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Sorrento is a town of Campania, Italy, with about 16,500 inhabitants. This small town is beautifully situated on white cliffs and offers stunning views over the bay of Naples.

Sorrento stands on a terrace of tufa and is surrounded by impressive limestone cliffs of the mountains. For 2000 years already visitors from around the world have been attracted to Sorrento by sunsets and fragrances of orange and lemon gardens.

It is a popular tourist destination. The city is easily accessible from Naples and Pompeii, as it lies at the southern end is the railway line Circumvesuviana.

The town overlooks the bay of Naples as the key point of the peninsula of Sorrento, and many points of view in the city allow sight of Naples itself visible through the bay and Vesuvius. The promenade connecting Sorrento and Amalfi Amalfi is the narrow road that threads around the cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean.

Ferry boats and hydrofoils provide services in Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia. Sorrento 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, a liqueur made from alcoholic lemon zest, alcohol, water and sugar. Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives. woodcraft is developed.

Located on a spectacular headland, Sorrento offers a magnificent view over the bay of Naples to Capri and Ischia. The old city is full of character with many restaurants and bars and the main street is lined with elegant boutiques.

Living Centres around the Piazza Tasso and at dusk you can watch the city tick one of the many cafes. Good value, quality restaurants abound and, of Naples, home of the pizza, is only 55 kilometers, the area of Sorrento is famous for its spaghetti dishes.

Shopping in Sorrento is one of the most entertaining and fun activities to do in town, there is a wide variety of shops and products to choose from. The center of shopping in Sorrento Via S Cesareo, the heart of the city.

There are a multitude of shops lining the ancient Greco-Roman road where tourists from around the world on the Browse button for certain items manufactured locally.
Here you can buy handmade items, including inlaid work of artistic ceramics and scented wax; limoncello liqueur candy rosolio silver jewelry and coral beds ninth century Neapolitan figures.

The good location of Sorrento, unfortunately, has also led to heavy traffic load in the narrow streets of the city. Relaxation and silence can currently still be found in gardens and private beaches, hotels, the Orangerie museum or monastery garden.

Sorrento is recommended as a tourist destination or a starting point for visiting all kinds but it is worst for a pool or a holiday recovering pure.