Piazza Tasso
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.Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Sorrento, Campania, Italy
- Also known as: “Piazza Tasso, Sorrento” and “Piazza Torquato Tasso”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santuario della Madonna del Carmine (Sorrento) and Basilica di Sant’Antonino.
Santuario della Madonna del Carmine (Sorrento)
Church
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santuario della Madonna del Carmine (Sorrento) is a church.
Basilica di Sant’Antonino
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Basilica di Sant’Antonino is a church, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Piazza Tasso.
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. Sorrento Cathedral is situated 270 metres southwest of Piazza Tasso.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallone dei Mulini and Sant’Agnello.
Vallone dei Mulini
Locality
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallone dei Mulini or Valle dei Mulini is a historic valley in Sorrento, Italy.
Sant’Agnello
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Sant'Agnello is in the province of Naples in the Campania region, and is 49 kilometers from the city of Naples.
Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi
Suburb
Photo: Marcuscalabresus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi is an Italian village, the major hamlet of the municipality of Massa Lubrense in the Province of Naples, Campania region. It is part of the Sorrentine Peninsula and its population is around 3,000.
Piazza Tasso
- Category: locality
- Location: Sorrento, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.62617° or 40° 37′ 34″ northLongitude
14.37577° or 14° 22′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8FGPJ9GG+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 806378057OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q2332531
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Macedonian—“Piazza Tasso” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塔索广场”
- Croatian: “Piazza Tasso (Sorrento)”
- Croatian: “Piazza Tasso”
- Dutch: “Piazza Tasso”
- German: “Piazza Tasso”
- German: “Piazza Torquato Tasso”
- Italian: “Piazza Torquato Tasso”
- Macedonian: “Пјаца Тасо (Соренто)”
- Macedonian: “Пјаца Тасо”
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