Weddings galore
by SallyM
I'm not sure how many of them are strictly speaking locals, but wedding groups all seem to head for the Villa Communale gardens for their photos. The two most popular spots are by the balustrade looking out to sea or in the cloisters of the S Francisco church.
If you spend any time at the adjacent cafe (which does good ice cream, also drinable tea for 2 euros a pot), you will be able to watch the fun.
Don't miss your step
by Martin_H
To get from Piazza Tasso to the Marina Piccola (where ferries go to Capri, Napoli & Amalfi) the most direct route is via these steps. Unfortunately there are something like 200 of them - not so bad on the way down...... but on the way back.
Alternatively there is a more roundabout road route involving significantly fewer steps and also a small bus.
Good pasta restaurant
by longsanborn about Ristorante La Lanterna Pizzeria
This restaurant situated in a small and pretty alley called Via San Cesareo, next to Piazza Tasso (main square of Sorrento). It is reasonably priced and famous for its risotto alla pescatore (but I didn't try this). I find the restarant to be large and spacious. The staffs are friendly and the service is quick. The inside of the restaurant is nice and clean. I tried the Caprese salad (mozzorella cheese and tomato salad) and the spaghetti alle vongole (spaghetti with clams). They were all good.
Piazza Tasso
by kentishgirl
This is the main square in Sorrento, buses leave from here to Rome twice a day, its a busy square as its the hub of the town and cars seem to come out of nowhere here!
There are a few cafes and bars on the square where you can chill out and enjoy a drink....the downside being so noisy from the traffic!
Giardini Piazza A. Lauro
by mallyak
Where the remains of the Ancient City Walls are, there lie the monuments, churches and the testimonies of antique civilizations; walking through the streets of the historical centre, the antique Greek-Roman structure is still legible, memory represented vividly in via Pietà, via S. Cesareo, via Padre Reginaldo Giuliani and via Tasso