Naples or Sorrento? This is a question that many tourists might ask yourself before choosing to take a trip to Naples
Sorrento is part of the provinces of Naples, but it is as if it were almost completely detached from the city of Naples by type of landscape and points of interest. However, Naples and Sorrento have common traits with their traditions and customs.
It is very difficult to say which one it is the best destinaton to spend a vacation. This depends on the tastes of each, and in particular the reasons which are at the base of the trip.
Naples and Sorrento: the main differences
However we try to make a list of the main features of the two cities
The strengths of Sorrento:
- pleasant climate especially in summer, because of its natural landscapes
- suitable for relaxing
- City on a human scale
- Excellent organization of local tour operators
- Excellent resort for couples and seniors
- discreet sea but excellent sea in neighboring MassaLubrense
The weaknesses of Sorrento:
- Almost no presence of museums, castles and monuments in general.
- town a bit ‘monotonous (Sorrento is visible all in one day).
- A little expansive.
- Meta is not ideal for the young and single.
The strengths of Naples:
- suitable destination for all seasons
- cool city 🙂
- City suited to all types of tourists
- massive presence of monuments, castles, parks, museums and places of interest
- Folklore and strong local identity
- Excellent cuisine
- very affordable destination. There are many convenients b&b, restaurants and taverns.
The weaknesses of Naples
- town a little ‘chaotic
- How big cities, the presence of some districts to avoid
- In summer climatically less pleasant of Sorrento
- Despite being a seaside town, unfortunately not all beaches are safe for swimming.
As you can guess the choice to ‘take a trip to Naples or Sorrento depends largely on personal by motivations of the tourist.
Sorrento has today a strong brand thanks to the great capacity of local actors to promote their destination efficiently
Napoli began to focus on tourism and the exploitation of its historical and artistic heritage (protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site) only in recent years. Since then neapolitan people see year after year, a very strong increase of tourists on its territory.
Stop in Naples or Sorrento is a question that often it will spawn foreign tourists. As we said, the choice is dictated by their needs.
However, the choice of one does not exclude the visit the of the other one because the two destinations are well connected to each other. There are in fact two railway lines Sorrento Circumvesuviana Express, one that stops and a direct route, departing from Naples Central Station and towards the Sorrento peninsula.
For a more comfortable trip you can reach Sorrento from Naples, and / or vice versa, in just 35 minutes, taking the hydrofoil from Naples or from the port of Sorrento.
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