Our delightful rural campsite situated a stone’s throw from the sea and a small busy marina is close to the town of Vico Equense, the first town along the Sorrentine peninsula in a relatively quiet part of this spectacular part of Italy but nevertheless in an ideal position to reach and explore the many tourist sites, such as Naples, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, Sorrento, Positano and the beautiful Amalfi coast, as well as Ischia, the island of Capri and the Il Sentiero degli Dei, the Path of the Gods, a walking trail along a mountain ridge high above the sea and if that isn’t enough Scrajo, a spa with large thermal baths, access to the beach and sulphur water pools a drive away. Continue reading Vico Equense, Campania, Italy→
Today we packed up and left Camping Roma Capitol to travel further south to Camping Sant’Antonio in Vico Equense. This will be our base to visit some sites in the Naples area. The campsite is a €20 a night Camping Card site. It has mixed reviews but is just across the road from the Marina Di Equa, a picturesque little port with numerous bars & restaurants, including a 2 star Michelin one.
We thought we could be comfortable in such a place 🙂
Today we drove a few kilometres over to the local station, Ostia Antica, to take the train into Rome to visit the Colosseum. Our first parking attempt at the station car park actually turned out to be at a cemetery, but we were soon put right by a friendly local and found one of the last places free at the real station car park 🙂
The Colosseum
Kim & I had visited Rome a few years previously and, although we had seen the outside of the arena, we hadn’t entered. Time to put that right. We purchased the tickets at the station, €7 each for a 24hr period on all public transport. Continue reading The Colosseum→
Yesterday we arranged for a late checkout from Vilanova Park and had a casual day packing up, preparing to travel to our next stop, Italy. This activity was interspersed with coffee breaks and sitting out in the sushine, to wile the time away until our 5pm departure from camp.
30.04.2019 Route
We set off toward Grimaldi Lines Terminal at Barcelona docks taking the toll road so as to avoid the winding narrow coast road with the caravan. The expected tow time of 45 minutes became over an hour due to traffic but we had plenty of time to spare.
On Friday we made the final step of our journey back up to Barcelona to catch the ferry to Italy by returning to Vilanova Park in Vilanova i la Geltrú, a trip of 200km on non-toll autovia. The ferry to Civitavecchia, near Rome, is booked for 22:30 on Tuesday and the docks are only a 45 minute tow from the campsite. We arrived early afternoon and were allocated a large quiet pitch which, as is usual here, had electric hookup, water & waste all on pitch. Too easy! 🙂
