SORRENTO
Sorrento is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination due to its variety of small antique shops and location on the Amalfi Coast, it can be reached easily from Naples and Pompeii as it is at the southeastern end of the Circumvesuviana rail line. The town is most known for its small shops selling ceramics, lacework and marquetry. The Sorrentine Peninsula has views of Naples, Vesuvius and the Isle of Capri. The Amalfi Drive, connecting Sorrento and Amalfi, is a narrow road that threads along the high cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The Sorrentum name derives from the Greek Syrrentòn, from the verb syrréo, "confluisco", referring to the waters that descend from the narrow valleys nearby, therefore "confluence of the waters".
SORRENTO CATHEDRAL
This legendary Roman Catholic cathedral is located in the heart of Sorrento, dedicated to Saints Philip and James and is said to be the seat of the bishops and arbichshops of Sorrento in the past.
SAINT FRANCIS CLOISTER
The Cloister of Saint Francis is an exquisite and impressive building combined with a 13th century design. Its one of the oldest and most characteristic masterpieces of the
ANCIENT WALLS
They were built in the 16th century to defend the city from saracen attacks.
The first walls around the city were created by the greeks.
The romans then continued the idea of the walls around the city.
You can see parts of the greek and roman walls on the walk.
Along the wall, there are five gates into the city and a series of watch towers, that used to protect the city from pirates. The most well kept door is the Parasano door, which dates back to the Bourbon era in the 18th century.
CORREALE MUSEUM
The Correale Museum of Terranova is housed in the Villa of the same name, an 18th-century building surrounded by a beautiful citrus garden, with a terrace overlooking the sea, belonging to the Correale Family of Newfoundland. It collects in 24 rooms spread over three floors, over 10,000 pieces on display.
