Sorrento
Sorrento is in Campania. The town features beautiful architecture, many cafes and restaurants, and shops catering to tourists.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piazza Tasso and Sorrento Cathedral.
Piazza Tasso
Square
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piazza Tasso is a central place and square in Sorrento in the south of Italy. The square is named after the poet Torquato Tasso. In the main square, well known as Largo of the Caste, is the yellow-painted Baroque Carmelite Church del Carmine, holding within its interior a painting by Onofrio Avellino of the Virgin Mary with Saint Simon Stock and angels.
Sorrento Cathedral
Church
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of Saints Philip and James, commonly known as the Sorrento Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on Via Santa Maria della Pietà in Sorrento, Italy.
Museum Correale
Museum
Photo: Carlo Dani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum Correale is a museum in Sorrento in the south of Italy. The museum is situated in a patrician villa, surrounded by a citrus grove, with a terrace of Belvedere that overlooks the Gulf of Naples.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massa Lubrense and Sant’Agnello.
Massa Lubrense
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Massa Lubrense is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region of Campania, located about 25 kilometres southeast of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 13,404 and an area of 19.7 km2.
Sant’Agnello
Photo: robbie jim, CC BY 2.0.
Sant'Agnello is in the province of Naples in the Campania region, and is 49 kilometers from the city of Naples.
Sorrento
- Type: Locality with 16,300 residents
- Also known as: “063080”
- Location: Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.6249° or 40° 37′ 30″ northLongitude
14.3748° or 14° 22′ 29″ eastPopulation
16,300Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
8FGPJ9FF+XWGeoNames ID
6539814
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In Other Languages
“Sorrento” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Sorrento”
- Italian: “Sorrento”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Sorrento”. Photo: NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 3.0.