Sorrento famous people

Torquato Tasso: a renowned son of Sorrento

The author of Jerusalem Delivered, of Aminta, of King Torrismondo, of Rinaldo and many other works, was born in Sorrento Coast in 1544 Torquato Tasso was born in Sorrento on March 11th 1544 from Bernardo (who at that time was the secretary of the Prince of Salerno, Ferrante di Sanseverino) and Porzia De’ Rossi.

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Sorrento among the first sets of Sofia Loren

Arrived in the Land of the Sirens to turn the shooting of "Pane, amore e..." with Vittorio De Sica, Tina Pica, and a cast of characters destined to go down in history of cinema, the famous actress has indissolubly linked his name with that of Land of Sirene.

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