The monument to Torquato Tasso, the hometown native, poet and namesake of the major square, Piazza Tasso, in Sorrento, Italy. May 19, 2017
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The Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Sorrento, Italy, part of the busy Piazza Tasso square. May 19, 2017
More of the busy Piazza Tasso Square in Sorrento, Italy. May 19, 2017
One of the busy shop-filled alleyways in Sorrento, Italy. May 19, 2017
The Sedile Dominova, a 15th century loggia with an exterior majolica cupola in Sorrento, Italy. The coat of arms of Sorrento is painted on the Sedile Dominova. May 19, 2017
A close-up of the Sorrento, Italy, coat of arms painted on the wall of the 15th century loggia, the Sedile Dominova. May 19, 2017
The Sorrento Cathedral was first built around the 11th century and then rebuilt in the Romanesque style in the 15th century. May 19, 2017
A unique feature of the Sorrento Cathedral is this manger scene. May 19, 2017
The interior of the Sorrento Cathedral in Sorrento, Italy.
The interior (front door entrance) of the Sorrento Cathedral in Sorrento, Italy. May 19, 2017
The stations of cross through the Sorrento Cathedral in Sorrento, Italy, are made of intricate inlaid wood. May 19, 2017
The Piazza Tasso is the central place and square in Sorrento, Italy. The square is named after the poet Torquato Tasso. May 19, 2017
The Piazza Tasso is the central place and square in Sorrento, Italy. The square is named after the poet Torquato Tasso. May 19, 2017
The Piazza Tasso is the central place and square in Sorrento, Italy. The square is named after the poet Torquato Tasso. May 19, 2017
Glowing in the Piazza Tasso, Sorrento’s central place and square, is a statue of the poet Torquato Tasso, for whom the square is named after. May 19, 2017
The Via San Cesarco, a pedestrian friendly, shopping street off of the Piazza Tasso square in Sorrento, Italy. May 19, 2017
The Sedil Dominova, a 14th century loggia once the meeting place of the town’s nobles, is now the Sorrento Men’s Club, in the middle of the pedestrian shopping and restaurant area. May 19, 2017
And, the beverage of the hour? Lemoncello. Its advertised as providing digestive benefits after lunch or dinner but this tasty treat packs a punch. Its made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar which is produced in Sorrento. I enjoyed a bottle of it in Venice, but I HAD to buy a small bottle to taste the official Sorrento limoncello. May 19, 2017