Sorrento
Sorrento ( Sorrento Italian ) is an Italian town with 16,535 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) in the province of Naples. It is part of the Mountain Community Comunità Montana Mons Lactarius - Sorrento Peninsula.
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Geography
The town of Sorrento is situated on the Sorrento peninsula on the Gulf of Naples in the province of Naples. It lies on black cliffs of dark volcanic rock on a tufa terrace. Sorrento is surrounded by impressive limestone cliffs. Draw sunsets and orange and lemon gardens visitors from all over the world for more then 2000 years
Tourist
For centuries, Sorrento is target of northern European longing for Italy. Writers and painters have immortalized the city in words and pictures.
Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast are known for their large lemons (Italian limoni ). Typical products from these fruits are Limoncello, a very tasty lemon liqueur to mention lemon and chocolate. Furthermore, in the city produce numerous ceramic studios article with cityscapes, Amalfi representations or lemon motives. The heart of the town are the shopping street Via S. Cesareo and Piazza Tasso.
Popular Sorrento is because of its location as a gateway to the surrounding attractions. The tip of the peninsula of Sorrento is just 5 km from Capri, which can be easily reached from the port of Marina Piccola. Also, Ischia and Procida, whose silhouettes can be seen on clear days, can be achieved in a short time by speedboat. The Circumvesuviana train to Pompeii and Herculaneum brings visitors or to Naples.
From Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast, Italian Amalfi Coast, accessible via the Strada Statale 163 Amalfi, a popular tourist destination.
History
Mythical past
The present name Sorrento ( Sorrento) goes back to the ancient name Surrentum and the myth of the sirens, the confused by her singing sailors. According to legend, only Odysseus and his companions were able to resist the charm of the siren song, and then the sirens turned into the rock with the name of Li Galli ( on the south side of the peninsula, near Positano in the Gulf of Salerno).
Historical Facts
Sorrento's origins lie in the 7th century BC, when it was founded by the Phoenicians. From 474-420 BC Sorrento was under the regency of Greek, Roman municipium until it was 150 years later. In this time of the Roman Empire, it became the summer residence of aristocrats and rich. The best-preserved testimony is the Villa Pollio a rich Roman, situated on the sea near the fishing village Puolo.
Over the centuries, many peoples have attempted to break through the city wall built by the Greeks and conquer the town. So Sorrento was captured in 1133 by the Normans.
Attractions
- The Museo Correale di Terranova in a former noble palace shows eg Furniture, inlaid wood, porcelain, paintings from the 17th to the 19th century. Was donated the museum by the brothers Alfredo and Pompeo Correale.
- Dom: a Romanesque church in which, inter alia, Torquato Tasso was baptized
- Franciscan monastery (San Francesco )
- Chiesa Santa Maria del Carmine
- Church of Sant Antonio
- Villa Comunale (City Garden ) with views of the Gulf of Naples
- Museobottega della Tarsialignea: an exhibition of works by Italian artists from the 19th century marquetry and inlaid modern applied art collected by the architect and designer Alessandro Fiorentino.
- Greek and Roman arch gate to the old city wall
Personalities
Born here
- Niccolò d' Acciapaccio (1382-1447), Cardinal of the Catholic Church
- Antoninus of Sorrento († 870 ), abbot and patron saint of the city
- Torquato Tasso (1544-1595), poet
Other
- The Russian writer Maxim Gorky lived from 1924 for several years in Sorrento order to cure his tuberculosis.
- The founder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company, Gianluigi Aponte, was born in 1940 in Sorrento.
- The former captain of the 2012 crashed cruise ship Costa Concordia, Francesco Schettino comes from Sorrento.
Sorrento in the media
- In Sorrento, the film Pane, Amore e plays ... ( German: Love, bread and a thousand kisses; 1955) with Sophia Loren. The film was shot, among others at the Grand Hotel Excelsior Victoria and in neighboring cities.
- Giambattista and Ernesto de Curtis sat Sorrento and the sea with the song Torna a Surriento a musical monument. Enrico Caruso was one of many performers.
Traffic
A branch of the narrow gauge Circumvesuviana line (Napoli Porta Nolana Sorrento) ends in Sorrento.
There are ferries to Capri, Ischia and Naples.
The nearest airport is 53 km away and the airport of Naples.
In addition to inner-city bus There are bus connections via Positano to Amalfi, and also to Massa Lubrense and transfer to Naples airport.
Twinning
- Argentina Mar del Plata - Argentina
- Kumano Japan - Japan since 2001
- United States Santa Fe - United States since 2000
- Norway Skien - Norway since 2004
- France Nice - France