Visiting Sorrento, Italy
- kerrisadams342
- Jan 25, 2025
- 2 min read
I've visited Sorrento several times, and can never get enough of it. I would love to stay for months, if my life allowed. I've often stayed in a hotel located just a few streets from Piazza Tasso, where the city meets the sea. Something I look forward to most is waking early and walking through the piazza as the city awakens. The sun reflects off the yellow and peach colored buildings and casts a golden hue across the piazza, illuminating the palm trees and flowers. Passing through the piazza, I follow the narrow road at the other end that takes me to the Villa Comunale Park, perched atop Sorrento's alluring cliffs with commanding views across the bay to Mt. Vesuvius.
A street sweeper beeps past and a couple 0f early morning joggers run by, but other than that the narrow roads are all mine, except for a stray cat here and there. When I reach the balustrade at the cliff's edge, I take in several deep breaths of fresh sea air, feeling immense gratitude just to be there.
As more people make their way to the park, I take my cue and head back to the hotel for breakfast with my friends, taking in the sights on the streets along the way. Locals greeting each other, and tourists out exploring before the sun rises and heats up the day. If only I could have cappuccinos and cornettos every morning after such a marvelous walk.
On the first day we were there last summer, with a walking tour of the Amalfi Coast, the trip began with a hike through the Massa Lubrense mountains above Sorrento. We took a bus up into the hills, stopping for some incredible views of Capri, had a cornetto and a limone gelato before setting out on our hike. Our guide took us up a steep path, that quite honestly did not look like a public trail. We literally made our way in between lemon farms and through meadows with very few established paths, but it was amazing. Our guide was awesome, and full of fascinating information.
After much trapsing through the back hills, we made our way to an Olive Oil Farm, where we tasted some extra virgin olive oil, had a few snacks and bought a few bottles of the thick, rich tasting oil to take home.
In mountainous areas of Italy, they have the most adorable form of transportation. This is called an Ape (ah-pay), a three-wheeled enclosed scooter basically. We didn't ride this one, but rode in them later on our trip in Ischia. What a blast!
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