Sorrento-beautiful and romantic Italian town near Naples. The city is located on the climb of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the climate in Sorrento is mild and extremely pleasant. Only 16 thousand people live here, and the city's area is 9 km². But the invaluable architectural and cultural heritage of the country, and the whole world, is focused on this small territory, and the city is very old. Many famous people, Wagner, Nietzsche, Gorky, Bairon, Standal and others lived here. In short, you have to go! But what you can see here.
Embankment Sorrento
This luxurious street inspired many famous people. This embankment is located, it is possible to say right on the cliff, so that some buildings are literally hanging over the water, and it has to go down to the long stairs. Fish restaurants, shops and cafes are located along the embankment. Especially beautiful here in the evening.
Tarkaato TasSo Square (Piazza Tasso)
This is the heart of Sarrento and his main attraction. On the square you can see the statue of the Benedictine monk of St. Antonio, the patron saint of the city, as well as the church of the 14th century Santa Maria Del Carmina and the monument to Tarkaato Tasso (the famous Italian poet of the 16th century), to whom the area is dedicated. This is the Cultural Center of Sorrento, here are commemorated here, there are friends, there are admiring tourists here, and the locals dine in small bistro. It is impossible to pass by the castle of Ferdinand Aragon and the fortress wall.
Abandoned Mill (Parchegio Vallone Dei Mulini Chioomenzano)
This mill was constructed here in 1866 in the Valle dei Molni Valley (Melnitz Valley). These surroundings include five valleys with gorges that intersect the peninsula, and which formed 35,000 years ago after the earthquake and volcanic eruptions. Sometime, these valleys at the same time used to designate the boundaries of their possessions. Right behind Piazza Tasso, there is a place where you can see this amazing beauty an old mill, which stopped working at the beginning of the 20th century.
How to find: near the street Via Correale and Via Fuorimura and the Carlton International Hotel
Street Mayo (Via Luigi de Maio)
A completely unique street in the city center is located at the bottom of the deep gorge, which arose after the earthquake. The street was unarked so in honor of Luigi Mayo - the first Minister of the Sicilian Kingdom at King Wilhelme I Evil. On the "Day" of the streets - two wide roadways with adjacent pedestrian sidewalks at different levels. The length of the length in Polkilometer begins with Piazza Torquato Tasso Square and leads to an incredibly beautiful promenade with rocky shores that cover trees and tropical herbs and flowers. Amazing place!
Basilica of St. Anthony (Basilica di Sant'Antonino)
Named in honor of Sorrento patron, the oldest church in the city dates back to the 11th century. Baroque basil was erected on the site of the old chapel of the ninth century, which also wore the name of St. Anthony. In part, this chapel remained during the construction of a new basilica. For the next century, the temple gradually completed and changed, for example, the facade was rebuilt in 1668, then a tower with a bell was added, and in the eighteenth century, stucco friezes added to the interior.Basilica has several Roman artifacts, as well as medieval paintings from dark wood, carved columns and icons. The relics of the saint also rest in this basil in the crypt, which was created in the 18th century. The church can be visited from 9 am to noon and from 5 to 7 pm.
Address: Piazza Sant'Antonino
Sedile Dominava Cathedral
The cathedral was built in the 14th century, and previously used as a place of collecting local authorities. The building is a square construction with luxurious loggias of the 16th century and amazing frescoes, which are dating from the 18th century, with columns and arches of the mixed style of the Middle Ages. Some of the items in the Cathedral are exact copies of those elements of the decoration that were lost or destroyed. Amazing dome, decorated with heraldic noble signs and atrium (central space of the cathedral) with its simple tables and chairs. To rather evaluate the exterior and dome, covered with yellow-green Maitolika (painted color ceramics), it is better to move away from the building a little away - a stunning spectacle! Today in the Cathedral is the workers' club, where local pensioners can come sit, chat or play a picture. The entrance to the cathedral is free.
Address: Via San Cesareo, close to the Cathedral and Park Parco Enrico Ibsen
Sorrento Foundation (Fondazione Sorrento)
This gallery includes a rich collection of the works of the Great Salvador Dali, in particular, its sculptures and some famous paintings. The exhibition reveals many aspects of his creative and personal life, for example, on the walls along the stairs, you can read the quotes, said once gave. The entrance is only € 5. The description of the work is in English. Indeed, the most valuable gallery!
Address: Corso Italia, 53
Bani Queen Giovanna (Bagni Della Regina Giovanna)
In fact, it is not a room in a luxurious palace. This is another very picturesque quiet area of the city away from the noise of cars. There is very easy to get there. Regina Giovanna is a tall cliff with the ruins of an ancient Roman villa, one of the most important historical and archaeological monuments of the Sorrento Peninsula. There is a lot of legends about this place. For example, that Giovanna d 'Anju, the Queen of Naples of Hungarian descent, which lived at the end of the 12th and early 13th century and was famous for his audacious behavior, used this villa to spend time with his young lover and swim in the waters of the naked bay This valley is called so. The Villa itself was built in the first century BC. Apparently, Villa workers were engaged in agricultural work - this is evidenced by the preserved water tanks necessary for the irrigation of fields. The villa along with the adjacent territory occupies a total area of about thirty thousand square meters. In the summer this place is quite crowded, people come here to swim and sunbathe.
Address: Via Capo, Western city