Sunday, December 7, 2014

Sorrento

Sorrento (NeapolitanSurriento) is a town and comune in Campania, southern Italy, with some 16,500 inhabitants. It is a popular tourist destination which can be reached easily from Naples and Pompeii, as it lies at the south-eastern end of the Circumvesuviana rail line. The town overlooks the Bay of Naples as the key place of the Sorrentine Peninsula, and many viewpoints allow sight of Naples itself, Vesuvius, and the Isle of Capri.
The Amalfi Drive (connecting Sorrento and Amalfi) is a narrow road that threads along the high cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Ferry boats and hydrofoils provide services to NaplesAmalfiPositanoCapri and Ischia. Sorrento's sea cliffs and luxury hotels have attracted notable people, including Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti.
Sorrento is famous for the production of limoncello, a digestif made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar. Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives. Wood craftsmanship is also developed.
We stayed at Tasso Suttes.

Priano

Praiano

Praiano is a picturesque common between Positano and Conca dei Marini summer residence of the Doges of Amalfi at the time of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, Considered the heart of the Amalfi coast.
The houses of Praiano develop at the base of Mount Tre Pizzi Emerged and stretching down to the beach of Marina di Praia. Nestled between rocky ridges this natural port, used since ancient Paganism (ancient name of Praiano), is monitored from above by Torre a Mare, a medieval lookout tower.
Immersed in the fauna typical of the Mediterranean between the picturesque cliffs That stand out in the sea, in Additions to the scenic beauty and monumental, Praiano offers excellent tourist services and catering.
On the way to Priano we stopped at Hotel SaracenaTower.