Grand Hotel Sant' Orsola

Via Miramare, 12, Agerola, Campania, Italy | 4 star hotel

Travel Blogs from Agerola

Peaches, Chess & and "La Dolce Vita"

A travel blog entry by cpottinger

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... to get beat in chess by a woman but he blamed it on the iphone. He has challenged me to a proper game tomorrow and will most likely beat me then - but I will give it all I got! I will take pictures to share of me whiling away the hours in the local square playing chess with Ciro! After that, I came back to the B&B to just hang out, eat my peaches and read a book. I was relaxing in the most beautiful corner of the garden (pictures ...

Ceramics, Limoncello, Squid & Octopus

A travel blog entry by cpottinger

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... see a view of Capri from this very high vantage point. I am happy now that if I ever see pictures of the Amalfi Coast, I will be able to know what corner of Agerola I was in because of Mussolini's "Colonia" from WWII. I will share pictures. Finally, this is the best part.....Maria is getting married in October. I think she really enjoyed us (Me, Jackie & our friends from CT Maria & Jason). She wanted to show us the place where she will have ...

1152. A Classy Finish to a Long Day (Italy 129)

A travel blog entry by nathanphil

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... I guess "reaching out" to the next generation which no longer feels the appeal of boring church masses… This is something I would expect to see in the USA where all kinds of strategies are used to make religion a bit more “hip” for the next generation… but not here in Italy—interesting sight though.

And with that, I head back to Napoli where I enjoy a very well deserved, warm night’s ...

1151. Searching for Roman Ruins (Italy 128)

A travel blog entry by nathanphil

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Day 063: 3 hours, 5.0 kms



A bit further up the road is Nocera Superiore—and here I veer off on a wild goose chase following a sign to some Roman ruins, only to follow a twisting lane up along the perimeter of the town, past farm estates and ugly abandoned homes… but no Roman ruins… Finally I give up and head back, looking for the heart of the town. ...

1150. Rail Junction Town (Italy 127)

A travel blog entry by nathanphil

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... behind me for a strum session, then on through the town… past its respectable old City Hall and spacious plaza… past some high rise apartment buildings—something I haven't seen in a while. It’s almost comforting to see some urban life when it felt like I was getting farther and farther from ...

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