Sorrento Peninsula

Map of the Sorrentine Peninsula

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.

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)

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

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

History	Kingdom of Naples Monarchs Viceroys Two Sicilies Magna Græcia 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

Politics and government	Elections in Campania List of Presidents of Campania

Categories

Landmarks of Campania

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

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

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