Day 1 - The Vallo of Diano
Arrival of the participants in Padula and guided tour of the wonderful Charterhouse, lunch and continuation to Pertosa and visit to the caves crossed by the river Nigro. Hotel accommodation in Atena Lucana or San Pietro al Tanagro.
Day 2 - Paestum and Cilento
Breakfast at the hotel and departure for the guided tour of Paestum and its wonderful temples and the museum with the famous Tomb of the Diver. Lunch and visit to the farm where the buffalo mozzarella is produced. Afternoon visit to Agropoli with the medieval castle. Dinner in hotel and overnight.
Day 3 - Velia or Santa Maria di Castellabate. The Mediterranean diet and Palinuro
Founded in 540 B.C. by the Phocaeans, it was a great cultural pole of antiquity, being the cradle of the Eleatic Philosophical School, whose main exponents were Parmenides and Zeno, and seat of the Eleatic Medical School, immediate precedent of the better known Salernitan Medical School. Very impressive is the walk through the ruins of the old residential districts, the climb to Porta Rosa, the only example of a Greek arch in Magna Graecia, up to the Acropolis, where the medieval tower that dominates unopposed overlooking an enchanting scenery reigns proudly. Here, the fertile plain, the gentle hills and the beach with golden sand, are lapped by a cobalt blue sea, unmistakable sign of the landscape of the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano.Lunch . Panoramic tour of the Cilentana coast, Palinuro, "where the ancient Greeks already enchanted..."
The boat trip to the famous Capo, offers unique emotions: an intense blue sea, high cliffs, beautiful bays and many caves, including the beautiful Blue Grotto.
Day4 - Pompeii
Guided tour of the most famous archaeological area in the world, a journey through time to discover the domus and the daily life of ancient Pompeians. Pizza party and departure for the return.
