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Sorrento  

Italian culture, buzzing bars and delicious pizzas are all on the menu on holidays to Sorrento – a sophisticated seaside town in the heart of the Neapolitan Riviera.

A Beautiful Position

Cobblestone streets, colourful flowers and picture-perfect views of Mount Vesuvius and Naples – as a resort, hilly Sorrento comes up with it all. This chic setting on the southwest coast of Italy also offers designer boutiques, lively bars and authentic Italian restaurants. And it’s at the heart of the Neapolitan Riviera, so the beautiful towns of Positano and Amalfi are within easy reach as well.

Cobbles and Cafés

Pavement cafés and tucked-away antique and craft shops cram the maze of cobbled streets in Sorrento’s old town, making it an ideal place for a wander. For culture vultures, there's also an impressive church – the 11th-century Chiesa di San Francesco – plus a bell tower, a monastery, and a cathedral with colourful frescoes.

Bathing Platforms

They’re not big on sandy beaches here, so swimming Sorrento-style is via wooden or stone bathing platforms beneath the cliffs. The shores might be rocky, but the platforms mean you can easily dip into the sea. Seafront hotels usually have their own, and there are public platforms too, where for an entrance fee you get changing areas, places to eat and showers.

Daytrips to Pompeii

Pompeii's about 40 minutes away from Sorrento by train, and a proper must-see. Life in the city was stopped in its tracks when Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying everything – and everyone – in volcanic ash. Two thousand years later, you can still see Pompeii’s citizens, frozen in time in the city's well-preserved ruins.

5* Grand Hotel La Favorita

Grand Hotel La Favorita with its charming ambiance offers the warmest of Italian welcomes in a perfect location right in the centre of Sorrento's old town, just a few minutes’ walk from the restaurants, cafes and bars of Sorrento’s main square, Piazza Tasso. Opened in 2010, after major refurbishment, the hotel boasts high standards of accommodation and friendly, attentive service.

There are breathtaking panoramas of the Gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius from its panoramic terrace, and the elegant reception areas and comfortable guest bedrooms are furnished in a neoclassical style, combining old world charm with modern amenities.

Boasting magnificent views, there’s a fabulous rooftop outdoor pool surrounded by sun loungers and, below, the seafront and public beach is easily accessed by a lift.

There’s a hotel bar in the beautifully tranquil, typically Italian garden, and a poolside snack bar for light lunches and refreshments. For evening dining there's the hotel's a la carte restaurant, or located just 250m away is the hotel owned restaurant O'Parrucchiano, offering delightfully typical Neapolitan cuisine.

Classic Double 

Classic Double bedrooms are very bright and spacious which are furnished with quality wooden furniture. All of the furniture are finished in every detail, with ceilings tall and with magnificent frescoes.

Classic double room services include: air conditioning and heating with individual control, mini bar with extensive selection, direct dial telephone, internet access, wardrobe with a safe, LCD flat screen TV and a desk with a lamp.

The bathrooms are all equipped with a bathtub which includes a shower, direct dial telephone, hair dryer, magnifying mirror and bathroom amenities.