Shopping

Shopping in Sorrento

Sorrento historical centre is the ideal place for shopping, from the seafront to the narrow streets, leading to the main street area thousand souvenirs can be found . Typical hand-craft marquetry, hand-stitched tablecloths, coloured handmade sandals, distilleries and local gastronomic products.

The inlaid wooden marquetry realized by the Sorrentine artisan, they patiently and skifully decorate wooden objects with delicate inlays creating a variety of patterns and colours. Their workshops are lined with piles of small boxes pressed into clamps, put out in open air for glue to dry in the sun. This gives character and colour to the streets making pleasant to walk all around the old town.

You can also buy a myriad delicacies: limoncello liqueurs painted bottles, almond and lemon cakes, orange patries, buiscuits, jams, local handmade ice cream.

Along the main street, Corso Italia, many shops offer  the most famous “Made in Italy” brands.