Learn about ancient & modern Italian culture in one of the most important cities in Southern Italy.
School trips to Naples and Sorrento offer students the opportunity to explore Italy’s vibrant south, which is home to destructive volcanoes and fertile soils, ancient cities and spectacular seaside resorts!
Whether it’s for geography, Italian language, food technology or classical studies, a school trip to Naples and Sorrento offers an unforgettable taste of Italy.
As they say in these parts, vir Napule e po’ muor and, once you visit, you’ll soon understand the Neopolitan pride in the beauty of their city. Naples has long been a centre for the arts and experienced a period of neoclassicism in the 18th century after the rediscovery of nearby Pompeii really left its mark on the city.
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Italian Culture Trip to Naples and Sorrento
Geography Trip to Naples and Sorrento
Explore the pros and cons of life in the shadow of an active volcano.
£599PP
Classical Studies Trip to Naples and Sorrento
Explore the incredibly well-preserved ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
£575PP
Food Technology Trip to Naples and Sorrento
Naples is the home of pizza - so, where better to discover Italian cuisine?
£599PP
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Why visit Naples and Sorrento?
Discover Vesuvius
Bustling Naples sits looking out across its own bay over which Mt. Vesuvius looms. Naples is one of the oldest continually inhabited urban areas in the world and was first settled by the Greeks over 4,000 years ago. And Mt. Vesuvius has had a strong influence on the area’s history throughout.
On your school trip to Naples and Sorrento, you’ll have the opportunity to explore Pompeii or Herculaneum, which were both destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Geography groups will discover how the eruption happened and will want to find out why people still live in the shadow of such a destructive volcano.
Classical studies students will be thrilled to have the opportunity to be able to walk the streets of these Roman towns, exploring houses, shops and arenas that will help them to understand life in the Roman Empire.
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Naples’ historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, filled with narrow alleyways that are lined with traditional shops, bars and restaurants. You’ll also stumble across numerous small, unassuming churches – peek through the door and you’ll see each boasts a spectacularly ornate interior. This is an exciting setting in which your students can use their Italian language skills to explore the culture.
Naples is also a gateway to a number of other destinations, including the elegant island of Capri. And nearby Sorrento, where most of our groups choose to stay, is a charming seaside resort known as the gateway to the Amalfi Coast and an important stop on the 19 th century Grand Tour.
Here, your students can join the Italians for the traditional passeggiata – an evening stroll through the town’s pedestrianised centre. Make sure you stop to browse some of the many lovely boutique shops, stop for ice cream and soak up the atmosphere!
Explore Italian cuisine
As well as being a fantastic base for geography school trips, Naples is also the perfect choice for a food technology school trip to Italy, as the fertile, volcanic soil means the produce from this area is unbelievable.
It’s said that the tomatoes, citrus fruits and grapes produced here are among the finest in Italy. So it’s no surprise that the area’s biggest city is famous for its cuisine. In fact, many of the dishes we consider to be typically ‘Italian’ are, in fact, Neopolitan. Pizza, spaghetti and limoncello all hail from this area, making it the ideal destination for food technology groups interested in Italian food.
You can visit mozzarella farms, and olive oil producers. You can even take part in a pizza-making workshop and learn how to make gelato. And of course, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to sample the local dishes.
Top tip - make sure you don’t leave Naples without sampling some of the incredible street food here. From several variants of pizza (fried, folded up etc.) to the scrumptious sfogliatelle (shell-shaped pastries filled with ricotta and candied fruit).
For food technology students, a school trip to Naples and Sorrento is an unmissable opportunity to be inspired by Italian cuisine.
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26 Jun 2023
Our Adventure in Naples and Sorrento
Find out what our team got up to when they visited Naples and Sorrento recently!
Activities in Naples and Sorrento that your school group will love
Amalfi Coast
The world famous Amalfi Coast is a geographical wonderland, with an incredible beauty at every turn.
Archaeological Site of Pompeii
The small Italian town of Pompeii entered the history book in AD79 when it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.
Herculaneum Archaeological Site
When Vesuvius erupted on 24th August AD 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompei and Herculaneum, as
Vesuvius National Park
The volcano whose eruption destroyed Pompeii, the menacing presence of Vesuvius can be seen from anywhere in the Bay of Naples.
Capri Island
Luxuriant, extraordinary and witha mild climate, Capri is a Mediterranean island of calcareous origin that has been visited over the
Pizza Experience
Give your students the opportunity to learn how to make a true Neapolitan pizza.
Gelateria David
This ice cream class gives your students the opportunity to see how gelato is made.
Paestum
Paestum is an ancient Greco-Roman city in the Campania region of southern Italy.
FAQs
When is the best time to visit Naples and Sorrento?
Spring is the perfect time to visit Naples and Sorrento on a school trip. It'll be warm (but not too hot) and drier than in autumn (when rain is more likely). It can get unbearably hot during the summer months (although away from the city centre, the sea breeze does cool things down a bit).
Which visits are a 'must' in Naples and Sorrento?
Of course, Pompeii is a huge draw for many who visit the area, including classicists, who want to walk in the footsteps of the Romans, and geographers and geologists, who are interested in what the 79 AD eruption can tell them about Mount Vesuvius and volcanoes in general.
There’s the spectacular island of Capri, which is always worth a visit, particularly for geography groups who can study coastal management and the effects of tourism here.
And don't miss the opportunity to explore the incredible network of tunnels and passageways that lie underneath the city of Naples. From as far back as the 4th century BC, this underground world has served many purposes, from bringing water into the Greek city, to sheltering the city’s residents during the frequent air raids of World War 2. There’s even a Roman theatre, in which Emperor Nero performed!
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