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For summer clubbing you can’t do better than to head for the Sorrento Peninsula region and the Amalfi Coast, home to some of Italy’s most chic seasonal clubs, some cited in caves above the sea. If you are happy to travel out of town, L’Africana at Praiano and Music on the Rocks at Positano are the pick of the bunch.
Sorrento is one of the largest holiday spots in the region and as such has to provide a wide selection of evening entertainment for the visiting tourists. There are a great number of clubs and bars, many open late into the night, so there is bound to be something to suit everyone.
Once the sun sets, Sorrento’s night scene comes to life. From 8pm through until midnight the main streets are closed to traffic allowing people to walk around at ease enjoying the warm evening. For the locals this evening stroll is known as the passeggiata as they wander out to see and to be seen. Cafés and bars serve drinks, coffee and ice-creams to those who wish to sit on their terraces people watching.
It should also be noted that during the day, for the sports-minded, the coast around Sorrento provides some of Italy’s best water sports for entertainment. Sailing, windsurfing and scuba diving are all on offer, snorkelling is popular too.
Read more on this destination in the AA Essential Guide to Naples & the Amalfi Coast.
Recommended evening entertainment in Sorrento
Artis Domus, Via San Nicola - This elegant 19th century villa is the Sorrentine haunt of poets and artists. Live pop/rock/jazz/folk music and club nights are held in an evocative and intimate setting. The food is excellent and there is a fabulous cocktail bar/birreria.
Bollicine, Via dell’Accademia 9 - A wine bar with an extensive list of local wines and also the best from around Italy. Staff are knowledgeable and should be able to advise you on which is the best bottle to try.
Circolo dei Forestieri, Via Luigi de Maio 35 - If you want to be entertained with live music then this is the perfect spot. Pop, folk and jazz are all performed at different times so it just depends on what evening you are there.
Enoteca Bacchus, Paizza San Antonio 20 - Sommelier Paolo Schiattarella selects the vintages here. There are more than 1,000 labels to choose from, as well as grappa, cognac, whiskey, brandy, calvados, rum and various liqueurs.
Fauno Bar, Piazza Tasso - This bar takes over half of the Piazza Tasso, Sorrento’s main square and is open well into the early hours. Prices can be a little expensive, especially the cocktails but it is a great place to sit and watch the world go by.
Fauno Notte Club, Piazza Tasso 1 - This is a nightclub that also offers Tarantella show in the breaks between the DJ’s music, this is an energetic folk dance common to the region.
Filou Club , Via S.Maria della Pieta 12 - A trendy modern piano bar that is one of the most popular meeting points in Sorrento for locals and tourists alike.
Lily, Via Fuorimura 47 - The youthful fashionable crowd frequent this traditional disco venue, both locals and tourists.
Matilda Club, Piazza Tasso 1 - A superb six-level nightclub, Matilda has live acts and regular club nights with house, Latin and dance music. Style and décor varies from elegant exposed walls to British pub to contemporary chic. Internet access is also available.
Teatro Tasso, Piazza Sant’Antonino - Every night you can head here to see a 75 minute show, you can either arrive at 8pm for the pre-show dinner served with live music, or at 9pm for drinks on the terrace. It is a celebration of traditional Neopolitan dance and music classic such as ‘O Sole Mio’.
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