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THE SORRENTO & AMALFI CITY GUIDE 1 Summary THINGS TO KNOW 3 History and culture THINGS TO SEE 4 Churches, Palaces and Monuments THINGS TO TRY 6 Eating and Drinking 7 Shopping 8 Hotels and lodgings THINGS TO EXPERIENCE 9 Events 10 La Dolce Vita ITINERARIES 11 Beaches,marinas and nature reserves 12 Positano, Ravello, Vietri and other places not to be missed © Netplan - Internet solutions for tourism THE SORRENTO & AMALFI CITY GUIDE / THINGS TO KNOW 3 4 THE SORRENTO & AMALFI CITY GUIDE / THINGS TO SEE History and culture Churches, Palaces and Monuments suffered severe losses. At around the start restored on numerous occasions over the of the 18th century, after a period of bitter centuries and hence display a distinctive struggles between the peasant population array of architectural styles that range and rich landowners, Sorrento began to from late gothic to renaissance, while the emerge as a popular tourist resort, much refectory retains its original fourteenth loved by visitors from all over the world for century structure. its mild climate and flourishing countryside. By 1800, Sorrento’s economy was based Correale di Terranova Museum – Sorrento primarily on tourism and the wood inlay In this fascinating museum you can find industry, which gradually took over from the paintings by 18th century artists, inlaid production of silk textiles. Over the years furniture, Capodimonte majolica and Sorrento has been the favorite destination porcelain ware, lacework The palazzo which of such luminaries of European culture as houses the museum is surrounded by green Lord Byron, Keats, Goethe, Dickens, Wagner, and looks out over the Gulf of Naples. Ibsen and Nietzsche. At the start of the 20th century, agriculture was given a second Sedil Dominova – Sorrento wind, thanks to intensive cultivation of citrus A unique testimony to the ancient “sedile”, fruits, which were exported throughout the which was the building in which the city Italian peninsula and overseas. fathers gathered to make laws and decide on economic and administrative matters. A Sorrento & Amalfi: Torquato Tasso Sorrento & Amalfi: Sorrento Cathedral magnificent majolica-tiled dome covers the Amalfi arcaded loggia of the Sedil Dominova. Sorrento Amalfi was originally a Roman colony, which All the churches, museums and palazzi you The earliest evidence of human settlement gained more and more importance over the need to see, to get a full picture of the Amalfi Cathedral in the Sorrento Peninsula indicates Greek centuries, and after the fall of the empire it history and culture of the Sorrento Peninsula Amalfi’s cathedral was built in the 9th and Phoenician activity, however, this fertile became a diocese (596 AD). and the Amalfi Coast... century and partly reconstructed at a later land was soon taken over as a Roman colony, Later, the whole coastline, along with date in Arabian-Sicilian style. A number of its until the final collapse of the Empire. In the Amalfi, became property of the Duchy of Basilica di San Antonino – Sorrento original ancient features remain, such as the Middle Ages (c. 9th century AD), Sorrento Naples, until 839, when the city declared its This basilica was built around the 10th bell tower, the bronze posts on the main door managed to release herself from outside independence and became an autonomous century in honor of Saint Anthony, patron and the Chapel of the Crucifix. The Cathedral control, including Naples, and thus the Duchy republic. The Maritime Republic of Amalfi saint of navigators, and in c.1300 it became leads directly to the fascinating Chiostro di of Sorrento was born. The Duchy of Sorrento was soon to become an important maritime the home of the “Confraternita dei Battenti”, Paradiso, the Paradise Cloisters. covered the whole of the peninsula, and commercial center, trading with the whole of an heretical confraternity originating from was soon to become a prosperous economy the Italian peninsula, North Africa, the Middle Naples. It was splendidly restored in the Paper Museum - Amalfi based on ship chandlery, and the sale East and the Byzantine Empire. The