Local Living Tours & Trips in South Italy

You'll live like a local at Agriturismo Giardini di Vigliano, a working lemon farm near Sorrento, where host Luigi demonstrates traditional limoncello-making and the family serves authentic Campanian meals. The trip includes UNESCO-listed Pompeii, the 11km Path of the Gods hike to Positano, and sailing around Capri's coastline.

Start in Palermo where you'll see the Norman Palace and Monreale Cathedral, a UNESCO site famous for its golden mosaics. Walk through Castelbuono's medieval mountain streets and check out the fishing traditions in Milazzo before heading to Vulcano Island's sulfurous hot springs. Try local wines in Marsala, wander the Phoenician hilltop town of Erice, and have dinners featuring regional dishes like fresh seafood and Sicilian pasta.

You'll stay at Grand Hotel La Chiusa di Chietri in Alberobello and have traditional dinners at Masseria L'Uliveto in Maglie, getting a real taste of Puglian farm life. Lunch at Masseria Montenapoleone features organic cuisine with premium extra virgin olive oil tastings from local groves, and you'll walk through Trani's Jewish quarter and Otranto's Greek-Roman influenced old town, finding out about centuries-old maritime trade routes and crusader history while based at Hotel Delle Palme in Lecce.

At a working masseria in Valle d'Itria, you'll taste organic olive oil and see how traditional farming methods are still used today. Your farewell dinner takes place at Masseria L'Uliveto in Maglie, where you'll try regional dishes made with local ingredients while learning about Puglia's food traditions. The UNESCO-listed Sassi di Matera shows off 9,000-year-old cave dwellings that people still live and work in, and later you'll wander through Alberobello's fairy-tale trulli houses with a welcome toast of local white wine and taralli.

Stay 7 nights in Naples while visiting Campania's treasures, from the UNESCO-preserved ruins of Pompeii buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD to Capri's Marina Grande and Anacapri villages. Take the funicular up to Capri town, check out the Piazza del Gesù Nuovo, and learn traditional pizza-making in a real Naples restaurant. Travel the Amalfi Coast visiting Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, and Sorrento with private airport transfers and shared guided excursions included.

Start at UNESCO-listed Pompeii, then cross the bay to Capri where you can take the chairlift to Mount Solaro or visit the Blue Grotto, followed by a sunset swim in natural pools by ancient ruins. Drive the Amalfi Coast road to Positano's pebble beach and Amalfi's center, with shared bungalows near Sorrento. Ages 18-39.

The intimate 10-room Rabbit Hotel in Bomerano is a family-run property at 650 meters elevation, where you'll learn to make traditional Fiore di Latte mozzarella and fresh pasta during a hands-on cooking class with your hosts. Walk the 4-kilometer Sentiero dei Limoni through terraced lemon groves from Maiori to Minori, stopping at a traditional producer for limoncello tasting. Home-cooked dinners come throughout your stay, including a special farewell meal accompanied by traditional Neapolitan musicians, with the outdoor pool available June through September.