Palazzo Correale

Sorrento


Built in the 14th century, the Palazzo Correale features a fetching Gothic-Catalan facade, complete with mullioned windows in dark tuff stone. The window facing Via degli Archi is especially beautiful, its capitals adorned with sculpted acanthus leaves.


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