Me, my wife and two grown children are spending the last of our 5-day trip to Sorrento tomorrow and are looking for something to do. We've already done Capri, Amalfi and Pompeii. We were thinking of going to Naples on that last day but decided against it because of a bad experience we had on a local train to Pompeii from Sorrento. Has anyone gone on any type of tour like an olive grove, or have any other ideas?.
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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We were there a couple of weeks ago. It's a half hour walk out to the ruins of a Roman Villa or there is a company in Sorrento that offers kayak trips. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bagni+Regina+Giovanna/@40.633806,14.3496767,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x133b9e96e029ac27:0x4bc94f537067520f!8m2!3d40.633806!4d14.3518654!16s%2Fg%2F1ptyvs4j6
*I'm curious about your experience on Circumvesuviana train. Before going, we had heard a lot of bad comments, but were pleasantly surprised. While rough around the edges, we thought it was given a bad rap.
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The lemon Grove walk from Maori to Minori is fun, short hike. Positano for a day trip, including their Roman Villa museum and excavation. Herculaneum for more Mt. Vesuvius destruction. Honestly, a slow day enjoy beautiful Sorrento is always a fun day. Enjoy your time there!!
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New York
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Regarding the Circumvesuviana train, going from Sorrento to Pompeii it was very slow and crowded, but we did get seats in Sorrento. Going from Pompeii to Sorrento it was jam packed and stood the entire way. Having spent years on the NYC subway system I can also tell you that many people don't know that they shouldn't hog the vertical grab bars and should remove backpacks.
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NY
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I know I'm late but Naples is obviously the choice. Yeah metro trains can have annoying people but that's literally life and travel.
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Take the early morning SITA bus from the Sorrento train station to Positano (less crowded early, and you'll be sure to get a seat if you pick up the bus where the line originates at the train station). Then take the ferry back to Sorrento.
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Naples is the natural choice. The Archeological Museum is can’t miss, and miss and I really enjoyed my brief time exploring the city. The RS walk and the museum is plenty. You can take the ferry from Sorrento and back, though there aren’t tons of them.
If you enjoyed Pompeii, Herculaneum is also amazing and very different from Pompeii. The Circumvesuviana is primarily a commuter train of course, so it’s generally better the further you get away from Naples and outside commute hours. You could also ferry to Naples, explore, then Circumvesuviana stop at Herculaneum before the train gets bonkers. It’s smaller than Pompeii, less crowded and easier to see.
Third option, back to the coast side. Take the ferry to Amalfi and grab a bus up to Ravello. Ravello is lovely and was a real highlight. Not much to do up there, but relax a bit.
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At Hotel del Corso in Sorrento, owner and chef Imma gives a great cooking class. She placed 4th in Masterchef Italy a few years ago and is just a bright, fun person.