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Sorrento - History
Sorrento
(Latin: Surrentum) is a small city
in Campania, Italy, with some 16,500
inhabitants. It is a popular tourist
destination. The town can be reached
easily from Naples and Pompeii.
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.
Sorrento is famous for the
production of Limoncello, an
alcoholic digestif made from lemon
rinds, alcohol, water and sugar.
Other agricultural production
includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts
and olives. Wood craftsmanship is
also developed. |
