Visit a family-run lemon farm to stroll beneath pergolas heavy with the prized sfusato amalfitano and learn how terraced groves cling to steep slopes with dry-stone walls.

Discover the craft behind preserves and a fragrant limoncello tasting that honors centuries of coastal agriculture. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Roll up your sleeves for a hands-on pasta class with a Roman chef, mixing dough, shaping fettuccine or ravioli, and mastering silky sauces from Roman cucina.

Share a convivial sit-down dinner with wine in a lively neighborhood setting, celebrating your own handmade meal. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a brief orientation walk to get your bearings in cliffside Positano before wandering lanes draped in bougainvillea to the pebbly crescent of Spiaggia Grande.

Admire the Church of Santa Maria Assunta with its shimmering majolica dome and hear how a fishing village became shorthand for La Dolce Vita. Stairways, ceramic boutiques, and lemon-granita stands complete a scene made for slow strolling and sea-view photos.

Explore Pompeii on a guided walking tour through streets halted by the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Step across timeworn stones to the Forum, peek into bathhouses and bakeries, and reflect at the casts that preserve human stories.

Archaeological insight reveals engineering, religion, and daily life in a Roman city at its height. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Taste Naples as you thread along Spaccanapoli with a local, sampling pizza a portafoglio, bold espresso, and ricotta-rich sfogliatella while palaces and market life animate the lane.

Between bites, discover how artisans and devotion shape Via San Gregorio Armeno and nearby baroque churches. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a coastal cruise around Capri to slip beneath the Faraglioni arch, skim by grottoes, and dive into crystalline coves during refreshing swim stops.

Your skipper shares geology and island lore while you sun on deck; routing and swimming depend on sea conditions. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Meet your Contiki crew over a welcome dinner in a neighborhood trattoria, where baskets of warm bread, antipasti, and carafes invite conversation. Raise a glass and sample regional wines while plates of Roman classics like cacio e pepe arrive, setting a relaxed tone for the days ahead.

Hear local tips from your Trip Manager and ease into the rhythm of Roman cucina—generous, unhurried, and social. It’s the ideal moment to meet your Contiki crew and turn strangers into friends before tomorrow’s explorations.

Explore the island of Capri, where chic piazzas meet limestone cliffs brushed by sea breezes. Wander the café-lined La Piazzetta and browse artisan boutiques along Via Camerelle, with azure vistas unfolding around every turn.

Seek out terraces with views toward the Faraglioni sea stacks, or consider the Gardens of Augustus (entry at own expense). Capri’s appeal blends imperial history with 1950s jet-set glamour, creating a sunlit, stylish atmosphere you can feel in its lanes and lookout points.

Cruise the Amalfi Coast aboard a local ferry to experience the UNESCO-listed Costiera Amalfitana from the water. Clifftop villages cascade in pastels, lemon terraces scent the air, and the shoreline folds into hidden coves and stone watchtowers.

Capture breezy views of Amalfi and Positano, with Mount Vesuvius often visible across the Bay of Naples on clear days. This relaxed ride invites you to pause for photos and reflection as the rainbow-coloured villages glow against the Tyrrhenian Sea.

• 1 Dinner (D)
• 5 Breakfast (B)

• Amalfi Coast: Definitely one for the bucket list. Your chance to view one of Europe’s active volcanoes from a distance. 
• Capri: Chill on the beaches of this Mediterranean jewel. Explore the famous boutiques then stop off for a Spritz in the sun. 
• Amalfi Coast: Live your best life like a local (on a ferry!) as you glide through azure seas, past cliffs filled with rainbow-coloured buildings. 
• Positano: Ramble through the wisteria-lined streets and past sun-bleached houses as you live La Dolce Vita. Don’t forget an iconic selfie with the village backdrop.

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