Sorrento
Travel Guide Europe Italy Sorrento
Introduction
Sorrento sits on the cliffs overlooking the water towards Naples and Mount Vesuvius. Steep cliffs and blue water always makes for stunning scenery and Sorrento is no exception to that rule. Such stunning scenery, in combination with a picturesque Italian village of terraced houses, was not bound to go unnoticed for long. Very much the resort town, thousands flock to Sorrento each year making it rather crowded in the midst of summer. Nonetheless there are ample opportunities nearby to escape the crowds and enjoy the more peaceful surroundings and views.
Neighbourhoods
Sights and Activities
- Hiking - There are plenty of marked trails around Sorrento and hiking is a popular past time for visitors. Information can be obtained at the Tourist Office.
- Beaches - The most popular beach is Puta de Capo.
- Hire a boat - A visit to Sorrento isn't complete without a boat trip. Take in the beautiful views of the coast, much of which is inaccessible on land.
- Day trips to Capri
- Cooking classes - A cooking class offers a unique opportunity to immerse in the flavours and lifestyle of the Sorrento Coast.
Events and Festivals
Weather
Getting there
By Plane
The nearest airport is Capodichino near Naples. From here buses go to Sorrento several times a day.
By Train
Line 1 of the Circumvesuviana (the railway track runs around the base of the Vesuvius) railway, which connects cities and villages near Naples, stops in Sorrento (journey time about one hour). Half way is the station of Pompeii Scavi, right next to the entrance to the excavations. The railway is especially scenic on the Sorrento peninsula, where it passes over several bridges and through tunnels.
By Car
Drive south from Naples towards Costiera Sorrentina. Traffic can be slow so this is by no means the fastest way to get to Sorrento from Naples.
By Bus
Buses can be caught from Capodichino airport, Amalfi and Positano.
By Boat
Sorrento is accessible by boat from Capri, Ischia and Naples. It's a faster way to get to Sorrento than by road.
Eat
- Bocconci (via Vico 1 Fuoro, 21) - Tiny place with good local bread, salamies and cheeses.
- Da Gigino (Via degli Archi) - Good food with especially great pizzas and pastas.
- Parruchiano (Corso Italia)
- La Tavernetta Sorrento (Via Atigliana, 25) - Good cooking and great prices
- La Tavernetta Puolo (Via Marina di Puolo, 16 ) - On the sea with many seafood specialties cooked in the Sorrentine way
Drink
Sleep
Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astoria Hotel | Corso Filangieri 23 | Hotel | 93 |
| Atlantic Palace | Via Capo 76 | Hotel | - |
| Bed & Breakfast Angelina | Via Cappuccini 34 | Guesthouse | 95 |
| Best Western Hotel La Solara | Via Capo 118 | Hotel | - |
| Blurooms | Piazza A. Veniero 6 | Guesthouse | 90 |
| Casa Correale Rooms&Garden | Via B.Rota, 4 | Guesthouse | 93 |
| Casa di Ospitalità Oasi Madre della Pace | Via Parisi 22 Priora | Guesthouse | 72 |
| Casa Mazzola | Via Nastro D'Argento 35 Sant' Agnello | Apartment | 99 |
| Casa Rachele | Corso Italia, 124- Piano di Sorrento | Guesthouse | 92 |
| Casa Stefania Residence | Via T. Astarita, 54 | Guesthouse | 89 |
| Casa Susy | Via Cappuccini #36 | Guesthouse | 72 |
| Casa Vienna B&B | Via Cappuccini 15 Sant'Agnello | Guesthouse | 83 |
