Sorrento, Italy
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| Comune | ||
| Metropolitan City of Naples | ||
Vesuvius overlooking Sorrento and the Bay of Naples.
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| Coordinates: 40°37′34″N 14°22′34″E / 40.62611°N 14.37611°E | ||
| 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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