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Naples

Bathed in the sunset

[Dec. 2024] After walking through the old town of Naples, southern Italy, we came to Piazza Dante. This square used to be a marketplace, and is also called the Market Square. We were planning to…

Naples

Fill our stomach and head to the old town

[Dec. 2024] Sightseeing in Naples, the third largest city in Italy. First, our guide Ivan took us to a pastry shop to fill our stomachs. The first choice shop was too crowded, so we went…

Naples

Ivan and Naples

[Dec. 2024] The day after visiting Ercolano (Herculaneum), an archaeological site in southern Italy, we finally visited Naples. I say “finally” because we had always had the preconceived notion that Naples was a scary place,…

Ercolano

Guided tour of Ercolano ruins

[Dec. 2024] On this day, we visited the ruins of Ercolano (Herculaneum) near Naples in southern Italy. We had booked a guided tour. There were no signs to the ruins at Ercolano Station on the…

Amalfi Coast

Talking about Circumvesuviana

[Dec. 2024] During our winter holiday in Sorrento, southern Italy, we had booked a guided visit to the ruins in Ercolano, a town on the outskirts of Naples. Five days after the start of our…

Amalfi Coast

Though the view was disappointing

[Dec. 2024] During our winter holiday in Sorrento in southern Italy, the wind had finally died down and the weather was decent, so we went to Sant’Agata, which is said to have a good view….

Sorrento

The concert rescued our Christmas

[Dec. 2024] On Christmas Day in Sorrento, southern Italy, the cold wind was still strong and almost everything was closed. There was no information about the operation status of public transportation, so it was unclear….

Sorrento

Dress was not needed

[Dec. 2024] This holiday in Sorrento, southern Italy, was over the New Year’s holiday, so just to be safe, we made reservations in advance for lunch on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. However, on…

Sorrento

Two churches on the cold day

[Dec. 2024] On the second day of our holiday in Sorrento in southern Italy, we decided to enjoy a leisurely walk around the town. However, it was unexpectedly cold. My mobile phone said the temperature…