The sensation of being suspended within the center of the universe is overwhelming.
Just across the Bay from Naples lies the Sorrentine Peninsula, perhaps the most beautiful stretch of coastline anywhere in the world. With its beautiful location on the north coast of the peninsula, the small community of Sorrento is perfectly situated looking out over the Bay of Naples, Mount Vesuvius, and the Isle of Capri and Ischia. It is hard to imagine a more perfect setting than this. It isn’t possible to not fall in love with the panorama of Sorrento.
The irregular and indented coastline seems to protect the little coloured houses and the characteristic streets of the internal areas. Sorrento coast will welcome you in its territory: a real Eden. The scent of lemons, the fragrances of flowers and fruits and the group of towns that star this coast are the real richness of this part of Campania.
The best painters tried to reproduce the colour of this beautiful place, and sure it is going to charm you too, the summer and winter. Its beauty is so evident that every year Sorrento and its surroundings are assaulted by numerous tourists.
But to avoid the chaos it is enough to visit the most beautiful places of the Sorrento Coast: Sorrento, Massa Lubrense, Vico Equense, Sant’Agata sui due Golfi in the right period.
An old legend tells that Massa Lubrense was the town where the mermaids that charmed Ulysses with their sweet singing lived, that’s why its first name was Sirenusion.