2024 Cultural Landscapes on the Ancient Bay of Naples Itinerary and Payment Options
| July 7 Sun | Assemble in Rome, Depart for Cumae by way of: Terracina (“Jupiter Anxur” Sanctuary: Sabine deity, Roman cult-&-concrete, & the Queen of Roman Roads: the Via Appia) Sperlonga (Villa & Grotto of Tiberius: Greek culture in a Roman context) Minturnae, Roman colony |
| July 8 Mon | Cumae, Greek colony, bulwark against the Etruscans, Roman city (Acropolis: temples, “Sibyl’s Grotto”: Greek religion, Vergil’s poetry, amphitheater) Lake Avernus (from underworld to naval base) Optional extension to Salvatore Martusciello winery |
| July 9 Tue | Pompeii: Etruscan, Samnite and Roman city. public life (Forum, theaters, baths, shops, temples), and private (housing for rich & poor, in town, & “suburbia”) |
| July 10 Wed | morning: Tomb of Vergil, grotto and aqueduct, Naples OR villa of Pausilypon pizza lunch in Naples afternoon: Naples (Archaeological Museum: material from Rome, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Campania) |
| July 11 Thur | Capri (Villa Jovis: Emperor Tiberius in ultimate retreat; and optional excursions: Blue Grotto, Villa San Michele, Monte Solaro chairlift…) |
| July 12 Fri | Capri (at leisure on the island; late-day return to The Harry Wilks Study Center at the Villa Vergiliana) |
| July 13 Sat | Capua (Museum, Amphitheater, Mithraeum: Etruscan metropolis, Samnite conquest, prosperous Romans, introduction of Near Eastern religion) Caserta (the Reggia: a Neapolitan Versailles, the reception of Classical culture) |
| July 14 Sun | Beneventum (Arch of Trajan: Roman power & colonization intrude upon Samnite Italy) Saepinum (the rural domain: tending the cattle and sheep, in a quaint & tidy Roman town) |
| July 15 Mon | Herculaneum (Greek colony, Roman city) Mt. Vesuvius (ascent by bus & foot) |
| July 16 Tue | Pozzuoli (Puteoli: Macellum, Harbor, Amphitheater: Roman boom times) Solfatara (the living geology of the “Phlegraean Fields”) Baiae, site and museum of the Campi Flegrei |
| July 17 Wed | Paestum (Poseidonia: mighty Greek temples, Lucanian tomb paintings, Roman town planning) Optional excursion to mozzarella farm |
| July 18 Thu | Boscoreale (Villa Regina: Roman farming, vine-tending) Oplontis (Torre Annunziata: housing for an empress?) Stabiae (villas on the heights above the Bay) Limoncello stop |
| July 19 Fri | Depart for Rome, stop at Aquino or Temple Theater of Mount San Nicola in Pietravairano en route |
Payment Options
- Checks made out to the Vergilian Society can be mailed to the secretary (POB address at bottom of page).
- Payments can be submitted via Paypal (with additional surcharge) below.
| Cultural Landscapes – Deposit: $750 + $15 surcharge | |
| Cultural Landscapes Full Payment (incl. deposit): $3200 + $64 surcharge | |
| Cultural Landscapes Final Payment: $2450 + $49 surcharge | |
| Cultural Landscapes Single Supplement: $400 + $8 surcharge |