Caserta, Capri and a Volcano called Vesuvius


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June 1st 2009
Published: April 21st 2012
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Having failed to find any budget accommmodation in Rome due to the Champions League football final being held there on wednesday night, I ended up taking an intercity train straight through Rome and all the way down to Napoli (Naples) in the south of Italy (saturday 23rd May). Once there I was faced with a twenty minute walk through the winding backstreets of the city centre to my hostel for the w... Read Full Entry



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Silver strandSilver strand
Silver strand

The main beach beside the harbour in Capri
Picturesque harbourPicturesque harbour
Picturesque harbour

Capri's bustling waterfront
Mediterranean viewsMediterranean views
Mediterranean views

View from Capri - take one
Mediterranean viewsMediterranean views
Mediterranean views

View from Capri - take two
Rolling cascadeRolling cascade
Rolling cascade

Caserta's multi-tiered water feature
View fit for a kingView fit for a king
View fit for a king

Looking back towards the palace in Caserta
Thundering down the hillsideThundering down the hillside
Thundering down the hillside

The focal point of Caserta's imaginative central water feature
Getting my face in the pictureGetting my face in the picture
Getting my face in the picture

Resting up before tackling the three kilometre walk back to the palace
Right-royal viewRight-royal view
Right-royal view

The town of Caserta, seen from above the waterfall - take one
Right-royal viewRight-royal view
Right-royal view

The town (and palace grounds) of Caserta, seen from above the waterfall - take two
Aquatic centrepieceAquatic centrepiece
Aquatic centrepiece

Taking in the beautiful surroundings in Caserta
Grand edificeGrand edifice
Grand edifice

Parliament building in Palermo
Extravagant theaterExtravagant theater
Extravagant theater

Teatro Massimo
Grand churchGrand church
Grand church

Palermo Cathedral
Monreale's cathedralMonreale's cathedral
Monreale's cathedral

Duomo di Monreale
Golden mosaicsGolden mosaics
Golden mosaics

The magnificent interior of Monreale's Cathedral
A dog's lifeA dog's life
A dog's life

Typical street scene in southern Italy
Best seat in the houseBest seat in the house
Best seat in the house

Ruined Roman theater in Taormina
Urban streetscapeUrban streetscape
Urban streetscape

Sicilian city street in Catania
Scenic waterfrontScenic waterfront
Scenic waterfront

Catania's Aci Castello beach



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