Incongruously wedged between racks of lemon-themed souvenir merchandise, this 15th-century domed palazzo (mansion) has exquisite, albeit faded, original frescoes. Crowned by a cupola, the terrace, open to the street on two sides, was originally a meeting point for the town’s medieval aristocracy; today it houses a working-men’s club where local pensioners sit around playing cards.
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale
17 MILES
Naples' National Archaeological Museum serves up one of the world’s finest collections of Graeco-Roman artefacts. Originally a cavalry barracks and later…
Museo di Capodimonte
17.81 MILES
Originally designed as a hunting lodge for Charles VII of Bourbon, the monumental Palazzo di Capodimonte was begun in 1738 and took more than a century to…
Cappella Sansevero
16.64 MILES
It's in this Masonic-inspired baroque chapel that you'll find Giuseppe Sanmartino's incredible sculpture, Cristo velato (Veiled Christ), its marble veil…
Ruins of Herculaneum
12.49 MILES
Herculaneum harbours a wealth of archaeological finds, from ancient advertisements and stylish mosaics to carbonised furniture and terror-struck skeletons…
Ruins of Pompeii
10.54 MILES
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Certosa e Museo di San Martino
16.57 MILES
The high point (quite literally) of the Neapolitan baroque, this charterhouse-turned-museum was built as a Carthusian monastery between 1325 and 1368…
Catacombe di San Gennaro
17.74 MILES
Naples' oldest and most sacred catacombs became a Christian pilgrimage site when San Gennaro's body was interred here in the 5th century. The carefully…
Castello Aragonese
22.66 MILES
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Nearby Sorrento attractions
1. Centro Storico
0.04 MILES
A major hub for shops, restaurants and bars, recently pedestrianised Corso Italia is the main thoroughfare shooting east-west through the bustling centro…
2. Duomo
0.06 MILES
Sorrento's cathedral features a striking exterior fresco, a triple-tiered bell tower, four classical columns and an elegant majolica clock. Inside, take…
3. Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
0.08 MILES
The oldest part of this 15th-century church is the apse, where you'll find Silvestro Buono’s 1582 polyptych above the altar. Its central panel depicts the…
4. Palazzo Correale
0.08 MILES
Built in the 14th century, the Palazzo Correale features a fetching Gothic-Catalan facade, complete with mullioned windows in dark tuff stone. The window…
5. Palazzo Veniero
0.1 MILES
Tucked away on one of Sorrento's original Graeco-Roman decumani (main streets), the Palazzo Veniero is considered a rare and precious example of Arab…
6. Casa Grande Correale
0.1 MILES
Although Sorrento's noble Correale family reputedly owned a house on this very site in the 15th century, the current palazzo (mansion) dates from the 18th…
7. Basilica di Sant’Antonino
0.12 MILES
Named after Sorrento's patron saint, the town's oldest church barely looks like a church at all from the outside. The interior paints a more ecclesial…
8. Chiesa & Chiostro di San Francesco
0.13 MILES
Located next to the Villa Comunale Park, this church is best known for the peaceful 14th-century cloister abutting it, which is accessible via a small…