The Best Day Trips from The Amalfi Coast & Naples, Italy

Hey there fellow travelers, Mark here with Walters World and today I'm here in a hot morning here in Sorrento, Italy. And today I want to talk about some of the day trips you can do from Naples, or you can do from here in Sorrento if you're going to be coming to the Sorrento Peninsula because there's a lot of great places you can visit while you're here. And I just want to give you some of the highlights because I know some people they just go to Naples, and they see the National Archaeological Museum, they see the castle there, they eat the fantastic food, and then they're on their way. But there's a lot of places you can visit. If you're staying in Naples, even if you're just there for a weekend, you can get away to see a lot. So I've got six little places you can go when you are visiting Naples to visit around this area. And I think number one, and probably the most famous place to visit is Pompeii. You know Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius that blew up and covered that town, that Roman city in ash and pyroclastic flow. Yeah, you can go there and see how they dug up an entire city. And we're talking street after street after street, an amphitheater, a forum to go see. Heck, there's even a brothel you could go see when you're there with the paintings on the wall explaining the different things that can happen there. There's so much to see and do. And it's such a cultural experience, UNESCO World Heritage Site, that you go and it can take you a whole day when you're there, it can take a half day when you're there. But that's one place you can go when you're here. And we have a whole video on the don'ts of Pompeii to help you out. But honestly, it is really great. And don't forget some sun protection because there is no protection from the sun when you are there. Now, that's about 40 minutes on the circum Vesuvia train line from Naples. Okay, just to give you a heads up for that. Second day trip I recommend you're doing is going to Herculaneum. Now Herculaneum also was covered by Vesuvius explosion in 79 AD. However, this one is much more compact. And you really get to see the lives of the people much better because a lot of stuff from Pompeii was actually you know, taken to the National Archaeological Museum in Naples and other places. But Herculaneum they found more recently. And it's actually within a city like it's in the city and they're like, Oh, hey, this is like six or seven square blocks of just historic stuff. And you go through and you see the homes, you see the frescoes in situ like they're in the place like wow, this is really cool. So different than seeing it on a wall in a museum. And so that's another thing you can do. And this one's actually super close. It's actually like the first stop on the circum Vesuvia from Naples. So you're literally there in like 15 minutes from Naples Garibaldi station. It's not Centrale. Centrale is above it. Garibaldi is the local train station underneath. So you have that. Now, we've got the historic stuff out of the way. Now let's get the cheeky cheeky stuff out of the way. The third day trip you can do from Naples is go to the Amalfi Coast. The Amalfi Coast is probably the most beautiful coastline in Europe. I mean, it's the sheer cliffs going down these little tiny beaches with these beautiful towns in there that you can go see. Positano is beautiful. You can go to Amalfi. There's there's tons of like beach towns along the way or you can go to Ravello which is like up in the hills. But it is just gorgeous. It's one of those things that people love going to see just to take in the ambience of the area. However, I will tell you the Amalfi Coast is super expensive. And if you're going to get there, you might take a private transfer or a tour from Naples or you'll take the maybe you'll come down here to Sorrento and you'll take the vomit bus. Yeah, going between the cities there. It's a lot of switchbacks. I mean, it's cliffs and stuff. So switchbacks, quick turns, small spaces. I've been on the vomit bus a number of times and five out of seven times someone has thrown up on the bus while we've been going because it gets really hot when you're here and all that movement. It doesn't end well for a lot of people. Okay, but don't let that stop you from visiting these little towns. It's really, really beautiful when you're there. Okay. Now, next stop on our list is actually right out here in the Bay of Naples. You have the Isle of Capri. Yes, the Isle of Capri, you know Caprese Salad. Yeah, there's a place that that's from. And that's where you see the Blue Grotto. And the Blue Grotto, you're not going to get a ton of time to see it. They literally like put you on a little boat, you go to a boat to another boat, and then you go in real quick. And they basically take you three minutes, maybe five minutes if there's a long line inside it, and then you're out. Okay, so that's part of the disappointing, but it is beautiful to see. But if you go to Capri, it is just such a pretty, pretty town on Capri right when you get off the boats. But also if you hike up and go to Ana Capri, I love going there and eating on the square. And you have the ravioli Caprese, which has got two different cheeses in it and some marjoram and it's just, oh, it's fantastic. Like it's worth going to the island just to go eat that when you are there. And if you can get some deliciosa de limone anywhere around here, that's always good. It's a really fantastic lemon dessert when you're here. Also limoncello, you're gonna find that all over the place. It's a lemon liqueur is very popular here too. I mean, not just not just on Capri, but anywhere. But I will tell you if you're gonna go to the Isle of Capri, there are ferries that will leave from Naples and there's more ferries actually from here in Sorrento. But make sure you get the right ones because they have fast ones that are going to be there in like 20-30 minutes. Or there could be ones that take two or three hours. So make sure you get the right one. Now the farthest away place from Naples if you're looking for a day trip or a farthest place away from here, like in Sorrento, if you're staying here is Paestum. And Paestum is basically in ancient history, they built some really fantastic temples to check out. Unfortunately, they didn't really check out the environment there. So they built it in swampland. So there was mosquitoes and malaria and all kinds of diseases. So they left them, they just left them. So you go there, they're in like wonderful condition, you can walk around and hike there. I've been with my parents there a few times. It's really, really gorgeous, but it is the farthest one to go to if you're looking at places to go from Naples. So just have a heads up for that one. Over your head in Sorrento, that will be kind of like the longest journey to go. But it is worth checking out. So Pompeii and Herculaneum are fantastic. Whichever one you go to, you're not going to be upset. But the thing is, before you hit the beaches and you hit the Amalfi Coast, those things I'm going to talk about, and after you've gotten your Roman history out of the way, you need to find a little bit more recent Italian and Naples history. And that's actually here in Caserta. So Caserta is a very easy day trip to come out to from Naples. It's about 40 minutes on a regional train. I mean, heck, you can take the metro out here if you want. So it's not that big of a deal to get out here. The thing is, here you have the Royal Palace of Caserta. This Baroque Palace is incredible. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And you can get tours inside and go see all the beauty inside and the, the rooms and everything. And it's just, it's just outstanding. But if you want to get that royal decadence of Europe when you're here in Naples, this is the day trip you want to do. Now we'll go back to Sorrento to talk about more of the coastal treats and day trips you have from Naples. And if you're going to be in Naples, I mean, coming here to Sorrento, Sorrento really is a tourist town. I mean, it's a mega tourist town, like there's no restaurant that isn't for tourists, because there's so many tourists that are here, whether they're American, whether Italian, whether from wherever. But it can be a nice little day trip from Naples you want to do here. Or you can make Sorrento your base and explore these same day trips. Okay, so I guess this video could be great day trips from Sorrento or Naples because yes, you could go to Naples with the things I talked about before. But I hope this helps you know some of the things you can do. So you can make the Amalfi Coast or Sorrento or Naples a base. And so you can spend a week here seeing all these fantastic day trips. So I wish you all the best. I'll say bye from here in Sorrento.