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Hotel and lodgingSorrento / IT1876

Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria

Wagner stayed here with Cosima and the family; the visit belongs to the early work on Parsifal.

Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria in Sorrento, seen from the water.

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Gizm07, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

01 / Why this place matters

Final years

The stay with Cosima and the children connects Wagner’s family travels with the early Parsifal period. The hotel, which still operates, makes tangible the international life and working world that followed the first Bayreuth Festival.

02 / Plan the visit

Sorrento

Always verify opening hours, tickets and accessibility directly with the operator.

Practical note

Check opening hours, tours and accessibility on the official website before visiting.
Relevant years
1876
Type
Hotel and lodging
Story
Final years
Status
Visitor site
Address
Piazza Tasso 34, 80067 Sorrento

03 / Related works

From place back to stage.

13Parsifal

04 / Sources and further reading

Read further, then travel.

  1. 01Grand Hotel Excelsior VittoriaOpen source

05 / More places nearby or within this story

The route continues.

BayreuthGrave of Richard and Cosima WagnerSeit 1883La SpeziaGulf of La Spezia1853RavelloVilla Rufolo1880