| Home “Marina Grande” is a charming apartment located in Marina Grande (Sorrento) along the seafront of the beach but at the same time close to the centre of Sorrento. |
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| Total floor size of 75 m² |
| Air conditioning available |
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LOCATION:
Home “Marina Grande” is a charming apartment located in Marina Grande (Sorrento) along the seafront of the beach.. This home is situated in a quiet area, in a typical ancient fishermen's Village, but at the same time close to the centre of Sorrento. Home “Marina Grande” is in an ancient building facing the ocean - which is less than 20 m away- but it has been just renewed and it is equipped with air-conditioning. On the west-side of Marina Grande (on the left when facing the ocean), one can find a nice small sandy beach where umbrellas, deckchairs and a bar are available and where kids can safely swim. Home “Marina Grande” is near a lot of shops: a supermarket, a greengrocer’s, a confectioner’s, a butcher’s, some restaurants, etc. On reaching the “Marina Grande” Home by car, 500 away from of the apartment there are car parking spaces.
To reach the “Marina Grande” Home, one has to walk along an ancient narrow street, typical in our area during the XVIII and XIX centuries, and then pass through an ancient Greek Gate to reach Marina Grande where “Marina Grande” Home is located.
Otherwise, one can reach the apartment by following the carriage road which takes to Marina Grande.
Sorrento town lies on layers of solidified volcanic ashes, 50 meters above the sea-level and there aren’t many beaches. That is the reason why there are so many wooden bathing piers here. If Your are looking for a rocky beach, one can go to Tonnarella beach (300 meters away from "Marina Grande” Home). A curiosity: on renting the "Marina Grande" Home, consider also that, every year, on the 26th July an ancient fair dedicated to Sant’Anna - the patron saint of the Beach - is organised. We suggest, also to stroll in the evening along the Marina Grande centre to enjoy that ancient, romantic atmosphere of this fishermen’s village from where one can admire the beautiful gulf of Naples with its symbol Vesuvius. And in the evening, for one of the best pizzas in the area, "Zi’ Ntonio a Mare" Restaurant (200 m. from the house). In addition, if You like eating fish without spending a fortune, “Emilia Restaurant” with its typical check pattern tablecloth.
DESCRIPTION:
“Marina Grande” Home lies on the third floor of an ancient building (without lift). It is three-roomed lodging of 75 m 2, sleeps 4+2, composed of: wide living-room with sofa-bed (Satellite TV) dining-table, kitchen with breakfast counter (fridge, oven, washing-machine), a double room with sea-view, a bathroom with shower, another double room, another bathroom with shower, a terrace lighted from where You can enjoy a stunning 180 °sea-view with Naples, Pozzuoli and Vesuvius.
But the magic moment, in that apartment, is certainly the sunset: when the sky becomes redder and redder and the sea in front of the flat becomes darker and darker.
"Marina Grande" Home is a great place for those who love enjoying nature, sun and for those willing to immerse themselves into a typical Italian archaic world. |
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| Lowest Daily Price: |
140 EUR |
Highest Daily Price: |
170 EUR |
| Lowest Weekly Price: |
850 EUR |
Highest Weekly Price: |
1080 EUR |
| Charging Method: |
Per unit |
| Payment Types: |
Cash, Credit Cards, Cheque, Traveller Cheques, PayPal |
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The Marina Grande (Large Marina), which was the only seafaring village in Sorrento until the 15th century, is located on the mouth of the ravine closing on the west the old city and crossed on top by the bridge of Parsano, from where it started the Via Minerva (Athena's Road) leading to the sanctuary of Athena on the Punta Campanella. Marina Grande is separated from the centre of Sorrento by the promontory which housed the Roman villa of Agrippa Postumus, nephew of the emperor Octavian Augustus.
Even now we enter the Marina Grande (if we follow the pedestrian path) through the ancient gate, built with large blocks of limestone. For its construction typology (even if it was renovated many times) we estimate it belongs to the 3rd century before Christ. From here entered the Saracen pirates who ravaged Sorrento in 1558, because of the betrayal of a slave who, as told by the tradition, in the middle of the night secretly opened the gate, otherwise impregnable.
