Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Vallone dei Mullini and other sights

Within the heart of Sorrento lies the Vallone dei Mullini, a steep walled canyon that cuts into the >100 m thick welded tuff deposit known as the "Ignimbrite Campagna". The tuff deposit is from a major eruption of the Campi Flegrei caldera 37,000 years ago. All of Sorrento is built on the deposit, and the dramatic
cliffs separating the town from the sea are all of a tuff breccia of ragged scoria bombs in a gray porous, welded matrix.
Enough geology... We spent the day waking around and exploring Sorrento and Sant'Agnello.
On our return from an afternoon ascent of the limestone cliffs above Sorrento we discovered a wine shop that sold local wines by the liter, bring your own jug!
Later we watched the activities around the church of the Patron Saint Antonio d'Abate as part of the week-long festivities associated with Ash Wednesday and the Festival of San Antonio.





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