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Pompeii
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  • Pompeii is easy to get to from Sorrento either on an organised excursion or by just jumping on the train. Making your own way there is far better as you are not limited by time, We spent 7 hours walking around and we still did not cover all of it.

    Opening times:

    November - March - every day from 8.30 am to 5 pm. (last admission 3.30 p.m.)

    April - October- every day from 8.30 am. to 7.30 pm (last admission 6 p.m.)

    Closed: January 1st, May 1st , December 25th

    Entrance to Pompeii, Herculaneum is e11.00 and entrance to the museum at naples is e9.00
    For visitors from Euopean countries under 18 years of age and over 65 years entrance is free but You must have evidence of age (i.e a passport) with you, visitors between 18 and the day before their 25th birthday entrance is half price. but ONLY IF RESIDENT IN EUROPE.. Various other passes ect can be purchased at various prices (3 day passes to all 5 ancient sites (Herculaneum, Pompeii, Oplontis, Stabiae, Boscoreale) are e20.00

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  • Address: Pompeii
  • Phone: +39 081 8575347
  • Website: http://www.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf?OpenDatabase
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    Herculaneum
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  • Pompeii was the most fantastic thing i had seen untill i went to herculanium. It is simply amazing (and thankfully a lot smaller than Pompeii). It is very easy to get to from sorrento. Just get the Circumvesuviana train and get off at Eculano. when you come out of the station it is just a short walk (less than 10 minutes) to the bottom of the road opposite the station and the entrance is straight facing you. you can not go wrong as it is sign posted all the way.

    Entrance to Herculaneum, Pompeii is e11.00 and entrance to the museum at naples is e9.00
    For visitors from Euopean countries under 18 years of age and over 65 years entrance is free but You must have evidence of age (i.e a passport) with you, visitors between 18 and the day before their 25th birthday entrance is half price. but ONLY IF RESIDENT IN EUROPE.. Various other passes ect can be purchased at various prices (3 day passes to all 5 ancient sites (Herculaneum, Pompeii, Oplontis, Stabiae, Boscoreale) are e20.00

    Opening times
    November - March. Every day from 8.30 am to 5 pm. (last admission 3.30 pm)
    April - October. Every day from 8.30 am to 7.30 pm. (last admission 6 pm)

    Closed on January1st, May 1st and December 25th

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  • Address: Erculano
  • Phone: +39 081 8575347
  • Website: http://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/pagine/A75CD667E1A8F8DBC1256AB600361B7A?OpenDocument
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    Amalfi Boat Trips
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  • View from Metro del Mare of Amalfi - Sorrento
    View from Metro del Mare
    of Amalfi
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    Several companies run trips along the Amalfi Coast, connecting cities like Sorrento with Naples, Capri, Ischia, Positano, Amalfi and Sapri. I travelled from Sorrento to Amalfi with Metro del Mare, an extension of the public transportation service that is only offered in the high-season. It was EUR 7.00 to travel from Sorrento to Amalfi and the trip took about fifty minutes, which is significantly faster than the busses and affords much nicer views. Tickets are sold at a kiosk near the Marina and schedules are available at tourist information or the ticket office. Service begins (sporadically) around April and runs until about October, with frequent service during the summer months.

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  • Phone: info@metrodelmare.com
  • Website: http://www.metrodelmare.com
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    Citrus Groves
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  • Sorrento is full of citrus groves with lemon and orange trees. These photos were taken at a large grove near the EAST end of Corso Italia, which is open to the public. Here, you can walk amongst the trees (see orange branches grafted onto lemon trees) and sample and buy their homemade liquers made from lemons, oranges and fennel. There are wooden benches for sitting and relaxing, away from the crowds.

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  • Address: East End of Corso Italia
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    Villa Communale
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  • These are beautiful gardens set on the coast, just a few minutes walk from the town.

    They are a great retreat in heat because they are so shaded with all the trees and plants here.

    Its a great place to have lunch and relax. The views out along the coast are amazing.

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    Piazza Tasso
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  • The heart of Sorrento, this bustling piazza is home to restaurants, bars, horse-drawn carriage rides, great views, tourists, locals, and more! Sit at Fauno Bar for a good, cheap aperitivo and lots of people watching, or enjoy an award-winning pizza at Pizzeria Aurora (see my Restaurant tips). From the piazza, busses connect you to the Cape and the marinas, and it is a brief walk to the Circumvesuviana stop.

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  • Address: Piazza Tasso
  • Directions: Corso Italia
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    Piazza Tasso
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  • Chiesa di Maria del Carmine from Piazza Tasso - Sorrento
    Chiesa di Maria del
    Carmine from Piazza Tasso
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    The Piazza Tasso acts as a sort of informal gateway to the old town of Sorrento. As you enter from the Corso Italia which leads here from the station, you leave behind the modern shops and are surrounded by a wealth of beautiful buildings, many in the Italian variant of Art Nouveau known as Stil Liberty. The square is a buzz of activity, with constant traffic and people weaving among it, cafés lively with conversation, street artists, tourist groups and carriages drawn by plumed horses. In the centre of it all stands the marble statue of Torquato Tasso, after whom the square is named, created by sculptor Giovanni Carli in 1870. The great poet was born in Sorrento in 1544 and died in Rome in 1595, just before he was to be crowned poet laureate.

    At the north eastern side of the square is the Chiesa di Maria del Carmine, with a wonderful Rococo facade of gleaming white-and-yellow stucco. It looked particularly lovely in the late afternoon light, as we walked back through the square on our way to the station.

    It is in this square that you can catch the little tourist train which will take you to the Marina Grande (and other sights) if you’re not able to manage the steep streets. But if you’re up for a short walk, let me lead you down to the sea at the Marina Grande through some of the other pretty squares of Sorrento …

  • Directions: In the centre of town, at the end of the Corso Italia which leads here from the station, and on the eastern edge of historic district
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    take a Tour on the Sorrento 'City Train'
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  • Take a trip on the white 'Train' - Sorrento
    Take a trip on the white
    'Train'
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    In Piazza Tasso you can wait for and get on a White 'train' which takes you on a tour around Sorrento town. The price is 6 Euro and you recive ear phones (in a sealed packet) which you plug into the socket for your prefered language and you will recive a full commentary during you tour. It's great for people who are not good at walking or if you have small children.

    The train stops in Piazza Tasso tickets can be purchased from the stand were the train stops (next to the gorge)

  • Address: Piazza Tasso
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    Via del Capo
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  • For a walk away from the tourist-centric city center, why not walk along Via del Capo, out onto the cape? From here you will enjoy panoramic views of the city, waterfalls and shrines to the Virgin Mary.

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  • Address: Via del Capo
  • Directions: At the end of Corso Italia
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    Corso Italia
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  • Corso Italia is the main street running through Sorrento town.

    Here you will find shops, including supermarkets, lots of travel agencies, Banks and foreign exchange bureau.

    Its a nice street to stroll along at anytime of the day or night, but be careful crossing the street as the traffic is crazy!

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