The Marina Grande of Sorrento has been touched only partially by the touristic development which has instead changed radically the Marina Piccola. It has better saved its peculiarity of seafaring suburb, thanks to the character of its inhabitants, who have always formed a community much united and tenaciously attached to their family values and to their working and religious traditions. Here the beach is felt and experienced as a collective space (as in the past) for the work and the free time of the whole community, as demonstrated by the presence on the sand of the fishing nets, the equipments and the beached boats.
On this beach, as a shipyard in the open air, they were built the famous "gozzi sorrentini", typical boats from this area, with a single lateen sail, long from 6 to 12 meters, manageable and reliable, practically unsinkable. The mastery of the craftsmen was so renown that those boats were adopted by fishermen and sailors from all over the gulf and from the islands, who came to Sorrento to order their boats. Heirs of this tradition are the motor boats (Gozzi) built nowadays in Sorrento and in the surroundings.
In the middle of the Marina there is the church of Sant'Anna, the patroness of the village, who is celebrated on the first Sunday after the 26th of July, which is the day dedicated to this Saint. For this occasion the village is adorned with illuminations, the bay is populated by boats and they present a show of fireworks. This festivity is the Christian heir of a pagan popular feast, with fires on the water and banquets, when the boats came here taking the typical products from the surroundings. The feast ended with music and dances on the beach all night long.
Nowadays the seashore of the Marina Grande, besides the houses and the boats of fishermen, sees the presence of some restaurants and bathing establishments, which however do not alter its aspect but become part of the environment, without modifying its original character of seafaring village. Even if the Marina Grande is now joined to the centre of Sorrento also by an asphalted road, the city is farther than it seems and this community continues to live following its own rhythm and its priorities. |
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| Address:
104 Via del Mare, Sorrento 80067, Italy |
| Nearest Metro / Subway: Circumvesuviana Train Station - 1 Kilometers |
| Nearest Airport: Napoli - 49 Kilometers |
| Accommodation located in
town, waterfront, coastal, near the beach, near shopping area, near restaurants & bars, near water sports, near fishing area, near diving spot ! |
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| Satellite Tv - Air conditioning - Central Heating - oven -washingmachine- Shops, Bar, Supermarket and Restaurants 100 m. away- Pay car parking at 500 m. - Train Station at roughly 1 km - Banks and Post Office are at 700 m - Payment and public beaches are 50 m. away - Sorrento center at 700 m. |
| # of Units: |
1 ... and each unit includes: |
| Bedrooms: |
2 |
Bathrooms:: |
2 |
| Single beds: |
0 |
Double beds: |
2 |
| Baby cots: |
0 |
Single sofa beds: |
1 |
Double sofa beds: |
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Barbecue |
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Disabled Facilities |
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Sauna |
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City View |
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Lift / Elevator |
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Spa / Jacuzzi |
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Sea View |
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Parking |
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Swimming Pool |
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Tennis Court |
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Private Beach |
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Garden |
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Balcony |
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Terrace |
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American Kitchen |
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Fridge & Freezer |
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Oven |
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Microwave |
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Dish Washer |
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Crockery & Utensils |
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Sofa Bed |
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Fireplace |
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Table & Chairs |
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Bath |
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Shower |
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Hair Dryer |
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Towels |
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Internet Dial Up |
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Internet Broadband |
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Cable/Satelite TV |
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Stereo/Radio System |
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DVD Player |
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DVD/Music Collection |
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Library |
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Telephone |
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Fax |
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Washing Machine |
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Safe |
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Ironing Board |
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Work Desk |
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Bikes |
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Bed Sheets |
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Central Heating |
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Air Conditioning |
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Pets Welcome |
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Tours & Excursions |
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Local Transportation |
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Local Guides |
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Butler Service |
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House Chef |
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24h Concierge |
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Daily Cleaning |
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| We speak:
Italian, French, English |
| Welcome Pack: Sorrento magazine with Sorrento map |
Guestbook: July 2007
One of the most enjoyable holidays we have ever taken. The appartment was ideal (but a lift would have been nice) and the location was better than you had described.
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August 2007
We were very happy with our apartment and was better than we expected. It was bright and sunny and exceptionally clean. Having two bathrooms was a plus as our son was staying with us from London and it gave him some privacy. We will definately be recommending your agency to our friends as the correspondence was good and very efficient. Thank you for a wonderful, memorable vacation.. |
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