sorrento guide and excursions

sorrento excursions

Sorrento

sorrento travel guide
Sorrenti is a sea town but is not flanked by a seaside walk, meaning that to go the beach you must descend from the hillside. Facing the sea from Tasso Square, located in the center of town, there is a stairway that descends to the Marina, and those who don't enjoy walking can take a bus that leaves from the same square. The square is dedicated to Torquato Tasso, the famous Italian poet who was born in the city in 1544. His statue embellishes the square which also hosts the statue of Saint Antonio, the patron saint of Sorrento. A site that should not be missed is the Museo Correale of Terranova which showcases an interesting collection of Greek, Roman and medieval marble statues, porcelain objects, luxurious Neopolitan furniture and paintings by both Italian and foreign masters. Even during the winter Sorrento has much to offer; the program Sorrento Inverno organizes concerts, exhibits, guided tours, and film screenings that are held outdoors during the winter months.

The town of Sorrento is a veteran when it comes to dealing with tourism. Many tourists visit Sorrento in its own right, many more use the seaside town as a base for exploring the Naples area or the Amalfi Coast and Capri.

» Tuscany excursions -Find the best solution for a pleasant stay in Florence, Chianti and Tuscany among our wide choice of accommodation, tourist services and tours in Tuscany!
» florence excursions -Useful information about one of the most beautiful city in the world, Florence.
» Rome excursions -Rome, Italy accommodations at discounted rates. You can make reservations with us for five to one star hotels as well as for bed and breakfasts and inns in Rome.
» Roma excursions -A comprehensive guide to accommodations, dining, sightseeing, arts, and entertainment in Rome.
» Venice excursions -Venice hotels Italy accommodation guide, Venice hotels at low rates. Availability and reservations on five as well as bed and breakfasts, inns and apartments.
» Venezia excursions -Venice Travel provide a guide of Venice, giving you news and information about the city and suggesting lodging and accommodation in agreeable hotels.
» Liguria excursions - The Cinque Terre, on the Riviera di Levante in Liguria, is a group of five charming villages: Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore, nested on a coast where steep cliffs and hills drop precipitously into the Medditerranean.
» Riviera excursions -The Cinque Terre is one of those places people tend to read about once and then dream about forever.
» Portofino excursions -Portofino Travel Guide - Find the best insider tips, reviews, and pictures from locals and travelers for Portofino hotels, restaurants, must see activities, etc.
» Bologna excursions -Emilia's capital, Bologna, is a thriving city, whose light engineering and hi-tech industries have brought conspicuous wealth to the old brick palaces and porticoed streets and squares.
» Milan excursions -The hard-working Milanese run their busy metropolis with efficiency and aplomb. Milano is the country's economic engine room, home to Italy's stock market and business centres. This stylish city is also the world's design capital and rivals Paris as a leading fashion centre.
» Turin excursions -Turin is one of Italy's richest cities and the Car Capital of Italy.
» Sicily excursions -Historical crossroad for maritime trade in the Mediterranean, Sicily maintains a large artistic and cultural patrimony, with contributions by foreign dominators over the centuries. The region is also rich in natural beauties, from the beaches of Taormina to the Gulf of Castellammare near Etna, a still-active volcano.
» Calabria excursions -The most important seaside resorts include Praia, Paola, Amantea, Pizzo, Tropea, Capo Vaticano, Bagnara Calabra and Scilla. On the Ionian coast, Bovalino, Roccella Ionica, Copanello, Capo Rizzuto, Soverato, Ciro' Marina and Marina di Amendolara on the Costa dei Gelsomini.
» Puglia excursions -Puglia: Ancient Taranto, Alberobello and the trulli, The land of Salento, Baroque Lecce, cleanest beaches in Italy, Foggia, Brindisi, Otranto, Salento.
» Amalfi Coast excursions -Amalfi is the principal jewel of the famous Amalfi Coast in Campania, Italy. The largest and most popular resort on this mountainous stretch of coastline, Amalfi is a popular holiday base for tourists wanting to explore the area. The Republic of Amalfi was once a major seafaring power, and the town's traditions and historical buildings bear witness to Amalfi's glorious past.
» Capri excursions -Holiday resort guide to Capri with information nightlife, itineraries, shopping, activities, restaurants, package holidays, villas, hotels, apartments, etc.
» Ischia excursions -Ischia is an island of volcanic origins in Italy's Campania region, at the northern end of the Bay of Naples. The island is easily reached by ferries and hydrofoils from Naples, and every summer Italian families flock to Ischia's beaches in their thousands. As well as sandy beaches and blue sea, the island also boasts natural thermal springs, and the spa complexes around these are another major holiday attraction. The hot springs and the island's natural beauty make Ischia a popular destination for German tourists in particular, and many signs and notices around the island use German as a second language.
» Naples excursions -In Naples, all the pride and resentment of the Italian south, all the historical differences between the two wildly disparate halves of Italy, are sharply brought into focus. This is the true heart of the mezzogiorno, a lawless, petulant city that has its own way of doing things. It's a city of extremes, fiercely Catholic, its streets punctuated by bright neon Madonnas cut into niches, its miraculous cults regulating the lives of the people much as they have always done.
» Positano excursions -Positano was once part of the powerful Republic of Amalfi, and played its part in international trading despite the lack of a harbour. Surviving Saracen raids, the town thrived and in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was famous for its trading with the East. Impressive palazzi were built; several are now romantically crumbling, others have been converted into luxury hotels. With the onset of the industrial revolution, harbourless Positano could not compete with rival ports, and had to wait until the birth of the tourist industry to regain its wealthy status.
» Sorrento excursions -Sorrento: land of colours. Sorrento: land of the Mermaids. Sorrento, the city of the orange and lemon groves.
» Arezzo excursions -Arezzo is located at the junction of the four valleys that constitute its province: Val di Chiana, Valdarno, Valtiberina e Casentino.
» Chianti excursions -Between Firenze and Siena is the land of the Chianti Wine (the most known worldwide). There is plenty of farms producing and selling wine; some of them have good restaurants, some have rooms. The main towns are Castellina in Chianti, Radda in Chianti, Greve in Chianti.
» Siena excursions -Self-contained and still part-rural behind its medieval walls, Siena's great attraction is its cityscape, a majestic Gothic ensemble that could be enjoyed without venturing into a single museum.
» Umbria excursions -Umbria Travel guide - Hotels, Bed & Breakfast, Country Houses, Agritourism, Villas and Hamlets, Residence, Rooms, Apartments, Historical Buildings, Restaurants.
» toscana excursions -The Tuscan cities such as Florence, Pisa, Lucca, or Siena house many sights and all have an old historic town where you can wander around for hours.
» firenze excursions -Firenze Traveller offers unique and unusual itineraries and tours of Florence and the Tuscan countryside.

» sorrento
» Home Page