Capo di Sorrento
a belvedere long 2000 yearsinfo
Elevation gain : 130m↓130m↑
Details: Nocelle ‐ Nocelle
Difficulty: T
Path type: mule tracks, road
Meeting Point: Tasso Square (Sorrento)
The archaeological evidences of a glorious time, the most ancient times, greet welcome and accompany hikers from the heart of Sorrento to Capo. Mounting and descending the fruitful hills, so bitter-sweet, between Priora and Massa Lubrense , comes the discovery of the humble farmer’s gesture and the elegant coast monument. Finally, beyond the walled gardens, among the gorse stumps, there is the natural “set” inaugurated by an anonymous Roman landowner, heading to the Queen Giovanna, and then consecrated by Sophia Loren and Vittorio De Sica in “Pane, Amore e …”
Botany: mediterranean scrub, , heather, euphorbia, true myrtle, orchids in spring,..
Fauna: birds of prey (kestrel, buzzard, raven, sea gull,..) migratory and sedentary birds and insects, butterflies , reptiles (lizards , harmless snakes )
Archeological interests: Ancient Roman Maritima Villa