see southern italy highlights on your minitour from rome. your journey begins heading south along the so-called sun highway, crossing the fertile roman countryside and the area known as castelli romani, dotted with enchanting medieval villages and arriving in pompeii, you will have lunch with the real neapolitan pizza! after lunch, you will enter into one of the most important archaeological sites in the world: a unesco world heritage site, the ruins of pompeii, with skip the line entrance and a guided tour. visit the haunting ruins of pompeii, traveling back in time to the tragic days in 79 ad when the silent mount vesuvius suddenly erupted, covering the prosperous roman city in deadly volcanic ashes and poisonous gases, leaving this prosperous city crystallized until our days. youll learn how people lived at that time, visiting houses and “bars” of the time, admiring frescoes and mosaics to imagine how rich and prosperous was the city before the dreadful day. after the visit, you will drive along the sorrentine coast, arriving in sorrento for dinner (dress code: jacket for men) and an overnight in your new hotel.

After breakfast you’ll be embarked to capri island. depending on weather conditions, you’ll take a boat ride to the popular and dreamy “grotta azzurra” (blue grotto), where sunlight passes into an underwater cavity and shines through the seawater, creating a magical blue reflection. you’ll see wonderful views of the bay of naples free time for lunch (lunch not included). after you can take advantage of some free time to explore capri at your leisure or to go shopping. then you’ll return to marina grande back to the mainland to return to rome.