Sunday 14 January 2018

TRAVELS IN ITALY / Family Travelogue

ROME           FLORENCE         TUSCANY        PISA              

VENICE           CINQUE TERRE       AMALFI COAST       

     CAPRI           POSITANO                    RAVELLO



Spanish Steps
Rome, Italy

The first thing we checked out when we arrived at the Eternal City was the famous Spanish Steps.  Visited Rome from 06~08 June 2015, part of our DIY 2015 Europe/UK tour.
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Via Cola di Rienzo
Rome, Italy


Walked from the rented apartment to St Peter's Square via Cola di Rienzo. For more views of Rome on this street please click the photo.









St Peter's Square
Rome, Italy

St Peter's Square is one of the most beautiful and largest squares in the world.  It is located in front of the St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy.  We were in this square on 09 June 2015, during our DIY 2015 Europe/UK tour.  
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St. Peter's Basilica
Rome, Italy

St Peter Basilica is so far the largest and the most fascinating Catholic church in the world.  We joined the morning local Vatican tour on 08 June 2015, Monday, part of our DIY 2015 Europe/UK tour.   One of the highlights, visit the Basilica avoiding the crazy long queue outside.
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Siena Duomo Cathedral
Tuscany, Italy

We had joined a local tour from Florence to the best of Tuscany on 09 June 2015, part of our DIY Europe/UK Tour.
click the photo to see the beauty inside of the Siena Duomo Cathedral in Tuscany, Italy.








Tuscany Tour
Siena, Chianti, Pisa

We had joined a local tour from Florence to the best of Tuscany on 09 June 2015, part of our DIY Europe/UK Tour.  Visited the city of Siena, Organic lunch and wine tasting at Chianti, continued to San Gimignano and concluded at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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Florence,
Italy


Walks in Florence, Sculptures around Piazza della Signoria, Giotto's Bell Tower, Ponte Vechhio and visit to the famous Galleria dell' Accademia with the giant sized sculpture of Michelangelo's DAVID.
In Florence on 10 June 2015, part of our  DIY Europe/UK Tour.
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St Mark's Square BURANO/
LIDO BEACH
Venice, Italy




In Venice from 10~12 June 2015, part of our DIY 2015 Europe/UK tour.  This post features the main square in Venice, St Mark's Square and the Basilica.  Also, cruise and visit to Burano and Lido Beach by Vaporetto.
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Venetian Lagoon to San Marco
Venice, Italy 


Continuation of the previous post, ferry ride back to San Marco from Lido Beach, crossed the Venetian Lagoon to St Mark Basin.
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Grand Canal Cruise
Venice, Italy ***





Cruising the Grand Canal not by Gondolo but by Vaporetto (the cheapest way).  click the photo for more...












Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy

















Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy















Positano- Amalfi Coast, Italy



















     Positano from boat/ Amalfi Coast
Approaching Positano coming from Amalfi by boat. Positano village is a popular holiday destination in the southern part of Italy in the Amalfi Coast

visit on 22 May 2018








      AMALFI COAST view from POSITANO to SORRENTO by BUS

view of the Mediterranean sea on the Amalfi coast from Positano to Sorrento by bus.  Views much better from Sorrento to Amalfi though.  Check out my next upload.
Positano is a small cliffside village on the Amalfi Coast in the Southern Italy. This small village is the most popular destination among the villages on the coast.
Positano is an hour away from Sorrento by bus.

Sorrento is coastal town facing the bay of Naples, Italy
visit on 22 May 2018







     AMALFI COAST Sightseeing by Bus from Sorrento to Amalfi,   Italy /  22 May 2018

scenic views from Sorrento Amalfi by Bus.  
Sorrento is a coastal town facing the bay of Naples, Italy.

Amalfi is one of the towns surrounding the Amalfi coast.  The town lies below the cliff.  All bus lines take place in Amalfi.  If you want to go to Ravello from Positano, you take bus from Positano to Amalfi.  Change to another bus line that will take you to Ravello from Positano.










     RAVELLO / Bay view from Ravello main bus stop  ITALY/ 22 May 2019

Ravello town is located 365 meters above the Amalfi Coast.  Sita buses run from Amalfi to Ravello on a regular basis











     BLUE GROTTO Island of Capri coast in Southern Italy/ 23 May 2018

We joined the semi private tour from Amalfi to Capri.  One of the highlights is the small boat experience  getting inside the blue grotto.










06 June 2015         Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy
07 June 2015         St Peter's SquareVia Cola di Rienzo
08 June 2015         Vatican Tour, St Peter's Basilica
09 June 2015         Siena CathedralTuscany tour: Siena, Chianti, San Gigminano, Pisa
10 June 2015         Florence: Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, Giotto's Bell tower, Galleria dell' Accademia
11 June 2015         VENICE  St Mark' Square/ Gondola/ Venetian Lagoon cruise by Vaporetto/ BURANO/ LIDO BEACH
11 June 2015         VENICE:Cruise from Lido Beach to San Marco  by Vaporetto
12 June 2015         VENICE:  Cheap Grand Canal Cruise by Vaporetto

21 May 2018         Cinque Terre, Italy
22 May 2018         Amalfi Coast:  Amalfi, Positano, Sorrento, Ravello
23 May 2018         Capri
24 May 2019         Rome







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