{"id":18559,"date":"2024-12-02T10:40:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T10:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/?p=18559"},"modified":"2024-12-02T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T11:14:27","slug":"the-restoration-of-sorrento-s-ancient-city-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/en\/my-pov-sorrento\/the-restoration-of-sorrento-s-ancient-city-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"The Restoration of Sorrento&#8217;s Ancient City Walls"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18559\" class=\"elementor elementor-18559\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b57762 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b57762\" 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-8e00208\" data-id=\"8e00208\" 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-07b40ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b40ce\" 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>Defensive stone walls once surrounded Sorrento to protect the city from attacks during Ancient times<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was a key factor in Sorrento and Naples\u2019 history as they protected the sought-after port from multiple military invasions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The walls<\/strong> can still be seen today and<strong> have recently been recovered and restored<\/strong> from Bastione Parsano and the Bastione St. Valerio to be open to the public.\u00a0<\/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-2b40d4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b40d4e\" 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-d86d26b\" data-id=\"d86d26b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parsano-Bastion-restoration-2024-Ancient-City-Walls-Sorrento-Emma-Ritter-MyPovSorrento-about-Sorrento-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parsano-Bastion-restoration-2024-Ancient-City-Walls-Sorrento-Emma-Ritter-MyPovSorrento-about-Sorrento-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parsano-Bastion-restoration-2024-Ancient-City-Walls-Sorrento-Emma-Ritter-MyPovSorrento-about-Sorrento-5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Parsano-Bastion-restoration-2024-Ancient-City-Walls-Sorrento-Emma-Ritter-MyPovSorrento-about-Sorrento-5-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-0f6d6de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f6d6de\" 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-7310e7f\" data-id=\"7310e7f\" 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-54a4744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54a4744\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History of Sorrento\u2019s Ancient Walls\n<\/h2>\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-819c0d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"819c0d2\" 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-67d46d6\" data-id=\"67d46d6\" 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-2c56474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c56474\" 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>They were built in the 4th century B.C. by the Greeks<\/strong>, who inhabited the land in pre-Roman times. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They proved effective, stopping the Samite invasion in 420 B.C. from advancing further to Naples. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>A few sections of the ancient walls survived until the 16th century A.D., <\/strong>when the Spanish were in Sorrento. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Spanish rebuilt the Ancient walls to be what we know today<\/strong>, and they were <strong>used to repel the Saracen invasion<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/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-d949e45 elementor-section-boxed 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data-id=\"43d3468\" 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-3d2371d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d2371d\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Inauguration of the Patrol Walkway\n<\/h2>\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-5b185f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b185f3\" 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-4f4ecea\" data-id=\"4f4ecea\" 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-6770d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6770d50\" 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>On November 7th, 2024, Mayor Massimo Coppola inaugurated the patrol walkway between the Bastione Parsano and the Bastione St. Valerio<\/strong>, opening this area to the public. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Admission to the Bastione Parsano is free<\/strong> within hours of operation of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<strong>0 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m<\/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-0bb3fc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bb3fc3\" 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-cae9996\" data-id=\"cae9996\" 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-b24137f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"b24137f\" 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funded<\/span><b> by the<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Italian larger<\/span><b> program called \u201c<i>Fund for Culture<\/i>\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (by the Cultur Ministry)\u00a0<\/span><b>and the Municipality of Sorrento<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their goal is <\/span><b>to preserve the historical and archeological heritage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Sorrento!<\/span><\/p><p><b>Walking among the ancient defense walls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a luxury to have in Sorrento as it <\/span><b>gives a glimpse into the past<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The newly restored patrol walkway <\/span><b>offers a new perspective and an amazing view of the city<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>C<\/em><i>iao,<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span 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