Positano…

Positano Tours Positano Tours with Sorrento Silver Star It is considered to be the pearl of the divine coast for its vertical architecture developed on the slopes of a steep cliff overlooking a magnificent emerald colour sea. Steps and steps everywhere round the small centre full of colourful shops selling all the most different local products: clothes, ceramics and the delicious local cakes. Its parish church dominates the whole village with a magnificent majolica tiles paved dome. The…

Amalfi…

Amalfi Tours Amalfi Tours with Sorrento Silver Star Certainly the most famous town of the coast for its glorious past having been the oldest maritime republic and still preserving monuments proving it, like the Duomo, the remains of the arsenal and one of the oldest Italian paper factory. Also considered the mother land of Flavio Gioia the presumed inventor of the sea compass. The town centre is worth of a visit also for shopping purposes. Private driver Amalfi coast. Along Sorrentin…

Ravello…

the "elite" village of the coast. Situated at 1200 feet of height ;its historical centre is mainly pedestrian and on its piazzetta is the Duomo, the Villa Rufolo (residence of Richard Wagner in 1880 who found there his inspiration for the second act of his Parsifal) with an enchanting view over the coastline from its wonderful gardens. For those who don't mind walking, the other attraction is the Villa Cimbrone also rich in statues, busts and beautiful gardens too. Ravello is entirely to be walk…

Herculaneum…

Herculaneum Tours Herculaneum Tours with Sorrento Silver Star Smaller and not commercial like Pompeii the city of Herculaneum was buried by the same eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., but here a layer mud, 60 feet deep covered the city and when it hardened transformed into hard tufa stone, the excavations have brought up to light a small part of the city. Being a residential area to be visited are the villas that where once overlooking the sea and the whole bay of Naples like the "Cas…

Naples Tours…

Naples Tours Naples Tours with Sorrento Silver Star The Naples city owes its name to the greek occupants who in VI century B.C. founded a new city (Nea-polis) not far from an older greek site dedicated to the sea mermaid Parthenope. According to the legend the syren died on the neapolitan shore and was buried there, Through the centuries the city underwent different dominations like the Angevins, the Aragon family and the Bourbons. All of them have left imposing monuments like castles, f…

Rome…

Rome Tours Rome Tours with Sorrento Silver Star Rome was not built in one day, but to have a good taste of it,there is the chance of a full day visit to flavour the beauty of some of its best monuments like Colosseum, St.Peter's Basilica, Trevi fountain, Spanish Steps etc. According to tradition, Rome was founded by romulus in 753 B.C.Romulus was to become also the first king of the city;after some centuries of monarchy Rome became a Republic and in the first century B.C. an empire exte…

Vesuvius…

Mount Vesuvius is certainly the most important and the most interesting volcano existing in Europe.Famous for having buried, but also preserved for us, the two most famous archaeological sites (POMPEI and HERCULANEUM) it owes its importance to its imposing size being the biggest on continental Europe (not mentioning Etna in Sicily) with a max height of 1281 mt and diameter of the top cone (600mt) Through the centuries many have been the eruptions, but never that catastrophically, like the one of…

Alternative Tours…

Alternative Tours in Campania  Alternative Tours with Sorrento Silver Star If you wish to leave the crowds of the most famous tourist itineraries, you can also opt for alternative tours, to discover hidden natural beauties of our country or to discover the flavours of local products. Alternative Tours: area around Pompei Wine tour (see map), water buffalo mozzarella. Natural parks Cilento - Grotte Pertosa - Castel Civita, Certosa Padula, Badia di Cava, St. Angelo in Formis, religious cen…