BAY OF SORRENTO, ITALY - OCTOBER 2015

Sorrento, Italy is often called "Land of the Sirens", and it is said that here on the furthest point of the Sorrentine Peninsula these enchanting creatures once sang sailors to their doom. The Roman name for Sorrento was Surrentum. Sorrento was the birthplace of the poet Torquato Tasso, author of the Gerusalemme Liberata. Famous people who visited it include Lord Byron, Keats, Goethe, Henrik Ibsen and Walter Scott.

Main sights are:

Marina Grande, Sorrento
Amalfi Coast
Marina Grande, port of Sorrento
Marina Piccola, small port of Sorrento
Park of Villa communale with a view of the Gulf of Naples with the volcano Vesuvius
Piazza Tasso, central place in Sorrento
Museo della tarsia lignea (intarsia)
Museum Correale
Via San Cesareo, Sorrento's main shopping street
Cathedral of Sorrento (Santi Filippo e Giacomo Cathedral), from the 14th century with façade reconstructed in 1924. It was built over time in different styles, with doors of the 11th century from Constantinople.
Church of Santi Felice e Baccolo
Monastery of St. Francesco, 14th century
Roman ruins at the Punta del Capo
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Thanks.

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