The time of the year that best “represents” Sorrento and its traditions is certainly Easter Holy Week. In fact, during this time, the Sirens Land becomes the setting of centuries-old traditions to which local people are passionally connected. Starting from Palm Sunday and the symbolic exchange of sugarcoated almonds palms, the most evocative week of […]
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On 13 June 1558 Sorrento was invaded by Saracen pirates. In addition to having devastated the town, they killed and kidnapped a lot of citizens, inpart released only after paying substantial ransoms. The survivors attributed their release to the patron Saint Antonino. So, as a sign of gratitude, Sorrento people commissioned the creation of a
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The inlaid woodwork is an art that achieved its maximum artistic language and value. It consists in creating pictures (views, portraits, still-life paintings) using very thin wood pieces of different colours or tonalities, alternating with foils of other materials (such as ivory or mother-of-pearl) or on which metals and precious stones were set (especially in
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The Amalfi Coast is a real earthly paradise, between the sky and the sea; a treasure of rare beauty so much so that Unesco proclaimed it as a “World Heritage Site”. It takes the name by the town of Amalfi, which has a thousand-year historical heritage, thanks to its prominent part during the commercial exchanges
Among the beauties of Villa Fiorentino, the wonderful camellia garden has a prominent place, since it has different type of camellia plants. Inside the garden there are over thirty examples all of which bloom from February until late spring, giving visitors a natural show of forms and colours. It’s certainly a camellia garden with a
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In Sorrento and surroundings the time of the Holy Week is full of events and religious functions able to spark incomparable suggestions, such as the historical representations of the Via Crucis and the penitential processions of hooded men parading through the streets of Sorrento coast. Even today, on Palm Sunday, in addition to the usual
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The black procession of Holy Friday, organized by the members of the Archconfraternity of Death, is one of the oldest popular traditions of Sorrento and peninsula. Like every tradition, whose origins are lost in centuries, this is very evocative for its stories and meanings handed down by local families. Among them, one in particular concerns
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The Tarantella is considered the most famous folk dance in the world, able to stir emotions of an indescribable joy, almost as you were lost in a magical atmosphere. The festive music combined with this dance, the elegant moves and the gaudy colours of their dresses are a real ode to joy and an expression
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