Page 248: The footpath/staircase linking Ravello to Amalfi by way of Castiglione, which starts down the mountain at Via Santa Barbara to the right of the entrance to Villa Cimbrone, is steep and still. I saw only lizards and a couple of cats as I made my way down it. Near the bottom, the way is blocked by two barriers limiting passage for a short distance of the trail which has been damaged by erosion. Page 351: The Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia is closed for remodeling and retrofitting until further notice. A few items (pinakes, two bronze heads, and Riace Bronzes) from the museum are on display in a public building on Via Cardenale Portanova about four blocks up from the intersection with Via Giovanni Amendola, on the left. Unfortunately, the Riace Bronzes are in the prone position, as if for restoration, and are therefore, hard to see and appreciate, although there is an interesting video about their recovery and restoration. Page 364: The Miramare Hotel has been closed for three years. Page 366: The Gala’ Restaurant not only has a great view of the shoreline and of Sicily, but it also excellent local and Sicilian cuisine and gracious service.

To me it is particularly commendable that the Blue Guides make reference to Commonwealth War Cemeteries, which I try to make a point of visiting where possible. Unfortunately, I found the information in the Guide at pages 218 and 181 about the cemeteries at Caserta and Salerno respectively to be somewhat misleading, although I did eventually find the cemeteries. Caserta The Guide states that the cemetery is “immediately east of the civil cemetery”. This is misleading. The cemetery is actually surrounded on three sides by the civil cemetery. Its entrance is about 100 metres east of the large entrance to the civil cemetery, which is at the southwest corner of the civil cemetery. In other words, the entrance to the military cemetery is about halfway along the sourthern boundary of the civil cemetery. The war cemetery is surrounded by an opaque wall, and is easily missed. To state that it is east of the civil cemetery suggests that it is part of a different “block”, and this can lead to confusion and “going round in circles”! Also, an unfortunate but doubtless necessary innovation is that the Commonwealth Cemetery is now kept locked at all times. To gain admission, one needs to know the four digit code to unlock the gate, which can be obtained by phone from the Rome office of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The local civic staff were not “up to speed” on this, although they gave me the relevant Rome phone number. I understand from the Rome office that the war cemeteries at Rome and Taranto are also now locked, and the same 4 digit code applies. Incidentally, the Caserta War Cemetery is not sign-posted, and without a map of Caserta one would be toiling to find it. Essentially it is about 1to 2 miles northeast of the Royal Palace of Caserta. Salerno The Guide states that “Montecorvino, 10km further east” is the site of the “Salerno British Military Cemetery”. This is seriously misleading. It may well be situated in the territory of the commune of Montecorvino - there are two villages in the nearby hills which include Montecorvino in their titles - but the cemetery is nowhere near either Montecorvino. Rather, it lies on the north side of the State Road 18 between Pontecagnano (to the west of the cemetery) and Battipaglia (to the east). It is obvious to anyone driving past. Mention in the guide of Montecorvino sent me off on a wild goose chase in the hills! Also, correctly speaking, it is a Commonwealthrather than simply a British cemetery. - there are for example quite a number of Canadian graves. I hope these comments are of some assistance, and apologise again if they are inapplicable to more up to date editions.