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Sorrento, Italy

Sorrento
Comune
Metropolitan City of Naples
Vesuvius overlooking Sorrento and the Bay of Naples.
Vesuvius overlooking Sorrento and the Bay of Naples.
Coat of arms of Sorrento
Coat of arms
Sorrento is located in Italy
Sorrento
Sorrento
Location of Sorrento in Italy
Coordinates: 40°37′34″N 14°22′34″E / 40.62611°N 14.37611°E / 40.62611; 14.37611
Country Italy
Region Campania
Frazioni Casarlano, Cesarano, Marano, Priora, Santa Lucia, Sorrento Capo, Sorrento Marina Grande
Government
 • Mayor Giuseppe Cuomo (since 2010)
Area
 • Total 9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Population (31 August 2007)
 • Total 16,547
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Sorrentini
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 80060 and 80067
Dialing code 081
Patron saint St. Antoninus
Saint day February 14
Website Official website

Sorrento ([s̪oˈr̺ːɛn̪t̪o]; Neapolitan: Surriento [s̪uˈr̺ːi̯en̺d̪ə]) is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, it can be reached easily from Naples and Pompeii as it is at the south-eastern end of the Circumvesuviana rail line. The Sorrentine Peninsula has views of Naples, Vesuvius and the Isle of Capri. The Amalfi Drive, connecting Sorrento and Amalfi, is a narrow road that threads along the high cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Ferries and hydrofoils connect the town to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia. Sorrento's sea cliffs and luxury hotels have attracted celebrities including Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti.

Limoncello is a digestif made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar which is produced in Sorrento. Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives.

The Roman name for Sorrento was Surrentum. Legends indicate a close connection between Lipara and Surrentum, as though the latter had been a colony of the former; and even through the Imperial period Surrentum remained largely Greek. The oldest ruins are Oscan, dating from about 600 BC. Before its control by the Roman Republic, Surrentum was one of the towns subject to Nuceria, and shared its fortunes up to the Social War; it seems to have joined in the revolt of 90 BC like Stabiae; and was reduced to obedience in the following year, when it seems to have received a colony.


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