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Sorrento (/ s ə ˈ r ɛ n t oʊ / sə-REN-toh, Italian: [sorˈrɛnto]; Neapolitan: Surriento [surˈrjendə]; Latin: Surrentum) is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, Sorrento is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula at the southern terminus of a main branch of the Circumvesuviana rail network ...
The Sorrento Peninsula or Sorrentine Peninsula is a peninsula located in southern Italy which separates the Gulf of ... Positano: 3,981: 8.00 Praiano: 2,069: 2.00 ...
Positano became a wealthy market port from the 15th to 17th century and has only continued to grow in popularity over time. Back then they traded food such as fish and other resources. [5] Positano was a port of the Amalfi Republic in medieval times, and prospered during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. By the mid-nineteenth century ...
Map of Amalfi Coast View toward Positano from Salerno. Like the rest of the region, the Amalfi Coast has a Mediterranean climate, featuring warm summers and mild winters.It is located on the relatively steep southern shore of the Sorrentine Peninsula, leaving little room for rural and agricultural development. [5]
[citation needed] The drive between Salerno, at the southern base of the peninsula, and Positano follows the coast for about 80 km (50 mi). For the greater part of its route, the road is carved out of the side of the coastal cliffs, giving views down to the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the other side up to the cliffs above.
Capri (/ ˈ k æ p r i / KAP-ree, US also / k ə ˈ p r iː, ˈ k ɑː p r i / kə-PREE, KAH-pree; Italian:) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.
The Duomo di Ravello [] (Cathedral of Ravello): the central nave contains the "Pulpit of the Gospels", on the right of the central nave, created in 1272 by Nicolò di Bartolomeo from Foggia.
The port of Amalfi has passenger connections to Capri, Positano, Maiori, Minori, Cetara, and Salerno. [citation needed] The nearest airports are: Salerno-Pontecagnano Airport (QSR) 45 km; Napoli-Capodichino (NAP) 74 km