| Casale Antonietta | Via Trav. Pantano 3 | Apartment | 89 |
| Casale Nunziatina | S. Valerio,1 | Guesthouse | 93 |
| Costa Alta Resort | Via Madonna di Roselle 20/A Piano di Sorrento | Apartment | 56 |
| Elisabeth | Via Palizzi 82 Piazza Scarpati | Guesthouse | 100 |
| Emily Suites | Via Corso Italia, 323 | Guesthouse | 91 |
| Esperidi Resort | Viale dei Pini Nr 52 | Guesthouse | 83 |
| Fattoria Terranova | Via Pontone 10 S.Agata sui 2 Golfi | Guesthouse | - |
| Hotel Alpha | loc. Sant Agnello, Viale dei Pini, 14 | Hotel | 80 |
| Hotel Baia di Puolo | Via Marina di Puolo | Hotel | 79 |
| Hotel Del Mare | Via del Mare 30 | Hotel | 87 |
| Hotel Gardenia | Corso Italia, 258 | Hotel | - |
| Hotel La Pergola | Vico l° Rota ,13 Sant' Agnello | Hotel | 85 |
| Hotel La Primavera | Via VI Novembre 3/G Massa Lubrense | Hotel | 99 |
| Hotel La Vue d'Or | Via Nastro Verde n° 88 | Hotel | 90 |
| Hotel Majestic | Via Crawford,40 | Hotel | 87 |
| Hotel Nice | Corso Italia, 257 | Hotel | 77 |
| Hotel Savoia | Via Fuorimura 46/48 | Hotel | 92 |
| Hotel Sorrento City | Corso Italia, 221 - 80067, Sorrento (NA) | Hotel | 95 |
| Il Roseto | Corso Italia 304 | Hotel | 90 |
| Isotta Apartment | Via Parisi 7 | Apartment | 94 |
| Johanna Park Hotel | Via Nastro Verde 25 | Hotel | 92 |
| La Nuit | Via Capo 4 | Guesthouse | 73 |
| Magnolia Sorrento | Viale E. Caruso,14 | Guesthouse | 88 |
| Mamì Camilla | Via Cocumella no.04 | Guesthouse | 85 |
| Maria Grazia B&B | Corso Italia 124, Piano di Sorrento | Guesthouse | 98 |
| Orchid Corner | Via Eduardo De Martino 35 | Guesthouse | - |
| Ostello Delle Sirene | Via degli Aranci, 160 | Hostel | 66 |
| Porto Salvo | Via Nuovo Rione Cappuccini 11 | Guesthouse | 88 |
| Regina Giovanna Apartments | Via Calata Capo 23 | Apartment | 20 |
| Relais Amore | Via degli Aranci 52/80 Sorrento | Guesthouse | 92 |
| Relais Diana B&B | Via S. Maria Del Toro, 1 | Guesthouse | 80 |
| Relais Francesca | Via Bagnulo 129 | Guesthouse | 91 |
| Residence Rossana | Via Parsano 6 | Apartment | 94 |
| Resort Campogaio | Via Capo, 39 | Campsite | 78 |
| Resort Punta del Capo | Via Calata Punta Capo,23 | Guesthouse | 55 |
| Seven Hostel | Via Iommella Grande Sant'Agnello | Hostel | 90 |
| Sorrento Flats | Via Dell'Accademia 20 | Guesthouse | 97 |
| Sorrento Town Suites | Via Santa Maria della Pietà, 30 | Guesthouse | 92 |
| Tasso Residence | Via L. De Maio 13/15 | Apartment | 90 |
| The Secret Garden Relais | Via Gottola, 14 Sorrento | Guesthouse | 90 |
| Torre Turbolo | Marina Del Cantone Massa Lubrense | Guesthouse | 87 |
| Ulisse Deluxe | Via del Mare, 22 | Hostel | 87 |
| Villa Gerardo | Via capo 82/84 | Hotel | 76 |
| Villa Oriana Relais | Via Rubinacci, 1 | Guesthouse | 100 |
| Villa Pollio | Via Guglielmo Marconi n°6 | Guesthouse | 100 |
| Village Camping Campogaio Santafortunata | Via Capo, 39 | Campsite | 78 |
| Villaggio Resort Nettuno | Marina Del Cantone Nerano - Massa Lubrense | Campsite | 84 |
| Villaggio Verde Sorrento | Via Cesarano, 12 | Hotel | 93 |
| Youth Hostel Sorrento | Via San Vito, 61 Sant' Agnello | Hostel | 73 |
| Magi House | Via Padre Reginaldo Giuliani 56 | Guesthouse | 100 |
| Palazzo Abagnale | Corso Italia 164 | Guesthouse | 83 |
| Domus Sorrento | Via S.Maria della Pieta' n.33 Via Del mare n.49 | Guesthouse | 80 |
