One day in Sorrento

Day by day

1. Day 1: Piazza Tasso and Vallone dei Mulini

   Piazza Tasso, Vallone dei Mulini, Villa Comunale and Cloister of San Francesco, then Via San Cesareo in the evening.

   1. Morning

      Piazza Tasso

      Take an evening coffee or gelato here around 9pm, when locals come out for the passeggiata along Corso Italia. Allow 30 minutes.

   2. Late morning

      Vallone dei Mulini

      Look from the viewpoint on Via Fuorimura, a minute's walk from Piazza Tasso. Allow 15 minutes.

   3. Lunch

      Lunch: Gnocchi alla sorrentina

      Trattorias across the old town and Marina Grande; it usually arrives in its own small terracotta dish.

   4. Afternoon

      Villa Comunale

      Come at sunset, then take the lift down to the port for a seafront walk. Allow 30 minutes.

   5. Late afternoon

      Cloister of San Francesco

      Visit in the morning before weddings and events, when the cloister is often quiet. Allow 20 minutes.

   6. Evening

      Via San Cesareo

      Many shops offer limoncello tastings; compare a few before buying.

Before you go

If it rains

• Swap in Sorrento Cathedral (Centro storico and Piazza Tasso): Look closely at the inlaid-wood choir stalls and stations of the cross, a good introduction to Sorrento's intarsia tradition.
• Swap in Museo Correale di Terranova (Marina Piccola and the port): Save it for a hot afternoon or a rainy day, and finish at the garden belvedere.
• Swap in Museobottega della Tarsia Lignea (Centro storico and Piazza Tasso): Visit before buying inlaid-wood souvenirs so you can recognise quality work.

Where to stay for this itinerary

Pace and daylight

The sights in this plan add up to roughly 3–3 hours of visiting over one day, before meals and getting between them. Daylight runs from about 9.3 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June, so in winter start early and keep museums for the afternoon.

Getting between stops: Walking. Piazza Tasso, Corso Italia, the old-town lanes and the Villa Comunale are all within about 10 minutes of each other; lifts and stairways link the centre to the marinas.

More or fewer days

• 2 days in Sorrento
• 3 days in Sorrento
• 5 days in Sorrento

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