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WEEK
3
Milan /
Milano--
SIGHT
SEEING:
Milan
Sights
--La
Scala Opera
--Sforza
Castle
--Sindone
Chapel,
--Du Vinci'sLast
Supper
-- at
Church
of Santa Maria delle
Grazie
open: Tue-Sun
8:15-18:45 closed
Mon
Reservation Mandatory for
this. pick up 30 min before scheduled
time.
Reserve your tickets to see the Last Supper in Milano
before you left home. (min 3 days in advance required) Call (011
39 ) 028 942 1146
Shopping!
Night train to Sorrento via Naples
TRANSPORTATION: From Milan Central SMN --> Napoli Centrale
--> depart :22:00 Use Italy Rail Pass
DAY 6 (put arrival date on
pass)
LODGINGS:
-- Night
Train
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arrive Naples 8:10 Continue on
CIRCUMVESUVIANA
private Train 70 min. about 3 Euros
Sorrento
SIGHT_SEEING:__
--Enjoy a Leisurely Day in Sorrento
--Check Views from Park next to Imperial Hotel Tramontano.
--Visit
Lemon
Grove Garden - town Center.
--Take a dip at
Punta
del Capo Beach (interesting comments about beach at
bottom of the page.)
--Basilica di San Antonino – Sorrento
Sorrento Cathedral
Saint Francis Cloisters
Correale di Terranova Museum
Sedil Dominova
--One
Travel's Sorrento Report
--Do
some Laundry at Corso Italia 30
LODGINGS:
--Sorrento
LODGINGS:
--Sorrento
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Sorrento
to Pompeii
TRANSPORTATION: From Sorrento --> Pompeii -->
Sorrento (30 min.OW) Use Circumbrdubisns local line.
SIGHT
SEEING:
--Buy a Picnic Lunch for Pompeii Excursion.
--Pompeii
can take 3+ hours. 9:00-19:30 *combo ticket includes
lesser sights & is Valid for 3
days.
--Herculaneum
-- smaller & less ruined. 8:30-19:30 Individual
or *combo ticket
--Vesuvius
can
be reached by Bus from Herculaneum. 5/day 60 min ride inc.
admission
Return to
Sorrento
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Amalfi Coast
& Capri
TRANSPORTATION: From Sorrento --> Positano--> Capri -->
Sorrento (Bus to Positano 45 min0 & Boat to and from Capri
check
schedules
SIGHT
SEEING:
--Amalfi
Coast Map
--Buy
Bus Ticket to Pasitano
--Explore
Pasitano
--Catch Ferry to Capri
--Explore
Capri
--Enjoy dinner in Capri
--Return to Sorrento
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Naples/Napoli
Day
map
TRANSPORTATION: From Sorrento --> Napoli Centrale -->
Sorrento (40min.) Use
Circumbrdubisns
local line.
--> Train to Rome 1:45 hr. Use Italy
Rail Pass DAY 7
In Naples Walk & use
Metro
- more
Naples/Napoli
Transportation
Drop Bags at Station Locker
WARNINGS!
--Theft
ALERT:
Naples
is 33% unemployed. Theft is Prevalent. Stick to Busy Streets,
Watch out for Thieve Gangs, Keep Money Belt SECURE under your Waist
Band, Walk with Confidence
--Traffic
ALERT:
Red Lights are discretionary, and pedestrians need to be wary, particularly
of the Vespa motorcycles.
SIGHT
SEEING:
--Museo
Archeologico
essential
for understanding Pompeii
rent audiogude for 3 hr. Open Wed- Mon 9:00-20:00 CLOSED
Tue.
--Via
Toledo & Spanish Quarter. Metro: Piazza Cavour.
--Royal
Palace Open 9-20:00 Thur-Tue. Closed Wed
--Museo Cappella
Sansevero Open 10-8 Mon & Wed- Sat Sun 10:30-1. Closed
Tue
--Festival:
Blood
Miricale Festival of San Gennaro (1st Sat. May & 19 Sept)
--Markets
--Eating
in Naples
LODGINGS: Rome/Roma
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Rome/Roma
TRANSPORTATION: Rome is very. Walkable
Bus
and Metro
info. (metro
map) and Taxi may be used occasionally
SIGHT SEEING: Rome
Map
--Stroll
Rome. Walks best described in Ricks Steves Rome Guide Book
FORUM AREA
Map all
of this takes about 4 hr. start at Metro
Colosso
--Colosseum
free open 9-6 Mon-Sat. Sun 9-1
--Walk to
Roman
Forum--Open Mon-Sat 9-6 Sun 9-1 Palatine Hill
Down Hill is
San
Pietro In Vincoli Cathedral
--Pantheon
9-6:30 Sun 9-1
free
--Tips: Roman
Ramble
--After Dinner stroll to
Trivi Fountain
and
Spanish
Steps or
Piazza
Narvona
LODGINGS: Rome/Roma
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Rome/Roma
TRANSPORTATION For the Vatican Metro Ottaaviano then 15 min
walk. or take Bus #64 --convenient BUT FILLED WITH PICKPOCKETS.
SIGHT SEEING:
--Vatican
Area
Map all
of this takes about 4-5 hr.
--The
Vatican Museum (Museo
Vaticano) with
Sistine Chapel
is NOT child or adult friendly --particularly between 10-3 (shoulder to shoulder
people.) One has to go through the whole museum to get to Sistine Chapel.
8:45-4:45 winter shorter hr. closed Sun + 13 holidays. 18,000L
--St
Peter's Cathedral --Free 90 min. English "Pilgrim Service" church
tour starts 10:00 &
12:30
--St
Peter's Dome Daily: 8-17:00 Elevator to roof & gallery
+ 10 minute climb into dome for spectacular view
--allow
an hour.
--St
Peter's Square: Check out ring of columns symbolizing the
arms of the churching reaching out to the people designed by
Bernini.
Rome
Airport
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