The Sorrento Peninsula or Sorrentine Peninsula is a peninsula located in southern Italy which 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 Sorrento (, ; nap, Surriento ; la, Surrentum) is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, Sorrento is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula at the south-eastern terminus of the Circumvesuviana ra ...

, which is located on the north (Gulf of Naples) coast. The Amalfi Coast is located on the southern side. The

Lattari Mountains The Monti Lattari (Lattari Mountains) are a mountain range in Campania, southern Italy, which constitutes the backbone of the Sorrentine peninsula and of the Amalfi Coast. Geography The Monti Lattari are the western extension of the Monti Picen ...

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. Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Municipalities

9 comunes of the peninsula are in the territory of the

province of Naples The Province of Naples ( it, Provincia di Napoli; nap, Pruvincia 'e Nàpule) was a province in the Campania region of southern Italy. In 2014/2015, the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990 and Law 56/2014), replaced the Province of Naples ...

and 12 comunes are in the province of Salerno. Penisola sorrentina

Transportation

Airports

The nearest airports are: * Naples International (NAP) * Salerno Costa d'Amalfi (QSR)

References

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Peninsulas of Italy Landforms of Campania Sorrento Landforms of the Tyrrhenian Sea Geography of the Metropolitan City of Naples Geographical, historical and cultural regions of Italy {{Campania-geo-stub