Food & Wine Tasting Tuscany Experience Driving a Ferrari

 
In Holiday & In Luxury Experience offers a new travel concept; an innovative approach to the self-drive tour offering absolute luxury combined with the ultimate Gran Turismo experience.H.L. E. Tours are unique journeys, individually created for you to fully experience the Italian Way of Life. Each journey is a sublime blend of art, fashion, architecture, gastronomy and spectacular scenery, food and wine tasting.
Our guests will feel part of a real Ferrari team, enjoying the opportunity to personally drive the very latest models. Travelling for kilometres, accelerating through the steep, winding roads of Tuscany, along the route of the Montepuciano,Montalcino and Chianti wine. As a relaxing contrast to the exhilaration of driving a Ferrari, our journeys include wellness programmes at the Castello Monastero,the Leading Hotel.
Behind the scenes, H. L. E. staff take complete care of the Ferraris. Every morning, our guests will find their car at the entrance of the hotel, clean and polished, refuelled and fully checked, ready to begin another day of exciting driving through further dazzling landscapes.
 

Host & Chef on the Roof Experience

Love Food? Why not learn to cook like a true Neapolitan and enjoy a unique shared gastronomic experience with friends, other foodies, artists and performers? Tired of the same old restaurants? Why not enjoy an amazing Host & Chef on the Roof Experience with us? Want to get hands-on with the authentic Neapolitan way of life? Why not come and spend an unforgettable evening with a professional chef in her own home? Food on the Roof is a fun and original way to try our local specialities, learn How to cook them and experience  the real Naples on a Roof Top Terrace in the moonlight!!! Bring your own bottle and come with us 

Enjoy Hot-Air Balloon Flight Over Naples

 

Leave the hustle and bustle of Naples & surrounding  and join this early-morning hot-air balloon flight.

A hot-air balloon ride is the best way to capture outstanding views of from heights of up to 3,000 feet (900 meters).

Prepare  yourself for an exhilarating experience taking  off and enjoying  the sense of freedom and tranquility  while floating through the air. For 1  hour, you'll be airborne  before landing for a delicious Food  & Wine Tasting .

Select a 45 or 90minutes  flight to spend longer in the air or upgrade to a private flight up to  eight persons 

The glorious views over Avellino or Benevento Vineyards,Paestum and Cilento Bay.

Making  this, it is a very worthwhile splurge.

The enthusiastic crew provides a fun and memorable time on this unique experience.

Authentic Wine Experience

Fly over one of the most beautiful Southern Italy regions, famous for its coast and its amazing islands. Give yourself the chance to see from an incredible point of view all the beauties that our territory have to offer. You can choose among natural landscape and historical sites. Enjoy fascinating sceneries of Vesuvius Vulcain view. Fly over Capri Island, famous for its Faraglioni and Blu Grotto. Continuing with an overfly on the romantic Amalfi Coast, discovering the luxury beauty of the amazing Positano. An unforgettable and necessary break from the city life. Arrive in the heart of Sannio ,at La Pampa Relais, an environment that combines the rediscovery of the earth and achievement of a desired inner balance.Enjoy tasting the region’s main red grape—the dense and tannic Aglianico a wine that is often referred to as the Barolo of the south. Here, you can enjoy a unique experience, where high quality raw ingredients enhance extraordinary combinations.

Tours for Connoiseurs Naples & Surrounding Experience 1 day private tour

We conceived these tours for those who consider the visit like a discovery, for those who want to live the city and get in touch with the people. Most of these tours are walking tours, with the use of public transportation sometimes. It’s the best way to plunge into the reality, the environment and the mentality of a city. Moreover these tours are also an alternative, another choice for those who have already been in Naples and already visited the traditional and world famous tourist attractions but have not jet enough of this rich and charming area!    Tour 1 Island of Capri by private boat Tour 2  Gastronomy archaeology and legends in the PHLAEGREAN FIELDS, a mixture between archaeological visit (Cuma, Cento Camerelle and Piscina Mirabilis) and the pleasure of cooking together with wine tasting.  Tour 3  AMALFI DRIVE with walking tour through the fishermen’s village of Furore and trekking along the “Sentiero degli Dei” (so called “Gods’ path).

