Naples
Evan Gray
Naples, Italy
Shore Excursion and Port Review
A Taste of Sorranto and Pompeii Excursion
Although I personally wasn’t very impressed
with Naples itself, the port is a connection point to a great variety of
places. Naples appeared to me to simply be a large city supposedly
filled with con men and pickpockets. However, our tour bypassed Naples,
and instead went to Sorrento and then on to Pompeii. Our tour was called
“Taste of Sorrento with Pompeii.” This was by far our favorite
excursion. Our tour guide, Enzo, was amazing and made the excursion even
more enjoyable. Following a very scenic drive along the coast our bus
dropped us off at a farm in the hills outside of Sorrento. It was a
genuine Italian farm with lemon trees, multiple crops and an old world
charm. We saw a demonstration of making homemade mozzarella, and were
treated to a sampling of bread, mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and salami.
We also had an opportunity to taste and buy the limoncello made at the
farm. Then we went into Sorrento where we had free time to explore the
town. I absolutely loved Sorrento because it’s not touristy and is a
charming, nice sized town. We found beautiful wood in-lays at good
prices, and the shopping in general was pretty good. If you can, go to
Sorrento, because I was wishing when we left that we had more time
there. I probably would have liked to spend a whole day there. Finally
we went to Pompeii. The guided tour helped with navigating and
understanding the ruins, and made the experience more worthwhile. A
return visit should include a trip to the Herculaneum ruins to get
contrast with what’s at Pompeii. Other people we talked to also raved
about Capri and the Amalfi Coast, so there are many tour options around
Naples.