MOTORHOME TOUR - POMPEII - SORRENTO: Best place to Park Up!

European Motorhome Tour days 27-29 takes us to Vico Equense where we explore Pompeii and Sorento. We stay at Camping S.Antonio which is ideally situated on the train line between Pompeii and Sorento. The steps from the campsite to the town are EXTREME but I think there is a bus service. The drive down to the campsite is ok, we made hard work of it by missing the turn in off the main road, don’t be intimated by the entrance to the campsite, it is fine, some of the campsite pitches are tight between the trees but the very friendly owner will come and help you. We were also able to book our boat trip along the Almafi Coast from reception. Definitely eat in the Campsite restaurant, its great food at a reasonable price.
On the second day we take the train to Sorrento, where we muse around the shops (not really our thing) and then hike off to Bagni Regina Giovanna, a beautiful oasis for swimming by the Roman Villa ruins.
Pompeii Tips:
1. When you buy your train ticket (not expensive) make sure you validate it in the machine on the station before travelling, if you don’t then you are effectively travelling without a ticket and will get fined.
2. Definitely use a guide, it makes a huge difference to your time there, it was fine in a big group because we had ear pieces, no need to pay for a private guide.
3. Take food and drink with you, there are water fountains which are apparently ok to drink from but we didn’t fancy it.
4. It can get really hot and there is no shade so choose the time of day you visit
5. Be aware some trains on this line are old and very busy
6. Allow plenty of time to explore on the day, there’s a lot to see
7. You can’t re-enter Pompeii once your in
8. If you are on a child ticket you will need Id
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[@Tugga74]

Loved the top gun sound effects Andy. Superb Vlog as always. Can’t wait for the next one 👍

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thanks Cheryl, got to love a bit of Top Gun!! 😀Cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@allandelaplante1614]

We love Italy and your videos make it very clear why we will go back. Do you expect to visit Siena? Pitigliano is also beautiful and fascinating. Carry on.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Hi, Siena wasn’t on our tour this time, it’s on the list to do one day though , we are currently heading towards the Alps for some snow adventures 😀⛷️cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@Hales57]

Another wonderful video, thank you both.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊 cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@cooperization]

I remember visiting with my Parents in 1974 as a hormone fuelled 14yr' old and not been allowed inside the brothel!!--lol.However i have been back to Pompeii twice since and it continues to be one of the most fascinating and atmospheric places i have visited on my various travels---Great to see it all on your video--thank you. Another trip beckons i think.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

It sounds like it left an impression on you not being allowed in at 14, yes a very interesting place, we had no idea before visiting what an impression it would leave on us, cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@AminulIslam-lc8fv]

Thank you for amazing experience!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it 😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@davidkelsey2864]

For a moment there eI thought I was on the Hstory Channel! I am so glad we went to Pompeii in the off season.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

We thought we were just about in the off season going at the end of September, can't imagine what it's like when its really busy! Nice to be compared to the History Channel 😊 cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@alanbenham4139]

Super video guys. Andy your editing is just getting better & better. Chapeau.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thanks Alan 😊 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@PompullaMaailmalle]

We did not know that Pompeii is so nice. Very nice video once again! Thanks for sharing your adventure in Italy.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yes it was a pleasant surprise for us too😀 cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@jovijourneys]

that road down to the site!! 😯 looked lovely, another fab video!! 😍

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it 😀 yes that road did test the nerves!! 😀 cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@ianmcconnell7567]

It’s Pompeii!!!!! Well that’s a campsite we won’t be visiting😬 chapeau Andy for negotiating it and also like the top gun reference 😊some bits we didn’t see when we there so that was really useful, I remember being struck by the tracks in the road and also how worn the steps were. Anyway great video as always and thanks for sharing and also thanks for your gesture to us on a sad day ❤️❤️

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yay Pompeii!! 😀 hope we did it justice, it was a great campsite by the sea in Vico Equense, I think it'll be fine out of season on the road to it, and the arch, and the tight parking between the trees🤣 Cheers...Andy&Michelle❤️❤️

[@WanderingWheelie]

Free snacks are always good. Talk about packed in like sardines……. Love the amphitheatre.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Free always tastes better as well! 😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@Sarahandlee]

Hi guys hope your both well. We really enjoyed this one, Pompeii has been on our bucket list for so long looks amazing. Take care Sarah and lee

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Hi Sarah and Lee, yes Pompeii is just one of those places that needs to be on everyone's bucket list😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@lindabrown9329]

