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Sorrento Slideshow
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Travel Blogs from Sorrento, Italy
Holly's Epicness
HELLO HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD THANKS FOR ASKING!! This is Holly I am posting pictures on my entry because Graham has already said everthing you need to know. So I'll show you the best pictures of me and my family together! PLEASE ...
Day 64 - The Amalfi Coast
We decided that today we could perhaps have a bit of a sleep in given that the beds and the mossies aren't making for good nites sleeps all around. So eventually we started our day at 10am with the aim of catching a bus to see the Amalfi Coast which ...
One day 2000 years ago..........
... Coast. It is a quite larger city than where we are staying. Not near as quaint and charming as Praiano. Once we arrived in Sorrento we went looking for lunch, which is always a priority in our book. We found a pizzeria on a side street and enjoyed a ...
Amalfi Coast of Italy..
... I really had no appreciation of worth till now. Then onto the two of the most beautiful places. I could live in Sorrento and Positano.. WOW just leave me there. The Amalfi Coast is one of the Seven wonders in the world. ...
The Isle of Capri
... and they were pretty much stretched out along the path from Anacapri to the top of the steps. Prices were more expensive than Sorrento, but better than we found in Capri Town. Jerry took us to a nice restaurant for a light lunch (our own ...
Pompeii and Capri in one day...hard to beat that..
I'm sure it was third grade when we talked about Pompeii. I don't know what my mother fed me for breakfast that day, but I was on top of my game. I was really paying attention. I've wanted to see Pompeii ever since...79 A.D., Mt. ...
SORRENTO – 10 OCTOBER
... ’s – a wonderful restaurant dedicated to Sophia Loren! There were beautiful pictures of her everywhere! Apparently she was in Sorrento last year and had dinner there. The Mayor was so enchanted he gave her the keys to the town! We learnt ...
SORRENTO – OCTOBER 13-POMPEII
Yes, the weather did cooperate today, well at least for the morning! After breakfast we caught the train to Pompeii, and decided to pick up some audio-tour devices to help us get the most from our visit to this unbelievable site. The six of us broke up ...
Arriving in Sorrento for 2 nights
After leaving the ruins of Pompeii, we proceeded to our hotel for the next 2 nights. The La Residenza is more than just a hotel. It is a Mediterranean resort with high scale restaurants, pools, gardens and door men at each entry. ...
Our Last Day...
Our last day. Got to the Ulysse Parcheggio on foot, picked up our car and then headed over to Maggiore Car Rental (I actually almost took the same narrow road where we scratched the car on Sunday, but luckily was able to turn around before the road got ...
Napoli – Sorrento- Pompeii
... views on Naples and its relationship with Italy and then we got a history lesson about the region. We went first to Sorrento which is a beautiful seaside resort town. We walked around for a while and then went to a farm for lunch. The ...
Amalfi Adventures Part Three!
... which was lovely so Geoff, Lisa and I excitedly packed our bags ready for our adventure. The boat departed from Sorrento sailing towards Capri with a stop at the White Cave for swimming. Lisa was thrilled when we reached this part ...
Off to the Amalfi Coast
Situated outside the city of Sorrento on the mountainside overlooking the ridiculously perfect Amalfi Coast, this family owned B&B served as our home base during visits to Sorrento, Capri, and Positano for the ...
On the road again!
... late start we jumped on the autostada. Just 2 coffee lolly and toilette stops later we reached our destination. A gorgeous seaside campsite in the heart of Sorrento. It was a relaxed dinner before hitting the pillows. Tomorrow we explore ...
SORRENTO – 15 OCTOBER – OUR LAST DAY!
... back at the Antiche Mura right on 6pm (after Francesco pointed out a seafood restaurant he recommended for our final dinner in Sorrento), and thanked him profusely for undertaking his chauffeur duties and care of us so well. We were surprised at ...
Ruins & Roads
... of hot mud and Pompeii in a rain of ash and cinders. Our day started with a bus trip from the hotel to the Sorrento train station where we caught the Circumvesuviana. This is a small gauge railroad that, as you Latin scholars will know, circumnavigates ...
speedos, tears & marinara.
... , this is the reason I found myself crying, laughing, sipping wine and babbling on and on about how wonderful Italy is. The marinara sauce here in Sorrento is THE BEST. Omgoodness. I never knew marinara sauce was something to get excited about until now. ...
Bell' Italia! Sorrento and Pompeii
... and into those gaps they pump in plaster and the resulting figure is an amzing frozen statue of the once-living thing right after death. eerie Sorrento is an amazing city at night. If you go- get dressed up and go out after dark. It is even a family ...
Amalfi Coast
... the tables all through the night. It was very lively & it would be my top recommendation for a restaurant in Sorrento. We have noticed in Italy that some places welcome you very warmly & some others are not shy to show that they are not ...
Long walk, but a stunning view to and from
I have only limited internet time, but have been in Sorrento now for about a day. Lots of people, but an atmosphere that is very different from Rome. I'm hanging out in town today, off to Pompei tomorrow, and to the top of Vesuvius, where it is more like ...
Sorrento and Southern Italy
... train to Sorrento, which took us another 70 minutes. It took us awhile to find our hotel as there aren't many street signs in Sorrento and when we finally did (ended up being pretty close to the train station if we had known where to go) we were ready ...
Travelling From Rome to Sorrento
... was quite difficult and we had to be very wary of spinning around to avoid knocking people or stands over. First impressions of Sorrento were turning out better than we expected as it was lively, gorgeous, and decorated to the nines in lights. ...
Well we made it! WHEW!!!
We have made it! All the way to Sorrento. We left Terracina and becoming more comfortable with the car, the creature comforts of this car are great! The views becoming more and more unreal. We stumbled through a little place I think it was Gaeta, and then ...
Rain, Rain Go Away
... . Post ice cream, it was time for a siesta. The weather cleared up that evening, so we strolled the quaint little streets of Sorrento, grabbed dinner by the water, and called it a night. Thursday was the day to head to Florence. We had hoped we ...