From a wedding at a Swedish castle, through the medici stones of Florence,
the eternal city, and onward to the sea-cliffs of the Sorrentine coast.
Anthony&Kristen
IX · JULY · XX
Prepared with careStockholm · Florence · Roma · Sorrento
A Note on the Journey
Some trips are simply holidays. Others — and this is one of them — are the kind a person remembers in the small hours of a winter morning, decades later, in a single image: a tower against a sky, a glass of something cold, a hand reached for across a balcony rail.
What follows is a private record of eleven days in the company of the two of you. It begins at a Swedish castle on the eve of a wedding, lingers a night in the lantern-light of Gamla Stan, slips south for a long Italian week — Florence, then Rome, then the Bay of Naples — and ends as all good journeys do: late at a window, watching the sea give back the last light of the day.
Carry it with you. Mark the margins. The flights, drivers and confirmations are here for the practical mind; the rest is for the memory.
— with our regards,
The Atelier · Anno MMXXVI
The Programme
Eleven Days, in brief
July 9 — July 20, 2026
Two travellers
Six hotels · three excursions
IX Thu · Jul
New York → Stockholm
Departure from JFK on Delta One overnight to Arlanda.
X Fri · Jul
Lejondals Slott
Arrival at the castle for the wedding weekend.
XI Sat · Jul
Lejondals Slott
The wedding day.
XII Sun · Jul
Stockholm
Transfer to Hôtel Reisen on the waterfront of Gamla Stan.
XIII Mon · Jul
Stockholm → Florence
A pre-dawn departure via Paris; arrival in Toscana before noon.
XIV Tue · Jul
Florence
A VIP morning with David, the Accademia and the Duomo.
XV Wed · Jul
Florence → Rome
Italo to Roma Termini; the Colosseum by afternoon light.
XVI Thu · Jul
Rome, at leisure
An unscripted day in the eternal city.
XVII Fri · Jul
Rome → Sorrento (via Napoli)
Italo south; a long lunch in Naples; sunset on the Sorrentine cliffs.
XVIII Sat · Jul
Capri
A boat day to the Faraglioni and Anacapri.
XIX Sun · Jul
Amalfi Coast
Small-group sailing to Positano and Amalfi.
XX Mon · Jul
Naples → Amsterdam → New York
KLM World Business Class home, via Schiphol.
The Route
A Map, approximately
New York · Stockholm · Florence
Roma · Napoli · Sorrento
Chapter I · July 9 – 13
Sverige — the kingdom of the north
A wedding at a country castle, then a single perfect night in Stockholm's old town.
Jul · 09Thursday
New York to the night sky
The journey begins at home — an afternoon car, the long drive to JFK, and the unhurried ritual of Delta One.
By the time you cross the Atlantic in the dark, somewhere over the Norwegian Sea, the sky will already be
beginning to lighten. Sleep if you can. The day arrives early.
Transfer
Private Driver, Huntington → JFK
Pick-up
2:00 PM
From
2 Union Place, Apt 3C · Huntington, NY
To
JFK Airport, Terminal 4
Flight
Delta DL 204 · Delta One
Depart
JFK · 6:10 PM
Arrive
ARN · 8:20 AM, Fri Jul 10
Anthony
Seat 5B
Kristen
Seat 6C
Luggage manifest
Two large suitcases (checked)
One large wedding gift box (checked) — to remain at Lejondals Slott after July 12
Two carry-ons · two personal items
Jul · 10Friday
Arrival at Lejondals Slott
Sweden, in July, is at the height of its long summer light. You'll be met at Arlanda by a driver and brought
forty minutes west, through pine and birch, to a sixteenth-century manor on a private lake. Check in slowly.
There is nothing today that asks anything of you.
A note on the gift
The wedding gift box stays at Lejondals Slott on departure and does not travel onward with you to Italy.
Jul · 11Saturday
The Wedding Day
A day with nothing to navigate, nothing to time. Be present. The castle, the lake, the light — and the two
of you, in each other's company at someone else's wedding, which is its own particular and lovely thing.
In residence
Lejondals Slott · the wedding weekend
No transfers, no excursions, no obligations beyond those of the day itself.
Anticipate a late evening on the terrace; the Swedish summer dusk lingers past eleven.
Jul · 12Sunday
Castle to Old Town
A late-morning departure for the capital, with the afternoon and evening yours in Stockholm.
