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Southern Italy Snapshots: Campania
Blog: My Bella Vita - 17 March 2011
Through the Southern Italy Snapshots series we’ve visited four of Italy’s southern-most regions, including world-famous Sicily, popular Puglia, laid-back Basilicata and my adopted home region and personal favorite, Calabria. Today, we are heading a bit north into another one of my favorite regions, Campania.
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A day trip to Capri
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 3 August 2010
Capri is a rocky island situated at the mouth of the Gulf of Naples. I visited the island on a day-trip from Positano on the Amalfi Coast and it was truly memorable. It’s really easy to get to Capri from Positano. Ferries ply between these two tourist hotspots several times a day and it takes [...]
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Spotlight on Capri
Blog: My Bella Vita - 19 July 2010
Over the last few months I’ve tried to feature southern Italian travel destinations outside of my beloved Calabria-and few places in the bel paese are more beloved than Capri. If you are considering a visit to this chic and stylish island, here are a few ideas to add to your itinerary by avid Italy traveler, [...]
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Lady in Capri
Blog: A Lady in London - 11 May 2010
Capri is enchanting. With its reputation as a jet-setter destination, its stunning rows of white-awninged luxury shops, and its dramatic natural scenery, the island is a tiny paradise in the Mediterranean. I first wanted to go to Capri after my cousin, who studied Architectural History at Brown, made a model of a bright [...]
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Where are you going? Swimming in Disappointment and the Waters of the Blue Grotto on the Isle of Capri
Blog: Suzy Guese - 29 March 2010
It sounds like a dream, swim in the famed Blue Grotto on the Isle of Capri, just off the coast of southern Italy. Images of my Little Mermaid heydays at my neighborhood pool came to mind as I set out for Capri’s waters on a sweaty day in June. The Blue Grotto bears a small opening, [...]
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Made it to Capri
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 14 February 2010
Isle of Capri, Italy – October 18th, 2009 So we finaly get ourselves to Capri. Its a tiny Island not far from Sorrento. Pretty much a rich persons haven. And most famous for the Blue Grotto. The lot of us are up and ready to go after a quick grab of some breakfast we hit the station [...]
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The Blue Grotto, Capri
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 12 October 2009
The Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra) is a well-known sea-cave on the island of Capri, Italy. It’s a bit of a squeeze getting into the cave as the entrance from the sea is narrow and low. Visitors have to lie flat in the boat as the boatman pulls the boat through the small channel. The cave [...]
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Getaway to Sorrento!
Blog: Ron in Rome - 1 June 2009
This weekend was my wife’s birthday… so we escaped to Sorrento. Some friends loaned us their car and off we went on our weekend adventure. We stayed in a wonderful hotel just outside of town… so call this a trip report! Leaving Rome early Saturday AM we battled the “holiday” traffic heading out of town. [...]
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