Southern Italy & Sicily - Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - Sorrento, Pompeii, Matera, to Alberobello


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IMG_0943 - Views back toward Sorrento from Montechiaro.
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IMG_0951 - At both ends of this bridge at Seiano, the train tracks vanish into tunnels.
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IMG_0952 - Vesuvius and Naples. The volcano is 12 km from downtown Naples .
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IMG_0956 - Naples is the most densely populated city in Europe, historically due to the fertile land near a volcano.
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IMG_0957 - Pompeii opened to visitors in 1950.
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IMG_0958 - Information on Pompeii. It and other cities were destroyed by an eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79.
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IMG_0960 - All this was covered with hot ash and pumice stones to a depth of 6 to 7 metres (19 to 23 feet).

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