The Very Best of POMPEII SORRENTO AND POSITANO

Included Private Guided Tour of Pompeii / tickets for Pompeii / lunch in Sorrento/ Positano.
Discover Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast with us
Highlights of this Tour: Amalfi Coast
- Pompeii
- Route 166 Coastal drive
- Meta di Sorrento
- Piano di Sorrento – Sorrento
 (Piazza Tasso
 – Piazza St.Antonino 
- Craft made Inlaid wood and ceramics/ Limoncello factories in the alley’s of Sorrento old part of the town
- Positano
 (Monte Pertuso 
- The plaza of Positano 
- Beach of Positano 
- St.Assunta Church)

ROME IN A DAY Included Vatican Guided Tours Full-Day driver excursion trained

Looking for the right company then contact us our All Inclusive Rome City with your private driver from Rome & the Vatican Tour with a qualified guide.

Discover Rome with ItalyLimousine from Civitavecchia Port

Tour Duration 9/10 hours
Meet and greet under the ship
Driver Excursion Trained English speaking /Spanish/Russian/Portuguese/Italian
All inclusive Taxes Tolls and Insurance (optional Gratuity)

Live and experience your days in the “Eternal City”, visiting the most significant corners of Rome!

Highlights of this tour: In Rome
- Coliseum “Why wait?”
- Arch of Constantine
- Circus Maximus
- Capitoline Hill, Roman Forums “View”
- Venezia Square “Victor Emmanuel Monument”
- Julius Caesar’s Forum- The Trajan Forum
- Trajan Markets
- Trevi Fountain
- Spanish Steps
- The People’s Square
- Navona Square
- The Pantheon
- Sant Peter’s Basilica & private Vatican Tour
- Driving by The Theatre of Marcellus, Jewish Ghetto, Temple of Vesta

PRIVATE VATICAN TOUR

Once in Rome, you must visit the most loved and most beautiful museums in the world, The Vatican Museums. This is a “definite” on any itinerary. Together with your own personal guide you’ll walk through, a unique Papal collection of art that reaches back over the centuries to the early renaissance. It is here that you’ll have the opportunity to admire Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, which in recent restoration have been restored to their previous antique glory.

Furthermore your guide will enlighten you on interesting information about:

- The Pinecone Courtyard
- The Pinacoteca
- The Octagonal Courtyard
- The Tapestry gallery
- The Map gallery
- The Rooms of Raffaello
- The Sistine Chapel
- The Basilica of St.Peter’s

Rates:
1 person Euro 975,00
2 people Euro 997,00
3 people Euro 1033,00
4 people Euro 1110,00
5 people Euro 1215,00
6 people Euro 1245,00
7 people Euro 1330,00
8 people Euro 1420,00

The prices above are paid directly on the day to your private driver the prices are complete as indicated above no added charges will be made.

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ItalyLimousine team of chauffeurs will take you down the Amalfi Coast drive in a day excursion to the gorgeous Amalfi Coast, one of Europe’s most dramatic shorelines. See the brightly colored houses set on towering cliffs above the sea.
A days excursion drive taking you to Positano, nestled on steep cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean — suspended in luxury between the sky and the sea. Drive along the marvellous Ravello to visit Villa Rufolo, the former residence of several popes, offering perhaps the best view on the coast. then onto the town of Amalfi and onto return discover the pleasures of lovely Sorrento.

Enjoy a luxury car service for all your requirements we will make sure that your Excursion tour with us will be an experience to remember.
All our team will take care in making sure that your excursion with ItalyLimousine in the Amalfi Coast

Is memorable!!!.

ABOUT CITIES YOU WILL VISIT
Sorrento | Positano | Amalfi | Ravello

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A LUXURY TOUR ACROSS THE HEART OF AMALFI & THE HISTORICAL SITE OF POMPEII

Private Pompeii (optional on request) & the Amalfi Coast Tour from Naples/Amalfi  or Sorrento Port

A FULL DAY TOUR EXPLORING THE AMALFI COAST COMBINED WITH AN IN-DEPTH WALKING TOUR OF THE RUINS OF ANCIENT POMPEII With a local expert guide (optional on request) and air-conditioned Mercedes (or similar make vehicle) at your disposal for nine hours enjoy a special day tour of  Pompeii & the beautiful Amalfi Coast at  a relaxed pace so that you can truly appreciate the uniqueness of each of the destinations.

