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Excursions

Ercolano, Pompei, Capri, Ischia ed altri tesori della Campania sono a portata di mano: Villa Pane può diventare il luogo ideale in cui riposare e rielaborare quello che si è visto, dopo una giornata di scoperte.

In ogni stagione Sorrento offre al visitatore atmosfere indimenticabili: l’esplosione di colori e profumi della primavera, la suggestione delle processioni di Pasqua, la serena luminosità delle giornate di giugno, i sapori ed il fascino del periodo natalizio.

Sorrento

Sorrento is one of the most romantic and famous tourist attractions in Italy. The main fascination of this town is the serene brilliance of its landscape, the flowering of its gardens, the mildness of its air. Many prefer the mild restful beauty of Sorrento, especially for a holiday, to the wild and rugged beauty of Capri, and the orgy of colour and granite of the coast of Amalfi. The town of Sorrento lies on a stratum of rock of volcanic origin...
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Amalfi Coast

The Amalfi Coast is one of the most exclusive areas in the South of Italy.
It has been chosen by writers, film directors and alike for its charm and atmosphere. And at dusk you can find your favorite corner in one of the restaurants along the coast. Positano and Amalfi are linked to Capri, Naples by a regular ferry service and to Sorrento by a public bus...
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Positano

Positano is the most coy and aristocratic of the resorts along the Amalfi coast, almost inaccessible except by sea, where there is a small landing stage, or by the narrow, winding roadway high above the sea, where two cars may just about pass each other. Positano is a charming village of 3700 inhabitants which lies on the Amalfi Coast between three valleys called Pertuso, Comune and Paipo. According to the tradition, Positano was founded by the inhabitants of Paestum...
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The island of Capri

Capri remains an enchanting island haven in the Bay of Naples. Its breathtaking caves, luxuriant vegetation and the charming narrow laneways of its small towns have attracted visitors for centuries. The best time to visit is spring (April to early July), or mid-autumn (October) after the summer crowds have ebbed away. Already inhabited in the Old Stone Age, Capri was eventually occupied by the Greeks...
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The island of Ischia

Especially loved by Germans today, the island of Ischia covers an area of 46.33 square kilometers and it is the eighth largest Italian island and the largest in the Bay of Naples. Neighbouring islands are Capri, Procida and Vivara. Known as the Emerald Isle, it is a health resort and a tourist center, celebrated for its warm mineral springs and for its scenery. Deducing from the archaeological remains, Ischia has been inhabited since the prehistoric age...
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Paestum

According to Strabo, Jason stopped near the mouth of the Sele river and he had a sanctuary built dedicated to Hera (Juno). Mythology is only a poetic interpretation of the historical events. Probably, in the middle of the VII century b.C. the town of Sibaris founded a commercial centre near the mouth of the Sele river, and also a sanctuary dedicated to Hera. Later, Poseidonia – the Greek name of Paestum – was founded...
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Herculaneum

Dyonisus of Halicarnassus attributed the foundation of Herculaneum to Heracles (Hercules) whilst he was coming back from Iberia (Spain), and Strabo reports that the town first belonged to the Oscans (VII century b.C.), then to the Etruscans and finally to the Samnites. Like Pompeii and Stabiae, Herculaneum was also forced to enter the orbit of the Nocera confederation. When it rebelled against Rome during the Social War, it was attacked and conquered in 89 b.C. by the envoy of Silla...
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Pompeii

Nowadays Pompeii is one of the most famous and visited archaeological sites in the world. The origin of the city is uncertain: the oldest reports date back to the 7th century B.C. In Roman times its ideal location and its magnificent scenery led many wealthy Romans to build villas there. Unfortunately the city was much damaged by an earthquake in 62 A.D and on the 24th August of 79 A.D. was completely demolished by an eruption of Mount Vesuviu...
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Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is certainly the symbol and the main feature in the Neapolitan landscape, and it is one of the smallest active volcanoes in the world (1277 mt high). It consists of a truncated cone, Monte Somma, which rises to the height of 1152 mt in punta Nasone, on the Northern side. rom the centre of this crater Vesuvius proper rises. Austere and all yellow with broom in spring, it inspires a mighty solitude just as the poet Giacomo Leopardi described it...
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Naples Royal Palace

The Royal Palace of Naples was built as the king of Spain Philip III was supposed to be coming to visit Naples and it was felt that the other royal residences were not suitable for a king to stay in. The Royal Palace was designed by Domenico Fontana at the beginning of the XVII century as the viceroy Ferrante di Castro wanted to be built. But in the XVIII century it was restored by Luigi Vanvitelli...
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Royal Palace of Caserta

The monumental Palace of Caserta, created by the king Charles of Bourbon during the XVIII century, was built to be a new Versailles, a symbol of the greatness of the new kingdom. The architect of this incredible masterpiece was Luigi Vanvitelli. Charles of Bourbon decided to build that Royal Palace in Caserta because in 1742 the British fleet threatened to bombard Naples to obtain the neutrality of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies in the war of succession for the throne of Austria...
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