Wine & Food Tour Of Naples, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast

By
Giovanni Buonaiuto

19 May 2021

Campania is Italy’s finest gastronomic centres, renowned for its pizza, buffalo mozzarella, ham, truffles, oil, mountain cheeses and more.

If you were to choose one place in southern Italy, for a gastronomic trip, this would be it, and if you can come during the town’s major fairs (spring, summer), so much the better.

Day 1: (Benevento)

Arrive at airport (Rome or Naples), tranfer to Benevento, visit of the city, home of the legend of the witches.
Visit of “Strega Alberti” showroom, the brand of the famous Strega Liqueur, and taste some torrone (the creamy nougat made from honey, nuts, and egg white)!
Visit of “Santa Sofia” church, UNESCO heritage.
After enjoying an aperitivo together, we celebrate the beginning of our culinary experience with a welcome dinner.

Food:

Pane di Saragolla (bread),
Capicollo (meat),
Ammugliatielli (meat),
Buffalo meat (meat),
Sheep meat (meat),
Bacon (meat),
Castelpoto Red Sausage (meat),
Sopressata Del Sannio (meat),
Laticauda Sheep (cheese),
Smoked Provola (cheese),
Scamosciata (cheese),
Ricotta di Laticauda (cheese),
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (oil),
Calzoncelli (salt pastry),
Chiacchiere (sweetness),
Torrone di Benevento (sweetness),

Restaurant:

Locanda Scialapopolo (Benevento) or
Dionisio (Benevento) or
Da Nunzia (Benevento) or
Cotton Club (Benevento)

Lodging:

La Cartolina Del Sannio (Campolattaro) or
Masseria Fontana Dei Fieri (Pietrelcina) or
Hotel Villa Traiano (Benevento)

Day 2: (Benevento – Taurasi – Tufo – Benevento) – 62 Km (39 miles)

Breakfast with handmade Italian food (ham, salumi, savory stuffed roll, pastry, cookies, cakes);
Today we will drive along the hills between Sannio and Irpinia, We will stop in Taurasi, after 21 Km (13 miles) to visit a “Taurasi DOCG” winery with a wine tasting,
Then we will drive to Tufo after 24 Km (15 miles), to visit a “Greco di Tufo” winery, with a wine tasting and lunch.
Then will come back to the hotel 17 Km (11 miles).
Take a rest and will move to the center of Benevento for the dinner just in front of one of the oldest Roman arch in the World: “Arch of Trajan” (114 A.C.)

Food:

Pane di Montecalvo (bread),
Sheep Raviolo (pasta),
Pig Meat Sausage (meat),
Salame di Mugnano (meat),
Noglia of the pig (meat),
Fegato con la zeppa (meat),
Capicollo (meat),
Sopressata Irpina (meat),
Juncata (cheese),
Manteca (cheese),
Bagnolese Sheep (cheese),
Smoked Provola (cheese),
Scamorza (cheese),
Stracciata (cheese),
Pizza chiena (salt pastry),
Scaldatelle (salt pastry),
Pizza di scarola (salt pastry),
Pizza migliazza (salt pastry),
Copeta Nougat (sweetness),
Pantorrone (sweetness),
Torrone di Ospedaletto (sweetness),
Chestnuts (fruit),
Black Truffle (mushrooms),

Restaurant:

Locanda Della Luna (San Giorgio Del Sannio) or
Tenuta La Fortezza (Torrecuso)

Lodging:

La Cartolina Del Sannio (Campolattaro) or
Masseria Fontana Dei Fieri (Pietrelcina) or
Hotel Villa Traiano (Benevento)

Day 3: (Benevento – Avellino – Benevento) – 74 Km (46 miles)

Breakfast with handmade Italian food (ham, salumi, savory stuffed roll, pastry, cookies, cakes);
Today we will drive along the hills between Sannio and Irpinia, We will stop in Sorbo Serpico, after 37 Km (23 miles) to visit a “Fiano DOCG” winery with a wine tasting, and lunch.
Then will come back to the hotel 37 Km (23 miles).
Take a rest and will move to the center of Benevento for the dinner just in front of one of the oldest Roman arch in the World: “Arch of Trajan” (114 A.C.)