Your hotel sits on the water in Gamla Stan, steps from the Royal Palace and the rust-coloured houses
of Stortorget. Walk first, eat after sundown.
A loose suggestion — walk the cobblestones from Stortorget out to Mårten Trotzigs Gränd, then along the water to the Royal Palace.
Coffee at Chokladkoppen. Antique browsing on Österlånggatan. As the long northern dusk begins, sit somewhere with a window.
Stortorget & the Nobel Prize Museum
The Royal Palace (Kungliga slottet) at golden hour
Dinner at Frantzén, Aira, or — for the room — the Reisen's own dining room
Gamla Stan rooftopsThe waterfront at duskRust-red houses, Stortorget
Chapter II · July 13 – 15
Firenze — the medici stones
Two nights in the cradle of the Renaissance, with one private morning that you will think of for years.
Jul · 13Monday
Stockholm to Florence
An exceptionally early start — your driver will be at the door of the Reisen before the city wakes.
Two flights and a short transfer at Charles-de-Gaulle, and you'll be on the ground in Tuscany before lunch.
The rest of the day is yours, slowly.
Transfer
Private Driver, Reisen → Arlanda
Pick-up
3:45 AM
From
Hôtel Reisen
To
Stockholm Arlanda
Flight I
Air France AF 1463 · ARN → CDG
Depart
Arlanda · 5:55 AM
Arrive
Paris CDG · 8:45 AM
Connection
Charles-de-Gaulle, 55 minutes
A brisk but workable transfer at CDG. Stay close to the gate signs.
Keep this day soft. The hotel is two minutes' walk from Via de' Tornabuoni — Florence's quiet luxury thoroughfare —
and ten minutes from the Duomo on foot. A long lunch at Procacci for truffle panini, a slow loop past the
Duomo and the Baptistery, the Ponte Vecchio at sunset, dinner somewhere near the river.
Tomorrow's appointment · DavidBrunelleschi's domePonte Vecchio at gold-hour
Jul · 14Tuesday
David, and the Duomo
A morning that earns its place in any traveller's life — the Accademia before it opens to the public, an unobstructed
audience with the David, then up into Brunelleschi's dome itself, with access to the rarely seen North Terrace.
Bring sneakers. Bring a sleeved shirt. The afternoon is yours.
Excursion · 8:30 AM
Best of Florence VIP — Accademia & Duomo
With Walks of Italy. Arrive by 8:15 AM. Meeting point: Piazza San Marco, by the statue in the centre of the square.
Tour etiquette
Bring photo ID. Shoulders and knees must be covered for the cathedral. No large bags or backpacks. No flip-flops,
slippers, clogs or heels — proper closed sneakers are best for the dome climb.
Later in the day
Free hours for whatever feels right — a long lunch at Trattoria Cammillo, an afternoon in the Oltrarno
among the artisan workshops on Via Santo Spirito, an aperitivo on a rooftop. End the day at Piazzale
Michelangelo for sunset over the whole city — bring a bottle of something cold and a blanket, and arrive an hour before the sun goes.
Chapter III · July 15 – 17
Roma — the eternal city
Two nights at a quiet address steps from the Pantheon, and an afternoon on the Colosseum floor itself.
Jul · 15Wednesday
Florence to Rome
The Italo train south is the civilised way to do this — first-class chairs, an hour and a half door-to-door, with
Tuscan farmland giving way to Umbria and then the Lazio plain. By mid-afternoon you'll be standing on the
Colosseum's arena floor, on the same stones the gladiators stood on.
Transfer
Private Driver, Hotel → Firenze SMN
Pick-up
9:15 AM
From
Il Tornabuoni
To
Firenze Santa Maria Novella
Train · Club Executive
Italo 8953 · Firenze → Roma
Depart
10:03 AM
Arrive
Roma Termini · 11:40 AM
Coach
1 · Seats 13 & 16
Ticket
SFKNYZ
Transfer
Private Driver, Termini → Hotel
Pick-up
Termini · on arrival
To
The Pantheon Iconic Rome Hotel
Hotel
The Pantheon Iconic Rome Hotel — Autograph Collection
After the Colosseum, walk back the slow way — up Via dei Fori Imperiali past the Forum, across Piazza Venezia,
a quiet detour to the Trevi Fountain (best after eleven, when the crowds thin), then back through the Pantheon's
portico to your hotel two streets away. Dinner in Trastevere if you want a long evening; somewhere in the
historic centre if you don't.
