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Doing the Boot of Italy

A trip from September 11, 2008 to September 25, 2008, travelling to Philadelphia, Tessera, Naples, Castel …
Seeing Southern Italy, starting in Naples, working our … More  
Seeing Southern Italy, starting in Naples, working our way down south to take ferry over to Sicily. Work our way around Sicily back to main land, and back up to Naples. Fly to Venice. And then home
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09/11/2008 to 09/25/2008
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Thu 09/11/08 (day 1) - Philadelphia

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The Philadelphia International Airport serves over 100 international and domestic destinations daily. A recent refur …
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8000 Essington Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19153
United States
+1 215 937 6937
Thu Sep 11 6:45pm - Fri Sep 12 9:00am
Notes
6:25 PM 11 Sep 2008 714 Philadelphia to Venice, Italy 9:00 AM 12 Sep 2008
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Fri 09/12/08 (day 2) - Naples, Castel Volturno, Villa Di Briano

Avis rental at Naples Airport (Napoli Naples. Fri, Sep 12, 2008 04:30 PM. Reservation Number: 28272721US1 …More  
Transportation
Fri Sep 12 2:30pm - Mon Sep 22 3:00pm
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City
Naples, Italy
Fri Sep 12 3:00pm - Fri Sep 12 8:00pm
Notes
p470
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City
Castel Volturno, Italy
Fri Sep 12 6:00pm - Sun Sep 14 8:00am
Notes
city of hotel
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Welcome to the Holiday Inn Resort Naples Castel Volturno. Situated beside the sea, amidst Mediterranean pine trees …
Hotel
Holiday Inn Resort Castelvolturno
VIA DOMIZIANA KM 35 300
Villa di Briano, 81030
Italy
081-509-5150
Fri Sep 12 6:00pm - Mon Sep 15 8:00am
Sun Sep 21 5:00pm - Mon Sep 22 9:00am
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Holiday Inn, free parking
39-081-5095150
The Holiday Inn Resort is ideally situated for excursions to the ancient city of Pompei, Ercolaneum, Flegrean Fields, the Islands of Capri and Ischia,Free shuttle-bus to and from downtown, port, train station and airport. This service is available on a first come first served basis. There are 8 seats available on the bus.
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Sat 09/13/08 (day 3) - Naples

57 miles from Naples 1hr 10 mins visit Marks family
City
Sat Sep 13 11:00am - Sat Sep 13 4:00pm
Notes
visit family check out Naples if not finish
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Built in the Gothic style at the end of the 13th century upon the wish of Carlo II d'Angio, the Duomo di San Gennaro …
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Duomo di San Gennaro
via Duomo
Naples, 80138
Italy
+39 081 44 9097
Sat Sep 13 3:00pm - Sat Sep 13 4:00pm
Notes
p471
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Once a quiet fishing village, today this pleasant walk along the seashore is one of the city's liveliest districts, …
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Lungomare (Il)
Via Caracciolo, Marano Di Napoli
Naples, 80016
Italy
+39 081 252 5711
Sat Sep 13 3:00pm - Sat Sep 13 4:00pm
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Immediately next to the Castello Capuano there is the Porta Capuana which was built in 1484 on the design of Giulian …
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Porta Capuana
piazza San Francesco di Paola
Naples, 80139
Italy
Sat Sep 13 4:00pm - Sat Sep 13 5:00pm
Notes
p470
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Sun 09/14/08 (day 4) - Sorrento, Capri, Ercolano, Pozzuoli

You can reach Capri by ferry or hydrofoil from either Naples or Sorrento. Transportation from Naples is available …More  
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Sun Sep 14 8:00am - Sun Sep 14 4:00pm
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Leave in am see Sorrento catch ferry to capri
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City
Sorrento, Italy
Sun Sep 14 9:00am - Sun Sep 14 10:00am
Notes
p 481 Naple to Sorrento 1 hour
hydro ferry leaves 14.50 euros 8:05,8:25,8:45,9:15,10:20,2:30
http://www.capri.net/en/ship-timetable
from the North on the A/2 Milan-Naples motorway, proceeding with the Naples-Salerno A/3 to the Castellammare di Stabia turnoff;
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ferry to capri via sorrento TRAGHETTI-FERRIES (50 min.) hydro (V= 25 min.) Sorrento - Capri 7.20F - 8.20 - …More  
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Sun Sep 14 10:00am - Sun Sep 14 12:00pm
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Capri is one of the most famous and celebrated Italian islands in the world, noted for its extraordinary natural bea …
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Capri
Capri
Capri, 80073
Italy
+39 081 837 5308
Sun Sep 14 1:00pm - Sun Sep 14 2:00pm
Notes
nonresident cars are NOT permitted
Funicular railway
The red funicular railway train enables visitors to reach the center of Capri in just 5 minutes, via a panoramic route over the lemon trees and vegetable gardens.
Trains depart every 15 minutes
Tickets can be purchased at the Funicular railway ticket office in the center of Capri or in Marina Grande, to the left of the port, where all the ticket offices for the various hydrofoil and ferry companies are located.

