Sorrento is a coastal town in southwestern Italy, facing the Bay of Naples on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Perched atop cliffs that separate the town from its busy marinas, it’s known for sweeping water views and Piazza Tasso, a cafe-lined square. The historic center is a warren of narrow alleys that’s home to the Chiesa di San Francesco, a 14th-century church with a tranquil cloister.
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ItalIan Views: Villa Astor, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast
Villa Astor, the most prestigious property in Sorrento, is a magnificent edifice towering above the Gulf of Naples. The Villa and the distinctive garden, one of the 20 most beautiful gardens in Europe on two hectares (4+ acres) of land, face outwards Naples and the Vesuvio with a sheer drop to the sea.
The three story Villa has large terraces. Moreover, the domain includes an annex, a garden with fountains, lily ponds and a small pool as well as two private accesses to the Mediterranean and several large roman caves. The property includes the remains of a Roman villa and a collection of 145 archaeological pieces of great cultural and historical interest.
Walking Tour: Sorrento – Southwestern Italy (4K)
Sorrento is a coastal town in southwestern Italy, facing the Bay of Naples on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Perched atop cliffs that separate the town from its busy marinas, it’s known for sweeping water views and Piazza Tasso, a cafe-lined square. The historic center is a warren of narrow alleys that’s home to the Chiesa di San Francesco, a 14th-century church with a tranquil cloister.
Top 2-Hour Walking Tours: ‘Sorrento, Italy’ (Video)
Sorrento is a coastal town in southwestern Italy, facing the Bay of Naples on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Perched atop cliffs that separate the town from its busy marinas, it’s known for sweeping water views and Piazza Tasso, a cafe-lined square. The historic center is a warren of narrow alleys that’s home to the Chiesa di San Francesco, a 14th-century church with a tranquil cloister.
Video Timeline Links: 0:00 Drone Intro & Map 2:38 Walk begins at Piazza Tasso 5:47 Via S. Cesareo 7:57 Limoncello Taste Test 12:02 Sedile Dominova Building 15:12 Chiesa dell’Addolorata 24:00 Church of Saint Mary of the Announcement 26:29 Piazza Andrea Veniero 28:26 Villa Fiorentino 44:27 Bastion of Parsano 48:49 Cathedral of Saints Philip and James 52:04 Piazza Tasso 53:30 Fattoria Terranova Shop 1:04:54 Walk down to Marina Grande 1:10:45 Marina Grande (The Beach) 1:39:05 Piazza della Vittoria 1:42:08 Villa Comunale 1:47:23 Walk Down the Cliff Face 1:51:18 The Beach 1:55:28 Marina Piccola (Tourist Port) 1:59:48 Public Beach 2:09:51 Piazza Sant’Antonino 2:12:31 Piazza Tasso
Destination Hotels: Parco Dei Principi In Sorrento, Italy – 1960’s “Infinite Blue”
From a Cereal Magazine online article (March 2, 2020):
Of all Gio Ponti’s 100-odd buildings, Sorrento is the only hotel where you can still stay, fully immersed in his art — for as well as the building itself he designed every last detail. He was not just an architect, but a designer — of interiors, furniture, industry, cars — an artist and a ceramicist, a writer and a teacher; and at Parco dei Principi his passion for so many disciplines converged in one triumphant paean to modernity.
The concept of infinite blue was architect Gio Ponti’s driving inspiration when he built Parco dei Principi, his slice of 1960s modernism on a coast of faded antiquity. When it opened in 1962, the hotel was something new for ancient Sorrento: a clean-lined, contemporary edifice on the tufa-stone cliff. Inside, the bright, wide-open spaces were pared down and decorated entirely in white and blue.
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