Here's a set of pictures I took around the area of Himmelsleiter forest and Drof Wehlen village by the bank of Elbe River in Saxon Switzerland. This is the story of that trip. … [Read more...]
Photos: Naples, Campania, Italy (2017)
You will see in this album a set of pictures I took during my stay in the beautiful city of Naples. … [Read more...]
Photos: Ancient Pompei, Campania, Italy (2017)
In this photo album, you will see a set of pictures I took while wandering around the extensive archeological site of Ancient Pompei. This ancient was notoriously devastated after the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius and remained for centuries buried under ashes until it was more recently excavated. Due to the volcanic ashes having acted as a preservative, the site of Ancient … [Read more...]
Photos: Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy (2017)
Being in Campania, I could not have omitted to climb Vesuvius Volcano: probably history's most infamous volcano. Unlike the crowds of tourists climbing the volcano daily from the only currently open trail, I with three German friends took a unique and more adventurous approach. We climbed up to the crater off-trail, straight-line up the slope, detouring the national park … [Read more...]
Photos: Boscoreale & Boscotrecase, Campania, Italy (2017)
It was a hot summer midnight I set out from the city of Pompei aiming to have reached the top of Mount Vesuvius by dawn, in a trespassing operation. The long way it took me to reach the mountain foot passed through the two succeeding towns of Boscoreale and Boscotrecase, in which I took the photos you will see in this album. Unfortunately, soon after I made it to the mountain … [Read more...]
Photos: Ischia Island, Campania, Italy (2017)
Ischia is the largest one of the volcanic Phlegraean Islands: an archipelago in the Gulf of Naples, in Campania, Southern Italy. The island is very densely populated, maintaining a population of 60.000 permanent residents. In addition to them, large numbers of tourists flood the island all year round to enjoy its scenic beaches and the spas of its volcanic activity.Ischia was … [Read more...]
Photos: Pompei, Campania, Italy (2017)
During my recent trip to Campania, one day I wound up in the town of New Pompei. As I there found a great hostel to settle down for a while, and the atmosphere and location of the town itself I found them quite ideal for the purpose, I set there my base for exploring Campania's beauty. Some of the trips I undertook setting off from there were the nearby Ancient Pompei, the … [Read more...]
Photos: Pizzo San Michele, Picentini Mountains, Campania, Italy (2017)
You'll see in this photo album the pictures I took while climbing the Pizzo San Michele peak: one of the peaks I climbed during a 4-day trekking trip in the Picentini Mountains range in Campania, Italy. Here you may read about all the details of that memorable adventure. … [Read more...]
Photos: Monte Mai, Picentini Mountains, Campania, Italy (2017)
In this album, you'll see the photos I took while climbing Monte Mai: one of the highest peaks of the wild Picentini Mountain Range, located in central Campania, Southern Italy. The view from the top was astounding and was reaching all the way to Vesuvius and Naples with its wide gulf. You may here read the story of that 4-day trekking trip in the Picentini Mountains. … [Read more...]
Photos: Fisciano & Calvanico, Campania, Italy (2017)
It was one extremely hot and dry summer afternoon I was getting off the train at the station of Fisciano in Campania, Southern Italy. I shouldered my heavy backpack and set off striding the first steps of a great many that were to come during the following four days. It was the beginning of my Picentini Mountains trekking trip. In this album, you'll see some photos I took … [Read more...]
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