Naples at the court of the Bourbon

A journey through history and beauty, in the footsteps of Charles of Bourbon

A trip to Naples is a unique experience, a surprise at every step. The city is rich in history and art, to be retraced in the footsteps of Charles of Bourbon, capable of transforming it into one of the most powerful in Europe.

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Highlights:

At the Court of the Bourbons: The power of the Bourbons reflected in the Royal architecture
Masterpieces of art: From the collection of the Royal Palace to the Veiled Christ
The Buried Cities: Herculaneum and Pompeii, a journey through time
The Authentic City: Spaccanapoli and its alleys, the beating heart of an ancient history; and the street of artisans: Via San Gregorio Armeno

Lenght of Tour: 4 days / 3 nights
Suggested time: All year especially in combination with:

This unique journey through the historical treasures of the Vesuvian land, so rich that you can choose between the different itineraries proposed.

Naples: crossroads of peoples and cultures allows you to choose the theme of the trip, so as to delve into what interests you most. A common thread could be The Bourbon splendors: the villas of the golden mile, a dynasty that made Naples a great capital, third in Europe after London and Paris. And it soon becomes a fundamental stop on the Grand Tour for European intellectuals. Alternatively, the cities crystallized in time: The Wonders of Herculaneum and Pompeii, admire the precise and truthful images of two Roman cities from 2000 years ago. The excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii and Oplontis have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997. Finally, we suggest discovering an itinerary that leads to the roots of one of the most important cults of Neapolitanism: the cult of the dead and the Saint of the People, discover Naples and San Gennaro.

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Travel Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Naples

Independent arrival in Naples. Accommodation in a 3/4 or 5* hotel.
Rooms available in the afternoon.
Free dinner. Overnight stay.

Day 2 - Naples - Bourbon Court *

Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit to the Royal Palace, inside the Palace it is possible to visit the Appartamento di Etichetta which is accessed via the majestic Scalone d’Onore. The Apartment is made up of over 30 rooms including the Court Theater, the Throne Room and the Royal Chapel, which contain precious furnishings and paintings from the Bourbon collection.
We continue towards the largest historical center in Europe, a World Heritage Site: it is a neighborhood with a thousand faces, where the Greco-Roman urban planning is still visible in the regular grid of streets.
Afterwards, we walk along the famous “Spaccanapoli”, the ancient lower decumanus of the Greco-Roman city that seems to divide, “split”, the city into two parts.
We will visit: the Cloister and the Church of Santa Chiara, commissioned by Roberto D’Angiò; the Chapel of the Princes of Sangro of Sansevero where you can admire the Veiled Christ.
Lunch and free time.
Return to the hotel and overnight stay.

Day 3 Giorno - Naples - Campi Flegrei: the land of Myth

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide and departure by coach.
The itinerary will be dedicated to the Gulf of Pozzuoli, called Campi “Flegrei” since ancient times, from the Greek “phlaegreios” burning, due to the lively volcanic activity. Visit to the Sibyl’s cave in Cuma, home to mystery cults; the Mirabilis pool, a water cistern of the ancient aqueduct of the Augustan era - a true masterpiece of Roman engineering - entirely dug into the rock; the Flavian amphitheater of Pozzuoli, among the oldest in the Roman world and the only one in which the underground is perfectly preserved.
Free lunch. Return to the city.
Free time and overnight stay.

Day 4 - Departure

Breakfast at the hotel and check-out.
Departure and end of the service.

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*Alternative itineraries for Day 2

1) The Bourbon splendor: the villas of the golden mile

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by coach to Portici.
Visit to the Royal Palace of Portici, the summer residence of Charles and his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony.
Visit to Villa Campolieto, which was built by order of Prince Luzio De Sangro, Duke of Casacalenda.
Visit to Villa Giulia* in the eastern district of Barra, built in the ancient Pietrabianca farmhouse, today included in the Vesuvian territory of the Golden Mile. *Note on Villa Giulia: the villa is a private residence still inhabited, the visit is subject to approval by the owners.
Lunch with wine tasting at the Cantina del Vesuvio.

2) The Wonders of Herculaneum and/or Pompeii

Breakfast at the hotel and departure by coach to Herculaneum. The excavations of Herculaneum, together with those of Pompeii and Oplontis, have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997.
Lunch at a selected restaurant.
Visit to the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa, the place where the history of the Italian railways was born.
Transfer by coach to Pompeii. Visit to Via Abbondanza, the forum, the main square and the casts of the victims, dramatically crystallized during the eruption.
Return to Naples by coach.

*Visit option can be connected to the visit to the Royal Palace of Portici where archaeological remains of Herculaneum have been preserved.

3) Naples – San Gennaro

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to one of the gates of the ancient city: Porta San Gennaro.
Visit to the Cathedral with the chapel dedicated to the Saint and the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro.
Visit to the Church of Pio Monte della Misericordia, which houses one of Caravaggio's most famous works: The Seven Works of Mercy and the original contract that the artist signed with the institute. Free lunch.
Visit to the Church of San Lorenzo Maggiore, built on the perimeter of an early Christian basilica. From the cloister you reach the remains of the ancient Roman forum and its market.
Walk along Via San Gregorio Armeno where Neapolitan artisans bring the magic of the nativity to life with typical terracotta figurines through images of plebeian everyday life.
Return by bus.