Food:

Lung Pig Sausage (meat),
Cervellatine (meat),
Sheep meat (meat),
Swine meat (meat),
Caciocavallo Affumicato (cheese),
Buffalo Caciocavallo (cheese),
Scamorza (cheese),
Stracciata (cheese),
Treccia (cheese),
Ricotta (Cheese),
Puccellato (sweetness),
Sanguinaccio (sweetness),
Zeppola Fritta (sweetness),
Artichokes (fruit)

Restaurant:

Marennà (Sorbo Serpico)

Lodging:

La Cartolina Del Sannio (Campolattaro) or
Masseria Fontana Dei Fieri (Pietrelcina) or
Hotel Villa Traiano (Benevento)

Day 4: (Benevento – Sant’Agata De Goti – Solopaca- Telese) – 61 Km (44 miles)

Breakfast with handmade Italian food (ham, salumi, savory stuffed roll, pastry, cookies, cakes);
Today we will drive along the hills of “Telese Valley”, We will stop in Sant’Agata De Goti, after 43 Km (26 miles) to visit a “Aglianico DOCG” winery with a wine tasting, and lunch
Will drive to Solopaca, after 22 Km (14 miles) to visit a “Falanghina DOC” winery with a wine tasting, and lunch.
Then will drive to Telese 6 Km (4 miles). Take a rest and will move to the center of Telese for the dinner just in front of one of the oldest Roman Thermal Spa

Food:

Prosciutto (ham) of Pietraroja (meat),
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (oil),
Tarallo Sugna e Pepe (salt pastry),
Honey (nature),
Panesillo (sweetness),
Torrone di San Marco (sweetness),

Restaurant:

Kresios (Telese Terme)

Lodging:

La Pampa Relais (Melizzano) or
Aquapetra Resort & Spa (Telese)

Day 5: (Telese – Piedimonte Matese – Sessa Aurunca) – 79 Km (48 miles)

Breakfast with handmade Italian food (ham, salumi, savory stuffed roll, pastry, cookies, cakes);
Today we drive along the hills between Benevento and Caserta Province, We will stop in Piedimonte Matese, after 54 Km (33 miles) to admire the wonderful scenary of “Matese Mountains“.
Then will drive to Sessa Aurunca 25 Km (15 miles). to visit a “Falerno del Massico DOC” winery with wine tasting and lunch.
Then will move to the hotel, take a rest and will move to the center of “Sessa Aurunca” for the dinner.

Food:

Filetto di Patenora (meat),
Sausage of Patenora (meat),
Bocconcini alla panna di Bufala (cheese),
Burrini e Burrata di Bufala (cheese),
Caso Conzato (cheese),
Casoperuto (cheese),
Casuforte (cheese),
Mushroom (vegetables),
Buffalo Butter (oil),
Taralli Intrecciati (salt pastry),
Pigna (sweetness),
Pizza figliata (sweetness)

Restaurant:

Vairo Del Volturno (Vairano Patenora)

Lodging:

Il Casale di (Riardo)

Day 6: (Sessa Aurunca – Naples- Pozzuoli) 60 Km (37 miles)

Breakfast with handmade Italian food (ham, salumi, savory stuffed roll, pastry, cookies, cakes);
Today we drive along the coast between Sessa Aurunca and Pozzuoli where we will arrive after 60 Km (37 miles) to visit a “Campi Flegrei DOC” winery with a wine tasting, and lunch.
Then we will drite to the, we take a rest and will move to the center of “Pozzuoli” for the dinner.

