Sant'Agnello is located between Piano and Sorrento, on a tuff rock, with wonderful terraces overlooking both the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno. Its name derives from the patron saint of this town, venerated in the beautiful Baroque church of the same name, flanked by an imposing bell tower and both preceded by a flight of stairs. Streets run from the piazza of the church, in the old town centre, to hills (Trasaella and Colli di Fontanelle) that are still luxuriantly green and towards the area of the Marina (Cappuccini) dotted with seaside villas and hotels.
The loveliest point of the Marina of Sant'Agnello is the Marinella beach, once a Roman landing point, located at the bottom of ravine carved in the tuff with a terrace above.
Not to be missed are Villa Crawford, belonged to the American writer Francis Marion Crawford, and the Cappuccini Church with Convent, both built on 1586.