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Welcome to Hooked on Walking holidays and our walking holidays in Italy. This particular hiking vacation in Italy is on the Amalfi coast. This fabulous walking tour is available as a 7 night self guided hiking tour which we have graded as level 2. The Amalfi coast is steep in history and also has a fabulous climate making it ideal for year round walking vacation.
Romans and Greeks were there before the growing of the Baroque Palaces and Churches of Spacca Napoli. The biggest artists were all attracted by the charms of Naples, since the early ages to the Romantic period. From the old Néa Polis, founded by Greeks, to the highest glory of the Baroque Age, the city and its environs fascinated every traveler, who loved its artistic treasures as well as its lovely climate and the beauty of the nature around. Romans were not wrong when they choose Hercolanum and Baia as their privileged holiday resorts.
In parallel with this ‘dolce vita’, the eruptions of the Vesuvius, the volcanic manifestations on the Phlegrean Fields and the frequent earthquakes fomented the people’s faith in the proximity of the death’s world and in the Gods. It is here, in fact, the cavern of the Sibille of Cuma, one of the most famous prophet of the Greek-Roman world, it is also here that mythology put its most famous heroes, Enea and Ulysses, strictly linked with the region as well as Cape Misene, the Partenopean Sirens, Procida island. The rage of the volcano gave us also Pompeii, unique evidence buried under ashes since 79 D.C.
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Available year round starting on a Saturday
Level 2 self guided tour
Day 1 Naples
Individual arrival in Naples. Settle in the hotel and first look at Spacca Napoli, the city centre characterised by narrow streets, where the washing is hung out and, like a coloured frame, it goes across windows of the two sides of the street. Here you can discover, along the way, baroque churches, the San-Carlo theatre, the Gallery Umberto the 1st, the Plebiscito Square (approximate itinerary, depending on time of arrival). Dinner and overnight staying in Naples.
Day 2 Procida
Departure by boat for Procida, the most secret of the islands of the gulf of Naples with its coloured houses of fishermen and vine growers (possible bath). Rise with the old fortress of Terra Murrata for the panoramic view on the gulf and the Phlaegrean Fields. In the afternoon, cross by boat to Pozzuoli, in the hearth of the Phlaegrean Fields (extreme fields) where the signs of the volcanic activity of the area are well visible (sulphur spring, bradyseism). Dinner and overnight in Naples.
Day 3 Capri
First a trip by boat to Capri. From Marina Grande, your destination port, the hike leads to the Hermitage of Santa Maria a Cetrella, crossing the Passetiello, a narrow passage between rock faces, overlooking the town of Capri. From the top you can enjoy a stunning panoramic view on the Island and on the Gulf of Naples, dominated by the Vesuvius. Descent on the steps engraved on stone by the Phoenicians. (chance of going for a swim in the sea). Dinner and overnight stay in Naples.
Day 4 Pompeii
Visit to Pompeii and to the Villa of the Mysteries. It is the biggest open-air archaeological site of the world. A great example of past human life, where in volcanic eruption of 79 A.D, lava and ashes from Vesuvius, fixed for ever men in their daily activities. In the afternoon, private transfer, to Peninsula Amalfitana. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight stay in Agerola.
Day 5 Amalfi 
Excursion through caves in an unusual small valley from you can have a splendid view on the turquoise sea till the canyon of Furore (possible bath). After midday visits of Amalfi the town that at the end of the X century was a very powerful Repubblica Marinara (possible visit of the cloister and the church, possible bath). Return with the bus public to Agerola. Dinner and overnight in hotel in Agerola
Day 6 Ravello - Atrani
Departure from Scala, hike to Ravello, where in the placid beauty of the main square, the Dome dedicated to Saint Pantaleone stands out. The blood of the Saint liquefies every year. From the village overhanging the sea, at an altitude of 300m, the view goes across the Gulf of Salerno and over the Cilento Mountains. Optional visit to Villa Cimbrone and to Villa Rufolo, characterised by a melange of styles, Arabic Sicilian and Norman, which had been a source of inspiration for Wagner. Return, on foot, through Atrani (chance of going for a swim) and Amalfi. Dinner and overnight stay in Agerola.
Day 7 The Path of Gods – Positano.
Panoramic hike on the Path of Gods, the track along the coast which was, until the XIX century, the only way to get from the small isolated villages to the tiny terraced fields and the pergola vineyards. Pervaded by the rosemary perfume, as you descend, you can overview on one side the entire peninsula and over to Capri, and, on the other side, the Gulf of Salerno. 
You can admire the centuries old man work, on this impervious terrains, to create a safe area where people could take refuge during the Barbarian invasions, following the fall of Roman Empire, at the end of V century.
The Saint Dominic Monastery, clung on the mountains, is another testimony of those turbulent times.
After passing Montepertuso, overhung by the mountain rock-face, you descend going past, the cemetery, to Positano. The colourful houses of Positano have been built in an amphitheatre shape, overlooking the sea, giving a unique and picturesque aspect to the village. Free time to visit Positano (chance of going for a swim ). Evening meal and overnight stay in Agerola.
Day 8
After breakfast, transfer to Naples airport. If you have time we suggest the visit to the Archaeological Museum of Naples where you can admire statues, mosaics and paintings of Pompeii and Ercolano.
Difficulty:
Level 2 : Easy paths, stairs, some steep descent, many steps on Amalfi’s coast on 5, 6 and 7 day. .
Minimum 2 persons
Accommodation: 3 star hotels
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What is Included
- 7 Nights bed and breakfast
- 4 dinners
- 3 star hotels
- Information Pack
- Details on tourist attractions
- Map and walk instructions
- Luggage transfers
- Transfers Pompei to Agerola and from Agerola to Naples airport
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Extras
- Transport before and after tour
- Single Rooms
- Flights
- Entrance to attractions
- public transport
- Travel Insurance
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2008 Prices
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Tour Code HOWAMAL1
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Price per persons based on 2 persons sharing double room
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£399
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Single room ( solo travelers pay a surcharge of £85 )
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£515
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Supplement in July and August
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£19
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Extra nights in Naples per person
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£42 double , 58 single
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How to get there
By plane Naples or Rome airports. If you arrive in Rome the a train to Naples
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