So here is part 2 of our Italy series, I hope you enjoy!

Part one is here: Part 1

Day 5

15th June

Today we travelled to the city of Naples. I personally, wasn’t a massive fan of the city but I know others who have visited and said they enjoyed their experience.

This city is situated between two areas of volcanic activity: Mount Vesuvius to the east and the Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) to the northwest. Naples was bombed heavily during WW2 with it being quite a big port. In modern times, even though it is not the port it used to be, this city remains to be the centre of the nation’s southern commerce and culture.

On the way through Naples, we actually got an excellent view of Mt Vesuvius in the distance.

We travelled through Naples to get to the place called Sorrento. Sorrento is known for its love of lemons, and its absolutely stunning cliffside views of the bay that looks out over Naples.

We stayed at the hotel Michelangelo. We had a lovely relaxing evening in the Italian sun listening to the hustling and bustling sounds of Sorrento.

Day 6

16th June

The next morning we had a lovely breakfast to prepare for our day and then we set out onto the street! We set off in the direction of some limoncello shops. We stopped off at one and the guy was doing shots with the customers, who knows how many that guy had had before we’d gotten there.

Limoncello is a liqueur made in Italy, mainly the southern part of Italy, that uses Lemon zest. It is made particularly in Sorrento, Capri, and along the Amalfi Coast, so do not be surprised when you visit and find shops selling just Limoncello. It’s made by steeping lemon zest in highly concentrated vodka until oil is released, then mixing the resulting yellow liquid with simple syrup. I recommend trying it when you are there, the flavours are amazing!

We visited a farm which made Limoncello, they even made different flavours such as Mandarin and Liquorice. It was beautiful, and walking around with the owner of the farm, you could really see how much farming meant to him, the way he looked at his produce with joy. It delighted him to show others his hard work and wanted them to enjoy it too!

DAY 7

17th June

Visit this link to see the video slideshow: https://youtu.be/FxJ269fm6eg.

We could see he coastline for miles and miles. Sometimes, the road would narrow a little and if you looked straight down through the window of the bus, you could see the jagged rocks below. It was often more than a 60ft drop the the sea from the road we were on!

On our way home, we travelled through the mountains. We came to a place called Ravello, (Picture 1). It was an adorable little village that overlooked Positano and the Amalfi coast. As you can see, we had a breath taking view of the coastline!

“When we got back to the hotel, I was shattered”

16 year old me