A Vacation in Cilento and South Italy

Coastal Trails Mountains by the Sea Archeology and Nature

Cilento is located in Campania Region has all the ingredients that visitors to Italy look for:

beaches and seaside activities
a national park under the protection of Unesco
spectacular coastal and inland panoramas
history, traditions, culture
great wine, food and the Mediterranean diet 

Greek colonizers landed along the coasts of Cilento in the 7^th century BC and founded Poseidonia (the Roman Paestum). Of major interest are: The Excavations and the Museum of Paestum surrounded by well-kept Roman walls which are 5 km long. It includes the three famous and imposing Doric temples of the VI and V century BC, and the Archeological Museum which houses the precious fresco of The Diver. 

 

Velia is the Roman name for the ancient Greek town of Helea, founded circa 540 BC. Archeological excavations have gradually unveiled the remains of this town, the amphitheater and Porta Rosa (Pink Door). The sanctuary of Hera Argiva, located at the mouth of the Sele river, is hidden amongst vegetation. The foundation of this temple was attributed to Jason, the mythological husband of Medea and his Argonauts. A Virtual Museum examines these fascinating aspects of the past.

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Hills and Mountain landscapes follow each other, often showing vestiges of man`s ancient presence; among many of these are the Pertosa grottoes where shepherds used to shear their flocks, or the sculpture of the warrior of Antece on the Alburni rock.
 

Agropoli is the largest town in Cilento with highway, rail and sea connections as well the point of reference for shopping and night life. Set between the sea and the Cilento green hills, 10 km south of Paestum, Agropoli is the natural gateway to the Cilento Coast and the protected area of the Parco Nazionale del Cilento e del Vallo Di Diano.

Agropoli Harbor is home port to a wide range of craft, from sailboats to the typical Mediterranean gozzo, available for cruising along the Cilento and Amalfi Coasts.  In addition, various nautical exhibitions and contests are held by the local section of the Nautical League and the Agropoli Rowing Club.

Lower Cilento is the territory delimited by the watersheds of the rivers Bussento, Lambro and Mingardo. Its territory extends toward the coast up to Cape Palinuro and the Gulf of Policastro and is made up of small villages. Major points of interest in Lower Cilento:

San Severino di Centola a medieval village at the entry point to Lower Cilento, founded in the XI century to garrison the Mingardo valley.

Roccagloriosa behind the Capitenali Mountains, and overlooking the middle course of the Mingardo, this archaeological site and village was founded in the V century BC by the Lucanians.

The Certosa di San Lorenzo in Padula is located at the entry of the Vallo di Diano. Founded in 1306, it is the largest Carthusian monastery in Italy. 

Cilento Countryside experiences include homemade bread and cheese making, olives harvesting and olive oil production as well as an appreciation of local traditional music and peasant culture.

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Travel Duration 3 nights and 4 days. Group Size Minimum 4, Maximum 50 persons.

Cost/Person/Day Euro 245 for adults age 19 to 64 Euro 195 for seniors 65+ and children under 18.

Information for Booking First and Last Name, Passport Number, Expiration date and Issuing country, Date of birth, Email address.

Included Travel between cities and states that are part of the itinerary, lunches and dinners, accommodations in double occupancy with breakfast for three nights, applicable local and state taxes, one-half day sightseeing events, local transport services.

Excluded Evening entertainment and transport to tour location start and from tour ending location.

Day/time Day to day programs and specific events at each location, as well as the sequence of the tour stops, will be finalized with the participation of the clients after details on family/group composition have been determined to take-into-account client priorities and preferences.

Reductions Children under the age of 18 and seniors over the age of 65 traveling with parents and/or guardians, staying in the same hotel room receive a 20 percent discount.

Travel to Zagreb Croatia

Travel to Zagreb Croatia

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. The first recorded appearance of the name Zagreb dates back to 1094, at which time the city existed as two different city centers: the smaller, eastern Kaptol, inhabited mainly by clergy and housing the Zagreb Cathedral, and the larger, western Gradec, inhabited mainly by farmers and merchants. They were united in 1851.