After visiting Pompeii with your private Guide/ or on your After learning the secrets of Ancient Pompeii you will continue with your English-speaking driver

To continue along

The “Amalfi Coast Drive” is said to be the most spectacular in Europe and from winding cliff top road offers
breathtaking panoramic views at every turn. 
Each spot is a world of its own, a fantastic world which dazzles the imagination and inspires unforgettable impressions.
 We reach Amalfi, which gives its name to the whole coast on which it lies. This was once a thriving Marine Republic, powerful and prosperous, and now a thriving holiday resort. The unmistakable cluster of white tightly packed houses rising up the hillside is dominated by the beautiful Cathedral which stands superbly on the top of a great flight of steps leading up from the main square. Housed in the magnificent Cathedral are the remains of the Patron Saint of Amalfi and also Scotland – Saint Andrew. 
From Amalfi we visit Ravello which nestles eleven hundred feet above the sea in the mountainside. 
We visit the Villa Rufolo which gave the musician Richard Wagner the inspiration to create some of his most famous works. And also the gardens of Villa Cimbrone

Returning  back you will drive through the agriculture area of the peninsula

back into the port of call in time for embarking,  During the day you will be able to discuss the many different aspects of the area and also on request enjoy a local restaurant for lunch paying not much but experiencing the local cuisine.

Prices optional Private guide for Pompeii
Tickets for Pompeii
Villa Rufolo entrance

Come and contact our travel/tour experts on the area you have chosen they will advice and give you all the required information to make SURE you make right choice for you and company
ABOUT CITIES YOU WILL VISIT
Pompeii | Amalfi | Ravello

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You will be collected at the port by one of italy port shore excursion trained chauffeurs that will give you A narrated scenic drive along Italy’s fabled Amalfi Coast and visits Positano Sorrento and the Amalfi coast charming villages along the drive. Sample the local cuisine, shop for cameos, and explore Sorrento with its magnificent views of the Bay of Naples. Your excursion will drive you along the area stopping firstly in Sorrento then drive with ItalyLimousine onto Positano
Where you will be able to admire the traditional positano landscape. Then drive along the Amalfi coast line stopping in this ancient port town.

WHAT YOU VISIT WITH US WHEN YOU TAKE THE AMALFI COASTAL DRIVE WITH ITALY CAR SERVICE IS……
Firstly leaving the port of call your chauffeur will be waiting for you outside your cruise to accompany you for Your excursion drive along the amalfi coast.
Your first stop will be in Sorrento where you will be able to admire all the splendour of this area, then your driver
Will drive you along the Positano coastal area with it magnificent view facing Capri & the Galli island, stop in Positano then we will drive you onto the Amalfi coast stopping along the way take a picture or two, maybe stop to see the local cameo factories or a lunch in one of the local restaurants.
With ItalyLimousine we will make sure you have the opportunity to sample the breathtaking experience of this area and your chauffeur will explain and answer all your question along the Amalfi coast drive.

Highlights of the area are as follows

SORRENTO
Drive along the sorrentine valley then stop in Sorrento, what to do when you arrive in Sorrento your chauffeur will give you suggestions on what to do and see you can discuss with you chauffeur.
Whether to maybe drive down to the bay to admire the view then drive onto the town and visit the small cobbled alley.
Ways where you will find all traditional items of the area
The Limoncello, cameo, inlaid wood maybe a souvenirs and majolica during your free time in Sorrento..

POSITANO
From Sorrento ItalyLimousine will drive you then onto Positano famous for being one of the prettiest villages of this area.
It has still the charm and elegance which is found just in this area quiet peacefull and a jewel in the heart of the Amalfi Coast.
You will be able to stop and walk and visit Positano.

RAVELLO STOP
Then the next stop which is the jewel of this area is Ravello drive uphill drive along a narrow road, passing several vineries and olive factories on the way, to Ravello, a rural village unspoilt by tourism, perched on top of the mountain cliff above Amalfi and Minori. Famous for its breath-taking views, the natural beauty and ancient monuments of Ravello are presented at their best in the gardens of Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo. Ravello is the village of inspiration where past personalities such as the calibre of Winston Churchill , Kennedy & Wagner where inspired by the area an wrote part of there work from there visit to Ravello.

LUNCH
Lunch as an option depending on your needs decide on the day along the drive there are many restaurant/hotel on the Amalfi Coast which will suit your requirements.

WHAT YOU SEE ALONG THE WAY
Travel the Sorrentine coastline from Naples to the Amalfi Coast. Pass the village of Positano, a colorful port dotted with fishing boats and white houses clinging to the cliffs. Your drive also passes through the gorges of the Furore Valley and across the rocky slopes of the Lateran Mountains then onto Amalfi before returning to Naples.

ABOUT CITIES YOU WILL VISIT
Sorrento | Positano | Amalfi | Ravello

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Choose a Port
Click on a shore excursion below for detailed information.Description

Guide to Private Shore Excursions and Transfers in Italy for Cruise Passengers
Our wide selections of wonderful shore excursions along the various areas of italy by our limo companies ItalyLimousine and ItalyCarService, you can choose a personalized tour with the comfort of our limo and van and our experience for you trip enjoy in Italy.

