Green Escapes Calabria
Package
DAY 1 – LAMEZIA TERME
“Benvenuti”. Arrival at Lamezia Terme airport and transfer to your accommodation.
Welcome drink dinner and overnight.
DAY 2 – BADOLATO
After your buffet breakfast enjoy a 3 hrs walking tour of Badolato, an old medieval village perched on a hill at 250 mt. above sea level. Visit of the Monastery of “S. Maria degli Angeli”, the Church of Santa Caterina, the Church of the “Immacolata”, and the Bell Tower.
Short stop for a tasting of local products at a “catojo”, a typical local wine cellar.
Relaxing time. In the afternoon, a visit of a vineyard and an olives grove up on the hills of Badolato.
Dinner with wine and local food tasting.
Return to farmhouse and overnight.
DAY 3 – HARVEST
Buffet breakfast.
Today with the owners of the farmhouse you will experience the farmers’ lifestyle and take part in the harvest and experience picking olives.
Enjoy a typical lunch al fresco under the olives trees. Relax and later visit an ancient oil press always in Badolato.
Dinner and overnight.
DAY 4 – SCOLACIUM – PIETRAGRANDE – GUARDAVALLE
Buffet breakfast. Today visit “Scolacium”, archeological park with ruins of the Ionian ancient town of “Magna Grecia” of “Roman Era”. Visit of the Magna Graecia Museum and the Oil Press Museum.
Light lunch and relaxing time on the beach in Pietragrande.
In the afternoon transfer to Guardavalle visit the “Museum of rural culture”.
Dinner based on typical Calabrian food.
Overnight in Badolato.
DAY 5 – MAMMOLA
Buffet breakfast and depart to Mammola and old inn land village. Visit of the park museum “Musaba” and lunch in a local restaurant based on “stocco – baccalà” (stock fish).
In the early afternoon return to the hotel, relaxing time, dinner and overnight.
DAY 6 – HARVEST
Buffet breakfast. Today another day with the owners of the farmhouse to experience the farmers’ lifestyle picking up the olives.
Light lunch. In the afternoon you are going to cook some typical local Calabrian food followed by a farewell dinner.
Overnight.
DAY 7 – DEPARTURE
Buffet breakfast, check out, transfer to Lamezia Terme airport and end of our services.
Rates
From October to November, 2020:
- $3,195 – simple occupancy
- $2,780 – double occupancy
- upon request – triple occupancy
Available all year without olive harvest
The price includes :
- Transfers from / to Lamezia Terme airport
- 3 star accommodation
- 3 hour guided walking tour in Badolato
- Welcome drink
- Daily buffet breakfast
- 5 dinners (beverages included)
- 1 farewell dinner
- 4 lunches (beverages included)
- 1 local food tasting
- 1 full day excursion to Squillace, Pietragrande, Guardavalle
- 1 full day excursion to Mammola
- 2 half days on the land “experience the farmer’s lifestyle”
- 1 cooking class
- Ground transportation by motor coach with air conditioning
- Services and taxes included
- Multilingual tour
- Entrance fees
The price does not include:
- Flights, tips and gratuities
- City tax (paid locally)
- Beverages & meals not mentioned
- Items & expenses of a personal nature
- Any items not mentioned in the “ Includes”
Price per person in Cad $ Dollars.
Minimum 2 passengers (Double Occupancy)
All rates and hotel availability subject to change