • Overseas transfers, other transportation and porterage

Included Holiday Highlights

  • Sorrento
  • Experience the magical lights in Salerno
  • The Royal Palace of Caserta and its gardens
  • Medieval Casertavecchia

Itinerary

Day 1 UK – Naples

Make your own way to the airport for your flight to Naples, after which, we'll transfer you to the pretty town of Vico Equense, on the Sorrento Peninsula. Your hotel here offers fantastic views over the Bay of Naples towards Mount Vesuvius.

Meals included: D
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Day 2 Christmas Eve Sorrento

Today we'll board a train and head for the lively resort of Sorrento. During free time here you can take in breathtaking views of the surrounding scenery, enter one of the resort's fascinating museums or take a seat at a pavement café. The main square, Piazza Tasso, is the place to head if you want to watch the locals as they finish their Christmas shopping. You could pick up some last-minute gifts yourself - handmade leather goods and the famous limoncello liqueur are specialities here.

Meals included: B,D
Next day

Day 3 Christmas Day Salerno

It's Christmas Day, so enjoy a leisurely morning before sitting down to a traditional Italian festive lunch at the hotel. Later, we'll make our way to Salerno. A walking tour will introduce us to the city's historic centre, its atmospheric Christmas market and the magical Luci D'Artista, or artists' lights. This spectacular display of art, which usually follows four themes, fills the streets, piazzas and gardens, and is an enchanting sight.

Meals included: B,L,D
Next day

Day 4 Vico Equense - at Leisure

You could spend today relaxing after the Christmas festivities, or join an optional excursion where you'll visit the exceptional archaeological site of Pompeii, which we'll reach by train. This infamous Roman town was frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, when it was buried by hot ash. You're going to explore in great company, as a Local Guide leads you through its maze of streets. As you stroll you'll get a fascinating insight into the last days of the people who lived here. You'll see villas still decorated with brightly painted mosaics, Roman baths and even bakeries that still have their bread ovens and flour grinders intact.

Meals included: B,D
Next day

Day 5 Caserta

This morning you'll take a guided tour of the magnificent Royal Palace of Caserta and its beautiful fountain-filled gardens. This is said to be the world's largest Royal Palace, and during your tour you will see the Bourbon Nativity in the Royal Apartment.
Later, enjoy time at leisure to explore the enchanting medieval hamlet of Casertavecchia, adorned with Christmas lights.

Meals included: B,D
Next day

Day 6 Vico Equense - at Leisure

Spend today exactly as you wish, relax at the hotel or explore Vico Equense.

Meals included: B,D
Next day

Day 7 Vico Equense - UK

We will transfer you to the airport today for your flight back to the UK.

Meals included: B

Accommodation (as specified or similar)

Hotel Aequa

The Aequa Hotel is in the heart of the little cliff-top town of Vico Equense and enjoys wonderful views over the Bay of Naples towards Vesuvius. Hotel facilities include a restaurant, bar and a swimming pool. Bedrooms have private facilities, air-conditioning and a TV. Please note: Outdoor pools are typically open between May and September.

Optional Excursions

Experience even more of your destination by adding one or more optional experiences to your holiday before you set off. Take a look below at the extra trips you can enjoy on this tour

Italy - Pompeii from Vico Equense

Italy - Pompeii from Vico Equense

You'll visit the exceptional archaeological site of Pompeii, which we'll reach by train. This infamous Roman town was frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, when it was buried by hot ash. You're going to explore in great company, as a Local Guide leads you through its maze of streets. As you stroll you'll get a fascinating insight into the last days of the people who lived here. You'll see villas still decorated with brightly painted mosaics, Roman baths and even bakeries that still have their bread ovens and flour grinders intact.
You'll visit the exceptional archaeological site of Pompeii, which we'll reach by train. This infamous Roman town was frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, whe...

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