Choose a Port
Click on a shore excursion below for detailed information.

NAPLES ITALY Port of Call

Naples Port Cruise Shore Excursions
The sunny Bay of Naples is one of Italian most beautiful sights, and Naples is the third largest city in Italy, rich in centuries-old culture and customs. It’s the gateway to the South and to the ruins of Pompeii, the Isle of Capri, and the fabled Amalfi Coast.

» PSE1-A – Sorrento & Amalfi Coast
» PSE2-A – Pompeii & Amalfi Coast
» PSE3-A – Pompeii, Herculaneum & Vesuvious
» PSE4-A – Naples city & Archeological Museum
» PSE5-A – Ruins of Pompeii & Paestum
» PSE6-A – Enogastronomic wine tours

CIVITAVECCHIA (ROME) ITALY Port of Call

Civitavecchia Port Cruise Shore Excursions
Civitavecchia is the port city of the Eternal City of Rome. A full-day tour to Rome explores some of the most famous churches, monuments and fountains in the world: the Colosseum, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain are some of the most popular tourist attractions here.
Beautiful sculptures and architecture makes this place the perfect photo opportunity shot. If you want a different experience among the ruins of Ostia Antica or the beautiful villas in Tivoli, our itineraries allow you a rich and fascinating day in the heart of Italy.

» PSE1-R – Rome City
» PSE2-R – Tivoli Tour
» PSE3-R – The Roman Catacombs
» PSE4-R – Etruscan Tour
» PSE5-R – Rome Castel Gandolfo & Country Side

LIVORNO (FLORENCE) ITALY Port of Call

Livorno Port Cruise Shore Excursions
Livorno is the gateway to the many spectacular cities of Tuscany including extraordinary Leaning Tower of Pisa, medieval Siena and Florence, home of the the cradle of the Renaissance where you’ll find the famous cathedral, the Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio bridge and superb shops. Still visit the following towns: Lucca, Certaldo, San Gimignano, Chianti area, Pienza, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Cortona, Arezzo, Volterra.

» PSE1-T – Florence City
» PSE2-T – Florence & Pisa
» PSE3-T – San Gimignano & Siena
» PSE4-T – Chianti Region & Wine Tour

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The market is rapidly expanding and more and more travellers are choosing Cruise holidays, as this type of vacation offers one the opportunity to enhance many areas of the world which otherwise would be impossible.

We being an italian based limousine and tour company and we want to offer this opportunity to all cruisers to see the 4 main areas of Italy from the Tuscany region all the way down to Sicily, while you are on your cruise vacation &.. making the right choice with us is guaranteed a life time experience something you will treasure for a long time.
The ports of call are: Livorno, Civitavecchia, Naples, Sorrento, Amalfi, Messina & Palermo (depending which port the ship docks)

Our Proposals:

1) Private Tour Sorrento & Amalfi Coast (Positano, Amalfi, Ravello)

2) Highlights of Rome & Vatican City from Civitavecchia Port

3) Florence & Pisa from Livorno Port Excursions

4) Cefalù & Palermo Port Shore Excursions

THE COSTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ALL 4 PORTS
1 TO 4 PEOPLE € 1600,00
1 TO 6 PEOPLE € 1800,00
1 TO 8 PEOPLE € 2000,00

ON REQUEST:
POMPEII GUIDED TOUR
MAX 8 PEOPLE € 110,00 2 HRS
VATICAN GUIDED TOUR
MAX 8 PEOPLE € 170,00 3 HRS
FLORENCE GUIDED TOUR
MAX8 PEOPLE € 170,00 3 HRS

TICKET ENTRANCES ARE NOT INCLUDED

Included in all ports
- Chauffeur Excursion trained on the area – English speaking (other languages on request)
- Mercedes Limo van greatest way to travel
- Air Conditioned
- Access across the towns into limited areas of the city

On request
(Entrance tickets are not included but can be pre booked in advance)
- Vatican Guide
- Pompeii Guide
- Florence Guide
Can be all booked with our office

For Informations Request and free quotes Click Here

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No need to worry any more from moving from one place o another worrying on how to get to the areas in the best way possible here’s a vacation idea for the high profile client who does not want to worry about any of this all will be organized for them transport and tours across the north to the south seeing Italy from all aspects.
They will be accompanied throughout their 7 day Tour with their personal chauffeur who will be trained to a HIGH level for this particular service.

A round Italy in 7 Days
Starting point
(subject to airport arrival)
Naples 3 Nights in a luxury hotel

Meet at the airport (depending on the arrival of the flight) transfer to the Hotel
given time to relax and get ready for the first part of the Day tour

Positano, Ravello, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast the Full excellence of the Coast.
Day 1 Dinner in Sorrento (allow 8 hours)
Day 2 Capri (allow 8 hours)
Day 3 Pick up from Hotel via Pompeii 2 hours guided tour of the site then onto Rome (3 hours travelling to Rome 2 hrs private tour of Pompeii).

