Descending the Amalfi Coast

Mediterranean Cruise 2016 Day 16

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October 9th 2016
Mediterranean Day 16 Oct 9 We have arrived at the port of Naples overnight. It's raining this morning, but it's the very first rain on the entire trip, so it's hard to complain. The showers are mostly over with by the time we disembark, but the roads and cobblestones are slippery. We meet our guide Victorio on the peer. On the bus and on the way to Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius stands ominously on o ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

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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