Sorrento travel guide: where to stay, what to do, and where to eat in Sorrento, Campania, Italy.
Best souvenirs
Authentic items worth bringing home.
Limoncello and lemon products
Where: Shops on Via San Cesareo and Via Fuoro; buy from a producer when possible. The local lemon is the Sfusato Sorrentino.
Marquetry (intarsia) boxes and furniture
Where: Workshops around Via San Cesareo and Via San Nicola; the Museo Bottega della Tarsia Lignea, Via San Nicola 28, shows historic examples. A. Gargiulo & Jannuzzi is a long-established inlay maker (founded 1863 per a travel blog).
Lace, linens and ceramics
Where: Boutiques along Corso Italia and Via San Cesareo
Shopping districts
Neighbourhoods known for retail.
Via San Cesareo and Corso Italia
Via Fuoro
Bargaining tips
Negotiate like a local.
Bargaining is not customary in shops; prices are fixed
Weekly Tuesday morning street market on Via San Renato / Santa Lucia Fuorimura (reported 8AM to noon); produce is priced per kilogram
Buy limoncello from a producer rather than souvenir shops, and ask whether the lemons are Sfusato Sorrentino
Check inlay work for solid inlay rather than printed veneer; see antique pieces at the Museo Bottega first
Customs & restrictions
What you can and can't take home.
Items:
- Custom
- Tax-free shopping (VAT refund)
- Detail
- Non-EU residents can reclaim VAT on qualifying purchases above EUR 70.01 (about USD 80.51) in a single shop displaying a Tax Free sign. Request the form at the till and have it validated at customs before leaving the EU.
- Custom
- Carrying liquor home
- Detail
- Limoncello is liquor for customs purposes; wrap bottles in checked luggage and check the allowance of your destination country.