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


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IMG_1073 - The fellow from #1063, keeping an eye on the parking lot.
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IMG_1076 - Sampling local citrus juices.
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IMG_1078 - The 1944 Vesuvius eruption destroyed two villages near here, but that time the lava warned people to escape.
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IMG_1082 - The Port of Salerno. There we turned inland toward Potenza, Matera, and the heel of the Italian boot.
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IMG_1084 - A farm with nets to keep birds off the grapes.
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IMG_1085 - Il Castelluccio fortress, built in 1080 at Battipaglia, about 27 km south of Salerno.
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IMG_1088 - Many white plastic covered fields (They are impressive on Google maps) near Eboli
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IMG_1095 - Italy has few energy resources and does not use nuclear power, so relies heavily on wind power.

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