School
Base Excursion Program
Withdrawal of the group to our Terminal Busvia del Vesuvio in Boscoreale (entrance of Vesuvius National Park).
Welcome to the students and transfer by ecological bus of low environmental impact (each bus has air conditioning, microphone, video, and has 27 comfortable seats) starting for the National Parco of Vesuvius.
Few minutes after arrival at the Reserve Alto Tirone, beginning of nature trail along the old Matrone's Road in about 25 minutes leads to the Piazzale Superiore at 1050 meters altitude.
Unloading of passengers by ecological bus, meeting with the accompanist of Alpine guide (required for access to the crater) and walk along the path that leads to the large cone.
A tour of 1 hour and return to Piazzale Superiore, back on the bus and transfer to Terminal Busvia del Vesuvio to return at the school.
Total time of visit: 2 hours 30 min. about
Difficulty: medium-low.
Length of the path on foot: 600 m. about.
The path travel time: 15 minutes.
Returning to Terminal Busvia del Vesuvio, as integration base excursion, you can insert the following visits:
Visit "A"
Tour at major transformation company of lava rock, with the possibility to do a laboratory where students can create work on tile glazed lava stone creating by their hands a little work
Tour time: 1 hour without Educational Laboratory. 2 hours and 30 minutes with Educational Laboratory.
Visit "B"
Tour with winemaker at winery and vineyards where born the famous Lacrima Christi
Visit the wine cellar: the students will attend the relevant phases production, from the stage of vinification until the final stage of bottling.
Possible Light Lunch within area company
Including local products tasting.
Visit "C"
Visit Boscoreale Antiquarium National :
Man and environment in the Vesuvius territory
Visit to "Villa Regina" typical farm of 2000 years ago.
Visit "D"
Visit the excavations of Oplonti and the fabulous Villa di Poppea, one of the most sumptuous residences of the Roman Empire.