Rome City 2 nights
Day 3 Arrival into Rome from Naples a drive around the area for 3 hours then onto the hotel
Day 4 Vatican City Guided tour 3 hours then onto the Rest of Classic Rome back to the hotel (Full day 9 hours)
Day 5 Transfer from Rome to Florence stopping in Orvieto the Etruscan town with all its glory of the Umbria region (Hours travelling to Florence 3 hrs
2 hours in Umbria and stop lunch)

Florence
Day 5 arrival into Florence
Early evening arrival Free time (or can be arranged directly with the driver somewhere for dinner)
Day 6 Florence 2 hours guided tour of the City then meet your private chauffeur have Lunch in Siena or San Gimignano then set of for Venice
Full day 8 hours

Venice
Day 6 arrival into Venice early evening
Day 7 guided tour of the city 4 hours then free time for the rest of the day
Day 8 Return back home (depending on airport the excursions can be changed on the areas on what to see first etc as this subject to their flight coordination’s

The 7 days offer this a Chauffeur for all 7 days as above indicated to show you around the areas
Stress free for High Profile clients expecting a VIPs service at all costs.

The costs cover all the private guided tours (entrance tickets are not included)
All chauffeurs expenses (assigned for the full 8 days) the same chauffeur highly trained for all across Italy on local history/cuisine/wine etc.

5000,00 euros for max 6 people
5500,00 euros for max 8 people

Tickets will be arranged by us for all the locations and payment will be made individually for each location area.

Explanations on the areas that you will be visiting on your 7 days in Italy

POMPEII THE GREAT RUINS OF SOUTHERN ITALY
Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples and Caserta in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, its sister city, Pompeii was destroyed, and completely buried, during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days in AD 79.
The volcano collapsed higher roof-lines and buried Pompeii under many meters of ash and pumice, and it was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is both one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with 2,571,725 visitors in 2007,[1] and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

CAPRI THE DIAMOND OF THE MEDITEREANEAN
Capri is an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples. It has been a resort since the time of the Roman Republic.
Features of the island are the Marina Piccola (Small Harbor), the Belvedere of Tragara, which is a high panoramic promenade lined with villas, the limestone masses called Sea Stacks that stand out of the sea (the Faraglioni), Anacapri, the Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), and the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas.
Capri is in the region of Campania, Province of Naples. The City of Capri is the main centre of population on Capri. It has two adjoining harbours, Marina Piccola and Marina Grande (the main port of the island). The separate commune of Anacapri is located high on the hills to the west.
The etymology of the name Capri can be traced back to the Greeks, the first recorded colonists to populate the island. This means that “Capri” was probably not derived from the Latin “Capreae” (goats), but rather the Greek “Kapros” (wild boar).

POSITANO THE ELEGANCE OF THE PAST
Positano is a small town on the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), in Campania, Italy. The main part of the city sits in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast.

History
Positano was a port of the Amalfi Republic in medieval times, and prospered in the 16th and 17th centuries. But by the mid-19th century, the town had fallen on hard times. More than half the population emigrated, mostly to Australia.
Positano was a relatively poor fishing village during the first half of the 20th century. It began to attract large numbers of tourists in the 1950s, especially after John Steinbeck published his essay about Positano in Harper’s Bazaar in May, 1953: “Positano bites deep”, Steinbeck wrote. “It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone.”

Main sights
The church of Santa Maria Assunta features a dome made of majolica tiles as well as a 13th Byzantine century icon of a black Madonna. According to local legend, the icon had been stolen from Byzantium and was being transported by pirates across the Mediterranean. A terrible storm had blown up in the waters opposite Positano and the frightened sailors heard a voice on board saying “Posa, posa!” (”Put down! Put down!”). The precious icon was unloaded and carried to the fishing village and the storm abated.

Culture
Positano has been featured in several films, including Only You (1994), and Under the Tuscan Sun (2003). It also hosts the annual Cartoons on the Bay Festival, at which Pulcinella awards for excellence in animation are presented. From July 1967 and through most of the 1970s, Positano was home of singer-songwriter Shawn Phillips and was where most of his best known work was composed. Also, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones wrote the song “Midnight Rambler” in the cafes of Positano while on vacation.
Today, tourism is the major industry in Positano. Two of its hotels, Il San Pietro and Le Sirenuse, are frequently cited as among the best in the world. In 2006, Travel + Leisure magazine published the results of its 11th annual poll asking readers to name the best travel hot-spots and placed Le Sirenuse in 30th position for best hotels in the world.

