Grand Hotel Vittoria

... once again, only this time, just a few, coming from the yachts below our window. Note about the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria: www.lhw.com/GrandHotelExcelsiorVittoria -         Magnificent view overlooking Mount ...

... some classic coast photos: Mount Vesuvius, beaches, cliffs overlooking the bay, and yes, Italian beachgoers. Our hotel, Sorrento’s Grand Excelsior Vittoria, is among the Leading Hotels of the World.  Guests have included Sophia Loren and ...

... So far flights were still getting canceled and 16,000 flights had been canceled so far.  Would we ever get off of this Grand Tour? I had to mentally prepare myself for walking back up the 500 stairs and hills to the main road where our bus was ...

Spent today on the Amalfi Coast. The weather is glorious. Left the hotel in Sorrento at 7:45 am for Amalfi and a family style lunch in Ravello. It was everything and more. Breathtaking!!! Pizza and Limoncello at a local restaurant. Tomorrow we are off to ...

... internet and now think we know where it is. We also need to visit the Castel Sant Angelo. Day 3 Santa Maria della Vittoria Having looked on the internet last night, I was feeling pretty conident about finding this church. There we were again, ...

... Around the corner is the Piazza Campidoglia area with its government offices, and museums leading down to the huge Monumento Vittoria Emanuele II. Those visiting Rome soon should note that there are great free public toilets downstairs. Everywhere else in ...

... fallen into disrepair. An entrepreneur bought the entire village and castle and turned Gargonza into a hotel and it was quite a grand B&B hotel at that. Located in the mountains near Arezzo, it was a fairytale -like location with charm to burn. Our castle ...

... Favorite train ride- Agrigento to Palermo, Sicily Favorite Museum- Uffizi- Florence, Tuscany Favorite artwork or sculptures- St. Maria Del Vittoria, St. Teresa by Bernini- Rome, Italy Reflections- It is too much to say this was a trip of a ...

... Italian look works on me. Now for the one thing left to do – a shopping tour.  I walked through the Galleria Vittoria Emanuele (grand indoor mall), out the other end to La Scala – Milan’s famous opera house.  I took a quick ...