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Sorrento
What to expect at your stop in Sorrento
Here’s a brief outline of this Small ancient Town in the
Heart of the Sorrentine Coast

Sorrento is the most important city on the Sorrento Peninsula which puts out into the sea between the Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Sorrento.
It is sing by poets and writers for its spectacular (beauty) charm.
Sorrento, not to be rhetorical is indeed the land of colours which are bright or delicate depending on the change of the season: the blue of the sea, the light blue like the colour of the traditional crafts that the fisherman face the sea in, green like the pine and olive trees that frame the magnificent view of the gulf, like the orange and lemon trees that give the air its sweet smell, like the vegetation and the gardens that are the pride of the people of Sorrento.While Visiting Sorrento .
It is rich of artistic sights as St. Francis’s Church, Villa Comunale, Correale Museum and the Cathedral.

The church of St. Francis with its lovely bell tower and the monastery which contains interesting cloisters from the 14 the century whose capitals support arches pointed in the Morish style.
The cathedral is renovated in the 15th century with its campanile.
The museum Correale di terranova is housed in an 18th century palace. On the grand floor there is a very interesting archaeological collection. Particularly impressive are the museum’s collections of 17th and 18th century, furniture mostly Neapolitan and china from Dresden, Vienna and Naples.
Beyond the Correale Museum you reach a terrace called “Belvedere” where you can admire the view of the sea and beautiful sunsets.
As legends tell Ulisses resisted here the call of the sirens. The city is also the birthplace of Tasso (1544), the author of Jerusalem Delivered. The villa where he was born is now part of the well known Hotel Tramontano.

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Naples Airport Capodichino (NAP), 8 km (5 mi) north of Naples, serves the Campania region. It handles domestic and international flights, including several flights daily between Naples and Rome (flight time 45 minutes).

The major gateways to Italy include Rome’s Airport Leonardo da Vinci (FCO) (35 km/20 mi southeast of Rome, Phone: 06 65953640), better known as Fiumicino, and Milan’s Airport Malpensa 2000 (MXP) (45 km/28 mi north of Milan, 800964693 (toll free number).

Naples (Capodichino) International Airport (IATA: NAP, ICAO: LIRN) is the airport serving Naples, Italy. It is located in the Capodichino district of Naples. The airport has 2 terminals, however, terminal 2 is located away from the airfield and is only used for charter operations. Terminal 1 is the terminal building for departing travellers. The airport is operated by the British airport company BAA. [Read more →]

About Positano
this town that is visited by so many people and yet still has managed to keep it’s tranquillity

Positanothis small elegant town with it’s peculiar villas laid one onto of another. It reputation for it’s hospitality and it many important guests have spent there days relaxing in Positano

Positano is located in a picturesque and protective bay. The town used to be on fishing village. Its cube-shaped white Mediterranean houses with their flat roofs recall the time of the Saracens who landed here. Several lookout towers were built in that period along the coast.
In 1950 painters and writers come here and enchanted by the magical atmosphere of the town they become to build villas.
The town is frequented by foreigners both in winter and in summer. Positano fashion is famous for its design in all over the world.
It was created at the beginning of the 1960

So you can take a walk down the cobbled alleys stroll down the water front feel that sense of freedom.

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Ravello
This is probably the most elegant of towns on the amalfi coast and one of the most inspired areas it has hosted a selection of important hosts from wagner greta garbo Winston Churchill the kennedy family
Just for it mere beauty
has appealed for centuries to writers, artists, musicians, travellers… and dreamers! Boccaccio, D. H. Lawrence and Wagner are among the “greats” who succumbed to the spell of Ravello. Wagner partly composed his opera “Parsifal” here, and today author Gore Vidal lives and derives inspiration from this charming town.
to find yourself at Villa Rufolo.where every year great concerts are held with acclaimed artists from all over the world choose to take their repertoire to ravello. The Beautiful gardens with views across the mountains and the Coast below. The charms of Ravello also captivated an Englishman, Lord Grimthorpe, who built the Villa Cimbrone early this century with the help of his valet, Nicola Mansi, a native of Ravello. Together they transformed an ancient villa, enriching it with antiques, paintings and relics collected from all over Italy. Today the gardens of Villa Cimbrone are a Mediterranean sanctuary.

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Pompeii
This is a must… if you are arriving into the area of Naples or amalfi coast then you must place a tick on your agenda to get to see Pompeii it’s so important
Because it covers 2000 years of history and you can actually walk through the ruins and imagine being there 2000 years ago,
Pompeii itself to enjoy a Pompeii tour a little description on the area
Pompeii was buried in one of the most disastrous volcanic eruptions in history.
The ruins of the dead city are deeply moving, for the Romans seen still to people it in the deep silence.
The centre of the modern town is the shrine of the Madonna del Rosario, an interesting basilica of the 19th century, which has become an important pilgrimage centre. On the left of the sanctuary there is the small Vesuvious Museum, where you can see samples of the volcanic matter ejected from Vesuvious with lithographs and photographs tracing the various eruptions and scenes from the life of ancient Pompeii. From the bell-tower there is a splendid view of the dead city.
The eruption of Vesuvious destroyed also Herculaneum and Stabiae in August 79. The younger Pliny, watched the cataclysm from Cape Miseno and give a description of the scene which has become classic. Pompeii was rediscovered at the end of the 16th century by the architect Fontana; however it was only in 1748 that systematic excavation began. Here the works have been less arduous than in Herculaneum as the volcanic matter was not so deep.

The Pompeian House
There are several types of dwellings in Pompeii. Very particular is the type of house inspired by Greek designs richly decorated with a larger number of rooms. The roman dwellings are instead more limited but they have more refinement in garden lay-out.

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Naples is located in a lovely bay, filled by a sea of dark blue, a horizon bounded by Posillipo, the Islands, the Sorrento Peninsula and the Vesuvious. The noisiness and vivacity of the people make this town “the permanent play house in Italy”.

Historical Notes
Naples is called the Parthenopaen City because according to legend the Siren Parthenope gave her name to the town. In fact, its origins are greek: It was conquered by the Romans in the 4th century B.C. Rich inhabitants of Rome like Virgil, Augustus, Tiberius, Nero used to spend the winter there, but the Neapolitans themselves retained the Greek language and customs until the decline of Empire.
The French Revolution brought here troops and a Parthenopaen Republic was set up. A French kingdom was created next under Napoleon’s brother Joseph Bonaparte. Later Joachim Murat, Napoleon’s brother-in-law, promoted excellent reforms.
The French Pope Clement VI called Charles I of Anjou to the throne of Naples. His son, Charles II and is grandson, Robert I, succeeded him. Robert the Wise, whose brother Louis became Bishop of Toulouse and was canonised, attracted poets, scholars and artists to this court. Boccaccio and Petrarch spent years at this court.

Art of the City
MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE
Under the princes of the House of Anjou architecture borrowed from France its Gothic style. Sculpture was influenced chiefly by Tuscans.
As painters of mural frescoes the Florentine Giotto and Pietro Cavallini, a Roman artist, still under Byzantine influence were outstanding.
In the 17-18th century the Neapolitan School of Painting sprang up and it was originated with Spanish and Bolognese masters influenced by Caravaggio.
This school had a style of its own in the form of realism in warm colours on a basis of chiaroscuro.

THE NEAPOLITANS
The Neapolitans speak the dialect of Naples: They fear the jettatura (the Evil Eye), from which the protect themselves by touching a little bone or coral horn they carry in their pockets.

TRADITIONS AND FESTIVALS
On 8 September the sumptuous religious festival of Madonna di Piedigrotta and on 16 July Santa Maria del Carmine take place in the town.
Twice a year, on the first Saturday in May and on 19 September, at the Cathedral, the Feast of the Miracle of St. Januarius (San Gennaro) is held. The saint’s blood, kept dry in a flask, is supposed to liquefy.

GASTRONOMY
The restaurants and the pizza shops of the towns serve Neapolitan dishes.
It would be nice to have a taste of the “zuppa di pesce” – fish stew -, of spaghetti served with fresh tomatoes and lightly cooked do not forget is the pasta mixed with shell-fish and especially the “pizza”, a cheese tart with tomato sauce, sometimes auchary, capers and wild marjoram. All is accompanied by the white wine of Capri or Ischia, the wine of Vesuvius or Lacryma Christi (Tear of Christ), which have a delicate taste.

