Southern Italy Travel Notes

Contents

Campania (Naples, Sorrento and the Amalfi coast)

Cheese Throwing in Pontelandolfo: La ruzzola del formaggio winter festival.

See Naples and Die!: Naples travel guide. Touring Naples and the Phlegraean Fields.

Herculaneum, Ancient City South of Naples: Detailed guide with photos to the houses in Herculaneum.

Two Delightful Thermal Gardens on the Island of Ischia: A description of two spas on Ischia: Poseidon Gardens and Negombo.

Visiting Volcanoes in Italy: Vesuvius in Campania, Mt. Etna in Sicily.

The Sorrento Webcam: A webcam in the center of Sorrento lets you keep in touch with Italy when you are not there.

Sorrento and Amalfi Area: Things to do in Sorrento and the Amalfi coast. Parking notes for Positano.

Sorrento, Capri & the Ancient Cities: Don't take the overcrowded boat tour to the Blue Grotto! Rent your own boat and explore some of the other equally beautiful areas.

Puglia

Puglia and Matera in 10 days: Travel notes, accommodations, restaurants.

Puglia: What to see and do, food notes.

Calabria

Calabria Travel Notes: Some resources for learning about this region.

Sardinia

The Slow Traveler Goes to a Resort: Seven days on the East Coast of Sardinia.

Sicily

Sicily Travel Guide: How to get there, things to do and see, beaches, accommodations.

Taking the Train to Sicily: Taking the train from Sorrento to Taormina, Sicily.

Traveling in Sicily: Sicily is wonderful, but it is not the easiest place to travel.

Sicily: Another Point of View: Other views on travel in Sicily.

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