This main boulevard running parallel to the town's shoreline is the location of many of Sorrento's best restaurants, shops and sightseeing attractions. But the real reason I chose to write about it is that in the evening, the street is still buzzing with locals, who all seem to come out nightly and mingle with one another until quite late at night. Though it's not a festival or party each evening along Corso Italia, everyone out on the street is in a playful mood and it seems relatively easy to strike up conversations with the city's inhabitants if you have a basic working knowledge of Italian.
Particularly around Piazza Tasso you'll find singing and dancing, and many older folks gathered around small cafe tables drinking cocktails made with Sorrento's famous lemon liquor. At first I was nervous to approach folks, as it had been particularly hard to meet Italians up in Firenze and Roma. But a little bravery and a phrasebook went a long way to making my stay in Sorento more memorable, with the amusing attempts at conversation and the feeling that I wasn't just a stranger who had quickly stopped by Sorrento without an interest in its people and way of life.