Food:

Pane di San Sebastiano (bread),
Pane dei Camaldoli (bread),
Anchovies (fish),
Salame Napoli (meat),
Mozzariello (meat),
Sardines (fish),
Pizza Napoletana (salt pastry),
Casatiello (salt pastry),
Pagnotta di Santa Chiara (salt pastry),
Panuozzo (salt pastry),
Panzarotti (salt pastry),
Babà (Sweetness),
Casatiello (sweetness),
Migliaccio (sweetness),
Mustacciuoli (sweetness),
Pastiera (sweetness),
Raffioli (sweetness),
Roccocò (sweetness),
Sfogliatella (sweetness),
Struffoli (sweetness),
Susamielli (sweetness),
Tarallini al Vino (sweetness),
Zandraglia (sweetness),
Zeppola di San Giuseppe (sweetness),
Apricot (fruit)

Restaurant:

Il Comandante (Naples) or
Palazzo Petrucci (Naples) or
Veritas (Naples) or
Sud (Quarto)

Lodging:

Villa Avellino Historic Residence (Pozzuoli) or
Villa Gervasio (Bacoli) or
Albergo La Vigna (Procida)

Day 7: (Pozzuoli – Ercolano – Pompei – Sorrento) – 50 Km (30 miles)

Breakfast with handmade Italian food (ham, salumi, savory stuffed roll, pastry, cookies, cakes);
Today we will reach after 33 Km (20 miles) the city of Ercolano It lies at the western foot of “Mount Vesuvius”, on the Bay of Naples to visit a “Vesuvio – Lacryma Christi DOC” winery with a wine tasting, and lunch.
Then will drive to the worldwide famous ancient Roman town of Pompeii 17 Km (10 miles), to visit the “Pompeii ruins” then will move to the hotel in “Vico Equense” on the Sorrento Peninsula. Dinner.

Food:

Oil Anchovies (fish),
Bebè di Sorrento (cheese),
Goar Cheese (cheese),
Caciottina di Sorrento (cheese),
Smoked Provola (cheese),
Riavulillo (cheese),
Biscotti di Castellamare (Sweetness),
Cartellate con Mosto (sweetness),
Delizia al limone (sweetness),
Follovielli (sweetness),
Figs (fruit),
Hazelnut (fruit),

Restaurant:

Antica Osteria Nonna Rosa (Vico Equense) or
Maxi (Vico Equense) or
Torre Del Saracino (Vico Equense) or
Terrazza Bosquet (Sorrento) or
Il Buco (Sorrento) or
President (Pompei) or
Piazzetta Milù (Castellamare di Stabia)

Lodging:

Capo La Gala (Vico Equense) or
Don Alfonso 1890 (Sant’Agata) or
Palazzo Marziale (Sorrento) or
Magi House Relais (Sorrento) or
Hotel Bellevue Syrene (Sorrento) or
La Minervetta (Sorrento) or
Grand Hotel Angiolieri (Vico Equense)

Day 8: (Sorrento – Sorrento)

Breakfast with handmade Italian food (ham, salumi, savory stuffed roll, pastry, cookies, cakes);
Today we will drive on the amazing and scenic “Sorrento Peninsula”, we wil stop after 12 Km (7 miles) in Sorrento to visit a “Penisola Sorrentina DOC” winery with a wine tasting, and lunch.
Then will visit the town of Sorrento. Take a rest at the hotel and will move for the dinner.

Restaurant:

Don Geppi (Sant’Agnello) or
Relais Blu (Massa Lubrense) or
Quattro Passi (Massa Lubrense) or
Taverna Del Capitano (Massa Lubrense) or
Don Alfonso 1890 (Massa Lubrense)

Lodging:

Palazzo Murrano (Vico Equense) or
Palazzo Montefusco (Sorrento) or
Villa Eliana (Sorrento) or
Relais Correale (Sorrento) or
Relais Regina Giovanna (Sorrento) or
Art Hotel Villa Fiorella (Sorrento) or
Grand Hotel La Favorita (Sorrento) or
Hotel Del Mare (Sorrento) or
Palazzo Guardati (Sorrento) or
Maison Tofani (Sorrento) or
Relais Blu (Sorrento)

Day 9: (Sorrento – Positano – Amalfi) – 33 Km (20 miles)

Breakfast in the early morning with handmade Italian food (ham, salumi, savory stuffed roll, pastry, cookies, cakes);
Today we will drive on one of the most beautiful road in the World, between Sorrento and Amalfi, where we will arrive after 33 Km (20 miles) to visit a “Costa D’Amalfi DOC” winery with a wine tasting, and lunch.
Then will visit the towns of Amalfi and Positano. Take a rest at the hotel and will move for the dinner.

Food: