A sidewalk cafe on a small piazza, one of many found around every corner in Sorrento. This charming city is located on the Sorrentine peninsula, which thrusts out into the Bay of Naples on the west central coast of Italy.
Gothic columns surround a peaceful garden at the Cloister of Saint Francis, located within the Church of San Francesco in Sorrento, Italy. Originally an oratory founded by Saint Antonino, the Patron Saint of Sorrento, Franciscan Friars converted it to a church in the 14th century.
In the city center and tourist areas in Sorrento, Italy, colorful buildings are often adorned with shutters, awnings, and balconies with rows of potted plants.
Most of the streets of Sorrento are meticulously groomed, as the city is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Italy. However, take a little time to wander the back lanes and you’ll see scenes like this, which are more indicative of local life.
Once at the summit of Mt. Vesuvius, a trail leads around more than half of the rim, allowing peeks into the caldera that formed when the volcano blew its top in 79 AD, burying the Italian cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, among others. If you look closely, you can spot steam rising from a vent … Read more
