Naples Bay and the Amalfi Coast

Boat Excursions

Visit magnificent Naples Bay, Capri, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast and Cilento in a traditional local boat, hugging the coastline in a series of one day tours, stopping along the way to savor the history, culture and traditions in quaint villages and famous resorts.

The Phlegraean Fields there is a place where the fields burn, and vapors and mud come out of the land whose level is constantly rising and lowering; where volcanoes like 133 meter high Monte Nuovo have emerged overnight. Hence, the name Campi Flegrei coined by the Greeks who first saw it 2800 years ago, assuming that Titans were imprisoned underground and their breathing caused the bradyseism phenomenon of the earth’s crust.

In Pozzuoli you can see the remains of the Macellum and the underground Roman city of Rione Terra by simply entering a 17^th Century palazzo.  Bradyseism is also responsible for the sinking of the Roman Imperial city of Baia. Just across the bay of Pozzuoli are the Baia Castle and Miseno, home port of Rome’s navy; it is from here that Pliny the Elder sailed in a vain attempt to save Pompeii. Your tour ends where it began: Cumae as Southern Italy and Magna Grecia acted as catalysts to bring Greek culture to Rome.

Western Civilization began right here with the Cuman Sybil and its Myths

Sorrento Capri and Positano your boat leaves the port of Sorrento and reaches across to circumnavigate and visit the nearby island of Capri. Then it hugs the Amalfi Coast side of the Sorrento peninsula, and an opportunity to swim in crystal clear waters, on the way to the resort of Positano. This very relaxing day can only end with dinner based on local food and wine specialties at a restaurant on the beach.

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Cilento all the ingredients that visitors to Italy look for can be found here: pristine beaches, a national park under Unesco’s protection, coastal and inland panoramas and a superb culinary tradition. Coastal, hilly, and mountainous landscapes showing vestiges of man`s ancient presence; Greek colonizers landed in the 7^th century BC and founded Posidonia, the Roman Paestum. Of major interest:

Paestum is surrounded by well-kept 5 Km long Roman walls and three famous and imposing VI and V century BC Doric temples, the Archaeological Museum and The Diver fresco.

Velia was founded circa 540 BC. Archaeological excavations have gradually unveiled the remains of this town, the amphitheater and the Porta Rosa (Pink Door).
Cilento Coast if you can spare an extra day, your boat can take you further down the Cilento coast with stops along the way at quaint fishing villages in the company of a breathtaking coastline, all the way down to Palinuro, named after Ulysses’ helmsman on the voyage back to Ithaca.

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A Travel and Culinary Experience on the Amalfi Coast of Italy

Terra Furoris, Land of Furor,is the ancient name of this community in the hills above the Amalfi Coast; it symbolizes the fury of the sea inside its fjord. This area produces “pomodorino” – small tomatoes – and a vine with a terroir  - Costa d´Amalfi Doc – unique in Europe.

Furore’s Vineyards produce high quality reds and whites, appreciated around the world, including in a cantina built into the rocks and others that extend for just a few hectares, given the characteristics of this territory, fruit of the local labor and its talents, cultivated in pockets of land carved from mountains, rocks and the sea. 

The Cuisine here is representative of the landscape’s variety:

Furore is one of Italy's most beautiful borgoes

Pasta in the Costiera includes 'ndunderi, a large gnocchi with ricotta, semola and spices, recognized by Unesco and made with spelt flour; it traces its origins from Roman times.

Colatura di Alici di Cetara, evolved from the Roman garum, is a local sauce, typical of this area, resulting from the natural process of preserving anchovies.

Dairy Specialties such as ricotta, fior di latte, provola and caciocavalli are still produced by several artisan shops in the nearby town of Tramonti.

Sfusato Amalfitano a sweet variety of lemon utilized in making limoncello but also an  indispensable ingredient in the local cuisine.

Ask us about our anchor locations from which you can best base your travel movements, mindful that you are likely to visit three to four places in a compressed period of time, typically 7 to 10 days, and experience multiple interests that range from cultural to culinary, wellness and the environment.

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Local Culinary Traditions can be experienced with the catch of the day, combined with vegetables and Mediterranean macchia herbs producing dishes such as swordfish cooked in lemon leaves, parmigiana with anchovies, tuna in a genovese sauce, squid and potatoes, the latter especially popular with the local farmer-fishermen and their very large families.

A Cuisine that captures and blends scents from land and sea: migliaccio, minestra maritata and caponata are among the dishes typically found at local restaurants.

Monasteries Monks and Nuns have experimented and contributed to all this with a judicious use of lemons, fennel, laurel, nuts and wild strawberries, creating sweets and preserves, the Santa Rosa cake, bocconotto, melanzane with chocolate and even the famed caprese.

Pizza is another local tradition, exported by the over three thousand Tramonti pizzaioli who have traveled all over the world.

                       

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