Casa Athena is a family-run property located in a side street by Via Capo. It is a quiet area that is not very noisy. Each unit has its own private entrance. Both units are simply furnished but have all the amenities you need for a comfortable stay. Upstairs there is a bright studio apartment with a splendid view of the surroundings and the sea. It has a kitchen equipped with fridge, gas hob and oven, bathroom with shower and washing machine, air conditioning and terrace overlooking the sea. Entrance is at street level. On the ground floor there is a double room for two people with bathroom with tub. It does not have a balcony but a window overlooking a side street. Entrance is at street level. Here is also located a living available to guests.

The property name refers to the Athena Temple located along the path that from Punta Campanella leads to the sea. Following the legend, the mermaids used to charm sailors from the coast promontories to make them lose control of the ships, which irreparably crashed against the rocks and were destroyed. Ulysses, a shrewd man with a keen intelligence, made wax plugs for his crew to put into their ears so to avoid to be distracted by the mermaids’ voices, while he had himself tied to the mainmast. When the trap failed, the mermaids threw themselves into the sea for the sorrow, turning into rocks and giving rise to the small archipelago of Li Galli. Ulysses, on the other hand, grateful for the life that he and his men had been spared, docked at Punta Campanella where he built a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena who led him to emerge unscathed from that situation. The ruins of this votive Greek origins structure are still visible nowadays along the path that from Punta Campanella leads to the sea. Along this route, with a little attention, it is still clearly legible an inscription in Osco engraved on the stone indicating the landing point at the Sanctuary of Athena.

It is located only 400 meters from Corso Italia, the main street of Sorrento. Bus stop is in front of the apartment. From here you can easily reach Amalfi Coast, Massa Lubrense and all the main tourist attraction. The enchanting fishing village of Marina Grande is just 1km away.