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Sorrento is a popular tourist destination. The town can be reached easily from Naples and Pompeii, as it lies at the south-eastern end of the CircumVesuviana rail line. The town overlooks the bay of Naples, as the key place of the Sorrentine Peninsula, and many viewpoints in the city allow sight of Naples itself (visible across the bay) and Vesuvius. The "Amalfi drive" (connecting Sorrento and Amalfi) is the narrow road that threads around the high cliffs above the Mediterranean.

An unashamed resort town, Sorrento lines the cliffs that look over the water to Naples and Mt Vesuvius. According to Greek legend, it was here that the Sirens, those mythical provocateurs of pure voice and dodgy intent, lurked, trying to lure Homer's Ulysses and his men. A seascape town with magnificent views, Sorrento is Italy at its postcard best.

 

  
     
   

Views up and down the coast from Villa Comunale are absolutely breathtaking, and are equally impressive from the gardens of the beautiful - if modest - cloister of Chiesa di San Francesco, just beside the park. Sorrento's sea cliffs are impressive and its luxury hotels have attracted famous personalities including Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti.

Sorrento is famous for the production of Limoncello, an alcoholic aperitif made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar. Other agricultural production include agrumes, vine, nuts and olive trees. Wood craftsmanship is also developed.