Things to Do in Sorrento

Sorrento sits on a dramatic clifftop 50 metres above the Tyrrhenian Sea, connected to its main beach by a ancient lift carved into the rock in 1957.

The city is the birthplace of the limoncello liqueur, made from the protected Sfusato lemons grown in the steep terraces of the Sorrento Peninsula.

Sorrento was a major resort for Roman emperors and wealthy travellers for over 2,000 years, mentioned by Pliny the Elder and visited by Lord Byron.

The town's inlay woodcraft tradition (tarsia sorrrentina) dates back to the 17th century and remains a signature handicraft sold throughout the historic centre.

Sorrento is the primary gateway to the Amalfi Coast and Mount Vesuvius, sitting at the southern tip of the Sorrentine Peninsula just 25km from Naples.