The Colosseum at golden hourThe PantheonTrevi, after eleven
Jul · 16Thursday
Roma, at leisure
With the Colosseum already behind you, this day is yours to spend exactly as you please. A long Roman day
without a schedule is one of the great pleasures of travelling at this level — and the very point of choosing
a hotel a hundred metres from the Pantheon.
A suggested itinerary
The unhurried loop
The interior of the Pantheon, first thing
Coffee at Sant'Eustachio Il Caffè
Piazza Navona & Caravaggio at San Luigi dei Francesi
Campo de' Fiori — the morning market
Lunch in the Jewish Ghetto (carciofi alla giudia)
Spanish Steps & the windows on Via Condotti
Trevi Fountain after midnight
Dining, if you'd like
Three nice places
Pierluigi — seafood, Piazza de' Ricci, ask for an outside table.
Roscioli Salumeria con Cucina — carbonara, anchovies, burrata; book a week ahead.
La Pergola — three Michelin stars, if you want a once-in-a-trip dinner.
A small instruction
Do nothing today that feels obligatory. The whole point is to discover that the Pantheon is, in fact, two minutes
from your front door, and that no day in Rome is wasted that ends slowly.
Chapter IV · July 17 – 20
Sorrento — the bay of naples
Pizza for lunch in Spaccanapoli, a junior suite with a balcony over the sea, and two long days on the water.
Jul · 17Friday
Roma to Sorrento, by way of Napoli
A late-morning train to Naples for a long, proper lunch in the city that invented pizza — luggage stowed
by your driver, two hours on foot through Spaccanapoli, the smell of basil and woodsmoke — then the coastal
drive south to Sorrento, arriving in time to watch the sun fall behind Capri.
Transfer
Private Driver, Hotel → Roma Termini
Pick-up
10:15 AM
From
The Pantheon Iconic
To
Roma Termini
Train · Club Executive
Italo 8903 · Roma → Napoli
Depart
11:15 AM
Arrive
Napoli Centrale · 12:28 PM
Coach
1 · Seats 13 & 16
Ticket
KCPITC
A long lunch in Naples
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM, with the driver
Your driver meets you at the station and holds the luggage in the car. You're dropped near the historic
centre around 12:45 PM and picked up at 3:30 PM. That gives you a true Neapolitan lunch — try Gino e
Toto Sorbillo on Via dei Tribunali, or L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele if the line is reasonable —
and time to walk Spaccanapoli, see Piazza del Gesù Nuovo, and wander Via San Gregorio Armeno, the famous
street of presepi (Christmas crèche-makers). Around 3:30 PM, back to the car for the run south.
Arrival
Sorrento, 4:45 – 5:15 PM
The driver brings you down through Castellammare, past Pompeii's exit, and along the cliffs into Sorrento.
Check in, shower the day off, and walk five minutes to the cliff-edge belvedere for the sunset over Vesuvius and Capri.
An aperitivo at Fauno Bar on Piazza Tasso, a stroll through the lemon-lit alleyways of the Old Town,
and dinner at a table on the water at Bagni Delfino or Da Filippo on Marina Grande.
Pizza, properlySorrento, from aboveVesuvius at sundown
Jul · 18Saturday
A Day on Capri
The day is reserved for Capri — currently held open while we finalise the exact charter. The ideal shape is a
private or small-group boat from Marina Piccola at Sorrento, with the day spent circling the island, swimming
in the grottoes, lunch at sea, and an afternoon in Anacapri.
To be finalised
An ideal Capri day
Boat from Sorrento Marina Piccola, ~9:00 AM
Blue Grotto (weather and tide permitting)
The Faraglioni rock formations
Lunch at Da Luigi ai Faraglioni on the rocks, with the boat at anchor
Capri town and the funicular up to the Piazzetta
Anacapri & the Monte Solaro chairlift
Return to Sorrento late afternoon
Still to confirm
Final supplier, meeting point, departure time and return time pending. Once booked, the details will be
added to this page. Plan as if departing Sorrento mid-morning and returning early evening.
Evening
Back to Sorrento for dinner — a quiet evening at the hotel, or a table at Il Buco in the
old town for something refined.
