AMALFI COAST
Amalfi
Coast is on the same peninsula as Sorrento coast, but
on Salerno side. Amalfi coast is not far from Sorrento and
staying in Sorrento means also having the possibility to visit
excursions in Salerno, Amalfi coast, and other beautiful places
in the province of Salerno. By car Sorrento is 14 km from Positano,
31 km from Amalfi, and 37,5 km from Ravello.
Also Sorrento is 21 km from Praiano, 26,4 km from Conca
dei Marini, 37 km from Furore, 32 km from Atrani, 35 km from Minori,
36 km from Maiori, 58 km from Cetara, and 52 km from Vietri
sul Mare.
ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS IN 79
d.C.
The terrible eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 d.C. buried
some towns of Roman Empire during a prosperous period. The
remains of those towns now can be visited by tourists. The
town of Pompeii is just 28 km from Sorrento and it is a very
interesting example of a rich Roman town, with its villas and
the palaces, but also the popular houses and the shops.
The excavations of Ercolano (41 km from Sorrento) have not
been completely recovered because the modern Ercolano is on
the ancient one. But findings have been perfectly preserved
by mud: even fabrics, documents, clothes, wood objects, etc.
In Ercolano you will also find furniture of that time. Near
Ercolano there is Castellammare
di Stabia (17 km from Sorrento)
with three elegant and rich villas and the thermal baths that
were part of Stabiae, an important of I century b.C.
Torre Annunziata (28 km from Sorrento) includes Oplontis,
a peripheral part of Pompeii. This exacerbations include a
real jewel: the villa of Poppea, the second wife of Nero, the
Emperor. This is a beautiful and elegant villa.
In Boscoreale (30 km from Sorrento) there are the remains
of an ancient Roman factory, a rural villa with tools and objects
of the period, a cistern, etc. Visitors can easily imagine
how rural life was during Roman times.
NAPLES
Naples is 52 km from Sorrento. It was the capital of the Reign
of the Two Sicilies and it is the main town of Campania. Naples
is very interesting for its art, culture, history, and architecture.
It is famous all over the world for folklore and gastronomy.
PAESTUM AND VELIA
Paestum and Velia were two importa towns of Magna Graecia.
The excavations of Paestum,97 Km from Sorrento, are famous
all over the world thanks to the temples. The excavations of
Velia are 151 Km from Sorrento. Velia was the ancient town
of Eleatic school, and was very important and was very important
for the development of philosophy.
CASERTA
Caserta, 75 km from Sorrento, is the town of the royal palace
designed by Luigi Vanvitelli. He created a palace that was
inspired by the one of Versailles. The ancient part of Caserta,
the Middle Ages part, is picturesque and charming and deserves
a visit
CAMPI FLEGREI
This volcanic area is still active and became a regional park
in 1993. According to ancient people, the dead lived in this
area. In this territory there are many remains of Roman times,
because Pozzuoli was the port of Rome up to the creation of
a port in Ostia. Roman noblemen loved this region.
CAPRI AND ISCHIA
They are the most beautiful isles of Campania and can be easily
reached from Sorrento. Capri was loved by Emperor Tiberius.
Capri is opposite Punta Campanella, while Ischia is opposite
the other side of the Gulf of Naples.
SORRENTO COAST
Sorrento coast is rich of resources: nature, history, and
archaeology. Near Sorrento there are beautiful small towns,
such as Vico
Equense with its small beaches and the museum
dedicated to minerals; Massa
Lubrense with the marine reserve
of Punta Campanella; Castellammare
di Stabia, with the remains
of the Roman villas; Gragnano with its delicious gastronomy.
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