The Sorrento Musical takes its cue from the “Tarantella”, a typical dance of the southern regions with origins in some undefined bygone period. Such is the hypnotism liberated from the music, to whose rhythm the dancers “intertwine”, that illustrious composers such as Rossini were spellbound to the point of feeling impelled to dedicate to it superb compositions. Through time, regrettably, the original significance of the Tarantella was lost, transforming it into a mere repetitive show for tourists.In the attempt to revive its genuine vivaciousness, almost a decade ago the proprietors …

Its history is linked to Sorrento,  it was in fact its fraction until 1808. It owes its name to the Latin word Planities, for its flat conformation. Today the village boasts an intense business activity, heir of a secular tradition of trades. At present remarkable importance also covers the local agriculture. Piano di Sorrento still preserves in fact an intact intensive cultivation of citruses, with pergolas and “pagliarelle” to defend  the trees from rain and cold
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Villa Fondi. The complex is made up of the De Sangro di …

Colli di S.Pietro (or Colli di Teresinella) is a name you probably won’t find on your map and so it’s worth specifying that it indicates the pass of the Amalfi Drive between the Sorrento Peninsula and the Amalfi Coast.
This itinerary can easily become a loop by adding the descent from Santa Maria del Castello to the Amalfi Drive above Positano and then taking the SITA bus from there back to Colli di S.Pietro.
From the pass (310m) take the minor road going up to the left (after having walked a few …

Site of magnificent villas, extending between a tufa coastline on the sea and the hills of the sorrentine peninsula, Sant’ Agnello has been divided, since 1865, between Sorrento and Piano di Sorrento. The city owes its name to the Patron Saint that is venerated in the homonym church and that reveals the solid agricultural traditions of the area. The international reputation of Sant’ Agnello also owes a lot to the English writer Marion Francis Crawford who spent a long time here.
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The Neighbourhoods. There are 5 to visit. …

Sorrento is trying to be wireless. The wi-fi network of the small town, covers most of its central area and some of the most interesting districts. The project of the historical provider, Meginet, has organized the setting up of 120 wi-fi hot spots and in the next 6 months, more antennas will be hooked up to allow a wireless internet connection and to give complete network cover of the  area.
Sorrento, following the example of big European cities, such as Paris, London and Amsterdam, is going to offer a helpful service …