A LOOK AT THE STREETS AND THE QUARTERS
Naples is a world of contrasts: disturbing but familiar, fascinating but full of noise. The traffic is heavy here and tourists need determination to venture across the roads.
In the port tourists embark for Capri, Ischia and Sorrento at the Beverello jetty.
The heart of the city is the Piazza del Plebiscito, near which is the Galleria with its shops and cafes.

MAIN SIGHTS
New Castle: the castle, built in 1282 by Pierre d’Agincourt, the architect of Charles I of Anjou, it is also called the Maschio Angioino.
St. Charles’ Theatre: it is grey and white and it is a good example of a classic 18th century Italian theatre built under Charles of Bourbon in 1737.
Piazza del Plebiscito: it is a semicircular “square” and it was laid out in the reign of Murat. In the center you can admire the equestrian statues by Canova of Ferdinand and Charles III of Bourbon.
Royal Palace: the palace was built at the beginning of the 17th century by the architect Domenico Fontana and was remodelled several times.
Port of Santa Lucia: Santa Lucia is the name of the small port from where people can watch splendid sunsets. Here the typical restaurants and the austere Egg Castle make a picturesque scene.
Aquarium: The aquarium in the Villa Comunale gardens shows 200 species of sea creatures from the Bay of Naples together with marine flora.
Mergellina: Mergellina with the small port of Sannazzaro is one of the few places around Naples for a stroll.

MUSEUMS
National Archaelogical Museum: it is one of the most famous museum in the world with works of art belonging to the Greco-Roman Antiquity, to the Farnese family and treasures discovered at Pompei and Herculaneum.
Carthusian Monastery of St. Martin: it is situated on a spur of the Vomero hill. The monastery was founded by the Anjou dynasty and was almost completely remodelled in the 16th and 17th century. Near there is the Castel Sant’Elmo, a massive structure with bastions. A museum was installed inside the monastery in 1866. It includes historical and artistic collections. The monumental section is a curious example of the Neapolitan Baroque style.
Capodimonte Palace and National Galleries: it is a royal estate and includes a palace, a landscape garden, a hamlet, Casino della Regina and the remains of a porcelain factory famous in the 18th century.
The palace, built between 1738 and 1838, is a severe structure. Different pictures displayed in groups illustrate the varius artistic movements.
The royal apartments contain fine furniture and a porcelain museum.

SPACCANAPOLI QUARTER
This is the heart of old Naples. With its churches and its ancient streets it is the most engaging part of the town.
Via Benedetto Croce, San Biagio dei Librai and Vicaria Vecchia bejond the Via del Duomo form the maix axis of Naples, which follows the corse of the Roman Decumanus Maximus.

CATHEDRAL
It was built in 14th century Gothic and its façade of 19th century still has its 15th century doorways.
In the south aisle the Chapel of St. Januarius is a rich 17th century Baroque style. On the end wall, a reliquary placed below the statue of St. Januarius holds two glass phials containing the Saint’s blood.

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Herculaneum
This smaller part of the eruption is sometime forgotten but archaeologist find it to be much more of importance firstly the ruins are so preserved that even the loaf of bread has managed to survive these 2000 year of life

When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August 79 AD it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as the many rich villas in the area. Since the mid 18th century these have been progressively uncovered and made accessible to the public.
The vast expanse of the commercial town of Pompeii contrasts with the restricted but better preserved remains of the holiday resort of Herculaneum, whilst the superb wall paintings of the Villa Oplontis at Torre Annunziata give a vivid impression of the opulent life-style of the wealthier citizens of the early Roman Empire.
It’s an old city near the Vesuvious descents. In 79 a.C. was totally covered by lava; later discovered again by Grecian, and dedicated to ercole in 1709. The excavations were inordinate and still today uncompleted, but we could admire a theatre and some thermal baths.

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Amalfi
Once you have visited the other areas of the amalfi coast, Amalfi is the last stop it finds itself on the beautiful Amalfi Coast is a little romantic town of tall white houses built on rocks facing a blue bay on the Gulf of Salerno. As one of Italy’s most beautifully seaside resort, it plays an important role in the tourism for its glorious past.
It was founded by Constantine the Great. Between the X and XI century A.D., it become a great commercial and military potency in the Tyrrhenian sea. It coined its own money, the “tarì”, and established the first international navigation code “Thabulae De Amalphia”. It also used the Mariner’s Compass. In the middle of the XII century it was rediscovered by the tourism.
Today Amalfi is a quiet resort town with a temperate climate and incomparable natural beauties.