Republic C17th by the Theatine Fathers. The crypt Housed inside an old paper mill, the museum and production of citrus fruits and wine. bought spices, precious stones, carpets holds the tomb of Saint Anthony, where exhibits ancient machinery for production of The Duchy later (1100) relinquished its and fabrics from the Arabs, and sold them thousands of votive offerings have been made “Bambagina” paper, which is still in working independence to become a protectorate of throughout Italy. by sailors. order. Normandy, with the advantage of receiving Soon, Amalfi’s wealth not only attracted protection against attacks from pirates and the attention of pirates, who were promptly Sorrento Cathedral Civic Museum – Amalfi the Lombards. 1544 is an important date in driven back by the city’s army, it also became Built around the 11th century, Sorrento On display in the museum is a seventeenth Italian and European culture, for it is the the target of neighboring states. In 1131, Cathedral houses some marvelous frescoes by century paper copy of the Tabula Amalpha, a year that the poet Torquato Tasso, was born after a long succession of attacks, Amalfi was Neapolitan painters. The bell tower is home precious maritime manuscript, dating back to in Sorrento, renowned author of “Jerusalem annexed to the Kingdom of Sicily, although to an ancient ceramic clock. the 11th century, containing some surprising Delivered” and other poems. In 1558 Sorrento still retaining a certain degree of autonomy information about the Maritime Republic. underwent a violent invasion by the Turks. in the management of maritime commercial Saint Francis Cloisters – Sorrento Ancient Arsenals of the Amalfi Republic The city was sacked and the population affairs. Gradually, commercial relations with The Saint Francis Cloisters have been Dating back to the 9th century, the Ancient © Netplan - Internet solutions for tourism © Netplan - Internet solutions for tourism THE SORRENTO & AMALFI CITY GUIDE / THINGS TO SEE 5 6 THE SORRENTO & AMALFI CITY GUIDE / THINGS TO TRY Eating and Drinking Arsenals are a precious testimony to the many terraced vineyards of the region. One glorious maritime past of Amalfi. Of the 22 of the gastronomical symbols of Sorrento pointed-arch arcades that used to open out is limoncello, a delicious digestive liqueur towards the sea, only 12 remain today. made from the infusion of Sorrento lemon peel in pure alcohol. Another typical liqueur Raito Provincial Museum of Ceramics is nocino, made from Sorrento walnuts and - Vietri coffee beans. This fascinating museum is housed inside Villa Guariglia, where magnificent artifacts narrate the history of traditional ceramics craftsmanship in Vietri. Sorrento & Amalfi: Gnocchi alla sorrentina Sorrento and Amalfi cuisine is strongly linked to the produce that grows in this fertile land. The wonderful climate is perfect for the cultivation of citrus fruits, oranges and lemons, olives and vines, which together paint a characteristic landscape. Even the sea, which washes the coast of the peninsula, is particularly generous. Fish and crustaceans are the star attractions, and are used by local chefs to prepare delicious dishes: lobster boiled on its own or cooked with tomatoes, octopus casserole, shrimp sautéed or fried lightly in breadcrumbs, spider crab soup. Let’s not forget the famous gnocchi alla sorrentina, made with tomato sauce, basil and mouth-watering fiordilatte mozzarella, which, in Sorrento, is braided. All dishes are neatly finished off with a dash of the characteristically sweet-tasting extra virgin olive oil, produced from olives grown in this area. In Sorrento restaurants and in Amalfi Coast restaurants you will fine wines ranging from rosso Sorrento to Gragnano, all of which are produced from vines cultivated in the © Netplan - Internet solutions for tourism © Netplan - Internet solutions for tourism THE SORRENTO & AMALFI CITY GUIDE / THINGS TO TRY 7 8 THE SORRENTO & AMALFI CITY GUIDE / THINGS TO TRY Shopping Hotels and lodgings and relations. And why not take them a bag of excellent walnuts, which are plentiful in these parts. As well as these gastronomical specialties,