Sorrento: (Naples Surriento) is a small city in Campania, southern Italy, with some 16,500 inhabitants. It is a popular tourist destination that can be reached easily from Naples and Pompeii, as it lies at the southeastern end of the Circumvesuviana rail line. The town overlooks the Bay of Naples as the key place of the Sorrentine Peninsula, and many viewpoints allow sight of Naples itself, Vesuvius and the island of Capri.
The Amalfi Drive (connecting Sorrento and Amalfi) is a narrow road that winds along the cliffs overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Ferries and hydrofoils provide services to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia. Sorrento cliffs and luxury hotels have attracted notable people, including Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti.
Sorrento is famous for the production of limoncello, a liqueur made from lemon zest, alcohol, water and sugar. Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives. wood crafts also developed.
The Amalfi Drive (connecting Sorrento and Amalfi) is a narrow road that winds along the cliffs overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Ferries and hydrofoils provide services to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia. Sorrento cliffs and luxury hotels have attracted notable people, including Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti.
Sorrento is famous for the production of limoncello, a liqueur made from lemon zest, alcohol, water and sugar. Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives. wood crafts also developed.
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