Discover 8 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Sorrento (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Museum Correale, Vallone dei Mulini, and Sorrento Cathedral. Also, be sure to include Piazza Tasso in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Sorrento (Campania).
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Museum Correale
Also known as: Museo Correale di Terranova
Museum in Sorrento, Italy. Museum Correale is a museum in Sorrento in the south of Italy.
The museum is situated in a patrician villa, surrounded by a citrus grove, with a terrace of Belvedere that overlooks the Gulf of Naples. The villa is owned by Pompeo and Alfredo Correale, the last descendants of the family.
The museum exhibits collections of Neapolitan painters dating from the 17th and 18th century. It contains valuable Capodimonte and Sèvres ceramics, Murano glassware, Bohemia crystals and a collection of watches. There is also an archaeological collection. Some works date from the 19th century and the mansion displays tables, furnishings and finely inlaid jewel cases. In the library are works by Torquato Tasso.[1]
Vallone dei Mulini
Park in Sorrento, Italy. Vallone dei Mulini or Valle dei Mulini is a historic valley in Sorrento, Italy.[2]
Address: Via Fuorimura, Sorrento
Sorrento Cathedral
Also known as: Cattedrale dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo
Baroque church with frescos and other art. The Cathedral of Saints Philip and James, commonly known as the Sorrento Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Sorrento, Italy. The cathedral is dedicated to Saints Philip the Apostle and James the Just, and has been the seat of the Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia since 1986. It was previously the seat of the bishops and archbishops of Sorrento.[3]
Address: Largo Arcivescovado, Sorrento
Piazza Tasso
Piazza Tasso is a central place and square in Sorrento in the south of Italy. The square is named after the poet Torquato Tasso.
In the main square, well known as Largo of the Caste, is the Baroque Church del Carmine, within its interior a painting by Onofrio Avellino. On the square stands a statue of S. Antonino Abbate. From the square you come onto the shopping street Via San Cesareo.
Also near Piazza Tasso is the Palazzo Correale now also a museum, Museum Correale.[4]
Address: Piazza Tasso, Sorrento
Chiesa Sant'Antonino
The basilica of St. Antoninus is a monumental basilica in Sorrento: it houses the remains of the city's patron saint, St. Antoninus.
Address: Piazza Sant'Antonino, Sorrento
Sirenuses
The Sirenusas, also known as the Gallos, are an archipelago of little islands off the Amalfi Coast of Italy between Isle of Capri and 6 km southwest of Province of Salerno's Positano, to which it is administratively attached. They are part of the Campanian Archipelago. The name, Sirenuse, is a reference to the mythological sirens said to have lived there.[5]
Amalfi Drive
Road in Italy. The Amalfi Drive is the conventional name of a section of road which runs along the stretch of the Amalfi Coast between the southern Italian towns of Sorrento and Amalfi. The road was originally built by the Romans. The drive between Salerno, at the southern base of the peninsula, and Positano follows the coast for about 80 km.
For the greater part of its route, the road is carved out of the side of the coastal cliffs, giving views down to the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the other side up to the cliffs above. The road passes through the village of Positano, which is built on the side of the hill. Both the village and the whole drive are tourist attractions in the area.[6]
Sorrento Peninsula
Also known as: Penisola sorrentina
Peninsula in Italy. The Sorrento Peninsula or Sorrentine Peninsula is a peninsula located in southern Italy that separates the Gulf of Naples to the north from the Gulf of Salerno to the south.[7]