Sorrento from Saturday 26 June to Sunday 24 October 2010

A journey through Renaissance to retrace the extraordinary life of Leonardo da Vinci. In absolute exclusive, Líautoritratto lucano, a self-portrait of the grand maestro and the reproductions of various machines designed by Da Vinci.

Plus, on display are works by Donatello, Raffaello, Tintoretto, some works by Giovanni Della Robbia, coming from the Museo Bellini in Florence, among which two sculptures of Dante and Petrarca and other masterpieces of the masters of the Italian mannerist school, big hangings and the puppets of Florentine tradition. The exhibition wants to investigate the theme of a genius through its many forms, in a century-old journey, along the historical and artistic stages of painting and mannerist sculpture. A mix of fantasies, false interpretations and mysteries characterizes this original itinerary where art is science

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Holiday residence in Sorrento

Antico Palazzo Scala is located in a quiet and charming spot of historic centre, has six holiday apartments very finely furnished, it’s ideal place for those who love a quite and comfortable accommodation in Sorrento.
The foundations of the building hide traces of the ancient city, which have been preserved during the process of its recovery. Due to the fact that the origins of the structure of the building is a very complex oepraition, because of numerous interventions that it has undergone during the centuries.We can affirm with every probability that the entrance hall with an arches barrel vault dates back to the fourteenth century, also the structure of the staircase and maybe the precious coloumn which can be found in the courtyard on the first floor also date back to the fourteenth century.
We are sure that the building existed in the 1600, which were already wilnessed by the first sights of Sorrento, like those of Pacichelli.
Unfortunately a series of interventions, above all in the 60ís, have upset the original establishment of the building. The last works that were done in January 1999 have restored the building to its ancient identity, eliminating disfiguration, by using local materials for the finishing touches, both in the interior and exterior of the building:From the complete restructure six apartments have been made ( 2 one-roomed apartments, 1 two-roomed apartments and 3 three-roomed apartments).

INT.1 (sleeps 4+2): 2-bedroom apartment on two floors with six beds (1 double with four-poster bed, 1 twin and living room with 2 single sofa beds). First floor: entrance hall, kitchen , living room with French balcony and bathroom with shower. Second floor (access via a spiral staircase): Two bedrooms and bathroom with shower.

INT.2 (sleeps 2+2): 1-bedroom apartment on two floors with four beds (1 double with four-poster bed and living room with double sofa bed). First floor: entrance hall, kitchen , living room with French balcony and bathroom with shower. Second floor (access via a spiral staircase): the master bedroom.

INT.3 (sleeps 2+2): 1-bedroom apartment on two floors with four beds (1 double with four-poster bed and living room with 2 single sofa beds). First floor: entrance hall, kitchen and living room with French balcony. Second floor (access via a spiral staircase): the master bedroom and bathroom with shower.

INT.4 (sleeps 4+1): 2-bedroom apartment with five beds (1 double, 1 twin and 1 single sofa bed). One floor: entrance hall, living room , kitchen , 2 bedrooms (both of which overlook the garden) and bathroom with shower

INT.5 (sleeps 2+2): 2-room apartment with four beds (1 double, and 1 double sofa bed). Entrance hall with kitchen, living room , 1 bedroom and bathroom with shower.

INT.6 (sleeps 4+1): 2-bedroom apartment with five beds (1 double, 1 twin and 1 single sofa bed). One floor: entrance hall, living room opening on to a large terrace with views over the rooftops of Sorrento, kitchen , 2 bedrooms (one with French balcony) and bathroom with shower.

Is one of the most well-known international tourist sights. Sorrento, birthplace of the poet Torquato Tasso, retreat for such artists and writers as Caruso and Wagner, who found inspiration in this spendid area; Sorrento is immersed in a landscape unique in the world, where low and high hills, deep valleys and majestic mountains alternate, where the Manís work – who levelled even the most impervious areas, transforming them in the famous terraces degrading towards the sea, on which he cultivated orange and lemon trees, olive groves and vineyards – has been grandiose.
Sorrento is indeed a very pretty little city where kindness and hospitality are a combination that is handed down from one generation to the next. Sorrento, is indeed the land of colours: brilliant or delicate hues depending on the change of the seasons.
Today Sorrento is a modern city with over one hundred luxury hotels; it is the home of a prestigious and rich Museum (Correale of Terranova), that contains important testimonies of both the history of the city. Sorrento hosts important events in the fields of culture (International Prize Award “City of Sorrento” for science), music (Sorrentine Summer Musical Festival), cinema (International Film Festival), as well as the ideal starting point for visiting to all the tourist delightful sights of the area (Capri, Ischia, Naples, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Positano, Amalfi, Ravello) and so…