Thank you, a walk down memory lane 2013 for me. Naples though a little scary, had to keep eye out for chances!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Pleased to have taken you down memory lane 😀 we didn’t visit Naples , probably a good thing! Cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@tyrafox2048]

Michelle is EXACTLY how I would be with those hair-pin turns and narrow roads in the motor home 😅. Fab video again peeps 🦊❤️

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, yes those narrow roads are not good for the nerves! 😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@lammyfromlammypie.1996]

Jeepers heart missed a couple of beats on the drive in 😱 remarkable place Pompeii 😍

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

After the Brian experience these roads were a piece of cake!! and Pompeii ❤️ Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@stevematthew4566]

Following in your footsteps! We honeymooned in positano but now embarking on the NC500 and 2 nights at sango sands after watching you both! Also Durness. Thanks for inspiring us!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Hi Steve, that's great😀 enjoy Sango Sands - they didn't do bookings when we went but we arrived early about 11:00am and didn't have a problem, it can get busy as its sooo good there! 😀 cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@stevematthew4566]

Just got back from 2 weeks and Sango was amazing amongst loads of other wonderful finds like Fortrose bay. So many great pictures! Now to start planning the next trip and your amazing recommendations. Loving your work!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

@@stevematthew4566 glad you enjoyed Sango, hard not to 😀 We drove straight past Fortrose bay, will have to go next time when we can can squeeze another Scotland trip in, so many places on the todo list!! Cheers

[@tonyblundal5763]

Really great vlog, thanks both. Looks absolutely stunning. Tony and Julie.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thanks Tony and Julie, glad you enjoyed it😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@travellingwithcrowsfeet]

Great vlog guys. Very enjoyable. Sorrento and Pompeii looks fantastic. I, Darren there in 1987 on a Contiki. I've wanted to go back for decades. Pompeii is so rich in history. You told the story very well. Well done. 😍

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Aw thanks guys, appreciate your words there, Pompeii is such a special place we really wanted to do it justice😊😍 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@marklorna7513]

Great vlog again, we love the Almalfi Coast, when we did pompei the biggest queue was for the brothel,, nothing has changed in thousands of years 😂😂. Well done for driving the motorhome down there, it was bad enough driving a hire car 😂

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thanks Mark & Loma😊yes the biggest intrigue was the brothel🤣 My view on the roads was if there's a campsite it can't be too bad driving down to it and if I do cause a jam I've got a good reason to be there! 😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@TheBabblingBrookes]

Loved this one, although not feeling much love for driving or walking in Italy 😱😍x

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

You are going to be running out of modes of transport! 🤣 airborne transport is probably the safest! Cheers...Andy&Michelle 😍

[@catrescuer]

Hi guys, really enjoying your travels. Great footage. 🎉

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thanks Denise, glad you are enjoying our travels😊 cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@catrescuer]

@@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures Hi Michelle, I notice you always seem to hit the jackpot with the places you stop off to eat…do you use a guide book or do the locals simply recommend? The food, especially the pizzas you both eat look yummy…

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

@@catrescuer hi, we use google maps, type in coffee / restaurant/ cafe and look at the rating out of 5.0 , it’s not a guarantee but seems to work well for us 😀

[@DolittleCampers]

Any video with a Top Gun quote gets a like from me. You brought back my childhood with this video, I remember all of this including being packed on the train like sardines. I don’t remember the Phallic art though 😂 that’s so you guys to deviate from a guided tour 😂 great video 👍🏻

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

I don't think there are enough Top Gun quotes in vlogs!! 🛩 😀 and just must have been too innocent back in your childhood to see them!! Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@CaravanVlogger]

Finally got around to watching this! Pompeii looks amazing; I'll have to say, a bit too many "penis" references for my delicate ears, lol. I guess as it's a major tourist attraction, you'd expect the trains to be rammed. Very interesting, guided tour definitely looked worth doing. Just need to get to retirement, and we'll be off (well, and sell the house / buy a Motorhome etc) OOoo, doesn't your next adventure start today? Enjoy, stay safe, and we look forward to the vlogs. G&M

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Did you just say.... buy a Motorhome!!! 🤣 hope you've reserved the handle. Pompeii is definitely worth a visit. Yes the next adventure starts today, still only 2/3 through the videos of the last one😅Must work harder!! Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@CaravanVlogger]

@@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures hahahahaa I was just checking if you read my comments 😂 Me, International CaravanVlogger buy a motorhome 😵‍💫😱No, but the house is on the market, or will be next week

[@lyndseymcconnell7157]

Omg that road!!! Well done guys! ❤😊🚐🇮🇹🌋

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Thanks Lyndsey😀 we've been on worse roads...a lot worse!! 🤣 Cheers...Andy&Michelle❤️❤️

[@stevenallen6606]

Great video. I've already got the Sorrento site booked, complete with a top placement for the views. Glad you've confirmed it's worth it. We're there in early July.