AMALFI THE SOLID TRADITIONAL TOWN
Amalfi is a town and commune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno, 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Naples. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1,315 meters, 4,314 feet), surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery. The town of Amalfi was the capital of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between 839 and around 1200.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Amalfi was a popular holiday destination for the British upper class and aristocracy.

RAVELLO ISPIRATIONAL TOWN FOR GREAT WORKS OF ART
Ravello is a town and commune situated above the Amalfi Coast in the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy and has approximately 2,500 inhabitants. It is a popular tourist destination.

Amalfi Coast looking south, taken from Ravello, Italy.

History
Ravello was an important town of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between 839 and around 1200.
Ravello was a diocesan town from 1086 to 1603; after that the bishop’s see was moved to Scala.

Main sights
The Duomo.
Villa Rufolo (1270), built by Nicola Rufolo, one of the richest men of Ravello, on a ledge and it has become a famous attraction for thousands of visitors. The villa was mentioned by Giovanni Boccaccio in his Decameron and it is the place where Richard Wagner in 1880 was inspired for the stage design of his opera Parsifal.
Villa Cimbrone, famous for its “Terrace of the Infinite.”
The church of San Giovanni del Toro (Saint John of the Bull) dating to before the year 1000. Culture
The town has served historically as a destination for artists, musicians, and writers, including Richard Wagner, M. C. Escher, Giovanni Boccaccio, Virginia Woolf, Gore Vidal, and Sara Teasdale who mentioned it in her prefatory dedication in Love Songs, one of her many books of poems.
Every year in the summer months, the “Ravello Festival” takes place. It began in 1953 in honour of Richard Wagner.
There is an ancient legend, still recounted by tour guides in Salerno and Amalfi, that it was to Ravello, with its breathtaking view of the Mediterranean and the dramatic Amalfi coastline, that Satan transported Jesus during His second temptation to show the beauty of the world’s kingdoms. (Luke 4: 5-8)

SAN GIMIGNANO HISTORY CULTURE ART
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers, which may be seen from several kilometers outside the town.
The town also is known for the white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, grown in the area.

History
San Gimignano was founded as a small village in the 3rd century BC by the Etruscans. Historical records begin in the 10th century, when it adopted the name of the bishop Saint Geminianus, who had defended it from Attila’s Huns.
In the Middle Ages and Renaissance era, it was a stopping point for Catholic pilgrims on their way to Rome and the Vatican, as it sits on the medieval Via Francigena. The city’s development also was improved by the trade of agricultural products from the fertile neighbouring hills.
In 1199, during the period of its highest splendour, the city made itself independent from the bishops of Volterra. Divisions between Guelphs and Ghibellines troubled the inner life of the commune, which nonetheless, still managed to embellish itself with artworks and architectures.
Saint Fina, known also as Seraphina and Serafina, was a thirteenth century Italian saint born in San Gimignano during 1238. Since Saint Fina died on March 12, 1253 her feast day became March 12. Her major shrine is in San Gimignano and the house said to be her home still stands in the town.
On May 8, 1300, San Gimignano hosted Dante Alighieri in his role of ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany.
The city flourished until 1348, when the plague that affected all of Europe, compelled it to submit to Florence. San Gimignano became a secondary centre until the nineteenth century, when its status as a touristic and artistic resort began to be recognized.

Main sights
There are many churches in the town: the two main ones are the Collegiata, formerly a cathedral, and Sant’Agostino, housing a wide representation of artworks from some of the main Italian renaissance artists.
The Communal Palace, once seat of the podestà, is currently home of the Town Gallery, with works by Pinturicchio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Filippino Lippi, Domenico di Michelino, Pier Francesco Fiorentino, and others. From Dante’s Hall in the palace, access may be made to a Majesty fresco by Lippo Memmi, as well as the Torre del Podestà or Torre Grossa, 1311, which stands fifty-four meters high.
The heart of the town contains the four squares, Piazza della Cisterna, Piazza Duomo where the Collegiata is located, Piazza Pecori, and Piazza delle Erbe. The main streets are Via San Matteo and Via San Giovanni, which cross the city from north to south.

ROME THE ETERNAL GATE INTO THE PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE
Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy’s largest and most populous city, with 2,705,317 residents, an urban area of 3,457,690 as well as a metropolitan area of 4,013,057 inhabitants spread over a 5.352 km≤ area. It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber river.
Rome’s history as a city spans over two and a half thousand years, as one of the founding cities of Western Civilization. Even outside of the history of the Roman Empire, Rome has a significant place in the story of Christianity up to the present day, for it endures as the home of the papacy. The worldwide Roman Catholic Church is administered from the Vatican City, run by the Holy See as an independent enclave and the world’s smallest sovereign state.
Today, Rome is a modern, cosmopolitan city, and the third most-visited tourist destination in the European Union. Due to its influence in politics, media, the arts and culture, Rome has been described as a global city.
As one of the few major European cities that escaped World War II relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character. The historic centre of Rome is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

ORVIETO
Orvieto is a city in southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The site of the city is among the most dramatic in Europe, rising above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone.

