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Villa Casale is a splendid patrician villa of probable Medieval origins, set in the magical scenery of the City of Music, suspended between sky and sea; it is the ideal place for spending an exclusive and relaxing holiday in one of the most beautiful...
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Perched to the rocky spur and surrounded by a park of bright colored bougainvillea in bloom and scented lemon trees, Villa Lara is an aristocratic residence of the late XIX century, belonged to Baron Pierre Beauchamp. It is located in the very heart of...
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The Hotel Villa Romana is a modern and functional hotel, located just 150 meters from the beach and the beautiful Minori's tree-lined promenade, in the heart of the Amalfi coast. The ancient Reghinna Minor is a charming coastal town, rich in cultural...
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The Hotel Astoria is a modern and functional hotel, located in the very heart of Sorrento's historic center, in the picturesque plot of cardos and decumans that once formed the old city, a short distance from both the most important Sorrento's monuments...
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The Locanda Del Fiordo. A kaleidoscope of emotions The Locanda del Fiordo overlooks the fjord of Furore, just a few kilometers from Amalfi, in one direction and Positano in the other. The Locanda, the Italian term for an inn, clinging to the rock and...
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The old walls
The only part of the Greek defensive wall still remaining is under the road at the Porta Parsano Nuova (new Parsano Gate) and can be viewed from close to the same place. Another ruin of the Greek wall other than that of the Marina Grande Gate and very limited in size is the small tract (just over three metres) of the western end located in Via Sopra Le Mura.
The Roman town was built over the Greek one following the same urban plan with walls of large isonomic blocks. These walls stood to defend Sorrento through the Middle Ages. Rebuilding began in 1551 and was only completed in 1561 after the tragic Turkish invasion.
From 2010 the walls of Parsano have been restored and it's possible to visit everyday.
(source: Surrentum Magazine)