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Glad you liked the video, just working on the next one from the area around Sorrento😀 cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@stevenallen6606]

@@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures Looking forward to that. I'm in a VW T6.1 so a little smaller than yours. The roads will seem a little wider to me! Hope you do the drive to Positano. Thanks, Steve

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

@@stevenallen6606 Sorry...No drive to Positano Steve, we took the boat, I don't think Motorhomes are allowed. There were coaches there so the road can't be too bad, i guess they just don't want the congestion.

[@menopausalmotorhomer]

Another fantastic vlog. Michelle, you should have just got a straw in that carafe 🤣

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Great idea!! I’ll remember that for next time🤣 Cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@graemefoxworthy2785]

Well, this is video is perfectly timed! We are booked to go to Napoli in two weeks time. Not camping this time, just have a week off, so flying and apartment rental for us. So excited, we were going to go last March, but by the time we got around to booking flights the prices had sky rocketed, so we went to Torino instead (which was lovely). How much was the guided tour of Pompeii? Good to know about which entrance to take, so thanks. Looking forward to your next video, as we are currently discussing how best to get up the volcano. Also, my partner refused to look out of the window when we were driving in Italy. The first time we drove in Italy (I say we, but I do all the driving), she spent the entire time shouting "Look out!", "Lorry!", "Argh!", ""What are they doing!" etc. We have done it enough times now though that she knows that I know that the Italians are not to be trusted, and will do the thing you least expect them to do and I have factored that into my approach to the Autostrada. If in doubt, put your foot down and overtake them all until the madness is behind you. One of the advantages of camping with a fast estate instead of a campervan!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Hi Graeme, Pompeii was £35pp for the tour and entry costs, the tour is a must, we didn't take it around Herculaneum and regretted it. (don't go for the private tours, they are very expensive and the group tours are perfectly good) Our next video features the volcano, getting up is very straightforward , they do a coach shuttle from the train station, buy your ticket from the desk on the left just after you leave the station (expensive at €50 for 2 ) it takes you as far as you can go and then you walk the last steep bit. You get plenty time up there to see the volcano and have a drink. We found that the visibility was better later in the day, you obviously don't want to be there in the clouds 😀 hopefully the next video will be out before you travel 😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@clairewilliams3549]

So useful, thanks guys. No way am I subjecting the dogs to those trains - way too many people! Might try the Sorrento site though :-)

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Yes it would be very scary for a dog on a train that busy, google was actually very good at showing how busy the train was in live time so maybe use that if you are there😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@hedleywilliams392]

We caught that costal train from Naples to Sorento after a 4 hour wait in Naples due to strikes. The train was heaving and we only got seats after my young son was sick into his hat. It was an experience!

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Omg and we thought our experience was bad! Your poor son (It was so jammed on ours we couldn’t reach to get the camera out!) cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@snoman1999]

Loving this part of yr travels - Bringing back all the memories of the times we stayed in this area ❤ ⛰ 🇮🇹 and our fav Amalfi Coast in the next episode 😍😍 Love the snacks you get with a drink in certain parts of Europe as well 😋 (pintxos) Some nice tech touches at the start of the video 🚐💨❤️

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Very happy to bringing back memories for you 😍 🇮🇹 that night we had so many snacks with just two drinks each we didn't have dinner! "pintxos" we've learnt a new word 😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle❤️

[@KARTAL-KARA64]

Hellooo....Thanks your effort to show us your adventure..Which app. or program are you using for editing?

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Hi, happy to share our adventures 😀we use Final Cut Pro by Apple and motion 5 for some of the more demanding graphics, cheers…Andy&Michelle

[@KARTAL-KARA64]

Thanks for your quick response

[@amandaadams8380]

the ampitheatre is where Pink Floyd filmed a concert documentary in 1971

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Ah yes, the guide did say that but we forgot to say it in the video, thanks for the reminder👍😀 Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@ShortwaveLog]

You just cost me a lot of money! - just purchased a motorhome :)

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Hopefully money well spent! 😀😀😀 , we've never regretted it, it transformed our lives!! which model did you get? Cheers...Andy&Michelle

[@ShortwaveLog]

@@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures Hymer Exsis-t 588

[@ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures]

Nice, very similar or even the same as my sisters Motorhome