Walking through Sorrento is possible to notice how frequently the churches and places of worship. The people of Sorrento, seaside town for its history and culture, are due to the Catholic tradition and particularly devoted to the Madonna del Lauro, protector of sailors.
The route that we propose to visit the churches of the Sorrento Piazza Tasso, Sorrento's main square, where is the Carmelite church dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Caramel precisely. The church was built in the second half of 1500 but the incursions of the Saracens damaged several times and then the original construction remain only two portals. The current facility dates from the eighteenth century.
The route that we propose to visit the churches of the Sorrento Piazza Tasso, Sorrento's main square, where is the Carmelite church dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Caramel precisely. The church was built in the second half of 1500 but the incursions of the Saracens damaged several times and then the original construction remain only two portals. The current facility dates from the eighteenth century.
Inside the church are several paintings depicting various scenes of the Madonna.
From Piazza Tasso continue because where we will find the Church of St. Anthony , the patron saint of Sorrento. The people of Sorrento are very devoted to St. Anthony. In the church are in fact numerous votive silver that people of Sorrento have led over the centuries to their patron saint for favors received. The church remains open day and night during the days of the novena to Sant'Antonino, in the same day of S. Valentine.
The walk to the typical narrow streets of the historic center of Sorrento: Via delle Grazie, Via San Nicola, Vico III out until reaching the church of the Santissima Annunziata, one of the oldest in Sorrento. From there you can climb to over Italy, the main street and visit the Cathedral of Sorrento. Even the cathedral of Sorrento dates from 1500 and was damaged several times during the raids carried out by the Saracens in the city of Sorrento. Its current design dates from 1700.
