Sorrento Peninsula

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View of the peninsula near Massa Lubrense

The Sorrento Peninsula or Sorrentine Peninsula is a peninsula located in southern Italy that separates the Gulf of Naples to the north from the Gulf of Salerno to the south.

Geography

Overview

The peninsula is named after its main town, Sorrento, which is located on the north (Gulf of Naples) coast. The Amalfi Coast is located on the southern side. The Lattari Mountains form the geographical backbone of the peninsula. The island of Capri lies off the western tip of the peninsula in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The whole area is an important tourist destination.^[1]

Municipalities

The peninsula lies on the territory of the province of Naples with 9 comunes and the province of Salerno with 12 comunes.

Province	Comune	Population (inh.)	Area (km²)	Total (km²)
Napoli	Agerola	7,399	19.62	121.14
	Castellammare di Stabia	64,533	17.71
	Massa Lubrense	13,914	19.71
	Meta	8,010	2.50
	Piano di Sorrento	13,057	7.50
	Pimonte	6,052	12.00
	Sant'Agnello	9,010	4.09
	Sorrento	16,616	9.93
	Vico Equense	21,006	29.30
Salerno	Amalfi	5,345	6.15	70.99
	Atrani	914	0.20
	Cetara	2,345	4.91
	Conca dei Marini	734	1.00
	Furore	859	1.73
	Maiori	5,649	16.00
	Minori	2,864	2.00
	Positano	3,981	8.00
	Praiano	2,069	2.00
	Ravello	2,477	7.00
	Scala	1,551	13.00
	Vietri sul Mare	8,328	9.00

Transportation

Airports

The nearest airports are:

Naples International (NAP)
Salerno Costa d'Amalfi (QSR)

References

^ "day trips from sorrento". Tuesday, 17 January 2017

External links

Media related to Sorrento Peninsula at Wikimedia Commons

Amalfi Coast and Sorrentine Peninsula

Amalfi Coast

Municipalities	Amalfi Atrani Cetara Conca dei Marini Furore Maiori Minori Positano Praiano Ravello Scala Tramonti Vietri sul Mare
Places of interest	Amalfi Cathedral Grotta dello Smeraldo San Giovanni Battista San Giovanni del Toro Roman Villa of Minori Villa Cimbrone Villa Rufolo

Sorrentine Peninsula

v t e Campania
Provinces	Avellino Benevento Caserta Naples Salerno
Places	Amalfi Coast Cilento Irpinia Islands Samnium Sorrentine Peninsula Terra di Lavoro Vallo di Diano Cities, towns and villages List of communes
History	Kingdom of Naples Monarchs Viceroys Two Sicilies Magna Graecia Samnite Wars Italia province Duchy of Naples Duchy of Benevento Principality of Capua Principality of Salerno Duchy of Amalfi Duchy of Sorrento Duchy of Apulia and Calabria Ancient Campania
Politics and government	Elections in Campania List of presidents of Campania
Culture	Demographics Geography Music Flag Coat of arms
Categories

v t e Landmarks of Campania
Aeclanum Amalfi Cathedral Ancient remains of Capua Cumae Caserta Palace Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park Faraglioni Herculaneum Paestum Pompeii Santa Sofia, Benevento Solfatara Sorrento Peninsula Stabiae Trinità della Cava Vesuvius National Park Villa Poppaea

40°37′29″N 14°25′00″E / 40.6246°N 14.4168°E / 40.6246; 14.4168

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