Pausilypon Archaeological Park - Pozzuoli port - Procida - Aragonese Castle in Ischia

Route: Naples - Pausilypon Archaeological Park - Pozzuoli port - Procida - Aragonese Castle in Ischia - Naples
Duration: 10 h
Our first stop will be at the Archaeological park on Cape Posillipo, which is including the remains of Roman buildings from the first century BC to the 4th century AD, among others, remains of the amphitheater for about 2,000 people and a Roman villa belonging to one of the friends of Emperor Augustus. A 770 meter tunnel carved into the rock leads to the archaeological site. An artificial tunnel 770 m long dug in the first century AD in Pausilypon hill. An ancient Roman object connected patrician villas with ports.  Next we will reach the Pozzuoli port where sit to the local ship for cruise to islands Procida and Ischia. Our first stop will be at island of Procid where you experience the real paradise of the Mediterranean. From the port you will be able to see the colorful facades of the city and smell the extraordinary perfumes this wonderful island has to offer. Walk around Terra Murata, a colorful medieval village surrounded by walls that rises on top of a hill. Explore the 15th century Palazzo D'Avalos and the Abbey of San Michele, a Benedictine building from the 11th century, before we swim to Ischia. Next we reach the island of Ischia where firstly visit to Aragonese Castle . It was the Greek Hiero I of Syracuse who constructed a fortress on this islet in 474 B.C. However, it has been conquered, ruined and rebuilt so often that it looks very different today. The Romans, the early Parthenopean peoples of Naples, the French and the British have all conquered and altered it. In 1823 the king of Naples made it a prison for exiled people. Finally, in 1912, the castle was sold to a private owner. Castello Aragonese, as it is locally known, was named after Alfonso V of Aragon. In 1441 he built a stone bridge to replace the wooden one that connected the islet to the mainland. Make your way across this 220-meter stone walkway and then follow the path up to the castle. Explore the streets leading up to the fortress. Walk towards the cupola of the central church of Immacolata, and spot the smaller churches along the way. If you are feeling brave, delve into the crypts of the old convent, which tell a harrowing historic tale.  After free time in the Ischia we will return to Naples.
Price: per person