{"id":423,"date":"2019-09-01T18:30:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T16:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avada.theme-fusion.com_demos\/travel\/?p=423"},"modified":"2023-06-27T17:14:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:14:04","slug":"southern-italy-tour-september-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southernitalyalfresco.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/01\/southern-italy-tour-september-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Italy Tour September 3 \u2013 12, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Your Itinerary:<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Day 1. <\/b>SUNDAY <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Arrival and Welcome Dinner.<\/b><\/p>\n

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  • Arrival at the airport, Lamezia Terme (SUF), transfer and check-in to Amoenus Guest House on Soverato’s beach<\/li>\n
  • Relaxing afternoon in Soverato. Rest, stroll and visit the town, or lay at beach near the hotel<\/li>\n
  • Dinner at a seaside restaurant in Caminia, \u201cBlanca Cruz\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Dinner at the beach<\/p><\/div>\n

    Day 2. <\/b>MONDAY<\/b> <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

    Relaxed aka \u201cpiano piano\u201d morning, a day like a real Italian. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

    Traditional calabrian dinner.<\/b><\/p>\n

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    • Breakfast<\/li>\n
    • Morning boat tour on the Ionian sea<\/li>\n
    • Lunch at a local restaurant at the beach \u201cLa Palapa\u201d<\/li>\n
    • Free afternoon at the beach \u201cLa Palapa\u201d, or shopping in town.<\/li>\n
    • An authentic Calabrian dinner at a traditional osteria, “A Ruga” with the owner and our friend Maurizio and his family in the old town of Cardinale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Day 3. <\/b>TUESDAY <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

      Chef Gregorio ‘s cooking demo and lunch with Francesca’s family.<\/b><\/p>\n

      Gelato tasting in Badolato.<\/b><\/p>\n

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      • Breakfast<\/li>\n
      • Cooking demo by chef Gregorio Spinzo<\/li>\n
      • A traditional lunch at Francesca\u2019s house with her family, chef Gregorio and his team<\/li>\n
      • Afternoon departure for Badolato, an ancient city that stands on a hill overlooking the Ionian Sea, where we will taste an excellent ice cream at “artisanal gelato tasting”<\/li>\n
      • Dinner at a local and traditional restaurant in Badolato, “Catojo dello Spinetto”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Day 4. <\/b>WEDNESDAY<\/b> <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

        Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Wine tasting at \u201cCantina Statti\u201d. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

        Seafood dinner overlooking the Ionian sea.<\/b><\/p>\n

        The ancient name of Calabria, “Enotria Tellus” (Land of Wine), offers a straightforward introduction to this fascinating land, which has always been dedicated to producing wines.<\/p>\n

        For over two thousand years the agricultural history of Calabria has been entwined with the wine one and since 1700 the family of Barone Statti has been living in the same five hundred hectares. The great variety of the local vines represents a great heritage to be found and valued again.<\/p>\n

        Statti\u2019s family has been played an important role for Calabrian economy and since now Alberto and Antonio Statti have been choosing to value the deep bond with the history and the tradition of their own land with a look always towards the future and the innovation.<\/p>\n

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        • Breakfast<\/li>\n
        • Morning departure to Cantina Statti<\/li>\n
        • Visit the olives grove. Return to the cantina and wine tasting<\/li>\n
        • Lunch at a local restaurant<\/li>\n
        • Afternoon visit to the Scolacium Museum and Archeological Park – The Park tells the story of Skylletion, a city of Magna Graecia, which became a prosperous Roman colony, Scolacium. The site is immersed in a centuries-old olive grove which constitutes the green lung of the province of Catanzaro<\/li>\n
        • Dinner at a local seafood restaurant in Soverato, \u201cSpox\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Day 5. <\/b>THURSDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

          Tropea.<\/b><\/p>\n

          Overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the center of the Costa degli Dei, it is situated on a steep cliff about 60 meters high overlooking the sea. A well-known tourist centre, Tropea is part of the circuit of the most beautiful villages in Italy and has been awarded the blue flag for the quality of its waters<\/p>\n

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          • Breakfast<\/li>\n
          • Early morning departure for Tropea<\/li>\n
          • Relax and swimming in the Tyrrhenian sea <\/span><\/li>\n
          • Lunch at a local seafood restaurant overlooking the sea at \u201cLido Azzurro\u201d<\/li>\n
          • Afternoon in the historical center of the town<\/li>\n
          • Return in Soverato<\/li>\n
          • Dinner in Soverato, \u201cDa Paolino\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Day 6. <\/b>FRIDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

