Sorrento, the coastline and the hillside:
natural beauties and breathtaking landscapes
Sorrento developes on a high tuff rock that astonishes
people coming from the sea. The whole coast of Sorrento
is very harsh, with indented rocks and small hidden creeks.
The panorama is beautiful and overlooks the Gulf
of Naples dominated by the strong Vesuvius and thedreaming
isles of Ischia and Capri.
Listed below the main naturalistic attractions and destinations
of the Sorrento Coast:
PUNTA CAMPANELLA
This furthest part of the Gulf of Naples is a very important
area for naturalistic, cultural and historical reasons.
It is a beautiful marine reserve inhabited by many species
of fish and is a protected area since 1997. In 1335 Robert
d'Anjou built a tower, the MinervaTower, whose bell was
used to warn about the arrival of pirates and for this
reaon this territory is called Punta Campanella. Bell
in Italian is Campana, little bell is Campanella. In
the past there was a sanctuary dedicated to Athena.
THE DEEP VALLEY OF THE MILLS
On the Sorrento Coast there are many deep valleys,
among them the most famous is the valley of the mills,
which is the best preserved. It once belonged to the Tasso
family and then to the Correale family. The Correale family
ordered the construction of the port, first called Capo
Cervo and then Capo di Cerere. The deep valley of mills,
as the name suggests, was the seat of a mill, today only
ruins.
There are also other deep valleys, such as the one S.
Agnello, where ships recovered during storms. In fact
there is an inscription that recalls this past habit: “In
tempestate securitas”.
THE ' BATHS OF QUEEN JOANNA' - POLLIO FELICE’S
VILLA
In Capo di Sorrento there are the remains of a wonderful
Roman villa which belonged to Pollio Felice and described
by the poet Publio Papino Stazio (45-96 a.C). This villa
is also known as the 'Baths of Queen Joanna' because
population thought that queen Joanna II of Durazzo (who
behaved in a very scandalous way) had her bath completely
naked in a hidden creek of Capo di Sorrento.
MARINA GRANDE
This is the biggest bay in the Gulf of Sorrento and
it has always been the port of the town. There are
the most famous shores of Sorrento with their lively
colours.
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