Sorrento itinerary: 1 to 3 days
Plans for one to three days from Sorrento, day by day: Capri's Faraglioni and Blue Grotto and central Naples first, then Naples' Piazza del Plebiscito and Cappella Sansevero and Villa San Michele on Capri, and Ravello and Mount Vesuvius as you add days. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 3 days
Sorrento in 1 day
Day 1
Blue Grotto Must see
Sea cave on Capri lit electric blue by sunlight through an underwater opening, entered by rowing boat lying flat.
Villa San Michele Must see
Swedish doctor Axel Munthe's villa and garden in Anacapri, with Roman fragments and views over the Bay of Naples.
Gardens of Augustus
Terraced gardens on Capri's cliffs, with a sweeping view over the Faraglioni rocks and the winding Via Krupp down to Marina Piccola.
Faraglioni Must see
Three rock stacks off Capri's south-east coast, best seen from Punta Tragara, the Gardens of Augustus or a boat trip.
Piazzetta (Piazza Umberto I), Capri
Capri's famous little square beneath the clock tower, lined with café tables and the place to watch island life go by.
Piazza Tasso, Sorrento
The main square of Sorrento, named after the poet Torquato Tasso, lined with cafes and a good place to watch town life.
Sorrento in 2 days
Day 1
Piazza del Plebiscito Must see
Naples' largest square, between the Royal Palace and the domed church of San Francesco di Paola.
Teatro di San Carlo Must see
Naples' opera house, opened in 1737 and the oldest in continuous use in Europe; guided tours of the red and gold hall.
Bourbon Tunnel Must see
19th-century tunnel under Monte Echia in Naples, later an air-raid shelter; guided tours pass old cars and wartime relics.
Cappella Sansevero Must see
Baroque chapel in Naples' historic centre with Giuseppe Sanmartino's marble Veiled Christ and the anatomical machines.
Day 2
Blue Grotto Must see
Sea cave on Capri lit electric blue by sunlight through an underwater opening, entered by rowing boat lying flat.
Villa San Michele Must see
Swedish doctor Axel Munthe's villa and garden in Anacapri, with Roman fragments and views over the Bay of Naples.
Gardens of Augustus
Terraced gardens on Capri's cliffs, with a sweeping view over the Faraglioni rocks and the winding Via Krupp down to Marina Piccola.
Faraglioni Must see
Three rock stacks off Capri's south-east coast, best seen from Punta Tragara, the Gardens of Augustus or a boat trip.
Piazzetta (Piazza Umberto I), Capri
Capri's famous little square beneath the clock tower, lined with café tables and the place to watch island life go by.
Piazza Tasso, Sorrento
The main square of Sorrento, named after the poet Torquato Tasso, lined with cafes and a good place to watch town life.
Sorrento in 3 days
Day 1
Pompeii
The Roman city buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD, where you can walk its streets, houses, temples and baths.
Mount Vesuvius
Active volcano above the Bay of Naples; a gravel path climbs from the car park to the rim of the crater.
Museum Correale
A museum in a villa with gardens over the sea, displaying decorative arts, paintings and porcelain collected by the Correale family.
Sorrento Cathedral
The cathedral of Sorrento, with a plain facade and a richly decorated interior known for local inlaid woodwork.
Valley of the Mills
A deep green ravine near Sorrento's centre with the ruins of an old mill; the humid gorge was once a working mill site.
Cloister of San Francesco
A quiet 14th-century cloister beside the church of San Francesco, with arches of mixed styles and a garden used for concerts and weddings.
Villa Comunale
Sorrento's cliff-top public garden, with a sunset view across the Bay of Naples to Vesuvius.
Marina Grande
The old fishing harbour below Sorrento, with boats on the shingle, seafood restaurants and a pleasant walk down at dusk.
Day 2
Blue Grotto Must see
Sea cave on Capri lit electric blue by sunlight through an underwater opening, entered by rowing boat lying flat.
Villa San Michele Must see
Swedish doctor Axel Munthe's villa and garden in Anacapri, with Roman fragments and views over the Bay of Naples.
Gardens of Augustus
Terraced gardens on Capri's cliffs, with a sweeping view over the Faraglioni rocks and the winding Via Krupp down to Marina Piccola.
Faraglioni Must see
Three rock stacks off Capri's south-east coast, best seen from Punta Tragara, the Gardens of Augustus or a boat trip.
Piazzetta (Piazza Umberto I), Capri
Capri's famous little square beneath the clock tower, lined with café tables and the place to watch island life go by.
Piazza Tasso, Sorrento
The main square of Sorrento, named after the poet Torquato Tasso, lined with cafes and a good place to watch town life.
Day 3
Positano
A cliffside town of colourful houses tumbling down to the sea on the Amalfi Coast, with a beach and boutique shops.
Amalfi
A historic seaside town on the Amalfi Coast, once a maritime republic, with a striking cathedral and steep lanes.
Villa Rufolo
Medieval villa in Ravello with terraced gardens high above the coast, venue of the summer Ravello Festival concerts.
Villa Cimbrone
Ravello's hilltop villa and gardens, ending at the Terrace of Infinity, a belvedere high above the Amalfi Coast.
Watch: Sorrento
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Sorrento
April to June and September to October are the best months for Sorrento, with warm weather for boat trips to Capri and the Amalfi Coast. July and August are hot and very crowded, with heavy traffic on the coast road and the highest prices. From November to March many hotels and ferries reduce service or close, and the weather is mild but rainier.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Sorrento on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Sorrento on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Sorrento on GetYourGuide
- From the airport: a private transfer in Sorrento with Kiwitaxi
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for Italy from Airalo
- Last day: leave your bags in Sorrento with Radical Storage and keep sightseeing
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Tips for Sorrento
- Ferries and hydrofoils from Sorrento's Marina Piccola go to Capri in about 20-30 minutes, and to Naples, Positano and Amalfi; crossings stop in rough seas.
- The Circumvesuviana train links Sorrento with Pompeii, Herculaneum and Naples; it is slow and crowded, about an hour to Naples.
- Blue Grotto boats run only in calm seas and are often stopped in winter or with any swell; go early to avoid long waits.
- Mount Vesuvius crater tickets are sold online for a time slot; the path closes in bad weather and strong wind.
- Cappella Sansevero is closed on Tuesdays; book a timed ticket online to see the Veiled Christ.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
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Photo credits
- Amalfi: No machine-readable author provided. Sudodana2048 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Blue Grotto: Frédéric de Goldschmidt www.frederic.net, CC BY 3.0
- Bourbon Tunnel: Associazione Culturale Borbonica Sotterranea, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cappella Sansevero: Hohenloh at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Gardens of Augustus: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marina Grande: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mount Vesuvius: A Outra Voz (The original uploader was ChrisO at English Wikipedia .), Public domain
- Museum Correale: Own work, CC BY 3.0
- Piazza Tasso, Sorrento: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Piazza del Plebiscito: Baku, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Piazzetta (Piazza Umberto I), Capri: Elenagm, CC BY 3.0
- Pompeii: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Positano: JeCCo, CC BY 4.0
- Sorrento Cathedral: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Teatro di San Carlo: Jimmy G, CC BY 2.0
- Valley of the Mills: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Villa Cimbrone: Jensens, Public domain
- Villa Comunale: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Villa Rufolo: Istvánka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Villa San Michele: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0
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