Jul · 19Sunday
The Amalfi Coast, by sea
A small-group boat from Marina Piccola, west along the Sorrentine peninsula and around the headland to
Positano and Amalfi. The coast does not really exist from the road; you have to see it from the water.
Bring everything you'd take to a beach and a hat that won't blow off.
Excursion · 8:30 AM
Positano & Amalfi Small-Group Boat Tour
Multilingual, maximum twelve guests. Supplier: MBS Blu Charter.
Meeting point · Via Marina Piccola, 2 — 80067 Sorrento NA.
A team member in an MBS logo shirt will be waiting in the square between
La Scogliera Kitchen & Bar and Ruccio.
The Sorrento & Amalfi coastlines
Positano · time ashore
Amalfi · time ashore
Swimming stops along the way
Booking
Supplier
MBS Blu Charter
Itinerary
73481455092492
Ref.
GYGVN27V2LLR
Total paid
$384.70
Landing fee
€10 p.p. (cash, on the day)
What to bring
Sunglasses · sunscreen · hat
Swimwear & a towel
A light change of clothes for ashore at Amalfi
Cash (€20–€30) for the landing fees
Final Sorrentine evening
The last dinner of the trip — make it count. Il Buco, L'Antica Trattoria, or a long table at the
hotel with the doors open to the sea. Whichever you choose, don't rush.
Positano, from the waterThe Amalfi cliffsThe Faraglioni of Capri
Jul · 20Monday
Sorrento to Huntington
The journey home — Naples to Amsterdam, then Schiphol to JFK in KLM's World Business Class. A driver will be waiting at the curb.
Transfer
Private Driver, Hotel → Naples Airport
Pick-up
7:00 AM
From
Hotel du Tasso, Sorrento
To
Naples International (NAP)
Flight I
KLM 1678 · Naples → Amsterdam
Depart
NAP · 11:40 AM
Arrive
AMS · 2:20 PM
Connection
Schiphol · 2 h 55 m
A comfortable layover at Amsterdam Schiphol. KLM Crown Lounge access included with World Business Class.
Flight II · World Business Class
KLM 643 · Amsterdam → JFK
Depart
AMS · 5:15 PM
Arrive
JFK · 7:15 PM
Seats
2D & 2F
Final transfer
Private Driver, JFK → Home
Pick-up
JFK · Terminal 4
Destination
2 Union Place, Apt 3C · Huntington, NY
A Compendium
The Hotels
Five rooms across two countries — each chosen with intention.
Long days; sun until 10 PM. 65–73°F (18–23°C) by day, cool evenings. A light jacket for the castle terrace.
Italy
Hot in Florence and Rome — 85–93°F (29–34°C). Sorrento & the coast: 78–86°F (25–30°C), with a sea breeze. Pack accordingly.
What to wear
For the wedding: as instructed by the couple
For the Duomo & St. Peter's: shoulders & knees covered
For Capri & the Amalfi boats: swimwear under linen, hat, sunscreen
For dinner in Florence & Rome: smart-casual is comfortable everywhere
For the Duomo climb: proper sneakers — no sandals, flip-flops, or heels
Currency & tipping
Sweden uses the krona (SEK); cards are accepted nearly everywhere. Tipping is modest — round up or 5–10%.
Italy uses the euro (€). Carry €100–€200 in cash for landing fees, small cafés and gratuities. Tip 5–10% on top of any service charge (servizio) already added.
Electrical
Both countries use Type C / F plugs at 230V. A universal travel adapter with USB-C will cover everything — phones, cameras, the lot.
Phones
Confirm your carrier's international day pass before departure, or set up an eSIM (Airalo, Holafly) for Sweden and Italy.
A small phrasebook
Swedish — helloHejHey
Swedish — thank youTackTack
Swedish — cheersSkålSkoll
Italian — good morningBuongiornoBwon-jor-no
Italian — thank youGrazieGraht-see-ay
Italian — cheersSaluteSa-loo-tay
Italian — pleasePer favorePear fa-vor-ay
Italian — the checkIl contoEel con-toh
Italian — beautifulBellissimoBell-iss-ee-mo
A · K
Fin
"We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves."
— Pico Iyer
Sweden & Italia · MMXXVI
Prepared for Anthony & Kristen Mann.
Every detail, with our care.
