This is the road that follows the most western edge of the city walls running along part of them overlooking Marina Grande. For this reason, it has earned the ancient toponym “Ncoppa 'e muraglie” (“on top of the walls”). Apart from its walls and gates, another element that made Sorrento difficult to attack were of course its steep escarpments. Its very coast was one of its main defences. Confident of not being attacked here, the fortifications were less imposing, and the wall was much lower. Soldiers stationed in the city often walked along it during their guard shifts. This wall was called “della Manganella” (catapult) and had 2 bastions, one octangular still existent today and the other rectangular at its northern extremity.
From here you can enjoy a fantastic view of Marina Grande below, whilst to the west you can see a line of hotels built after the war along the edge of the rocky coast in the area of Capodimonte.