| Relais Villa Angiolina | Via Parsano, 12 | Guesthouse | 100 |
| Antica Marina Guesthouse | Via Marina Grande 198 | guesthouse | 80 |
| Luna Rossa Apartment | Via R. Bosco 151 Bonea di Vico Equense | apartment | - |
| Il Casolare Harmony | Via Li Campi 29 | guesthouse | - |
| Casa Sorrentina | Corso Italia, 134 | Guesthouse | 99 |
| Hotel il Faro | Via Marina Piccola 5 | hotel | 100 |
| Grand Hotel Flora | Corso Italia 248 | hotel | 100 |
| Hotel Florida | Vico I Rota, 3 | hostel | - |
| Casa del Corso | Corso Italia | apartment | - |
| Chalet Sorrento | Via Marziale 55 | apartment | - |
| Casa Correale | Via Correale | apartment | - |
| Casa Maresca | Via Maiano, 79 | Guesthouse | 20 |
| Domus San Vincenzo Guesthouse | Via Iommella Grande 120 | Guesthouse | 97 |
| Casa Crawford | Via Crawfrd 28 | Apartment | - |
| B&B Sunflower | Via Raffaele Bosco 861/c Vico Equense | Guesthouse | 87 |
| B&B Massico | Viale dei Pini 38 Sant'Agnello | Guesthouse | 89 |
| S. Elisabetta Religious House | Via Madonna di Rosella 120, Piano di Sorrento | Guesthouse | - |
| La Culla Religious House | Via Corso Italia 377 | Guesthouse | - |
| Lucrezia Colli | Via Colli di Fontanelle 54 S: Agnello Sorrento Colli Sorrentini | Apartment | 100 |
| Casa De Angelis | VIA CAUCCINI 29 St Agnello di Sorrento | Guesthouse | - |
| Letizia Apartment Sorrento | Via degli Aranci n. 115 | Apartment | 97 |
| Tiziana Apartments | Vicolo Sant'Aniello 8 | Apartment | - |
| Lauro Apartment | Via Corso Italia 208 | Apartment | - |
| Ornella Apartment | Via Fregonito 4 | Apartment | - |
| Blue Moon | Via Dei Gerani, 1 | Guesthouse | - |
| Diana City | Via Corso Italia 5 | Guesthouse | 88 |
| B&B DolceVita | Via San Cesareo, 64 | Guesthouse | 100 |
| Diana Apartment | Via Marina Grande, 31 | Apartment | - |
| Marina Grande Apartment | Via Del Mare,104 | Apartment | - |
| Margherita Apartment | Via S. Lucia,12 | Apartment | - |
| Chiara Apartment | Via S.Renato,17 | Apartment | - |
| Federica Apartment | Via Fuorimura 20 | Apartment | 97 |
| Green Rooms | Via degli Aranci, 25 / 1 | Hotel | - |
| B&B Degli Aranci | Via Degli Aranci, n15 | Guesthouse | - |
| Kalimera Type A | Via Capo 53 | Apartment | - |
| Rebecca Apartment | Via Nastro Verde 32, Priora, Sorrento | Apartment | - |
| B&B Il Mirto Bianco | Via Ferrella 3 | Guesthouse | - |
| Residence LUCREZIA | Via Colli di Fontanelle 54 | Guesthouse | - |
| Villa Elisabeth | Via dei Cafiero 7, Meta | Guesthouse | 100 |
| Crystal Palace Sorrento | Corso Italia, 185 | Guesthouse | - |
| Villa Serena Sorrento | Via Pantano 21/A | GUESTHOUSE | - |
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Post
Post Italiane is the national postal services of Italy and has quite an efficient network of postal offices and reliable postal services. Standard letters and postcards (up to 20 grams) cost €0.39 to send within Europe and the Mediterranean countries outside Europe and €0.41 to all other destinations throughout the country. Up to 50 grams, prices start at €0.52 for Europe, €0.62 for other areas. Packages start at €1.55 within Europe, and around €2.50 for other countries. Post office business hours in Italy are from 8:30am to 2:00pm from Monday to Friday, with closing times at Saturday and the last day of the month at 12 noon.
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