“The City and Campania” an 8-day art and culture experience in Naples, Italy, with Giulia Bernardini (May 4-12, 2025)

Take advantage of my expertise and leave the details to me. Relax into stimulating, enriching, and enchanting Naples. It’s a whole world unto itself!

• Dive into the under-explored city of Naples and surrounding region of Campania. Feast on world-class museums and sites like the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Capodimonte, and archeological site of Herculaneum; discover Renaissance and Baroque churches bursting with treasure; and sample gastronomic delights from street food vendors to traditional osterie and innovative Michelin-starred restaurants. In addition, spend two days on the bucolic island of Ischia at a beachfront resort and enjoy a cooking class at a private home, take in dramatic views atop the island’s castle, and relax in a stunning garden. See more details in the itinerary.
• Stay at the intimate Caruso Place Boutique & Wellness Suites, centrally located on Naples’ bustling via Toledo and spend two nights on the island of Ischia at Hotel Terme Tritone, with its private thermal pools and beach access.
• Enjoy free time with the help of Giulia’s hand picked food, shopping, art, and culture recommendations
• Explore optional literary and film recommendations culled by Giulia to expand your understanding of what you’ll see.
• Share the experience with a small group of up to eleven like-minded, inquisitive explorers.

Trip Price Per Person (exchange rate of 10/1/2024, subject to fluctuation):

• Deluxe (Naples) & Standard (Ischia) double occupancy (255 sq ft, queen or twins): $5364 $5164 if booked by November 17th
• Deluxe (Naples) & Standard (Ischia) single occupancy (255 sq ft, queen or twins): $6898 $6698 if booked by November 17th
• Suite (Naples) & Superior (Ischia) double occupancy (sq ft, king or twins): $5765 $5565 if booked by November 17th
• Suite (Naples) & Superior (Ischia) single occupancy (sq ft, king or twins): $7428 $7228 if booked by November 17th
• Opting out of accommodation: $3702 $3502 if booked by November 17th

Trip price includes: 8 days of art history tuition with Giulia and carefully-vetted local guides, accommodations and breakfast, entry tickets to scheduled museums and galleries, Arte Card for visiting scheduled and non-scheduled sites, two aperitivi and six meals (including a cooking class) at local restaurants and a private home, private chartered buses to Herculaneum and Royal Palace of Caserta, ground transportation from Naples airport, gratuities. Does not include: airfare, lunches and dinners not listed in itinerary, transportation to airport. Itinerary subject to change at any time.

Cancellation Policy

• 100% of total trip cost refundable up to 90 days before seminar start date of May 4th.
• 50% of total trip cost refundable if cancellation occurs between 89 and 31 days before trip start date.
• No refunds if cancellation occurs within 30 days of trip start date.
• Should trip be cancelled by Wonderfeast entire cost of trip paid by guest to date will be refunded.

Frequently Asked Questions 

• Is this trip suited to me as a solo traveler? Absolutely, yes. The small group size guarantees that we’ll get to know one another as we share our adventure. I am very proud of the camaraderie and, often, lovely friendships that are formed on her trips. In addition, during unscheduled time, Giulia or one of her carefully-vetted Neapolitan friends will take interested travelers to visit unscheduled sites, go shopping, or have an aperitivo at one of Naples’ many bars.
• I like time to myself. Will there be downtime or is every day fully booked? While we do have a couple of full days, most are planned so that you will have time to relax and digest all the wonders we’ll have seen. Also, keep in mind that this is your trip so you can elect to take a break from the planned activities whenever you like.
• I have dietary restrictions or allergies. Might this be a problem at meals? Not at all. Just let me know of any intolerance, allergies, or dietary restrictions so that we can accommodate you seamlessly throughout the trip.
• Will not knowing much about art and history make me feel lost or out of place? You needn’t worry! Giulia is passionate about ensuring that you’ll have a meaningful, enriching experience no matter how much exposure you’ve had to the history, art, and architecture of Naples.
• What if something comes up and I have to cancel? Can I get my money back? Per the Cancellation Policy, you have 90 days before the trip start date to receive a full refund of any payment made.

Wonderfeast Testimonials

“It was magic. You organized the trip with accuracy, efficiency… mixed with fun, freshness and openness. All your efforts to put it together proved very successful. I look forward to receiving an invitation for another Giulia adventure.” – Carolina Morales, Mexico City, Mexico

“I am NOT an organized tour sort of person. I’ve traveled a lot everywhere and always independently. So the Rome trip was a first for me. And then… I went on two more!! It’s so much more than an art lecture tour. It’s such an immersive experience; an incredibly rich experience.” – Alice Craig, Boulder, Colorado

“If you have considered going on a Wonderfeast trip with Giulia Bernardini–you should. She adds so much history, life and character to her cities through all your senses. Naples is now one of my favorite cities. Paris is my next choice.  Even though I have been to Paris at least 15 times, after hearing Giulia online cover various artists, their backgrounds and what was happening at the time socially and politically, I  realized that I had only barely scratched the surface.  Her choices of restaurants and a cooking class will be the icing on le gâteau!” – Patrice Koen, Taos, New Mexico

Naples: The City and Campania

You are familiar with Rome, Florence, Venice but have you ever spent time in and around Naples? Find out what you’ve been missing!

Join Giulia for eight rich, art-, food-, and conversation-filled days. Discover world-class museums filled with sparkling ancient mosaics and lifelike sculptures, glistening oil paintings by high Renaissance and Baroque artists including Caravaggio, Titian, Raphael, Mantegna, Parmigianino and many more, stroll along streets fronted by 17th-century palazzi and down gritty alleys filled with street art and graffiti, indulge in rum baba and heavenly, light-as-a-feather pizza, and sip drinks in leafy piazze and verdant island gardens.

Our adventure will focus on the cosmopolitan port city of Naples and the surrounding region of Campania. In Naples, we’ll learn about the city’s millennial, multi-cultural history, starting with the Greeks and Romans, through French Angevins and the Spanish Aragonese, the short-lived, locally-led Republic, and its years as a Bourbon capital in the 18th century. We will walk through maze-like vicoli lined with artisans’ shops and climb up to sprawling monasteries and castles overlooking the Bay, enjoying the vista over and over again, each time dutifully saluting imposing Mount Vesuvius in the background.

A two-day stay at a seaside resort on the island of Ischia will offer a break from the visual, cultural, and gastronomic riches we’ll have been enjoying on the mainland and will help us unwind as we take a cooking class and take in new geographic and geological sights. A visit to Herculaneum will help us understand the region’s rich past, which we’ll reflect upon over a wine-tasting lunch at a nearby vineyard. And an outing to the awe-inspiring, sprawling royal palace at Caserta will contribute to capping our understanding of the extraordinarily vibrant and complex history of Naples and its people.

How to Reserve 

To secure your spot on the trip, contact Giulia at giulia@wonderfeast.com or click ‘Contact Us’ below and specify which accommodation option you prefer at Caruso Place Boutique & Wellness Suites and Hotel Terme Tritone. You will then receive an email with a registration form and service agreement to be completed and signed and an invoice for a 50% deposit to guarantee your spot on the trip. We will send you a second invoice for the balance of the trip, minus the early registration discount, in early January.

Join me for this unmissable experience. Send an email to giulia@wonderfeast.com for more information or book a phone call with me here if you’d like to discuss the trip in person.

I look forward to seeing you at the banquet!

Giulia