Bus
Little orange buses travel along the routes Capri-Anacapri, Capri-Marina Piccola, Capri-Marina Grande (the so-called S.Costanzo line), Capri-Damecuta, Marina Piccola-Anacapri (during the summer season only), Anacapri-Grotta Azzura, and Anacapri-Faro.
Buses run frequently, but times are subject to variation.
Tickets can be purchased directly on board, at the Funicular railway ticket office in Marina Grande, or in Piazza Martiri d’Ungheria, close to the Piazzetta, where the bus station is situated. Tickets are valid for all forms of public transport. 3 types of ticket are available: corsa singola (single), orario (hourly) and giornaliero (daily).
the routes taken by the buses can also be followed on foot, offering pleasurable and often extremely panoramic walks.
Rent a scooter???
See blue grotta,chair lift from anicapri
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Port of Capri - Close to the commercial docks Via Provinciale Marina Grande, 280 phone +39 081 8377941 mobile …More  
Transportation

390818378018
Sun Sep 14 1:15pm - Sun Sep 14 2:00pm
Notes
At the moment the scooter (comfortable for 2 passengers) is consigned, clients are given:
- Crash helmets
- Holder for helmets
- Insurance
- Sufficient petrol for the duration of the rental period
- A personalised map of the island
- Indications of the roads open to traffic, parking places, beaches, and the islands most celebrated locations
- Immediate assistance at any time of day and in any part of the island
€15 xh
€60 xday all included: Gasol, helmet, insurance
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Vesuvius is 17,000 years old and is one of the most famous active volcanoes in the world. Its existence has been cha …
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contrada Crocelle
Ercolano, 80056
Italy
+39 081 574 2752
Sun Sep 14 5:00pm - Sun Sep 14 6:00pm
Notes
Buses can take visitors to within 200 meters of the summit of Vesuvius. There you can buy a ticket to the top. Remember that it can be considerably cooler at the summit, especially when there are low clouds.
Once you have purchased you ticket, you ascend on a wide trail of volcanic stone pocked with larger rocks. Staunch shoes are recommended. The trail switches back several times, then circles the crater. Refreshments are found at the summit and at an intermediate point along the trail.
At the summit you can hire a guide, buy a guidebook, or just peek into the crater on your own.
The trail is a wide path of volcanic stones interspersed with some larger rocks that have probably fallen from above. The trails have guard rails provided by fencing, as you can see in the picture. The grade is fairly steep and constant. It will take a moderately conditioned person about 20 minutes to walk to the refreshment stand at the summit where guides can be hired The crater is 1,282 meters above sea level, 230 meters deep, and has a diameter of about 650 meters.
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Solfatara is a dormant volcano belonging to the volcanic area of the Campi Flegrei, believed by the ancients to be t …
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Vulcano Solfatara
via Solfatara, 161
Pozzuoli, 80078
Italy
+39 081 526 2341/+39 081 526 7413
Sun Sep 14 6:00pm - Sun Sep 14 7:00pm
Notes
Able to hike $5E
The Solfatara is about 10 km. from Naples By auto If you are coming from the Autostrada you must exit and, after the pay toll booth, take the entrance to the Tangenziale of Naples and ride it all the way to exit n.11 of Agnano at about 4 Km. from the Solfatara, therefore follow the directions for Pozzuoli and the signs “Vulcano Solfatara”.
The Solfatara is open everyday from 8:30 AM to one hour before dusk.
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Mon 09/15/08 (day 5) - Naples, Pompei, Salerno, Cosenza

Pompei to 30 mins then to Cosenza 207 mi, 4 hrs
Transportation
Mon Sep 15 7:00am
Notes
head south toward next hotel stop at Pompeii and then Paetrum along the way
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When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August A.D. 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, …
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Naples, Italy
Mon Sep 15 9:00am - Mon Sep 15 12:00pm
Notes
p 478 each place Single ticket - valid for 1 day Full price: € 11.00

access to 5 sites: Herculaneum, Pompeii, Oplontis, Stabiae, Boscoreale) - valid for 3 days
Full price: € 20.00
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Pompeii, the most famous archaeological site in Italy, is located just 25km away from Naples . The excavations are v …
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Pompeii
Pompeii
Pompei, 80045
Italy
+39 081 857 6111(Tourist Information)/+39 081 857
Mon Sep 15 10:00am - Mon Sep 15 12:00pm
Notes
Check out of Naples visit site on way to Cosenza
April - October, every day from 8.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m
Motorway A3 Napoli-Salerno (exit Pompei ovest)
see house of vetti, house of faun
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is a town that was destroyed, along with Pompeii, in the 79AD eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The site is much smaller …More  
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Mon Sep 15 12:00pm - Mon Sep 15 1:00pm
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Paestum is one of the most evocative archeological sites involving the Greek civilisation in the whole of Italy. It …
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Paestum
Largo Archeologi, Salerno
Salerno, 84132
Italy
+39 089 230 411
Mon Sep 15 3:00pm - Mon Sep 15 4:00pm
Notes
p 482 might be a nice stop half way 3 of these greek acopolis buildings from 6th century bc
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City
Cosenza, Italy
Mon Sep 15 6:00pm - Tue Sep 16 9:00am
Tue Sep 16 10:00am - Wed Sep 17 9:00am
Notes
Get to Cosenza at night. Check out this area next day. stay 2 days then drive to Sicily Sirausa 218 miles 5hours
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A Yahoo! Contributor
Wonderful and very informative itinerary and detail - much appreciated
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We enjoyed a similar trip as a cruise excursion and have talked of returning to do it ourselves. We enjoyed your driving input; good to know the Amafi coast can be driven successfully by tourists.
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A Yahoo! Contributor
Why you don't came in Bari?
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