Gabi and Theresa's Big Adventure: Sorrento

Gabi and Theresa agree on one thing. If visiting the area of Pompeii, then stay in Sorrento and not Naples. Naples is the Detroit of southern Italy. Sorrento is posh by comparison. It is a city where people vacation. Naples is a city where they work.

Mount Vesuvius, the killer of Pompeii and Herculaneum, hovers over Sorrento's horizon on a clear day. (As shown by the intro picture.) The semi-tropical climate makes the area a garden of palm trees and lemon groves. Not suprisingly, the most popular export of Sorrento is Limoncello ...the after-dinner drink that is the mark of a true Italian restaurant.