The interior remains of the College of Augustals at the ancient site of Herculaneum. The Augustals was said to be a society of freed slaves who were making their way as Herculaneum citizens. May 21, 2017

The majolica entrance hall of the Correale Palace an 18th century aristocratic courtyard in Sorrento, Italy, close to the Via Santa Maria della Pieta and the Piazza Tasso. May 22, 2017

A view of the beautiful purple and red bougainvillea across the street from the Sorrento train station. May 22, 2017

Glass mosaic column from the ancient ruins of Pompeii at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy. May 22, 2017

Portrait of the baker, Terentius Neo, and his wife in the pose of intellectuals at the National Archeological Museum in Naples, Italy. This painting, from the ancient and ruined city of Pompeii, is considered to be the only true portraits found among the ancient cities destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. May 22, 2017

This fresco on gesso painting, intending to portray a high-society Pompeian girl who is richly dressed is called “Sappho,” and hangs at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Sappho, who was born on the Greek island of Lesbos in around 630 BC, wrote powerful poems about love directed at women. May 22, 2017

The first floor of the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy, is largely devoted to these kinds of paintings discovered at the ancient sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Boscoreale, Stabiae and Cuma. May 22, 2017

The first floor of the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy, is largely devoted to these kinds of paintings discovered at the ancient sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Boscoreale, Stabiae and Cuma. May 22, 2017

Another part of the mosaic ruins found from ancient Pompeii are a collection of ancient erotica shown in the Secret Chamber room of the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy. The series of paintings depict erotic positions from a brothel in Pompeii as a way to show clients what kind of services were available. May 22, 2017

The always busy Piazza Tasso square in Sorrento, Italy, as the sun is setting. May 23, 2017

The pedestrian walkway of the Piazza Tasso square in Sorrento, Italy. There’s Torquato Tasso, the square namesake, hanging out on his little piece of real estate. May 23, 2017

The busy shop-filled main street of the Corso Italia in Sorrento, Italy. May 23, 2017

One of the busy shop-filled alleyways in Sorrento, Italy. May 23, 2017

A segment of the enclosure walls of the 16th century which was built after the town of Sorrento, Italy, was heavily damaged by Turkish invasions. May 23, 2017

Part of the 16th century walls of Sorrento, Italy. May 23, 2017

A segment of the enclosure walls of the 16th century was built in Sorrento, Italy, after it was heavily damaged by Turkish invasions. May 23, 2017

A gorge in Sorrento, Italy, where 5th century ruins still remain. May 23, 2017