Mount Vesuvius Naples

Almafi Coast trip

This is the trip I had won in the beginning of the semester and there could not have been a more perfect weekend to go-it was beautiful weather in the 70s and 80s!! We got to our hostel, literally on a cliffside in Sorrento, in the middle of the night, Thursday.

We woke up bright and early for a long walk to the …

Well we strolled down from our hotel to the metro which was all nice and quite because of public holiday in Greece. Changed at the right station and enjoyed the ride to the airport. With the new airport well out of the city they built this new rail link. The metro runs to the minute and trains are clean and bright. NSW could take a lesson.
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40 minutes by bus, 30 minutes by foot, I found myself standing on the top of Mount Vesuvius. Named by many as one of the world's most dangerous volcano, (I did not know this until I had returned back to bottom of the mountain), Mount Vesuvius gave great pictures, memories and time to reflect. The hike was pretty rough the rocks that we walked along …

Breakfast was funny, coffee tasted weird and Gabi gazumped a guys table.

Checked out (after Rysio tried to say that he had payed the night before) and payed, went to the station and finally found the left luggage. Lets hop on the train to Pompeii. On the train with us were some very funny loud americans. Did someone say there is a volcano …

Acordamos mais tarde hoje. Noite bem dormida e baterias recarregadas para o ultimo dia. Estavamos num B&B em Ravello e tomariamos o cafe da manha num terraco cheio de limoeiros que nos faziam sombre suficiente para um cafe agradavel, dado que estava muito sol e calor... O cafe nos mesmo preparamos, tudo estava no quarto, exceto pelos paes e …

... real Italian thing! On the outskirts of Naples, as many may know, is the not-so-subtle landmark that has a notorious name:  Mount Vesuvius, destroyer of the Roman city of Pompeii, or, if you look at it the other way, preserver of Pompeii.  ...

... for lunch. When we arrived at Naples, we stopped by the Castel Dell'Ovo for a nice picture of Mount Vesuvius, and the bay of Naples. We then checked into our hotel (Renaissance) and had the rest of the afternoon for sight-seeing. We ...

... , and could erupt once more, this would cause chaos in Naples, as there are many residential areas built in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.Naples is also the home of the Pizza (Yay!). The pizza was invented by the Italian city in the 1830's, as they needed ...

... is a dirty city, except for the ring of smog that is visible.  The Mediterranean was blue and beautiful, and the view of Mount Vesuvius was nice as well.   We took the funicular back down and finished our day with a little ...

... tour filled in all the gaps about the history of Naples and once again, we had magnificent views of the Bay of Naples with nearby Mount Vesuvius and Capri in the distance. Sad to say, the parts of Italy we’ve seen have been very shabby with grubby ...

... ... I have wanted to see Pompeii since I was a young child... looking through a picture book filled with images of Mount Vesuvius exploding and burying the nearby cities filled with panicking people running to an fro... It is more than I could have ...

... island of Ischia and turned in to the Bay of Naples that is dominated by one of the most famous volcanoes on earth, Mount Vesuvius. Naples gets its name from the Greek Neápolis meaning new city despite being founded in the 6th century BC making it is ...

... ’ own Pizza Margherita.  Next we made a day trip to Sorrento where we saw the interesting Pompeii Ruins and climbed Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano.  Later the same evening we went back to Sorrento to meet Sarina’s Aunt and Uncle, ...

... houses a large collection of artifacts from Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum – three cities that were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. Charles II of Spain founded the museum in the 1750's and it was later moved to its current ...

... was perfect to see the south of Italy. After the trip to Sorrento and the motorbike ride that left my forehead bruised, I climbed Mount Vesuvius. It was a crystal clear day and the view of Naples and Pompeii would have been amazing but there was a giant ...