Some sources suggest that the name derives from the term 'za breg' or 'beyond the hill'. The hill may well have been the river bank of the River Sava, which is believed to have previously flowed closer to the city center. According to another old legend, a city ruler was thirsty and ordered a girl named Manda to take water from Lake Manduševac (nowadays a fountain in Ban Jelačić Square), using the sentence: "Zagrabi, Mando!" which means, Scoop it up, Manda!

A Cafe Culture Downtown outdoor cafes are crammed with caffeine-seeking voyeurs, assessing the passersby while gossiping or debating politics. Friendly and funny, many of the city's residents speak English. No double skim lattes, these purists go for espresso -- with or without whipped cream -- or cappuccino elegantly served in cup and saucer.

The Food Over the past millennia, Romans, Ottomans, Venetians and Austrians have all battled over Croatia. The result is a remarkably diverse cuisine based on quality ingredients. Be sure to order Paski sir (cheese from the island of Pag), janjetina na raznju (spit-roasted lamb) and riba na gradele (fish on the grill), as well as Turkish treats cevapi u somunu (grilled meat dumplings) and raznjici (pork shish-kabab). And with all the vineyards around, wine is delicious and inexpensive.

The Cathedral Despite being communist until 1989, Croatia managed to retain its Catholic religion. The twin spires of Zagreb's neo-Gothic cathedral dominate the downtown skyline.

Archeology The Zagreb mummy is too macabre to resist. This mummified body of a woman, replete with toenails and hair, was brought to Croatia from Egypt in 1848. Like many celebrities, the Zagreb mummy is most famous for her clothes. Her bandage wrapping are strips of an Etruscan book made of linen, the longest known text (1,200 words) in this as-yet un translated language.

Museum of Broken Relationships winner of Kenneth Hudson Award for the most innovative museum in Europe. The Museum grew from a traveling exhibition revolving around the concept of failed relationships and their ruins. Unlike ‘destructive’ self-help instructions for recovery from failed loves, the Museum offers a chance to overcome an emotional collapse through creation: such as contributing to the Museum's collection.

The Ethnographic Museum was founded in 1919 and holdings about 80,000 items that cover the ethnographic heritage of Croatia, it comprises three cultural zones: the Pannonian, Dinaric and Adriatic. There are about 3,000 items in the permanent display of the Museum, and they are arranged so as to illustrate two main themes: the folk costumes of Croatia and the popular art and handicrafts with a representative selection of lace from Pag, goldsmith work and Konavle jewelry, as well as collections of rarities from extra-European traditional cultures.

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Varazdin – Trakoscan – Krapina  Northern Croatia – Zagorje. Your first destination is Varaždin, once the capital of Croatia and a town with a well-preserved baroque urban complex. Walk around the picturesque Varaždin streets and visit the National Theatre building, St. Nicholas Church, numerous Baroque style palaces, the old gymnasium, the graveyard with flower beds and geometric patterns. Your journey continues to one of the most beautiful castles in Croatia – Trakoščan – with a guided tour around the castle and its park.

Your excursion continues to Krapina and the Neanderthal museum. The main attraction is the authentic reconstruction of a Neanderthal family of 17 people. The archaeological site on a hill called Husnjak had over eight hundred fossil remains of 75 Neanderthals along with tools and weapons, making it one of the most significant in Europe. 

Rakstone - Plitvice Lake Stopover in a picturesque place called Rastoke - with its watermills run by a waterfall named Fairy's Hair. The Plitvice Lakes - 16 magnificent lakes embroidered with hundreds of wonderful white waterfalls in the midst of forests situated in the mountainous Lika region of Croatia - are part of UNESCO's list of World natural heritage. Walk along pathways and wooden bridges across the lakes and around waterfalls. A boat will take you to the other shore of the lake and the train station.

 

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