History Etruscan Orvieto
The ancient city (urbs vetus in Latin, whence “Orvieto”), populated since Etruscan times, has usually been associated with Etruscan Velzna, but some modern scholars differ. Orvieto was certainly a major centre of Etruscan civilization; the Archaeological Museum (Museo Claudio Faina e Museo Civico) houses some of the Etruscan artifacts that have been recovered in the immediate neighbourhood. An interesting survival that might show the complexity of ethnic relations in ancient Italy and how such relations could be peaceful, is the inscription on a tomb in the Orvieto Cannicella necropolis: mi aviles katacinas, “I am of Avile Katacina”, with an Etruscan-Latin first name (Aulus) and a family name that is believed to be of Celtic (”Catacos”) origin.

FLORENCE RENAISSANCE ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Florence (Italian: Firenze, Old Italian: Fiorenza, Latin: Florentia) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of approximately 364,779.
The city lies on the Arno River and is known for its history and its importance in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, especially for its art and architecture. A centre of medieval European trade and finance, the city is often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance; in fact, it has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages.[1] It was long under the de facto rule of the Medici family. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.
The historic centre of Florence continues to attract millions of tourists each year and was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1982.
Florence (Italian: Firenze, Old Italian: Fiorenza, Latin: Florentia) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of approximately 364,779.
The city lies on the Arno River and is known for its history and its importance in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, especially for its art and architecture. A centre of medieval European trade and finance, the city is often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance; in fact, it has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages.[1] It was long under the de facto rule of the Medici family. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.
The historic centre of Florence continues to attract millions of tourists each year and was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1982.

VENICE THE CITY OF GREAT WRITERS AND HISTORY
Venice Is a city in northern Italy, the capital of the region Veneto, and has a population of 271,251 (census estimate January 1, 2004). Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area (population 1,600,000). Venice has been known as the “La Dominante”, “Serenissima”, “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of Water”, “City of Bridges”, and “The City of Light”. It is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.[1]
The city stretches across 118 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers.
The Venetian Republic was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important center of commerce (especially silk, grain and spice trade) and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century.

VATICAN CITY PEACE AND CALM
Vatican City Stato della Città del Vaticano),[6] is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and with a population of around 800, it is the smallest independent state in the world by both population and area.[7][8][9]
The Vatican City is a city-state that came into existence only in 1929 and is thus clearly distinct from the central authority of the Roman Catholic Church, known as the Holy See, which existed long before 1929. Ordinances of Vatican City are published in Italian. Official documents of the Holy See are issued mainly in Latin. The two entities even have distinct passports: the Holy See, not being a country, only issues diplomatic and service passports; the state of Vatican City issues normal passports. In both cases the number of passports issued is extremely limited.
The Lateran Treaty in 1929, which brought the city-state into existence, spoke of it as a new creation (Preamble and Article III), not as a vestige of the much larger Papal States (756-1870) that had previously encompassed central Italy. Most of this territory was absorbed into the Kingdom of Italy in 1860, and the final portion, namely the city of Rome with a small area close to it, ten years later, in 1870.
Vatican City is a non-hereditary, elected monarchy that is ruled by the Bishop of Rome — the Pope. The highest state functionaries are all clergymen of the Catholic Church. It is the sovereign territory of the Holy See (Sancta Sedes) and the location of the Pope’s residence, referred to as the Apostolic Palace.
The Popes have resided in the area that in 1929 became the Vatican City only since the return from Avignon in 1377. Previously, they resided in the Lateran Palace on the Caelian Hill on the opposite side of Rome, which was out of repair in 1377. The signing of the agreements that established the new state took place in the latter building, giving rise to the name of Lateran Pacts, by which they are known.

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With this special offer you will be able to set your minds at rest we will offer you 3 nights at a luxury Hotel on the Sorrentine Coast, breakfast included a double standard room with sea view with all comforts of a high 4* star hotel and two airport transfers from Naples airport to hotel and return.
Also included is a Full day down the Classic Amalfi Coast a full description has been attached below to read about the day with a trained excursion driver to show you part of this very quaint and important area of Italy.
And a Sorrento by night with an elegant evening meal at Donna Sofia Restaurant where you can sample the taste and perfumes of this area.

AMALFI COAST FOR YOU AND PARTNER

Private Tour Sorrento & Amalfi Coast (Positano, Amalfi, Ravello)
with a qualified English speaking driver.

