We have prepared this one-day wine tasting and antiquities tour of Pompeii from Naples as a luxurious and slightly more unusual excursion. You will visit a winery on Mount Vesuvius, and explore the highlights of fascinating Pompeii with a private art guide. By the end of the day, you will have learned all about how the Ancient Romans wines and dined. The tour begins when you are picked up at your Naples (or Amalfi Coast) hotel. Head towards the mythical Mount Vesuvius! Visit a winery whose grapes are harvested on the volcano. As in Sicily’s fashionable Mount Etna wine country, Campania’s Mount Vesuvio is a unique winemaking area, with ungrafted vines and very rich and fertile volcanic soils, appreciated since ancient times. The fertile volcanic soils have been appreciated since ancient times. Winemakers like Gabriele De Falco (who worked for years at the acclaimed Feudi di San Gregorio estate) are making some fabulous unique wines in the Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio appellation.
After wine tasting, you will head for a tasting menu wine lunch at a Michelin starred restaurant, enjoy! The cuisine of Campania is tantalizing, and you will taste local products like just-made buffalo mozzarella from Paestum and San Marzano tomatoes. In the late afternoon, you will visit the archeological site of Pompeii. What a captivating place to visit, even for non-history buffs! You will gain an often-funny insight into Roman everyday life, from the local bar to the bakery to the brothel. Your private guided tour of Pompeii will last about two and a half hours, and a particular focus will be placed on the references in the excavation site to food and wine. And finally, in the evening you will be dropped off at your hotel in Naples after an unforgettable day.
