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Day 3: Sorrento/ Positano/Amalfi

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August 4th 2014
I woke up to a gorgeous view of the mountains. Campania, unlike Lazio , is a more rural area and not as crowded with tourists. Ernesto, our bus driver, gladly took us to downtown Sorrento for a morning coffee. After a brief walk around the downtown area, the couple (Vladimir and Olga), as well as myself headed to Positano, a brief stop on the way to Amalfi. It took as about 4 hours to reach our fi ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Amalfi

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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