Sorrento, Italy

From Pompeii, we moved on to Sorrento, a coastal town 27Km southwest of Pompeii. Before checking into our hotel in Sorrento - the Towers Hotel Stabiae, we stopped at Le Tre Caravelle Restaurant at Castellammare for dinner.

Sorrento in fact is our transit point for our trip to Capri, a small island the next day.

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Just before our bus turned into the lane leading to Le Tre Caravelle Restaurant, we had a glimpse of the sunset view of Sorrento.

Front of Le Tre Caravelle Retsurant.

Seafood Risotto.

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The next morning on 07.10.2024, we were at the ferry jetty at Sorrento to catch the ferry to Capri.

With our former uni friend Mary and her husband, Israel.

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After our one-day tour to Capri, we returned by ferry back to Sorrento by early evening. Just before dinner that evening, we had a brief free-and-easy time. With less than an hour, we walked around the town and eventually stopped at a supermarket to do some shopping.

The Luigi de Maio Street.

I noticed some passersby stopped at the overpass above this Street to take photo. Indeed, this is a fantastic site to capture the essence of Sorrento. Part of this Luigi de Maio Street was created by removing massive amount of hard rocks to reach a level of at least three storey below the original level. The buildings constructed precariously at the very top edge of the sheer vertical man-made cliff combined with the view of the open sea and the colourful sky at the far end of this deep man-made gorge undoubtedly provide a picturique scene!

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The restaurant where we had our dinner is within walking distance from the Luigi de Maio Street. It is elevated and offers a fantastic view of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Main Course: Pork Tenderloin.

Main Course: Oven-Cooked Chicken Leg.

Of all the restaurants we had our meals, this restaurant was the only one that diners were entertained by singers!

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If anything is to be remembered about Sorrento, it would be the pink jacket my wife bought at one boutique in Sorrento. She was more than happy about that purchase!