CategoriesHoliday in SorrentoThe best month to visit Sorrento is one that most British and American travellers never seriously consider. It is not July. It is not August. It is May, or September, or — for the right kind of traveller — November. Here is the honest, month-by-month breakdown from people who are here all year round. May […]
CategoriesHoliday in SorrentoEvery year, millions of people choose all-inclusive holidays in Italy — resorts on the Adriatic, in Sicily, along the Sardinian coast. There is nothing wrong with that. A week at a resort with meals included and a pool that does not require you to make any decisions is a legitimate and enjoyable way to rest. […]
CategoriesHoliday in SorrentoSorrento has a real food culture — not a museum piece, not a performance for tourists, but a living set of traditions that have been shaped by the landscape, the sea, the lemon groves, and the proximity to Naples. If you are going to eat well here, you need to know what to order, where […]
CategoriesHoliday in SorrentoThis is the question that fills the travel forums every spring and summer, and most of the answers are unsatisfying because they try too hard to be neutral. Here is a less neutral version, written by people who know the Sorrentine Peninsula well. The short answer: Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast are not really competitors. […]
CategoriesHoliday in SorrentoIf you are coming to Sorrento for the beaches, you need to recalibrate slightly — and then you will be very happy indeed. The coastline here is not the sandy-beach-and-sunbeds kind. The Sorrentine Peninsula is cliff and rock, with the sea glittering far below, reached by steep steps or old lifts cut through the tufa. […]
CategoriesHoliday in SorrentoEvery year, a few million people choose Sorrento for their Italian holiday. Most of them enjoy it. Some of them love it. A smaller number come back looking slightly puzzled — they saw the postcard version and are not entirely sure what all the fuss is about. This guide is for the people who want […]
CategoriesHoliday in SorrentoThree days in Sorrento is not too much. It is just enough — if you know where to go and, just as importantly, where not to bother. This is not the guide that sends you to the same viewpoint as everyone else, or into the same overpriced restaurant on Corso Italia. This is the guide […]
There’s a different way to enjoy your Sorrento Holiday. Not the postcard version -quick selfies, crowded souvenir shops, and fast ferry rides – but the one you walk and wonder, slowly, step by step. Through lemon-scented alleys, trails overlooking the sea, and stories whispered by the people who call this land home. If this sounds […]
There are many a lemon grove around Sorrento’s town center and throughout the Sorrento Coast: ask your hotel concierge or B&B host which ones are open to visit and explore the beauty of a place where city noise fades and the air turns sweeter. It’s not a vineyard — though it requires just as much […]
Some places speak without making noise.Where waves gently lap against wooden boats, and the air smells of salt, lemon, and ancient stories.Marina della Lobra, the fishing harbor of Massa Lubrense, is one of those places. Time hasn’t stopped here — it simply flows differently. The Sorrentine Peninsula has been inhabited for millennia: first by Greek […]
