Sorrento Special

Chapter 4 - DAY 21 - Sorrento, Capri, Positano

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September 27th 2011
A HUGE DAY IN AND AROUND SORRENTO CAPRI Today we caught the local ferry to the Island of Capri, a playground for the rich and famous. There was a short but steep downhill narrow and windy road from our hotel to the port. We took to mini vans to get there, the driver of ours obviously had Formula 1 driving ambitions, he took off as if he was on poll position at the Italian Grand Prix and th ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more