For centuries, people in Cilento have turned the local white fig into confections. Santomiele marries every part of these traditional processes with a close and loving exploration of history. Santomiele would look like a Cartier showroom if it were in the middle of a national park and specialized in figs and chocolates instead of diamonds.

At sunset, we'll visit the 3,000-year-old temples of Paestum with an archaeologist. 

We'll harvest olives on the property of Borgo La Pietraia then have a picnic lunch outside in the field. After we'll travel to the local frantoio to press the olives.

After exploring the Cilento Coast from the water, we'll visit the Mediterranean Diet Museum in Pioppi, where Ancel Keys first studied and codified his discovery.

Visit Il Canceliere, a family-run winery in Irpinia, for a farmhouse lunch with the winemakers and then time in the vines to learn about the harvest. 

Enjoy a free day to relax. Optional day trip to Matera, 3 hours away by car, for a guided tour of the city, and lunch at a local trattoria. 

Chef Mario Stellato will host a cooking class focused on the most traditional dishes in Cilento, which are also the foundation of the Mediterranean Diet. 

After breakfast at 10 am, our van will transfer the group back to Naples.