Cosenza and villages

Duration	Destination	Departure
7 days and 6 nights	Italy (Cosenza)	Italy (Rocca Imperiale)

Description

   

Program

STAGE 1 Rocca Imperiale - 2 nights

Accommodation in establishment; a lovely B&B in the historical centre of Rocca Imperiale, famous for its Norman-Swabian castle of the 13^thcentury, a massive fortress dominating the Ionic coast.

Local experiences:

• Full day guided tour of Federician castles (Rocca Imperiale, Oriolo, Amendolara) with typical lunch




• Fly&Drive € 80,00 per person


• Mini groups (with coach transfer)€ 115,00 per person

• Half day guided tour of Rocca Imperiale village and castle




• Fly&Drive € 39,00 per person


• Groups € 29,00 per person

• Guided visit of Oriolo’s village (one of most beautiful in Italy) and its castle




• Fly&Drive € 45,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 66,00 per person

• Half day guided visit of Matera, city of stones and Unesco heritage,with lunch (free time in the afternoon)




• Fly&Drive € 70,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 105,00 per person

• Typical Lunch/Dinner in Rocca Imperiale




• Fly&Drive/Groups € 29,00 per person

STAGE 2 Morano Calabro – 2 nights

The third day we move and accommodate in establishment for two nights in Morano Calabro, whose artistic grace surrounded by the natural beauty of its mountains, gets it nominated as one of the most beautiful Italian villages.

After the visit of the village a typical local dinner is planned.

Local experiences:

• Half day guided visit of Morano Calabro and local products degustation.




• Fly&Drive € 42,00per person


• Groups € 30,00 per person

• Full day excursion in Pollino Park(pocket lunch)




• Fly&Drive (Full Day) € 55,00per person


• Fly&Drive (Half Day) € 40,00per person


• Groups (with coach transfer)€ 53,00 per person

• Half day guided visit of CivitaorCerchiara di Calabria with local food degustation




• Fly&Drive € 55,00per person


• Groups (with coach transfer)€ 75,00 per person

• Cooking class and lunch in Civita with typical food




• Fly&Drive € 42,00per person


• Groups (with coach transfer)€ 62,00 per person

• Free visit of Altomonte (one of the most beautiful villages in Italy) and food and wine experience in a typical winery (Barbieri)




• Fly&Drive € 59,00per person


• Groups (with coach transfer)€ 92,00 per person

• Half day guided visit of Altomonte and wine and food tasting in 1 typical winery (Terre di Balbia)




• Fly&Drive € 59,00per person


• Groups (with coach transfer)€ 94,00 per person

• Degustation in 2 wineries: Altomonte typical wines and the rare wine ‘Passito’ of Saracena(Feudo dei San Severino or Viola winery)




• Fly&Drive € 37,00per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 75,00 per person

• Rafting on Lao river(basic and medium path)




• Fly&Drive – Basic Path € 40,00 per person


• Groups – Basic Path € 60,00 per person (€30,00 children 5/15 years old) 

• Fly&Drive – Medium Path € 52,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 60,00 per person (€42,00 young 14/18 years old) 

• Rafting on Lao river- medium path with typical food tasting or grilled me
  

• Fly&Drive € 60,00 per person


• Groups – Basic Path € 90,00 per person
  
  




• Enclave Arbereshe – Guided visit of Civita and Lungro with entrance in one museum and typical lunch




• Fly&Drive € 70,00 per person


• Groups – Basic Path € 90,00 per person
  
  




• Guided visit of Papasidero a delicious village surrounded by the mountain and tracks of men dating back to Paleolithic age in Romito cave




• Fly&Drive € 46,00 per person


• Groups – Basic Path € 76,00 per person
  
  




• Visit at “Parco della Lavanda” (Lavender Park)




• Fly&Drive free


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 35,00 per person
  
  




• Typical Lunch/Dinner in Morano Calabro




• Fly&Drive/Groups € 29,00 per person

STAGE 3 Cosenza - 2 nights

The fifth day we leave for Cosenza, city of Frederic the 2^nd, of Alaric’s myth and of Crati and Busento rivers. Cosenza represents a milestone of the Calabrian and the whole Southern Italian history.

Accommodation in town centre.

Local experiences:

• Half day/Full day guided visit of Cosenza (Old or Modern town), entrance in Norman-Swabian Castle and typical product tasting




• Fly&Drive/ Groups half day € 62,00 per person


• Fly&Drive/ Groups full day € 85,00 per person

• Day in Sila visiting the ‘Giants’ trees of Sila and typical lunch




• Fly&Drive € 35,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 65,00 per person
  
  




• Wine degustation in two Typical wineries around Cosenza (Colacino Wines and Spadafora wines)




• Fly&Drive € 49,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 79,00 per person
  
  




• Wine degustation in two Typical wineries in Sila mountain (Elisium winery and Magna Graecia wines)




• Fly&Drive € 49,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 79,00 per person
  
  




• Archeoenology experience in Acri: after visit of Mama Museum (Museum of contemporary art), stop in particular winery (Acroneo) that uses technologies of vinification from the old greek. Taste of wines vinificated into old greek amphoras accompained by “suino nero”, calabrian typical black pork meat. In the afternoon stop in typical winery in Bisignano (Serracavallo farm with degustation.




• Fly&Drive € 62,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 99,00 per person
  
  




• Experience of flour processing in ancient mill in Montalto Uffugo with degustation




• Fly&Drive € 59,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 92,00 per person
  
  




• Excursion in Paola half day guided visit to the sanctuary of San Francesco and hypogeum little church




• Fly&Drive € 40,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 75,00 per person
  
  




• Excursion in Paola half day guided visit to the sanctuary of San Francesco and hypogeum little church




• Fly&Drive € 40,00 per person


• Groups (with coach transfer) € 75,00 per person
  
  




• Typical Lunch/Dinner in Morano Calabro




• Fly&Drive/Groups € 29,00 per person

FLY&DRIVE

B&B € 322,00 per person

Hotel 4 stars € 344,00 per person

Price includes Rental car during the whole period Accommodation in central B&B or Hotel 4 stars Treatment: B&B Vat and service fees  Insurance for the entire period

Price does not include Not mentioned meals in the program Entrances to the museums Anything not mentioned in “Price includes”

 

MINIGROUPS

B&B € 299,00 per person

Hotel 4 stars € 320,00 per person

On a basis of 6 participants 

Price includes Coach Transfer from and to airport, and for intermediate transfer between stages Accommodation in central B&B or Hotel 4 stars B&B treatment Vat and service fees  Insurance for the entire period

Price does not include Not mentioned meals in the program Entrances to the museums Anything not mentioned in “Price includes”

 

The prices referred to the overnight consists of two options: B&B and Hotel.

Hotel formula: In some specific destination, for the best fruition of the experience, even if the accommodation in hotel could be available, we have intentionally suggested to accommodate in characteristics B&B. There are also villages where does not even exist a 4* hotel: therefore, in order to avoid useless and uncomfortable transfers in town, we suggest again the accommodation in B&B.

Every single “local experiences” must be considered as a free invidual choice. It is possible to choose the preferred option/s between the listed ones; the price of every selected experience comes in addiction to the basic price.

Itinerary

Day	Overnight	Itinerary highlights
1		Rocca Imperiale - Rocca Imperiale   Cosenza

Accommodations provided in each place

To be advised