Cattedrale di Sorrento

14th-century cathedral with doors said to have come from Constantinople and a clock tower that once served as part of the city gates

The Cathedral of Sorrento stands on Corso Italia, the main street running through the old town. The building dates from the 14th century, though it has been substantially altered over the centuries — the façade is largely 20th-century reconstruction. What makes it worth entering is the interior: elaborately carved wooden choir stalls incorporating the intarsia woodwork (inlaid wood marquetry) that is Sorrento's traditional craft, 15th-century bishop's throne, and doors said to have been brought from Constantinople. The clock tower at the entrance was originally part of the old city walls and was converted to its current function in the 16th century.

Dress code applies (no bare shoulders or shorts). Open to visitors outside of religious services. The cathedral is a short walk from Piazza Tasso and can be combined with the nearby Vallone dei Mulini viewpoint on the same circuit of the old town.

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