Our travels in Sicily are my second experience here, as I previously toured Sicily in November of For Maggie, a person with a Sicilian father, this is her first trip to Sicily.
We start our two-and-a-half-week trip by taking a train from Roma to Napoli. An early stop for us on our trip is the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, found on the western Italian coast. The town was founded in the 6 th Century BC.
While Herculaneum was almost entirely preserved by being caked with a shell of solidified mud it is one of the very few ancient Roman towns preserved almost in its entirety β including much of its woodwork , Pompeii which I visited in woodwork was consumed by fire. Our first full day and night find us in the very pleasant coastal town of Sorrento. So that is exactly what is done in Sorrento. Of course, it is irresistible to walk in Sorrento, which means that we notice a great many residents walk in this little town.
Streets are very festive β particularly during the winter holidays. It is very much one of the charming Italian Christmas Towns. The very picturesque town has been the home of many notable authors and musicians over the years. A delightful, romantic place to stroll. Having forgotten my belt in security at the JFK airport a day earlier, we check prices and see that most street vendors are selling belts for 20 euros.
But then we come upon a vendor who is selling her belts for only 5 euros. Not only is her price very low, but she is happy to quickly cut the length of the belt for me when I discover it is too long for my thinner waist due to my low-carb, high-fat diet. Our next day is a three-for-one day, as we visit the romantic, charming, storybook Amalfi Coast towns of Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello. Each of these towns is set straddling deep coastal ravines, which adds immeasurably to their delightful, unspeakable beauty.
