{"id":17722,"date":"2024-08-12T09:37:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T09:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/?p=17722"},"modified":"2024-08-12T11:12:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T11:12:34","slug":"sorrento-the-gateway-to-central-and-southern-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/en\/my-pov-sorrento\/sorrento-the-gateway-to-central-and-southern-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorrento: The Gateway to Central and Southern Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17722\" class=\"elementor elementor-17722\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5c61af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5c61af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-440d8e7\" data-id=\"440d8e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d921ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d921ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Italy is an incredible place to visit<\/strong> with breathtaking views and delicious food. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Few places<\/strong> in the world <strong>rival it as a destination<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But <strong>where to stay in Italy is a difficult choice! <\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The allure of Rome with its ancient monuments like the Vatican City, the Pantheon, and the Colosseum is hard to ignore. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <strong>people who do not like the hustle<\/strong> and bustle <strong>of a capital city might enjoy a quiet<\/strong>, romantic <strong>coastal town<\/strong> brimming with experiences.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But located in Southern Italy, with convenient travel by rail, road, sea, and sky, <strong>there is no better<\/strong> <strong>for an Italian adventure than Sorrento<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a7db79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a7db79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-508f774\" data-id=\"508f774\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b305e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88b305e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Marina-Piccola-at-sunset-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17727\" alt=\"Sorrento Marina Piccola at sunset Emalee Pennington mypovsorrento 2024 about sorrento\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Marina-Piccola-at-sunset-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Marina-Piccola-at-sunset-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Marina-Piccola-at-sunset-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Marina-Piccola-at-sunset-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Marina-Piccola-at-sunset-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sorrento, Marina Piccola at Sunset<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcec76f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcec76f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19c2f29\" data-id=\"19c2f29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d22c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1d22c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sorrento is a beautiful change of pace<\/strong> for any visitor. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After being in the noise of America for most of my life, I cannot overstate how healing it is to be somewhere quieter.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Somewhere that pulls everyone back into the beauty of life<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no 10-lane highways, no giant copy-pasted mega stores and drive-throughs. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every curving street, eroded corner, twisting alley, and beautiful brick is its own. Each of these has its story to tell if one listens and looks closely.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet I have never lacked anything while living among these lovely places and people. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The amenities are everything<\/strong> from delicious eateries to grocery stores that are a quick Google search and a stroll away.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Using the<\/strong> legendary European <strong>public transport<\/strong> <strong>system<\/strong> <strong>is<\/strong> <strong>easy<\/strong> along with these amenities. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People can <strong>hop from one place to the next<\/strong>, seeing beautiful sights and meeting more people.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Getting on a bus or train and going to Naples<\/strong>, <strong>Amalfi<\/strong>, Pompei, Vesuvius, Rome,<strong> and other cities in Italy is easy<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, using this system to take day trips to some of Italy\u2019s most beautiful and historic places is a must.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0debb82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0debb82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cd5fb0\" data-id=\"4cd5fb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472164e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"472164e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/boat-to-Amalfi-sorrento-coast-emalee-pennington-amalfi-coast-tour-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento--1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17731\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/boat-to-Amalfi-sorrento-coast-emalee-pennington-amalfi-coast-tour-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/boat-to-Amalfi-sorrento-coast-emalee-pennington-amalfi-coast-tour-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/boat-to-Amalfi-sorrento-coast-emalee-pennington-amalfi-coast-tour-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/boat-to-Amalfi-sorrento-coast-emalee-pennington-amalfi-coast-tour-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/boat-to-Amalfi-sorrento-coast-emalee-pennington-amalfi-coast-tour-mypovsorrento-2024-about-sorrento--2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A Boat to Amalfi<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d3d6b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d3d6b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5d023e\" data-id=\"b5d023e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4c3ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec4c3ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The furthest of these famous destinations is 30 miles (48km) away<\/strong> and is well connected. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visiting it and coming back to the warm embrace of Sorrento is a day well spent. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Even Rome itself is within range of a day trip from Sorrento<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But to appreciate all Rome offers, a weekend trip is the perfect time to see the sights without overwhelming crowds.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa8e59f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa8e59f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1efbe8\" data-id=\"e1efbe8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfa130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cfa130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A perfect home base <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-378adad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"378adad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-946052f\" data-id=\"946052f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42324fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42324fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <strong>Sorrento is more than an ideal home base while traveling<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Many lesser-known historical places populate the small town<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>One place hides amongst the buildings<\/strong> and roads. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>It is past a busy cobblestone street<\/strong> where most people do not go. Down this street and after visitors pass the last building on the block, there is a metal gate. This gate marks the entrance to the <strong>Parsano Bastion<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bastion<strong> is part of an old wall defense that surrounded Sorrento<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-597a4d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"597a4d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50eb2fa\" data-id=\"50eb2fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7303bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7303bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parsano-bastion-Sorrento-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-2024-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17729\" alt=\"Parsano bastion Sorrento Emalee Pennington mypovsorrento about sorrento 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parsano-bastion-Sorrento-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-2024-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parsano-bastion-Sorrento-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-2024-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parsano-bastion-Sorrento-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-2024-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parsano-bastion-Sorrento-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-2024-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Parsano-bastion-Sorrento-Emalee-Pennington-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-2024-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Parsano Bastion, Sorrento<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ca16b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ca16b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9995bfe\" data-id=\"9995bfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8551f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec8551f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it is not the only historical building here. <strong>Beautiful churches also pepper the town<\/strong> with gorgeous glass-stained windows and paintings. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the air to them is still and peaceful. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>These churches<\/strong> such a<strong>s the <a href=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/en\/what-to-see\/sorrento-en\/the-sorrento-cathedral\/\">Cathedral of Saints Philip and James<\/a><\/strong>, the <strong>Church of Santi Felice and Baccolo<\/strong>, and more <strong>are tranquil places<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeccd5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eeccd5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c612e4\" data-id=\"9c612e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9c514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a9c514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Cathedral-city-center-Emalee-Pennington-2024-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17725\" alt=\"Sorrento Cathedral city center Emalee Pennington 2024 mypovsorrento about sorrento\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Cathedral-city-center-Emalee-Pennington-2024-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Cathedral-city-center-Emalee-Pennington-2024-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Cathedral-city-center-Emalee-Pennington-2024-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Cathedral-city-center-Emalee-Pennington-2024-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sorrento-Cathedral-city-center-Emalee-Pennington-2024-mypovsorrento-about-sorrento-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cathedral of Saints Philip and James, Sorrento<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-954caf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"954caf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ba945c\" data-id=\"9ba945c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018f200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"018f200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>These places in Sorrento are a simple walk away<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But everything is not close together in some parts of Italy. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people take public transport to work, school, or other places. This includes traveling to remote sights like Castello di Lettere, Ercolano, or Herculaneum. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As previously stated, these are only a few remote places in Italy, but visitors see them regularly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> However, these places are only an hour or two away from Sorrento and easy to go. It makes a perfect day trip to add to an itinerary.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The previously mentioned attributes make Sorrento a gorgeous destination with a little more travel added to it. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also helps travelers to know they have a comfortable and warm bed to return to at the end of a long day of exploring!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ciao!<\/span><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emalee<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f6270c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f6270c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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