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Sorrento is located on a tuff coast and is reflected in the Gulf of Naples, fascinating tourists and visitors, attracted by breathtaking views and landscapes. The town gives its name to the Sorrento Peninsula, a large area extended from Vi[...] |
» The Historical Centre
Where the remains of the Ancient City Walls are, there lie the monuments, churches and the testimonies of antique civilizations; walking through the streets of the historical centre, the antique Greek-Roman structure is still legible, memory represented vi[...] |
» The San Francesco Cloister
A few metres from Piazza Sant'Antonino, where the Basilica dedicated to the patron saint of Sorrento stands, in Piazza Francesco Saverio Gargiulo - in the vicinity of the Villa Comunale - rises a historic triptych set in a volcanic tuff wall known around t[...] |
» The Antique walls
The historical centre of Sorrento, of Greco-Oscan origin, coincides with the area included in the 16th century walls (1551-1561) still visible today at many stops.
The remains of the Greek walls, today, can still be admired in the "Sopra le Mura"[...] |
» Correale di Terranova Museum
The Correale di Terranova Museum constitutes on a "live" testimony of Sorrento International Culture of the late centuries. Alfredo and Pompeo Correale, Terranova Counts, art lovers, donated to Sorrento the splendid building from the 1700's surro[...] |
» Mineralogy Museum of Campania
On display, there are 3,500 rare and precious finds coming from all over the world
(AGO PRESS) Less than fifty meters from Piazza Umberto I, the ‘heart’ of Vico Equense, another important city from the Sorrentine Peninsula (ar[...] |
» The Basilica of Saint Antonino
From Piazza Tasso, proceeding along De Maio Street, you arrive, in a 5-min walk, at the Basilica of Saint Antonino, set in the square that carries the same name. The Basilica was erected in the XI century in the place where an antique oratory (IX century),[...] |
» The Valley of the Mills
Itineraries of the historical centre in Sorrento
In the historical centre of Sorrento, behind Tasso Square, it is possible to admire from above - in a suggestive perspective - a natural extraordinary spectacle: The Valley of the Mills.The Valley encircles[...] |
» Southern italian furniture of Correale Museum
Among the many priceless art collections of the Correale Museum, worthy of admiration are the Southern Italian furniture pieces.
Elements of culture and taste from numerous origins, assimilated and often reproduced by local craftsmen, are found in certain[...] |
» Terranova Correale Museum
A visit to the Museum arouses great interest and attention in those who are passionate about paintings and those who are lovers of decorative and archaeological objects of art: the museum documents the ancient historical roots of the city of Sorrento. This[...] |
» The Church of the Santi Felice e Baccolo
Along Via Tasso, right in the old town centre of Sorrento, there is the Church of the “Santi Felice e Baccolo”, which is considered one of the most beautiful baroque churches of Tasso’s hometown.
Despite its small sizes, it had a great i[...] |
» Church of the Addolorata
After long works of restoration, the Church of the Addolorata of Sorrento, also known as Church of the Vergine dei Sette Dolori of Sorrento, was finally reopened.
Though lying right in the old town centre – along Via San Cesareo, a stone’s th[...] |
» Church of San Francesco
In the Sorrento church, rich in history, a picture representing the pregnant Magdalene. The religious building lies next to the Public Gardens of Sorrento and is part of the wonderful 14th-century cloister.
Close to the Public Gardens of Sorrento which [...] |
» The Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
Built near a women’s monastery of seclusion, the beautiful Sorrento church was built according to a local noble’s will. Inside it there is a statue of the Christ making miracles and various works by Silvestro Buono Junior.
The Church of Sant[...] |
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