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Historic Information
Sorrento Art
Sorrento is a city to visit in its whole, from Piazza Tasso (Tasso Square) where there is the monument of Torquato Tasso, born in Sorrento on 11th March, 1544 from Bernardo, a courtier and literary man and a noble woman.
Not far, there is the Saint Antonino Basilica in baroque style, founded probably in the XI century upon the sepulchre of the saint who is buried in the crypt. The Cathedral also, located in Corso Italia, founded in 1000 and then reconstructed in 1400 in renaissance forms, is of particular interest.
In the inner part of the church, at the end of the centre nave, there is a marble pulpit and the Episcopal chair, both of the 1500, and it is also important to note the rich "coir"; with intarsia done by the Sorrento school. Don’t miss the Correale Museum of Terranova, a 600’s villa with a beautiful garden, where classical and medieval works, paintings of the Naples school and minor art collections are shown.
Artisanship
The Naples Nativity Scene.
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The cult and art of the Nativity Scene flourished in Naples in the first decades of the ‘500, similarly to what three centuries before had been done in Greggio by the poor man of Assisi. The merit of initiating the taste for the fine 700’s nativity scene must be given to Carlo III the Bourbon, who enjoyed building them with his own hands, with the help of his wife Amalia who had the task of dressing the many figures which populated the Nativity Scene with inimitable elegance.
Intarsia
Sorrento intarsia...
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The long experience matured throughout four generations gave origin, in 1978, to the Sorrento Intarsio S.n.c. of SCALA Francesco Saverio & C. We carve with our own style in the world of the ancient and noble art of the Sorrento Tarsia, with the support of a very modern and efficient laboratory of production which comprehends all phases of manufacturing, other than a design area which studies new articles always inspired to the antique and to the classical.
Thanks to the use of valuable wood coming from all over the world, the articles that we produce bring the fascination of the past back to life. The patient checking of the quality and the extremely fine performance of the intarsia, locate us at the peak of our trade. We are sure that this site will enable You to discover the harmony of the shapes, the exclusiveness of the designs and therefore the preciousness of each single handmade article created by our able artisans.
Hotels
Grandhotel Riviera
Grand hotel Riviera stand out for its exeptional garden on the sea of Sorrento, a seaview on gulf of Naples incomparable. Hotel Riviera has 105 rooms,...
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