We were extremely pleased with both our driver and tour guide Francesco (“Frank”) and our tour guide in Pompeii, Roberta. Roberta was outstanding but Frank was AWESOME!
Frank arrived professionally dressed in a jacket and tie and greeted us with a friendly smile and very clear English. As he skillfully drove the 6 of us in the Mercedes van from Naples (Napoli) along the coastline thru Sorrento, along the Amalfi Coast and over the mountains to Positano, he provided a running commentary about the area, the sights, the history, etc. He was extremely nice and personable and entertained us by singing along with classic American songs including those of Frank Sinatra,Elvis,Johnny Cash and many others as well as Italian favorites. He has a beautiful, strong, tenor voice that harmonized perfectly with the original artists. We encouraged him to sing more.
Traffic on the very narrow, twisting, turning steep mountainous roads with drop-offs of hundreds of feet right beside the road, can be quite frightening for those of us who are not accustomed to it. Drivers must navigate hair-pin 90 and 180 degree turns on highways barely wide enough for single vehicles while avoiding speeding oncoming traffic and motorcycles zipping between both lanes of traffic. Couple that with parked vehicles and motorcycles typically lining both sides of the highway, leaving little room for traveling vehicles, and it seems like pure mayhem and accidents waiting to happen. Somehow, Frank navigated all of this calmly and professionally and kept us as at ease as one could be in those conditions. There were times when it seemed we had perhaps only an inch to spare between vehicles, yet we never touched.
On the way back, Frank stopped at one of his favorite restaurants in Sorrento where we enjoyed huge anti-pasta trays with prosciutto, cheeses, arugula, tomatoes, bread, etc. from which we made our own bruschetta, then brought out the largest pizza we had ever seen, composed of at least 6 different types of pizza. The meal was amazing! We left stuffed and very satisfied.
We also stopped at the Capri Limoncello brewery where Frank gave us a tour of the Limoncello brewing operation. We received samples of Limoncello and delicious candies made at the brewery and made a few purchases to enjoy later at home.
Frank turned us over to Roberta, the wonderful, entertaining guide at Pompeii. She escorted us around the ruins for an hour as she told us all about the background and history of Pompeii before and after the eruption and provided lots of very interesting information about the city, its inhabitants, its culture and its apparent focus on brothels, prostitution and erotic art. We would never have guessed that women of Pompeii howled to attract paying customers and were called “Lupas”. Roberta was an excellent guide, friendly, very easy to understand and very knowledgeable.
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Odyssey65826374650
20 Jan 2026
We found out about Mondo Guide from Rick Steve’s book. We purchased the day trip from Naples that took us to Positano, Naples, and Pompeii. This day trip could not have been any better. Our driver was Nicola, who was so kind and treated us like family. Our tour guide for Pompeii was Roberta, who was hilarious and so passionate about the history she shared with us. I HIGHLY recommend mondo guide to anyone interested in excursions here.
We were extremely pleased with both our driver and tour guide Francesco (“Frank”) and our tour guide in Pompeii, Roberta. Roberta was outstanding but Frank was AWESOME!
Frank arrived professionally dressed in a jacket and tie and greeted us with a friendly smile and very clear English. As he skillfully drove the 6 of us in the Mercedes van from Naples (Napoli) along the coastline thru Sorrento, along the Amalfi Coast and over the mountains to Positano, he provided a running commentary about the area, the sights, the history, etc. He was extremely nice and personable and entertained us by singing along with classic American songs including those of Frank Sinatra,Elvis,Johnny Cash and many others as well as Italian favorites. He has a beautiful, strong, tenor voice that harmonized perfectly with the original artists. We encouraged him to sing more.
Traffic on the very narrow, twisting, turning steep mountainous roads with drop-offs of hundreds of feet right beside the road, can be quite frightening for those of us who are not accustomed to it. Drivers must navigate hair-pin 90 and 180 degree turns on highways barely wide enough for single vehicles while avoiding speeding oncoming traffic and motorcycles zipping between both lanes of traffic. Couple that with parked vehicles and motorcycles typically lining both sides of the highway, leaving little room for traveling vehicles, and it seems like pure mayhem and accidents waiting to happen. Somehow, Frank navigated all of this calmly and professionally and kept us as at ease as one could be in those conditions. There were times when it seemed we had perhaps only an inch to spare between vehicles, yet we never touched.
On the way back, Frank stopped at one of his favorite restaurants in Sorrento where we enjoyed huge anti-pasta trays with prosciutto, cheeses, arugula, tomatoes, bread, etc. from which we made our own bruschetta, then brought out the largest pizza we had ever seen, composed of at least 6 different types of pizza. The meal was amazing! We left stuffed and very satisfied.
We also stopped at the Capri Limoncello brewery where Frank gave us a tour of the Limoncello brewing operation. We received samples of Limoncello and delicious candies made at the brewery and made a few purchases to enjoy later at home.
Frank turned us over to Roberta, the wonderful, entertaining guide at Pompeii. She escorted us around the ruins for an hour as she told us all about the background and history of Pompeii before and after the eruption and provided lots of very interesting information about the city, its inhabitants, its culture and its apparent focus on brothels, prostitution and erotic art. We would never have guessed that women of Pompeii howled to attract paying customers and were called “Lupas”. Roberta was an excellent guide, friendly, very easy to understand and very knowledgeable.