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Napoli · Campania
Things to see in Sorrento
In Sorrento the atlas lists 8 historic places: 3 archaeological sites, 3 historic villas and palaces, 1 castle and 1 museum.
Of these, 2 list opening hours and 1 has free entry.
Don’t miss: Museum Correale, museum in Sorrento, Italy.
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The town
Sorrento is in Campania. The town features beautiful architecture, many cafes and restaurants, and shops catering to tourists.
Sorrento is on the Circumvesuviana rail system, so it is easily reached from Naples and an ideal base for visiting the archaeological sites at Pompeii and Ercolano.
Ferries regularly commute between Sorrento and Capri, Positano and Amalfi, making Sorrento an ideal base for exploring the other beautiful places in the region.
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8 places
Villas and palaces 3
Castles 1
Museums 1
Getting there
Read about the unified public transport ticket Campania Unico.
By plane: From Naples Airport ('Capodichino'): You can reach Sorrento by bus, from Capodichino to Sorrento buses depart six times daily.
By train: The Circumvesuviana goes from Naples (starting at Porta Nolana via Garibaldi) along the coast ending at the 1 Sorrento train station (€4.90, 1 hr 20 min, as of July 2021). The trains tend to get very crowded until the stop at Pompei during the summer (board at Porta Nolana for a seat) and many of them are outdated and your only air conditioning will be an open window. They run approx. every 30 minutes. Tickets can be bought both at staffed counters as well as over the Unico Campania app. There are very few ticket machines, which are hard to find (one is in the main hall of Porta Nolana to the right of the counters, one at the elevator on the first floor of Sorrento station) and often out of order.
From mid-March to the end of October, the Campania Express runs along the same route as the Circumvesuviana between Naples and Sorrento, but stops at just a few stations and takes about 50 min (30 min less than the commuter trains). These trains have guaranteed seating, air conditioning, and space to store baggage. €15 oneway now in 2024
By bus: The SITA buses from Positano and Amalfi end in Sorrento in the plaza in front of the train station.
By car: From Naples' Tangenziale drive south towards Costiera Sorrentina, and be prepared to spend 1½ hours in the traffic.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
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Small Port (Marina Piccola). A pretty boat port puntacampanella. The natural reserve. Villa Pollio (Regina Giovanna Castel Roman Ruins). Roman ruins in Capo di Sorrento Hotel Tramontano. Place where Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen lived while writing parts of Peer Gynt (1867) and Ghosts (1881). Museo Correale di Terranova. Sorrento's picture gallery Archeological Museum of the Sorrentine Peninsula. Museum of the Inlaid Wood (Museo Bottega della Tasia Lignea). The collection includes furniture crafted through the 20th century, and modern design. Duomo (Cathedral) (Along Corso Italia). Church of San Francesco. Its cloister dates from 1300. It is one of the most picturesque spots in town. Basilica di Sant'Antonino. Piazza Torquato Tasso. Sorrento's main piazza, connected to Piazza Lauro by Corso Italia. Walk a few meters up Viale Enrico Caruso to enjoy the view over the railing down to Valley of the Mills (Vallone dei Mulini) (in the gorge below Piazza Tasso.). At the bottom of the gorge. Via San Cesareo. One of the oldest streets in town. Sedil Dominova. The former gathering place for Sorrento's high society, and now the headquarters of the Società di Mutuo Soccorso.
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