If you are thinking that it’s time to take a real vacation and you are tired of hit and run getaways, then here you will find everything that will make you spend 5 days on the Amalfi Coast, completely forgetting about the frenetic pace of your everyday life. 5 days on the Amalfi Coast are ideal, in fact, not only if you are tireless itinerant travellers always looking for new experiences and discoveries, but also if you want to slow down, take a break and indulge in moments of relaxation and contemplation.
To begin with, we suggest you to read our guide dedicated to visiting the Amalfi Coast in 3 days with out-of-the-ordinary experiences that will not make you feel lazy !
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To add further stimuli to your days, below we recommend other unique activities of their kind to enrich your travel program along the Divine Coast.
Day 4 >
Today is the big day that will put your skills as hikers and cooks to the test, but above all it will be a day dedicated to the true discovery of the most authentic territory of the Amalfi Coast, the one that grows and blooms spontaneously among nature.
You will meet Giacomo Miola, Vice President of Slow Food Italy. Chef and food designer, above all a great expert of the Amalfi Coast and its fresh foraged ingredients that grow spontaneously along the cliffs and paths. He will teach you how to recognize and use them to create real 100% Amalfi gastronomic delights.
Gastronomic Trekking, founded by Giacomo, is a unique experience that allows each participant to be an active and dynamic part in the discovery of the territory, overcoming the sense of passive enjoyment of the places as a mere tourist.
Today you will learn so many things that you’ll bring back home with you for your own benefit. You will take part to an outdoor healthy activity, you will discover the simplest and most uncontaminated nature, you will recognize the wild herbs that grow along the coast, you will learn how to use them to cook delicious and genuine dishes.
You will start in the mid-morning for a walk along the paths of Praiano guided by Giacomo and his tema, up and down along the coastal paths, with their luxuriant vegetation, framed by the sea and the cliffs that open at your feet. Along the walk you will learn to recognize the herbs that grow spontaneously, their incredible peculiarities, and you will collect them for preparing some dishes to be enjoyed during a cooking lesson which will be held on the panoramic terrace of the M'Ama Restaurant, followed by a social lunch. The Gastronomic Trekking on the Amalfi Coast is not just an educational and fun activity, it is an ethical way to enhance the territory, involve visitors together with the local agri-food producers’ community.