What you can see while in Amalfi
To visit:
The monumental complex of the Cathedral is a place of interest not only for the expert of art, but for the curious guest who want to discover the history of the town. Attraction in the Surrounding of Amalfi; The Emerald Grotto is a marine cave at the end of a rocky creek washed by the sea. It is visited by boat. The exceptionally clear water is illuminated indirectly by rays of light which give it a beautiful emerald colour. Fine stalactites add to the interest of the trip. They indicate that the cave must have formerly been above the water level. So with ItalyTravellers you will surely have a great day visiting all these special areas and Amalfi.

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Antico Palazzo Scala - Sorrento Apartments
Situated in the historical centre of Sorrento, just a few metres from the central, “Piazza Tasso”, and three hundred metres from the “Circumvesuviana” train station, Sita bus stop (to Positano and Amalfi Coast) and Marina Piccola port, where ferries and hydrofoils connects Sorrento to Naples, Capri and other islands of the Gulf.2 one-roomed apartments
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Three roomed apartments on two floors, with six beds (1 double bed,2 single beds, and 1 double pull-out bed)
First floor: entrance, kitchen,living-room and bathroom
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One roomed apartment on two floors, with fourbeds (1 double bed and 1 double pull-out bed)
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3 roomed apartments with 5 beds ( 1 double bed, 2 single beds and 1 pull-out bed),entrance, living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.

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The Port of Naples is situated in the centre of the city, very close to the extremely central piazza Municipio, 10 mins from Piazza Garibaldi ( FS and MN terminals), 15 kms from , Aeroporto Internazionale di Capodichino,[Capodichino International Airport], a few minutes from casello autostradale [motorway tollbooth].
Address: Piazzale Pisacane Naples NA Italy 80133 Phone +39 (0) 081 206929

Situated at the centre of the Mediterranean, the port of Naplesa strategic geographical position regarding the flow of traffic linking the Far East with Europe and North America, close to the ideal route between Suez and Gibraltar used by all shipping lines to and from the Far East.

Intermodal service capacity has been increased. There are key centres near the port: Interporto Campano [Campanian freight villane] NOLA), Interporto Sud Europa [Southern European freight village](MARCIANISE) and the international airport of Capodichino, linked directly by the A1 motorway and railway networks.
Also close to the port are the Central rilway station and the tourist port of Mergellina.

In the eastern part of the port, devoted to passenger traffic, lies the mooring places for large holiday cruisers while it also holds the area for links by ferry and hydrofoil to the islands of Capri, Ischia, Procida, the Sorrento and, with fast boats, to te Aeolian islands

Further information about :

Azienda Autonoma di Cura Soggiorno e Turismo di Napoli

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Azienda autonoma di cura soggiorno e turismo dell’isola di Capri

Azienda di Cura Soggiorno e Turismo delle Isole di Ischia e Procida

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Pro Loco di Procida

The Port of Naples and tourism: an extremely powerful combination when it is considered that the tourist area of the port overlooks the centre of a city which may be unique in the world in terms of its history, artistic heritage, architectural and natural beauty, which have made the port of Naples the undisputed leader in the itineraries of the main cruise operators.
There are connections from the port with a wide range of different worlds, from the splendid islands, the coasts, the archaeological sites of the region, to the tourist destinations of the Mediterranean Sea appreciated by those who search the sun the whole year long.
The Harbour Station has recently undergone restructuring to accommodate the new cruise line terminal. Its premises, which have been styled on the model of an airport, can receive up to 2,500 passengers a day.

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There are numerous companies which insure the transport services from Beverello and Mergellina:

From Beverello:

Hydrofoils

Caremar Phone 081/5513882

Alilauro Phone 081/5513236-5071345

N.L.G Phone 081/5520763

Linee Marittime Partenopee Phone 081/8073024

SNAV Phone 081/4285555

Ustica Lines Phone 081/5800340

From Mergellina:

Alilauro Phone 081/7611004

Naples Port Shore Excursions:

A selections of wonderful shore excursions from the Port of Naples to Pompeii, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast (Positano, Amalfi, Ravello)

Sorrento & Amalfi Coast

Pompeii & Amalfi Coast

Pompeii, Herculaneum & Vesuvious
Naples city & Archeological Museum

Ruins of Pompeii & Paestum

Enogastronomic wine tours

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