PASQUA TOUR GOLFO DI NAPOLI & RIVIERA DI ULISSE

Naples

One of the most big and beautiful cities of art of the Mediterranean. The capital of the Campania region, for its size, the third largest municipality in italy after Rome and Milan. The town overlooks the homonymous gulf which extends from the sorrentine peninsula to the volcanic area of the Phlegraean Fields and offers a view very striking, with the imposing volcano Vesuvius and, in the distance, three islands - Capri, Ischia and Procida, which seem to small jewels of fate from the sea. In addition to its gorgeous scenery, Naples owes its well-deserved fame to the charm of a historic center that tells the story of 2500 years of history, and was incorporated in 1995 in the World Heritage List of UNESCO.Naples is a city where the layers of historical and archaeological route of the visit of a very peculiar and beautiful. Little survives of “Partenope”: the Greek city of origin is to be traced, for example, in the Greek walls that pass via Mezzocannone. The roman ruins are more numerous: among the many, is located in the heart of the archaeological area of San Lorenzo Maggiore, which houses part of the Greek agora in the fifth century. a.C. and many roman relics of an era when the city was already a ‘metropolis’.The daily life and art of Naples, going through its streets and its neighborhoods teeming with life and monuments, from public Health and from the Spanish quarters built in the ‘500, a popular area full of color and folklore, to the routes that wind along the main streets. Taking the road called “Spaccanapoli” (because it divides in two the old town), visitors will be able to start from the Church of Gesù Nuovo, with its facade recovered from a palace of the ‘400, go to the Basilica of San Domenico Maggiore during the angevin period and get, back along via Duomo, the magnificent Cathedral. Rebuilt several times to repair the earthquake damage, the Cathedral overlaps existing buildings and must the vertical momentum of today's façade to Enrico Alvino, architect of the Nineteenth century. Inside, a visit to the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro, which houses, among other things, the relics of the saint's blood. A second route starts from piazza Bellini, a place of literary cafes, and follows the medieval arcades of the palace of Philip of Anjou, Via the Courts and up to the Castel Capuano. It is one of the four castles that dominate Naples with Castel Sant'elmo, castel dell'ovo and the fortress-palace of Castel Nuovo, also called “Maschio Angioino”, built under the reign of Carlo I d'angiò.From the Maschio Angioino you can take a route back to the piazza del Plebiscito, which is surrounded by the Basilica of San Francesco di Paola, which is echoed in the forms of the roman Pantheon, and the Royal Palace, residence of the Bourbons. Among the other buildings worthy of a visit are the Monastery of Santa Chiara, with the splendid decorations of the Cloister of the poor Clares, the Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore, that preserves evidence of structures Greek-roman, in the internal cloister, the Royal Palace of Capodimonte, with the National Galleries that collect the works of Titian, Raphael, Correggio, Masaccio, Mantegna and Caravaggio, and several museums including the Museo Civico Gaetano Filangieri.The intense cultural life of this capital of the art runs, as well as in museums such as the Mother, also along the coffee shops of the Galleria Umberto I and its clubs are teeming with life even at night, when Napoli became the city of university students, musicians, pizza and good company.

Capri
A landscape of wild beauty sculpted by wind, from the sea and from the impression of the genius of the man, this is the island of Capri. The island has a coast steep and very rugged, crowned by the famous faraglioni, large and original cliffs, and numerous caves with suggestive plays of light. Among these the most famous is the celebrated grotta azzurra, inextricably linked to the history of tourism of Capri, a myth that stands the test of time and continues to be the favourite destination of travellers, intellectuals and personalities from the international jet set meet, at all hours, in the legendary square, the theatre of the sweet island life. Many places to visit to retrace the past of this enchanting place, discovered by the ancient romans, the passage of which is testified by numerous archaeological finds as the remains of the Villa Jovis built by emperor Tiberius.Don't miss a visit to the Certosa di San Giacomo, today a museum that exhibits two statues recovered from the bottom of the grotta azzurra.In Anacapri, the characteristic Red House, an important element among the colors of the landscape, exposes “The Island is Painted” a permanent exhibition of images that tell the history and traditions of the island.The many cultural references, to the charm of the sea and of nature, Capri, adds that the shopping. Elegant boutiques and craft shops mingle among them, along the typical narrow streets, offering items made in Italy and typical products.Rich and tasty local gastronomy, tied to the traditions of seafaring and farming of the island.

The Riviera Of Ulysses
The Riviera of Ulysses includes a coastal stretch of the province of Latina, long about 100 km. Offers a wide variety of environments where alternate beaches of fine sand and rocky headlands. The beaches are well organized and served, while the rocks hide many caves and crevices that are unique of their kind. Between the Blue Flags in italy, the towns with the quality of the marine environment, the best in Italy, there are Sperlonga and San Felice Circeo .The first town you meet coming from the North is San Felice Circeo, with beautiful beaches and ideal for water sports. The shores of Terracina, by which the harbour leave the boats to Ponza and Ventotene, are well equipped, have the shallow sea and fine sand.The peculiarity of the beaches of Gaeta is the clear sand of very fine grain, the clean sea, dense mediterranean vegetation that surrounds the coast. The beach of Ariana, for example, is protected between two headlands. The St. Augustine beach is known for the large presence of bars and restaurants, but also for the large space for the “free beach”. The Beaches of Funds are a beach thin, situated halfway between Terracina and Sperlonga, ideal for windsurfing and kite surfing.Sperlonga is a town that is very impressive, its clear waters and white sandy beaches attract tourists from all over Europe. The beaches in the area are divided between the Riviera di Levante and the Riviera di Ponente, in the middle of the Truglia Tower. Along the entire coast of Lazio, and in particular in the scenario of the Regional Park Riviera of Ulisse, there is a complex of fortifications formed by the coastal towers. Only in this area ec are twenty.

The royal palace of Caserta
The royal Palace of Caserta, residence of the royal family of the Bourbon of Naples, proclaimed a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1997, together with the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio, less known but also beautiful to see. Is the royal residence, the largest in the world.The royal Palace of Caserta is located on the flat land at the foot of Monti Tifatini and is, as it were, a small village and a tall pyramidal tower, its construction was deemed necessary for "military and administrative reorganization of the kingdom."