Tour for connoisseurs Naples & Surrounding Experience Short Tour

We conceived these tours for those who consider the visit like a discovery, for those who want to live the city and get in touch with the people. Most of these tours are walking tours, with the use of public transportation sometimes. It’s the best way to plunge into the reality, the environment and the mentality of a city. Moreover these tours are also an alternative, another choice for those who have already been in Naples and already visited the traditional and world famous tourist attractions but have not jet enough of this rich and charming area!    Tour 1. BOSCOREALE A small museum about the natural environment  and everyday life of two thousand years ago, thanks to the evidence given by the eruption of the year 79 a.D. and the roman Villas of Stabiae, buried during the eruption of 79 A.D., situated on the slopes of the Sorrento Peninsula. Tour 2. SAN MARTINO CHARTERHOUSE  (by funicular) and Pedamentina (a staircase on the slope of the Vomero hill) and walk through the disctrict of Montesanto, popular narrow streets with picturesque sellers and fish market.     Tour 3. SANITA’ District of Sanità, popular district of Naples on the slopes of the hill of Capodimonte, market square, elegant noble residences and  the natural cavities in the volcanic rock, used as cemeteries and  catacombs.  Tour 4. UNDERGROUND NAPLES and the theatre. The city under the city, a series of rooms, corridors, underground  huge spaces, through the “tuff” the local volcanic stone and all the ruins of the ancient Greek-roman city.  Tour 5. CARAVAGGIO’S ART in the streets of Naples. The work Caravaggio left us in the church of Pio Monte della Misericordia and the influence his art had on the local artists, such as Battistello, Jusepe de Ribera and why his art was the mirror of Naples in the 17th century.  Tour 6. ESOTERISM AND SCIENCE Esoterism and science in Naples in 17th century, through the legends about Raimondo di Sangro and the history of some important scientifical Institutions of one of the most ancient universities of Europe. (Sansevero Chapel, Museum of Anatomy and Paleontology of the University of Naples)  Tour 7. MUSIC AND MUSICIANS A visit through the places connected to music in Naples (San Carlo theatre, San Pietro a Majella music Academy and Girolamini library), and the characters who made Naples “the capital city of music”    

Yoga and Nature in Countryhouse

If you are looking for breathtaking views of the …. hillside, a tranquil environment in which to relax and "take it all in", a traditional …. property with beautifully decorated rooms, hiking and cooking classes with the option of adding some yoga classes, look no further! This program features sightseeing to some of the area's most interesting places, hands on cooking classes with an entertaining and professional chef, wine tours and tastings including one led by your gracious English speaking host and a guided hike with a picnic lunch. Choose from a 4 or 7 night itinerary. This tour has it all!

COOKING CLASS – 3 DAYS – Sant’ Agata dei Goti

  Hand-on Activity & Experience “Mani in Pasta” Cooking class   in a Country House and Old Famous Winery in  Sant 'Agata dei Goti: we offer you the opportunity to  become a member of staff directly involved in preparing dishes. Discover the recipes, techniques and secrets to amaze your guests back home. The program includes lunch for 2 days drinks included, wine tasting and visit to the old cellars. The cooking class normally takes about 2/3 hours a day during which the participants are really engaged in the preparation of dishes. Pasta and hors d’oeuvre: Cavatelli (homemade pasta), pizza with fresh cheese and tomato, lemon croquette, crostoni with cheese Sauces: Broccoli and chilly sauce, ‘e scammaro sauce (with tomato and olives),ragù country sauce, vegetable sauce and onion sauce Cakes: Hazelnut cake, jam tart

Pizza Cooking Class

  Great ingredients, passion and love the perfect recipe for delicious food. Learn to cook as  an italian chef, discover secrets of our traditional dishes: pasta, bread, pizza and tiramisù! Have fun and learn the true Italian cuisine! This private cooking experience is for all those who love italian food! Learn with our chef the "real italian cooking style". In this well equipped and comfortable cooking environment, all ingredients and utensils will be provided, and you will be guided by our culinary director to make a delightful meal! The essence of Italian cooking is simplicity. Using the freshest ingredients, and basic cooking techniques to simply enhance the natural flavor of the food. You will learn to appreciate “simply Italian cooking”, and realize that if you use fresh, quality ingredients, you don't need to put a lot of effort to create a delicious meal. The participants will dive into learning basic Mediterranean diet. Each group is based on the preparation of delicious italian dish. A good diet is not based on recipes only, it is also rooted in healthy habits and in culture. At the end of the course the participants will be able to cook some famous healthy and tasty recipes...of course "made in Italy". Come to make the really true pizza in Naples!