By: Daniele Davide | 2010-11-25 | Poetry While he was in prison, Tasso wrote continuously to principles, clergy, gentlemen and intellectuals asking them to release him and defending his own person read more
By: Daniele Davide | 2010-11-24 | Poetry Torquato Tasso (born in Sorrento, March 11, 1544 - Rome, April 25, 1595) was an Italian writer and poet. read more
By: Daniele Davide | 2010-11-25 | Poetry Torquato Tasso submitted his epic poem to the trial of five influential experts in letters. He shared in part the scruples of the distinguished scholars, who had expressed moralistic critics. In response to this review, the poet wrote, in 1576, Allegory. read more
By: Teddy Major | 2011-06-10 | Vacations Sorrento is combination of sun, scenery and cuisine. This has made the area a premium location to take a holiday villa on the Neapolitan Riviera. read more
By: Kevin Longworth | 2011-01-06 | Travel & Leisure Sorrento is quite simply beautiful, a small Italian town that is as full of things to see and do as it is full of true Mediterranean charm. The hustle and bustle of the shops, cafes and restaurants of the Piazza Tasso epitomises the ‘al fresco' lifestyle so popular here. Visitors can easily spend the day leisurely wandering around the town, soaking up the culture, shopping for local arts and crafts, drinking smooth Italian coffee and eating fresh pastas, delicious pizzas and seriously moreish ge read more
By: levi mckie | 2012-02-28 | Travel & Leisure Sorrento is one of the most idyllic holiday spots in Southern Italy and is the perfect place to stay if you are after a relaxing break this summer. Whether you have visited the small town before or it will be your first time, Sorrento is guaranteed to provide you with a refreshing holiday that will give you the chance to properly recoup before returning to the daily grind once your break is over. read more
By: Daniele Davide | 2010-11-24 | Destinations The port of Sorrento is one of Campania's most important seaports in particular for its role in passenger traffic. The port is located in a small inlet of the Sorrento peninsula, below the ridge on which stands the city of Sorrento. read more
By: Levi Reiss | 2010-03-26 | Cooking Food, wine, Italy. Doesn't your mouth water? This series examines the food specialties of the twenty regions of Italy. Each article presents several traditional dishes and either red or white wines that bring out their best. These wines are available in North America and are often fairly inexpensive. We also suggest fine wine pairings when you want to celebrate without totally blowing your budget. Enjoy. read more
By: Levi Reiss | 2010-03-26 | Cooking Food, wine, Italy. Doesn't your mouth water? This series examines the food specialties of the twenty regions of Italy. Each article presents several traditional dishes and either red or white wines that bring out their best. These wines are available in North America and are often fairly inexpensive. We also suggest fine wine pairings when you want to celebrate without totally blowing your budget. Enjoy. read more
By: Larry Austin | 2010-03-26 | Destinations Being the home to Venice's major attractions and monuments which depict the rich architectural heritage of the city, the St Mark's Square is the most fascinating urban space. Be it day or night visitors to the city are enchanted by the grandeur of the different styled structures that blend in with shimmering waters that surround the area. read more
By: Piero Caramella | 2010-04-02 | Destinations Before there was New York, there was pizza. Before there was pizza, there was Italy. And before there was Italy, there was the piazza. Italian for "square," an open area surrounded by buildings. read more
By: Daniele Davide | 2010-11-24 | Destinations The old centre of Sorrento still shows the path of orthogonal streets of Roman origin, while to the mountain it is surrounded by sixteenth century walls. read more
By: simona | 2011-04-28 | Food & Beverage Undisputed king of the typical products of Sorrento is without doubt the lemon of Sorrento that represents the Sorrento peninsula since 1500 when a community of Jesuits began to cultivate the lands of a monastery located between Sorrento and Massa Lubrense. Hence the name of the two main varieties of lemons: Oval of Sorrento and Massese. read more
By: Daniele Davide | 2010-11-27 | Destinations Venerable Confraternity of SS. Rosario: This congregation saw its light in the Church of St. Vincent, under the guidance of the Dominican fathers, around 1630. read more