We stayed in Sorrento for 4 days which was a great location to take day trips to Pompei, Capri, and the Amalfi coast. April 25th was "Liberation Day" so there were lots of Italian families staying in Sorrento for the holiday weekend. We didn't book a hotel in advance and were a little worried because the tourist info center closed early and many hotels were fully booked. By a stroke of luck I made friends with a couple of elderly local men. Augustino led me down an alley off the main Tasso square and pointed me to the lobby of a posh looking hotel. The Palazzo Guardati (4 star) looked way out of our budget, but they did have 1 triple room left and we didn't want to leave town. The room normally goes for 220 euro per night, but Luigi offered it for the special rate of 160 per night - including breakfast! My prayers were answered! From the roof-top terrace, we were able to see the fireworks show for the holiday. The next few nights we stayed in another hotel owned by the same family, Hotel Zi'Teresa, which had beautiful inlaid wood furniture, a craft that Sorrento is famous for.
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We started this 2 week adventure in Rome, Italy and ended in Athens, Greece. This time of year the weather was great and it was before the big surge of summer tourists. Our itinerary: 3 days in Rome; 4 days in Sorrento with day trips to Pompei, Capri, Amalfi coast; 1 overnight ferry from Italy to Greece; 3 days in Athens; 4 days relaxing on the island of Aegina.The people were warm and friendly and the food was delicioso!
