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Brand/Publisher: STS Scenic Travel Service della Wonder Tour; Agenzia Viaggi e Turismo, Piazza Tasso 3, 80067 Sorrento, Italy.
Item: Original vintage STS Scenic Travel Service \"Excursions From Sorrento\" tourist brochure with separate 1995 \"Prezzi escursioni / Excursions prices\" leaflet outlining organized trips around Sorrento and the Bay of Naples region.
Front cover design carries the orange STS Scenic Travel Service logo and bilingual heading Excursions From / Escursioni Da Sorrento above the agency address and contact information, with a checklist of services including train-air-boat tickets, reservation of train seats, couchettes and sleepers, hire of de-luxe motorcoaches, car hire with or without driver, hotel accommodation in Italy and abroad, package tours for individuals and groups, and excursions, meetings, and information.
Interior panels describe numbered excursions in Italian, English, and German such as Capri Hydrofoil (1), Capri & Anacapri (2), Ischia (3), Green Isle Cruise (4), Mini Cruise (5), Napoli–Solfatara (6), Pompei Vesuvio (7), Paestum (8), Caserta–Cassino (9), and Roma (10), outlining destinations, sightseeing highlights, and transportation arrangements for each tour.
Reverse interior sections continue the program with Ercolano (13), Pompei Half Day (14), Positano–Amalfi–Ravello (11), and Country Rama (12), together with entries for Café Royal (15) and Tarantella Show (16) describing an evening at Café Royal in Sorrento and a traditional Tarantella music and dance performance, presented in multiple languages for international visitors.
Lower back panel prints general \"Condizioni\" text for participation in the excursions and a simplified street map of Sorrento showing the STS office near Piazza Tasso, the marina, railway station, cathedral, cinema, and principal streets and squares, with small icons marking hotels and points of interest and a Gutenberg \'72 - Sorrento imprint line.
Accompanying single-sheet price leaflet titled \"Prezzi escursioni / Excursions prices 1995\" is printed in blue on white card and lists excursion codes and prices for programs by sea and by land, including Capri/Anacapri, Ischia, cruises, Naples/Solfatara, Pompeii/Vesuvius, Paestum, Caserta/Cassino, Ercolano, Positano/Amalfi/Ravello, Country Side, and Roma.
Format and appearance: tall narrow multi-panel tri-fold travel brochure printed in orange and blue on white paper with numbered tour descriptions, icons indicating bus and boat transport, multilingual text blocks, and a schematic town map, accompanied by a matching tall narrow blue-and-white price list card dated 1995.
Notes: Attractive piece of Sorrento and Amalfi Coast tourism ephemera suitable for collectors of Italian travel brochures, STS Scenic Travel Service material, and 1990s Mediterranean holiday advertising.