Your clients will be collected at the Crown Plaza hotel by one of ItalyCarService expert excursion trained chauffeurs that will give them A narrated scenic drive along Italy’s fabled Amalfi Coast and visits Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi & Ravello charming villages along the drive. Sample the local cuisine, shop for cameos, and explore Sorrento with its magnificent views of the Bay of Naples. Their excursion will drive them along the area stopping firstly in Sorrento then onto Positano
Where they will be able to admire the traditional Positano landscape. Then drive along the Amalfi Coast line stopping in this ancient port town.

WHAT YOU VISIT WITH US WHEN YOU TAKE THE AMALFI COASTAL DRIVE …

Excursion drive along the Amalfi Coast.
Their first stop will be in Sorrento where they will be able to admire all the splendour of this area, then their river.
Will drive them along the Positano coastal area with it magnificent view facing Capri & the Galli island, stop in Positano then we will drive them onto the Amalfi coast stopping along the way take a picture or two, maybe stop to see the local cameo factories or a lunch in one of the local restaurants.
Highlights of the area are as follow

POSITANO

From Sorrento they will drive them then onto Positano famous for being one of the prettiest villages of this area.
It has still the charm and elegance which is found just in this area quiet peacefull and a jewel in the heart of the Amalfi Coast. They will be able to stop and walk and visit Positano.

RAVELLO

Then the next stop which is the jewel of this area is Ravello drive uphill drive along a narrow road, passing several vineries and olive factories on the way, to Ravello, a rural village unspoilt by tourism, perched on top of the mountain cliff above Amalfi and Minori. Famous for its breath-taking views, the natural beauty and ancient monuments of Ravello are presented at their best in the gardens of Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo. Ravello is the village of inspiration where past personalities such as the calibre of Winston Churchill , Kennedy & Wagner where inspired by the area an wrote part of there work from there visit to Ravello.

LUNCH
Lunch as an option depending on their needs decide on the day along the drive there are many restaurant/hotel on the Amalfi Coast which will suit their requirements.

What is included in the packet and complete price
Low Season 970,00 Euros
High Season 1180,00 Euros
2 Guests + 3 nights at a Hotel on the Sorrentine Coast
Airport Transfer arrival and Departure
Excursion full day Sorrento, Positano, Ravello & Amalfi (optional lunch on request)
Sorrento by night with Dinner at Donna Sofia Restaurant (drinks excluded)

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Pick up at your hotel in Naples or all over the Amalfi coast and transfer to Positano, a drive along Europe’s wonderful sea scape. The view of Sorrento prepares the visitors for the even more spectacular panoramas in positano. Then you move with our guide/driver to Amalfi, considered the most beautiful coast in Europe and maybe in the world, which gives the name to the all area. We continue to one of the most charming bay overlooking the typical village of Ravello, from which you can admire a spectacular view. Lunch in a traditional restaurant. Sightseeing on the way back to your hotel.

POSITANO
Positano is located in a pictoreque and protective bay. The town used to be on fishing village. Its cube-shaped white mediterranean houses with their flat roofs recall the time of the Saracens who landed here. Several lookout towers were built in that period along the coast.
In 1950 painters and writers come here and enchanted by the magical atmosphere of the town they become to built villas.
The town is frequented by foreigners both in winter and in summer. Positano fashion is famous for its design in all over the world.
It was created at the beginning of the 1960

Attractions
The church of St. Maria Assunta near the beach is romanesque and was built in 1200. It holds a precious Sacred Treasure, the circumcision painting by Santafede of the XV century. On the main altar it possible to see the Byzantine icon of “Black Madonna with Child”.
As the legend tells the icon come here by sea during a storm. Also the statue of the Madonna Assumption kept here and the bust-shrine of St. Vito, the patron saint of the town, a precious workmanship of neapolitan goldsmith work.

