article by Filippo Merola, General Manager of the Museum
Opens thanks to the generosity of Alfredo Correale count of Terranova and his brother Pompeo: two brothers last descendants of the ancient family refi ned collectors that lived in the second half of the XIX century that wanted to give this institution the task of perpetuating the […]

The southeast side of the valley of the mills surrounds the tufa stone block forming what is now the historic centre of Sorrento. The characteristic split in the rock, which cuts deeply across the tufa platform, was created by the biggest volcanic eruption to hit the Mediterranean, between 35,000 and 37,000 years ago. The limestone […]

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As the Mayor of this corner of the world where history and legend are intermingled, where beauty and nature become one with masterpieces created by man, where opening our doors to visitors is a centuries-old tradition, I would like to bid all our guests a very warm welcome to this town without equal. For the […]

Nicola Barbatelli, medieval scholar, discovered a painting in November 2008, in Salerno, which today is exhibited in Villa Fiorentino. It is a painting in tempera grassa on a poplar panel (44 x 59 cm) which depicts the face of Leonardo da Vinci. What makes this painting exceptional, is the fact that it is not a […]

Since 16 May 2010 the interpreting service has been reintroduced at Sorrento Hospital “S. Maria della Misericordia”, as a result of the economic co-operation of the Sorrento Foundation and town council. The service consists of the permanent presence of four multilingual units at the hospital’s accident and emergency department in shifts from 8 am to […]