From Sorrento: Mount Vesuvius Tour with Lunch & Wine Tasting – Sorrento, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Enjoy a half-day tour from Sorrento to Vesuvius. Walk along the lip of the volcanic crater while gazing out over the Bay of Naples. Uncover the secrets of the winemaking process and stroll through vineyards with a stop at a winery for lunch and wine tasting.
Be picked up at a centrally-located meeting point in Sorrento and take in views of the Italian countryside on the drive. Pass by unique volcanic landscapes as you make your way to Vesuvius.
Get off the bus and walk to the summit where you can peer into the crater that once destroyed Pomepii. Capture pictures of the surrounding valley’s and sea before heading back to the bus and travelling to a local winery at the foot of the mountain.
Take a walk through vineyards where heavy grapes ripen in the sun and learn about the winemaking process. Sit down to a leisurely lunch of bruschetta with cherry tomatoes, local cheese, salami, tomato spaghetti, and Neapolitan pie served with grappa liquor.

Compliment your local meal with a tasting of 3 wines from the farm’s own cellars. Sip on a white, a red, and a rosé, and savor the unique flavors produced by the mineral rich volcanic soil. Return to your meeting point in Sorrento after your meal.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Drive a scenic route along the Sorrento Peninsula
Climb to the rim of the crater, past black ash and lava rocks
Tour a winery at the foot of the mountain and learn about the historic wine industry of the area
Enjoy a light lunch with 3 wines from the wine farm’s own cellar

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