AMALFI – GROTTA SMERALDO – POSITANO
An 8-hour excursion along the breathtaking Amalfi Coast in enough to turn the hardest, driest pragmatist into the most light-hearted, joyous romantic. The majestic sea cliffs and charming fishing villages due south of Naples tend have this effect on every visitor. Around every curve of this coastal road you find a new hidden treasure and spectacular Mediterranean vista. When visiting this area we will lead you through the rich and glorious history of the former Amalfi Republic, medieval settlements and monuments, uniquely terraced vineyards, orchards and woods along precipitous mountainsides and contrasting with deep blue and turquoise waters of the wide open Mediterranean. Amalfi: First, we will take you the picturesque city of Almalfi, which protrudes gently onto the seaside as it homes, arches and towers desperately cling to rocky cliffs above crashing sea. Almafi offers visitors postcard views and a mythically warm micro-climate year round. It is also known for its characteristic intimate coves and beaches, sparkling white homes. Such is the beauty of this little corner of paradise that Italians humorously say: ‘The day an inhabitant of Amalfi goes to heaven will be just like any other!’ Grotta Smeraldo: If you desire, we will take you to explore the nearby Emerald Cave (’Grotta dello Smeraldo’), a marine cave whose luminous green waters were discovered by a local fisherman in 1932. This dark stalactite-filled grotto offers a magical contrast with the emerald waters below. During the Christmas season, local scuba divers have the tradition of placing a white ceramic Nativity set along the cave’s floor. Positano: Afterward we will head toward the charming fishing village of Positano, now a favorite destination for painters, novelists, musicians and all artists alike. The town’s narrow borgo is one the oldest Medieval settlements along the Amalfi Coast. However the town’s history dates far back to Roman times, as one can witness from the ruins of a 2nd century villa owned by the wealthy Posides Spado, after whom the town is now named. Positano has never lost its charm over the centuries. Countless testimonies can be seen in the numerous famous paintings of the town’s terraced, pastel-colored homes and sea below as well the various romantic ballads written by inspired poets around the world.

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Private Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and for groups of

1 to 3 people
4 people
5 to 8 people

• From/to Airports
  NAPLES AIRPORT – Capodichino Airport
  Transfers to/from Amalfi, Transfers to/from Herculaneum, Transfers to/from Massa Lubrense, Transfers to/from Naples City Hotels, Transfers to/from Paestum, Transfers to/from Pompeii, Transfers to/from Positano, Transfers to/from Praiano, Transfers to/from Ravello, Transfers to/from Sant’Agata / Massa Lubrense, Transfers to/from Sorrento, Transfers to/from Civitavecchia Port, Transfers to/from Rome City Centre
  

  
  ROME AIRPORT – Fiumicino Airport
  Transfers to/from Civitavecchia Port, Transfers to/from Rome City Hotels, Transfers to/from Naples City Hotels, Transfers to/from Naples Port, Transfers to/from Sorrento, Transfers to/from Amalfi Coast, Transfers to/from Livorno Port, Transfers to/from Florence, Transfers to/from Siena, Transfers to/from Venice, Transfers to/from Milan, Transfers to/from Genova
  

  PISA AIRPORT - G. Galilei Airport
  Transfers to/from Florence City Center, Transfers to/from Siena, Transfers to/from Livorno Port, Transfers to/from Rome Port Civitavecchia, Transfers to/from Naples Port

• From/to Ports
  NAPLES PORT
  Transfers to/from Naples Port, Transfers to/from Herculaneum, Transfers to/from Massa Lubrense, Transfers to/from Naples City Hotels, Transfers to/from Paestum, Transfers to/from Pompeii, Transfers to/from Positano, Transfers to/from Praiano, Transfers to/from Ravello, Transfers to/from Sant’Agata / Massa Lubrense, Transfers to/from Sorrento, Transfers to/from Civitavecchia Port, Transfers to/from Rome City Centre
  
  SORRENTO PORT
  Transfers to/from Sorrento City, Transfers to/from Amalfi Coast Hotels, Transfers to/from Naples City, Transfers to/from Rome, Transfers to/from Sorrento Coast, Transfers to/from Amalfi Coast, Transfers to/from Paestum, Transfers to/from Pompeii, Transfers to/from Positano, Transfers to/from Ravello, Transfers to/from Sant’Agata/Massa Lubrense,

  
  AMALFI PORT
  Transfers to/from Amalfi Coast, Transfers to/from Naples, Transfers to/from Sorrento, Transfers to/from Paestum, Transfers to/from Pompeii, Transfers to/from Pompeii, Transfers to/from Herculaneum, Transfers to/from Positano, Transfers to/from Ravello, Transfers to/from Sorrento Coast, Transfers to/from Rome
  

  CIVITAVECCHIA ROME’S PORT
  Transfers to/from Rome City Center, Transfers to/from Naples, Transfers to/from Amalfi Coast, Transfers to/from Sorrento

• From/to Railway Stations
  NAPLES RAILWAY STATION
  Transfers to/from Amalfi, Transfers to/from Herculaneum, Transfers to/from Massa Lubrense,Transfers to/from Naples City Hotels, Transfers to/from Paestum, Transfers to/from Pompeii, Transfers to/from Positano, Transfers to/from Praiano, Transfers to/from Ravello, Transfers to/from Sant’Agata / Massa Lubrense, Transfers to/from Sorrento
  

  
  ROME RAILWAY STATION
  Transfers to/from Rome City Hotels, Transfers to/from Hotels aound Rome, Transfers to/from Rome Restaurants, Transfers to/from Rome Outlets, Transfers to/from Rome Farmstays

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