CILENTO : Into the blu

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Sign up for Lisa's June 2026 SMALL GROUP TOUR TO CILENTO.

CILENTO: Into the blu

JUNE 7-14, 2026

8 unforgettable days. 

10-guest limit. Your deposit saves your spot.

Lisa just wrapped up another awesome slow travel adventure here in Cilento.

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- LANGUAGES SPOKEN: ENGLISH & ITALIAN.

- PRIVATE TOURS & EXPERIENCES:  Lisa lives here and is available to provide personal language, interpreting and logistics services while you travel to this ancient blue zone. 

No minimum number of guests for private bookings:  2-14 persons.

Below are only a few of the experiences & treks that Lisa offers-- whatever you wish to do, on the sea or in the mountains, Lisa has a proposal that are always curious, always authentic.

- ACCOMMODATIONS: EXTENDED & SHORT STAYS.  Lisa has access to all types of accommodations for every budget and location. Stay in stunning mountain, quaint historic center, or seaside settings: 5-and-4-star to villa, historic convent to self-catering apartments and cheery BnB's.

- TRANSPORT:   Lisa gets the best deals on your rental cars, private drivers, and vehicles of various sizes.

- INTERPRETER. ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES. Lisa's main passion is facilitating authentic communications and understanding. She has been teaching Italian and English as second languages for over twenty years. This is where Lisa really shines as she loves to teach, coach, converse and interpret.

 WHAT'S INCLUDED ON A SAMPLE  SMALL-GROUP TOUR: 

• Insider Experience. Your own personal interpreter, language coach and guide.
• Guest Limit allows for personal attention, special access to homes and artist studios, relaxing travel, great conversations with locals, and the opportunity to ask questions and forge new friendships.
• Opportunities to mix and practice italiano with “real live Italians”- Lisa's      friends.
• Discovery of hidden cultural gems that even some of the locals don't know about! 
• A vibrant cast of Cilentani:  guest teachers, artists, guides, archeologists, chefs, farmers.
• 3 nights Paestum in an elegant 4-star, historic palazzo found just a 5-minute walk to the 2500 year-old Greek Temples. The pool and spa are situated amongst roses and lemon trees and a stunning eastward  view of he Alburni Mountains.
• 4 nights seaside in a Luxury Wellness Resort: Junior suite balcony looks out onto the quaint fishing port. Saltwater Pool, Private Beach + 4 days of complimentary access to the renowned Spa Complex. Heaven! 
• Relax in a prescribed series of therapeutic hot and cold baths, salt scrubs, saunas and vapors.
• Benvenuti al Sud! Welcome Dinner. 
• Breakfast each morning: local, slow foods of Cilento, the birthplace of the famous Mediterranean Diet.
• Five lunches with wine, Three Dinners with wine, two Italian aperitivi receptions, two culinary tastings + a hands-on cooking or bread/pizza-baking experience, all in a variety of stunning locations: ristoranti, trattorie, farms, private homes and wineries. 
• Guided Visit to Paestum: experience the late afternoon sunlight on the golden Greek Temples. Tour starts with visit to the world-class Museum to give you a great context to life amongst the jaw-dropping temples.. 
• Food Tours. A visit to Italy's premiere 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. 
• Tour + Tasting: Witness the crafting of the rare White Fig of Cilento ("Sacred Honey"). An elegant and polisensorial experience and tasting.
• Tour + Lunch at a sassy Family-Owned Organic Winery. Three pairings with homemade traditional dishes. Enjoy farm-fresh Cilento olive oil. 
• Slow Food Cooking Class + Lunch at an organic goat farm and agriturismo.
• A morning out visiting some of Lisa's favorite hill town sites. Meet a few of the locals and have an unforgettable tasting with a master cheese maker.
• FREE TIME to explore the centro storico of Santa Maria, named to National Geographic's 2022 List of Most Beautiful Beaches in Italy.
• Insider Access: Authentic with a capital "A", a visit to an Antiquarium/      Fisherman's Association will leave you spellbound by a fascinating 3,000-year-old 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.
• 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 at Lisa's favorite trattoria (Add-on excursion for additional fee. 4-person minimum required.)
• Boat Excursion + Fresh, Local Lunch: An exhilarating day out to Palinuro. Southward we go, to swim, snorkel and sun on beaches reachable only by boat. This is the absolute best way to experience this incredible coastline. Followed by a fresh seaside lunch.
• Experience the utter magic of a mesmerizing blue grotto accessorized with bio-luminescent sea creatures...Capri's blue grotto pales in comparison. 
• Free time to visit Acciaroli, the gorgeous seaside village and blue zone      where Ancel Keyes connected the dots between longevity and the Mediterranean Diet. Ernest Hemingway  came to visit and ended up staying, drinking whiskey and playing cards with the white-haired fisherman named "U Vecchio", who inspired the author's classsic "Old Man and the Sea."
• Arrivederci Dinner.
• All transport for itinerary activities
• All local, All Italian. Certified Tour Guides for all scheduled visits and hikes (Tours in English; Lisa will interpret on three occasions.) 
• All fees for guided activities (tour guides, scheduled special events, fees      for guest artists, musicians, chefs and teachers, entrance fees, drivers).   
• All tips for itinerary-related transport, drivers, guides, musicians and restaurant personnel.  
• All Italian Language Lessons with Lisa and/or a special guest teacher.
• Transfers. R/T from Salerno Train Station to Accommodations in Cilento.
• Custom-made Memory Book that includes your activities, awareness exercises, + cultural information relevant to our tailor-made itinerary.
• Referrals of additional local, official guides. 
• Recommendations for tours, restaurants, activities for your free time. 
• So much more! 

Private bookings: Solo travelers up to 14 guests.

Based on double booking. Airfare not included. 

Single guests welcome; supplement fee apply.