Location

A comfortable 3-star hotel on the beach of Sorrento, the Hotel del Mare is located in one of the most famous spots in Sorrento, the Bay of Marina Grande, the set of Dino Risi’s cult movie “Pane,Amore e…”, played by the famous stars, Vittorio De Sica and Sophia Loren.

Walk through the Greek Gate, the old path to Sorrento and you will find Marina Grande, a fishing village of indescribable beauty, with three thousand years of history waiting to be discovered. Set on the shores of a large bay, and ringed by high cliffs, Marina Grande seems to hold the spirit of the past forever in its grasp, the idly smoking presence of Vesuvius across the Bay a reminder of the ten thousand generations who have walked its paths.

Here you can step back into time on a traditional wooden fishing boat, built by the descendants of craftsmen famed throughout the region. Sail out towards the ancient Tonnara, the bathing place of Queen Giovanna and the Roman remains of the Villa Pollio Felice, out towards the Cape of Sorrento and the magical Isle of Capri. .... there to fall under the enchantment of the mythological Sirens who called to Ulysses as he coasted down to Sicily and then home to Ithaca.

Back in Marina Grande you can watch the sun slowly sinking into the sea, casting a rosy glow over the jumbled cliffs and white houses. In the eyes of local fishermen, as they sit mending their nets with skills handed down by their forefathers, are reflected all the cultures of the Mediterranean, whose peoples who have been drawn to Marina Grande over the centuries. Here where the fishing boats seem suspended between the sea and the sky, are captured all the colours, scents, music and light of a grand maritime tradition still carried on within the shadow of some of the most popular resort of the 20th century.

Its privileged location, as its is situated in a sea hamlet having a three thousand-year-old history, allows its guests to enjoy the sea and the beach situated few steps away from the hotel, but also to reach comfortably and in few minutes the centre of Sorrento.

A bright and coloured place, characterized by the high sense of hospitality deriving from sea culture, Marina Grande of Sorrento is a place to be lived and found out and where to spend a memorable holiday. Guests of the Hotel del Mare can enjoy the sea and the beach, situated only few steps away from the hotel, but can also easily reach the centre of Sorrento.