Naples Tours

Naples Tours can be found through out the city of Naples, Italy in the region of Campania. Naples was founded about 600 BC and was known as Neapolis or “New City” when translated. The original settlements in Naples were that of Greeks and some of the ruins from that time can still be visited today on the island Ischia once known as Pithecusa.http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/402883/Naples/16139/History

You can tour the many sites of Naples by walking, biking, on a minibus or riding a double-decker tour bus. See sites like, Piazza Municipio, Mergellina, the birthplace of pizza, Sorrento Peninsula, S. Restituta basilica and several wineries. http://www.viator.com/Naples-tours/Tours-and-Sightseeing/d508-g12

Wine making in Italy can be traced back to somewhere between 4000 B.C. and 3000 B.C. Drawings of grape seeds have been discovered on the walls of caves, making some believe that grapes most likely first turned into wine accidentally. Egypt and Persia are allegedly the two areas that observed the birth of wine. It appears that both regions had s method of wine-making down by 3000 B.C.http://www.lifeinitaly.com/wines/history.asp

There are twenty major regions within Italy for wine-growing; they include the islands of Sardinia and Sicily and more then 2000 kinds of grapes. According to Life in Italy it doesn’t matter where you chose to stay in Italy there is a winery near by. The wineries lands not only offer wine for tasting and tours but also offer rolling hills and endless rows of grapes. Some even offer accommodations during your stay in their country.http://www.lifeinitaly.com/wines/vineyards.asp

City and Wine Regions

City Wine Region

• Rome: Lazio
• Milan: Lombardy
• Naples: Campania
• Pisa or Florence: Tuscany
• Venice: Veneto
• Genova: Liguria

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