| Temples of Paestum - Buffalo mozzarella district - Vietri sul Mare |
| In the morning after a rich breakfast, our experienced driver with a private-car, leads to the discovery of Paestum, the trip will soon turn into a pleasant outing, with strategic stops to admire from the Gulf of Salerno and Amalfi Coast. |
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Once in Paestum-Capaccio make a visit to the "Estate Vannullo": (A biological farm specialized in typical mozzarella cheese)
A unique experience in the most popular “buffalo mozzarella cheese” district in the world. |
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| In addition to stalls, the milking area, the department post-milking, you will see the area where the buffaloes come to rest on mattresses individual and where the cattle, after work, relax and listen to classical music and performing massages. |
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| The estate also houses the Museum of Peasant Arts. |
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Guests will then be taken to the Dairy and Yogurtheria where you can taste mozzarella and other fresh cheese, milk and yogurth.
All products made with buffaloes milk: mozzarella, ricotta, the cheese cherries, just to mention few names. |
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The Tour continues with a visit to the Archaeological Site of the ancient Poseidonia Paestum, founded by the Greeks.
Let’s visit ancient temples, dating from the sixth century BC.
Do not miss the Temple of Athena, Neptune, Hera, Ceres, the amphitheater, the Temple of Peace and the National Archaeological Museum with its rich material of the Magna Greece. |
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| The Museum recounts the history of the city by the Greeks the Etruscans to the Romans, until its inevitable decline, when it was abandoned by its inhabitants. |
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| Of course, do not miss the necropolis and the famous Tomb of the Diver! |
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| Lunch on demand, if you wish, the hotel will organize a lunch in a local restaurant with traditional menu. |
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| In the afternoon, we drive on to Vietri sul Mare to admire the famous ceramics from Vietri. |
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| The tour includes a visit to a ceramics workshop where you can learn the various stages of processing, and enjoy "live" the skill of master craftsmen. |
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It will be possible to also make a walk in the historic tourist Vietri, the footsteps of the historical evidence of local pottery.
Interesting, a visit to the Duomo and the Museo della Ceramica. |
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| Return to the hotel in the evening where the terrace of the Hotel Sottovento will be your paradise, for a dinner and an "afterdinner" simply delicious. |
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