Inside Villa Fiorentino, the historic residence in the heart of Sorrento and home to the Fondazione Sorrento, visitors can enjoy a permanent exhibition dedicated to Sorrento wood inlay, one of the finest examples of Italian craftsmanship. This permanent exhibition was created to promote and preserve this centuries-old artistic tradition, which made Sorrento famous worldwide for […]
The second floor of Villa Fiorentino houses a permanent exhibition of music boxes donated to the city of Sorrento by cabinetmaker Enrico Salierno. The latter, a native of the historic center of Sorrento, found his fortune in America with the art of Sorrentine marquetry. Between the 1960s and 1970s he opened a workshop in Los […]
Fondazione Sorrento presents the exhibition “Giuseppe Ercolano and the Masters of the Nativity”, hosted at Villa Fiorentino from 1 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.Curated by artist Giuseppe Ercolano, the exhibition explores the deep connection between devotion, craftsmanship and contemporary artistic language. After its success on Lake Como, this project returns to Sorrento, birthplace of […]
Sorrento is preparing to experience a Christmas inspired by the values that have always distinguished it: hospitality, culture, beauty and kindness with "Surriento Gentile"; the Christmas festival which from 5 to 30 December 2025 will transform the city into a large widespread stage, animated by shows, music, theatre, exhibitions, meetings and special initiatives dedicated to […]
With “Araprite 'e purtune, ce sta O' presepio” the living nativity scene returns to Sorrento, which proposes a new cultural project that enhances the Neapolitan tradition of the eighteenth century through a journey through the ancient doors of the historic center, from 28 to 30 December. Araprite 'e Purtune: the living nativity scene in Sorrento […]