            Open air market in Soverato.<\/b><\/p>\n

            Taormina.<\/b><\/p>\n

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            • Breakfast<\/li>\n
            • Early morning visit to mercatino of Soverato: a typical Italian open-air market offers culinarians an insight to the country\u2019s most traditional aspects as well as an opportunity to browse foods, cheeses, wines and cured meats that are still produced by artisans. Participants compare and taste the differences between these products and those of the industrial sector<\/li>\n
            • Late morning departure to cross the Straits of Messina for Sicily. Those who have read The Odyssey will remember what a terrible time Odysseus had getting past Scylla and Charybdis, which flank what is now known as the Straits of Messina. We\u2019ll have an easier time on one of Italy\u2019s famous traghetto. A special tradition that we follow on the boat is to eat an \u201carancino\u201d. Aficionados throughout Italy actually travel to the ferry solely for a taste of this exclusive delicacy!<\/li>\n
            • Check-in to the private Villa in Taormina <\/span><\/li>\n
            • Visit the center of historic Taormina, established in 358 BC, and free time begins. The ancient city is surrounded by incredible beauty and is situated on a bluff, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and Europe\u2019s most active volcano, Mt. Etna. Shopping in Taormina is a sogno siciliano\u2013a Siclian Dream!<\/li>\n
            • Free time in Taormina<\/li>\n
            • Dinner at a local Sicilian restaurant<\/li>\n
            • Overnight at the Villa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Day 7. <\/b>SATURDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

              Taormina free time.<\/b><\/p>\n

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              • Breakfast at the private Villa<\/li>\n
              • Free time to explore Taormina, including some of the most precious and intact Roman and Ancient Greek ruins outside of Greece, including the Greek Theater (300BC), Palazzo Corvaja (10th centry), the Duomo (13th century), and much more. After you\u2019ve fulfilled your cultural fix, shop in some of the hundreds of stores and stop for aperitifs and gelato and cannoli everywhere! Enjoy the sights and shopping of Taormina because both are endless!!! <\/span><\/li>\n
              • Lunch open<\/li>\n
              • Free afternoon <\/span><\/li>\n
              • Dinner by Chef Gregorio on the outside patio of the Villa<\/li>\n
              • Overnight at the Villa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                Taormina<\/p><\/div>\n

                Day 8. <\/b>SUNDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

                Artisan Cannoli Tasting and Sicilian focaccia – Mediterranean dinner. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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                • Breakfast at the Villa<\/li>\n
                • Late morning departure for Messina, where we stop for a visit to a pasticceria (a pastry laboratory) to taste the famous Cannoli. <\/span><\/li>\n
                • Cannoli tasting<\/li>\n
                • Lunch \u2013 Sicilian focaccia, pizza, or arancino<\/li>\n
                • Return to the hotel in Soverato<\/li>\n
                • Dinner in at a local restaurant in Satriano, \u201cA Picocca\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Day 9. <\/b>MONDAY<\/b> <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

                  Cooking lesson.<\/b><\/p>\n

                  Serra San Bruno.<\/b><\/p>\n

                  The Certosa (a monastery of Carthusian monks) has enormously influenced the architectural development of the town and of the entire area, in fact the presence of craftsmen, wood artists, blacksmiths and decorators was well known. The inhabited area is crossed by the Ancinale river which separates the two districts called. \u201dTerravecchia” (historical center located in the northern area) and “Spinetto” (built to the south after the 1783 earthquake).<\/p>\n

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                  • Breakfast<\/li>\n
                  • Cooking lesson by Chef Gregorio at Francesca\u2019s residence followed by a special lunch<\/li>\n
                  • Afternoon departure for Serra San Bruno. Visit the town and the monastery.<\/li>\n
                  • Return in Soverato and dinner at a local pizzeria, \u201cAlex Viscomi\u201c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Day 10. <\/b>TUESDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

                    Departure. Arrivederci!!!<\/b><\/p>\n

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                    • Breakfast at the hotel<\/li>\n
                    • Departure from the hotel with transfers to the airport SUF (Lamezia Terme). Grazie a tutti!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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