CILENTO : Into the blu

"Thank you, Lisa, for the most wonderful vacation ever!

Spending time with you, exploring the wonders of Italy and meeting other interesting people made this trip one that will never be forgotten and we'll never stop talking about it!  'Thank you' just does not express the joy that this trip brought to my life."

  -Connie, Santa Rosa, CA.

    Guest: Cilento:Into the blu (+ Napoli & Amalifi Coast Add-on's)

It's YOUR turn! Treat yourself and someone you love to an eight-day discovery of Lisa's new home. Reap the benefits of her very personal relationship with this  timeless, ancient, uncontaminated land.

This 8-day itinerary begins and ends in Salerno, Italy, gateway to the Amalfi Coast.  

TIP: Salerno is the gateway to the Amalfi Coast. Why not take book a few days on this coast or in Sorrento before meeting us in Salerno? You may wish to see Pompeii and Herculaneum, too! Don't forget Capri island and Napoli.

CILENTO: Into the blu : June 8-15, 2025.

8 glorious days. 10-guest limit.

Your deposit saves your spot.

2025 small-group itinerary: 205.

Lisa lives here and is available all year to show your around.

Contact Lisa: info@slowtravelwithlisa.com.

LET LISA DO THE PLANNING YOU JUST PACK YOUR BAGS & PREPARE TO BE AMAZED! 

Trip prices and discounts based on double booking and do not include airfare.

All deposits are non-refundable. 

Single-guests are very welcome and greatly enjoy traveling on Lisa's adventures. 

Single Supplement may apply.

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CILENTO. Step back in time and into this deep-dive adventure. If you seek something truly authentic, then this is absolutely  the trip for you. Find out why Lisa and her husband chose Cilento as their new home.

CILENTO is located in a National Park in southern Campania, cradle of the Magna Graecia and "Most Favored Child" of the Roman Empire, for awhile at least. It is the "left arm" of the Gulf of Salerno, from which you look across to Capri and the Lattari Mountains of the Amalfi Coast.

Blessed with pristine waters and rugged, fertile lands, Cilento stretches from the magnificent Greek temples of PAESTUM (2500 years old) down to the border of Calabria. 

CILENTO is Blu. Cilento's coast hosts a whopping 14 of the 19 total Blue Flag beaches in the entire region of Campania. The Blue Flag is awarded only to beaches with the most pure, uncontaminated waters in the world. National Geographic named two beaches in Cilento among the Top 10 Most Beautiful in Italy!

CILENTO is Timeless, literally Hike through History, traces of Neolithic and Bronze Ages appear before your eyes. Cilento is perhaps more Samnite, Greek, Roman, Saracen and Medieval than it is "Modern".  

CILENTO is History. The Greeks founded the Fifth School of Philosophy just south of Paestum  in Velia (6th c. BC, later known as Elea) . Parmenides is regarded as the founder of metaphysics or ontology, while Zeno is known for his paradoxes of motion. Placing value of Rationality over Sensual experience, the Eleatics had an immense impact on Western philosophy. 

LITERARY LEGEND:  Ernest Hemingway came to Cilento after slumming around on the opposite coast of Amalfi. He stayed for a year in the tiny fishing village of Acciaroli, where he hung out with a fisherman Antonio Marone who inspired him to pen his classic "Old Man and the Sea."  As Serendipity would have it, Lisa met the Old Man's granddaughter who recounted tales passed down to her.    

Cilento is a "Blue Zone", which means that it is a demographic region where people commonly live active lives into their 90's and 100 years. The lifestyle, the seasonal food products and culinary traditions (that date back to Ancient Greece and beyond) made it slow way before there was a   Slow Food Movement. ANCEL KEYES got hip to the benefits and it became the infamous "Mediterranean Diet" that revolutionized how we think about eating today.    

Treat yourself and someone you love to this unforgettable luxury adventure in 2025.

REQUEST FULL ITINERARY & BOOKINGS:  info@SlowTravelwithLisa.com   

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❤️ CILENTO: INTO THE BLU: June 8-15, 2025.  

TOUR BEGINS & ENDS IN SALERNO, ITALY, the Gateway to the Amalfi Coast. 

We will meet at Salerno Train Station at approximately 1:00 pm, Sunday, June 8, 20254, then travel south to our 4-star boutique hotel in a historic 19th c palazzo, You will be a five-minute stroll from the 2500-year-old walls of ancient Paestum.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:  

