Villas in Sorrento

About Sorrento

Sorrento is a town of around 15,000 residents on a high cliff on the Sorrentine Peninsula, looking over the Bay of Naples to Vesuvius. The centre is Piazza Tasso, with a statue of the poet Torquato Tasso, who was born here, and the shopping street Via San Cesareo. The Villa Comunale garden has views of the gulf, and a lift runs down to Marina Piccola, one of two beaches at the foot of the town beside the ports. Sedil Dominova, from the 1500s, is the only surviving noble meeting house of its kind in Campania. The Vallone dei Mulini is a ravine where mills once stood. Limoncello is the local digestif. The homes sit within about two kilometres of each other, mostly small, sleeping around four, with a garden at about half and rarely a pool.

Is Sorrento right for you?

Best for

First-timers who want restaurants, boats and trains without a car

Not for you if

You want a private pool or a sandy beach at the door, as the beaches are at the foot of the town.

Near Sorrento

• Capri

  Ferries and hydrofoils connect Sorrento with the island, and also with Naples, Amalfi, Positano and Ischia.

• Naples

  The Circumvesuviana runs direct from Sorrento, and ferries use the Mergellina and Molo Beverello ports.

• Amalfi Drive

  A narrow road along the high cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea links Sorrento with Amalfi.

• Bagni della Regina Giovanna

  A natural pool at the tip of Capo di Sorrento, with the remains of an ancient villa on the same site.

Getting to Sorrento

Naples airport is about 53 km away, and the drive takes close to an hour. The Circumvesuviana train from Napoli Garibaldi to Sorrento takes around an hour and runs every 30 minutes, or a shuttle bus from the airport takes about an hour and a quarter. A car is not necessary.

When to go to Sorrento

The climate allows a visit year-round, and orange blossom comes out around Easter. Holy Week brings hooded processions with torches and incense on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Summer is when the harbour beaches and boat links are used most, so expect queues at the lift and on the ferries then.

Sorrento villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Sorrento

• Massa Lubrense (15)
• Colli Fontanelle (8)
• All of Naples & Sorrentino Peninsula