Naples Food Tasting Walking Excursion

Description

• Bilingual (English and Spanish) speaking, professional guide!
  
• 3-hour guided walk through the historical center of Naples!
  
• Tasting of typical products - Baba, Sfofliatella, Coffee, Limoncello, and Pizza Portafoglio!
  
• Learn about Naples' food and its origins!
  
• Admire monuments such as the statue of the Virgin Mary, St. Chiara Church, Church of St. Domenico Maggiore, and many more!
  

Enjoy a guided walk and taste some of Naples' most delicious foods. Fun, historic, and definitely a mouth-watering excursion!

Italy's third-largest city is one of its oldest, most artistic, and most appetizing. Naples' historic center is a Unesco World Heritage Site, its archaeological treasures are among the world's most important, and its swag of glorious palaces, castles, and churches makes Rome look positively rustic. Blessed with rich volcanic soils, a bountiful sea, and centuries of culinary tradition, the Naples region is one of Italy's epicurean heavyweights, serving up the country's best food, and many of its most celebrated seafood dishes, street snacks, and sweet treats. Certainly, Naples' urban sprawl can feel anarchic, tattered, and unloved. But look beyond the grime, graffiti, and occasional gruffness and you'll uncover a city of breathtaking frescoes, sculptures, and panoramas, of unexpected elegance, spontaneous conversations, and profound humanity.

You will meet your professional, English-speaking guide at a local plaza, just a short taxi drive from your Naples cruise port. It is here that you will begin your gastronomic visit to history, tradition, and passion for food and life. As you wind your way through the city blocks you will have the opportunity to indulge yourself in Baba, with its unmistakable mushroom shape, is a leavened oven-baked sweet soaked in alcohol, traditionally rum or limoncello. Another favorite is Sfogliatella, made with a soft, flaky dough, similar to puff pastry or phyllo and filled with a mixture of ricotta, semolina, sugar, cinnamon, eggs, and some candied citrus and/or other fruit. 

But this excursion is not just about sweets. You will also try Pizza a Portafoglio, or pizza wallet (the street icon of Naples), a small round pizza folded in on itself and served piping hot and fresh, and accompany any one of them with a cup of world-class coffee or refreshingly famous limoncello drinks.

While your taste buds will certainly enjoy the journey, there will be plenty for your eyes and ears as well. As your guide leads you from food stop to food stop, you will wind your way through Naples beginning at Piazza Dante, a large square named for the poet. You will travel San Biagio Dei Librai, the historic street that literally splits Naples into two, and San Sebastiano, Naples' celebrated "music lane," located on the western slopes of Mount Vesuvius, the infamous volcano of ancient times.

Next up will be Piazza del Gesù Nuovo, a lively square with two churches marked by an ornate monument and statue of the Virgin Mary, and Piazza San Domenico Maggiore, surrounded by palaces and a 13th-century church.  Here, students, tourists, street vendors, and musicians keep the scene interesting at almost every hour of the day. Lastly, you will wind up on Via Dei Tribunali, one of the most historic streets in the city dating back to the birth of Naples. Here you will enjoy a plethora of fried treats, tantalizing trattorias, and devilish desserts.

At the end of your gastronomic adventure, you can continue to explore at your own expense or take a taxi back to your Naples cruise port (transportation cost back is at your own leisure and expense).

What is included?

• Bilingual (English and Spanish) speaking, professional guide
  
• 3-hour guided walk through the historical center of Naples
  
• Tasting of typical products - Baba, Sfofliatella, Coffee, Limoncello, and Pizza Portafoglio
  
• Learn about Neapolitan food and its origins
  
• Admire monuments such as the statue of the Virgin Mary, St. Chiara Church, Church of St. Domenico Maggiore, and many more

Excursion Notes

• Excursion prices are quoted in US dollars.
• The balance must be paid in EUROS only. The total amount in Euros would be shown on your E-Ticket.
• We suggest you have cash (Euros) on hand for refreshments, excursion staff gratuities, shopping, etc. 
  
• The excursion does not include taxi fare from the excursion ending location. Taxi fare back to the cruise pier is approximately 10 Euros based on traffic.
  
• A minimum of 2 participants are required per booking.
• Please pay attention to the restrictions and requirements for this excursion, no refund will be granted if the requirements are not met.
  
• There is a minimum of 2 people needed per booking.

Where we meet

For this Naples Food Tasting Walking Excursion, you will meet after a short taxi ride to the dock close to your cruise ship pier in Naples. All necessary details will be printed on your Electronic Shore Excursion Ticket.

Excursion Restrictions

• Although there is no age restriction, parents must gauge their child's attention span and maturity for this excursion. Please consider the walking distance is approximately 2.5 km (1.55 Miles). There is no vehicle transportation; it is entirely walking.
  
• Minors under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
  
• This excursion is not available for guests with mobility issues.
• Guests must be able to step in and out of the transportation.
• Guests must be able to walk on paved, gravel, and cobblestone surfaces, some on inclines.
• There are steps required to enter several of the sites as well as steep curbs in some areas.
• This excursion is not wheelchair accessible.

Excursion FAQ

Cancellation

• Your ship arrives into port late and you cannot make it in time to the meeting location (we will verify with the tour operator).
• Your ship skips/misses the port.
• Weather conditions or equipment failure prevents the operator from running the excursion.
• A medical problem prevents you from safely participating in the excursion (we will verify with the excursion operator and the guest may send doctor's note). This applies to individuals only and not the remainder of the group.
  
• Cancellations/deposit refund requests that do not comply with the above may not be subject to refund.
• Refunds may be subject to a service charge fee as determined by the payment processor, please refer to Terms and Conditions for more information.