• 3 nights Paestum in your historic palazzo turned boutique 4-star accommodations adjacent to the 2500 year- old Greek Temples.
• 4 nights seaside in a Luxury Wellness Resort:  Junior suite + sea view balcony. Saltwater Pool and Private Beach. 
• 4 days of complimentary access to the renowned Spa Complex. Three stories of hydrotherapy. Follow a  prescribed therapeutic hot and cold baths, salt scrubs, saunas and vapors, all the way to the Relax & Tea Lounge. Yours to access every single day.
• Breakfast each morning: local, slow foods of Cilento, the birthplace of the famous Mediterranean Diet.
• All Breakfasts. Five Lunches w/ wine + Two Dinners w/wine, Two Italian Aperitivi receptions, Three Tastings, all in a variety of stunning locations: ristoranti, trattorie, farms, artisan agriturismi, private homes and wineries.   
• Insider Experience. Travel with your own personal interpreter, language coach and guide- who has made her home here.
• Guest limit allows for personal attention, special access to personal homes and artist studios, relaxing travel, great conversation, the forging of new friendships. Great for single travelers as well.
• A vibrant cast of Cilentani: guest teachers, artists, guides, archeologists, chefs, farmers.
•  Benvenuti al Sud! Welcome Dinner. 
• Hike through History with our archeologist. Discover what is hiding in plain site: signs of Pre-history, from Paleo- to Neolithic to the Middle Ages. Hike followed by lunch on a beautiful beach in Lisa's favorite seaside bohemian ristorante.
• Sunset Visit to Paestum: experience the Ancient Greek Temples as they turn golden in the waning light + World-Class Museum with new collection.  
• Culinary Experience. Tour + Lunch. A visit to Italy's only organic buffalo farm where pampered buffalo get daily massages and listen to Mozart, samplings of sweetest mozzarella, gelato and yogurt + Farm-to-Table Lunch with wine in an elegant setting. 
• Tour + Tasting: Witness the Art of Crafting the Rare White Fig of Cilento ("Sacred Honey"). Polisensorial experience in a state-of-the art architectural masterpiece.
• Tour + Lunch at Family-Owned Organic Winery. Three pairings with homemade traditional, family recipes + world-class Cilento olive oil. 
• A visit to an Antiquarium/ Fisherman's Association will leave you spellbound by a fascinating 3,000-year tale of fishing, mythology, international trade routes of ancient Greece and Rome- all illustrated by a collections of ancient amphorae the fishermen found in the waters just outside.
• Evening free-time visit to the medieval hill town of Castellabate.
• Boat Excursion + Fresh, Local Lunch: An exhilarating day out to Palinuro. Southward we go, to swim, snorkel, and experience the utter magic of a mesmerizing blue grotto accessorized with bio-luminescent red sea creatures...Capri's grotto pales in comparison.  We'll spend time on a sandy beach reachable only by boat. The unique waters here have spawned their own color o"Palinuro blu." A priceless experience along a pristine coastline. Followed by a slow-food, seaside lunch.
• Mountain visits to farms and fornos:  You won't find this on any other tour. A visit to a mountain farm with a wood-burning oven on the back of the house. Build the fire from dried olive branches, knead the bread, form it and bake it. In this bread, taste the olive smoke, the fire, the stone and the 200 years its starter dough has been passed down every day, from generation to generation. 
• Cooking Show and Lesson with a renowned Mediterranean Diet Expert and Historian.
• Hands-on culinary experience with artisan goat cheese maker.
• Arrivederci Dinner in a 13th-c. family palazzo, accompanied by mountain musicians singing and playing bawdy, irreverent tunes from as far back as the 1500's.
• FREE TIME:  Lisa learned quickly that her guests appreciate having free time to unwind and be "off the clock" - especially n the evenings, after an active day out (with a big lunch). Guests  tend to appreciate exploring or simply chillin at the beautiful accommodations, or by the pool or by the beach. There's plenty to do and places to wander:  the Greek temples,  the fishing port of San Marco or the little borgo of  Santa Maria di Castellabate, named to National Geographic's 2022 List of Most Beautiful Beaches in Italy.
• All local, All Italian. Certified Tour Guidess  for all scheduled visits and hikes (Tours in English; Lisa is always happy to interpret, when necessary.)         
• Opportunities to mix and practice italiano with “real live Italians”- Lisa's friends.
• Discovery of hidden cultural gems that even locals don't know about! 
• All fees for guided activities (tour guides, scheduled special events, fees for guest artists, musicians, chefs and teachers, entrance fees, drivers).         
• All Italian Language Lessons with Lisa and/or a special guest teacher.
• Custom-made Memory Book that includes your activities, awareness exercises, + cultural information relevant to our tailor-made itinerary.
• Transfers. From Salerno Train Station to Accommodations in Cilento. Return transfer  either to Salerno.     
• Referrals of local, official guides. Recommendations for additional tours, restaurants, activities for your free time.         
• So much more!    

RECOMMENDATION: Consult Lisa before booking your air travel.

All itineraries are subject to change as Lisa's mission is to create the most  authentic, deep-dive travel experiences for her guests.   

NOTE: Trip Price does not include airfare, travel insurance, or "stay taxes set by each city. All discounts are applied towards double bookings. Single Guests are welcome and subject to a supplement fee. Contact Lisa at info@slowtravelwithlisa.com for more information.

All prices are in US dollars, per person and based on double occupancy.  

8-person minimum required for Cilento itinerary. 

4-person minimum required for each add-on activity and add-on itinerary.

See Terms and Conditions.  Contact info@slowtravelwithlisa.com to learn more.

MOVIE BUFFS: Before traveling with Lisa and the Slow Travel Gang, be sure to watch the hilarious film “Benvenuti al  Sud" because the breathtaking beauty of Castellabate is the star of the show.

REQUEST DETAILED ITINERARY for Cilento:  info@slowtravelwithlisa.com

TRIP PRICE FOR AN 8-DAY AUTHENTIC LUXURY ADVENTURE:  $4,350.00

*Add-On's independent of the Cilento itinerary are subject to an Administrative Fee of $175 for each double booking. Fee is waived if both add-on's are purchased.

Be sure to read Terms and Conditions page. Check back as these are updated from time to time.

Slow Travel with Lisa is a registered State of California Seller of Travel, License No. 2133570-40.