Piazza Tasso is a central place and

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in the south of

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. The square is named after the

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(1544–1595). In the main square, well known as Largo of the Caste, is the yellow-painted

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Church del Carmine, holding within its interior a painting by

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of the

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with

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and angels.Best of Sorrento
Chiesa del Carmine Sorrento
accessed 26 September 2022 On the square stands a statue of Saint

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. The shopping street Via San Cesareo leads off the square to the west. Also near Piazza Tasso is the Palazzo Correale, now also a museum, Museum Correale.

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Piazza Tasso

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Images Statue of S. Antonino Abbate
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