We travelled to Sorrento on 29 May after leaving Florence. We visited the Isle of Capri on a day trip from Sorrento and then the Amalfi coast for a few days, before catching a train from Salerno to Taormina in Sicily on 3 June.
Sorrento Harbour:
Sorrento's normally busy tourist shopping street, quiet early in the day:
The park near our hotel:
Lemons grown on the Sorrento peninsular are huge - those are oranges are on the right:
ISLE OF CAPRI
High cliffs on the north east side of the island:
Marina Piccola, on the southern coast:
Views of the sea stacks near Marina Piccola, at different times of the day:
The beach at Marina Piccolo:
Boats waiting for their turn to enter the Blue Grotto (only small boats can enter):
Blue, so blue - looking towards the small entrance to the cave, from inside:
Capri port (Marina Grande) & village on the north coast, taken from Anacapri:
The view from the village of Capri:
A piazza in Capri village:
View of some Sorrento hotels high above the harbour, on the return from Capri by boat:
AMALFI COAST
View from our lunch table after arriving at Atrani village (near Amalfi, but far quieter):
Atrani beach:
Entrance to our B&B at Atrani:
Atrani village from further up the valley (from our walk up to the village of Ravello):
Atrani at night, taken near the beach:
Different views of the beach at Amalfi:
Spectacular backdrop to Amalfi:
The top of the Amalfi cathedral gleaming in the late afternoon sun:
Looking up the narrow valley behind Amalfi village, in the late afternoon:
RAVELLO
Some of the numerous steps on our walk up from Atrani to Ravello (365m above sea level):
Ravello piazza, with church in the background:
A group of cyclists from a town south of Milan passed through while we were having lunch:
View from Ravello piazza to villages in the nearby hills:
The coastline to the south, from Ravello:
Villa Rufolo in Ravello - this restored medieval villa is famous for outdoor classical music concerts - the small amphitheatre has a view like that in the photo above:
View over a nearby church from Villa Rufolo:
One of the many sections of steep steps on the different route we took back from Ravello:
View over Castiglione beach near the end of the walk back to Atrani:
The last section of the path back to Atrani:
SALERNO
Folk dancing near the beach on Italy's Republic Day holiday:
In the Minerva gardens:
A large portico courtyard leads to the entrance to the Salerno Cathedral:
We stayed on boat in Salerno - the B&B room we originally booked was not available due to plumbing problems & other B&Bs were apparently sold out due to the Republic Day holiday:
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