Travel Italy: Vacation Packages, Tips, Tours of Italy

The best time to visit the archaeological site of Pompeii could be late April and early May. The weather is enjoyable and you will find no crowds.

Also this season offers a couple of interesting events taking place in the surroundings.
From April 15 through May 29, you can enjoy guided tours to museums and monuments all over Naples. It is an event, “May of Monuments“, promoting historical and cultural sites in Naples.
When: April 15 through May 29;
Where: Naples.

From April 1 through 25, a food festival, “Sapori & Saperi“, celebrates the best of regional and local food specialties of Italy. A chance to taste the most famous Italian regional food, prized culinary delicacies such as, for example, buffalo mozzarella and to sample excellent local wines.
The venue for this food festival is the Pompei’s Santuario delle Beata Vergine.
When: April 1 through 25 (annual);
Where: Pompei’s Santuario delle Beata Vergine.

A moonlight guided tour of Pompeii — “Pompeii’s Moons” — brings to life how this partially buried Roman town-city looked and felt during previous times of the catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius that destroyed it in the year AD 79.

Pompeii’s Moons — in Italian: “Le Lune di Pompei” — is a tour offering the chance to experience a very exciting historical walk in the night through the ruins of Pompeii bringing back to life key episodes of the ancient city through 3D special effects, ancient scents, suggestive noises and voiceovers.

When: from Aug 5 until Oct 30, 2011 (Fri and Sat )
Where: Pompeii.
For detailed info and how to reserve, please visit http://www.lelunedipompei.net.
Below is a video of the tour.

If you love Dieta Mediterranea, you definitely love Mozzarella cheese.

The arguably finest Mozzarella, the world-famous “Mozzarella di Bufala” — buffalo mozzarella — can be found mostly in Campania, land boasting the most experienced “Mozzarella di Bufala” makers.

The town of Eboli, 54 miles away from Naples, celebrates Dieta Mediterranea and “Mozzarella di Bufala” by hosting a festival, “The Big Bufala”,  from May, 29 through June 2, 2010.

A five days filled with tastings, workshops and entertaining shows centered on “Mozzarella di Bufala” and other Dieta Mediterranea food specialties.
Festival details and programme can be found at http://www.lagrandebufala.it.
when: May 29 – June 2 2010 (annual)
where: Eboli, Campania (54 miles from Naples)

On June 27 the town of Amalfi, in the Amalfi Coast, celebrates its patron saint, Saint Andrew.

Amongst the celebrations, visitors are also able to taste local culinary specialties in the streets.

It’s a chance to taste seafood — fresh, fried, stewed, boiled — cooked according to traditional Amalfitan recipes.

When: June 27 (annual)
Where: Amalfi – Amalfi Coast

A couple of suggestions for those who are planning a driving trip to Amalfi Coast.

Do not drive there, unless you are an experienced driver — I mean an experienced one on Italian roads.

Driving along the Amalfi Coast is really not easy, especially for foreign tourists. You’ll have to face with snake two lane roads and with parking hard to find.

So if you want to avoid any headaches, choose an option other than driving when visiting Amalfi Coast. (see alternative options to driving to Amalfi Coast)