Sorrento

Sorrento was founded around the 7th Century B.C. by the Phonecians. By the 5th century B.C, the area came under Greek rule. Its current name is derived from the sirens of the Odyssey. The Greeks utilised Sorrentos position as a port, establishing trade routes with other European cities such as Athens and Marseille. Like many places nearby, Sorrento was taken over by the Samnites after only 150 years of Greek rule. Finally the Romans seized control of Sorrento. They recognized its qualities as a tourist resort. Many rich and noble Romans set up their summer residences here. The Roman emperor Augustus established here - as well as on Capri - several villas. However up to the 19th century Sorrento could be reached only by ship. By building new roads, tourism obtained its paramount economic importance for Sorrento. Today with over 12,000 beds, Sorrento is probably the most visited tourist resort in Southern Italy. As with the Romans, fruit growing is still prevalent in the nearby surrounding areas, with many plantations of lemons, oranges and more recently kiwifruit.
You can easily enjoy Sorrento without a car. Capri, Ischia and Naples can be reached from Sorrento easily by ferry. With the Circumvesuviana, which does not belong to the FS (Ferrovia Statale), one can travel quickly and cheaply to Naples (main station), Pompeii and Ercolano. In addition there are bus lines for Positano and Amalfi. However if you are looking for beautiful sandy beaches to sunbathe, the Gulf of Salerno is probably the better option and no more than ninety minutes away....

Many thanks to Z. for the revision and correction of the preceding English text.

Sorrent - Links

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Mappe   Maps   Karten
Sorrentomap  (sorrentomap.com)
Download as PDF (Acrobat)

Orario   Time table   Fahrplan
Circumvesuviana (Napoli-Sorrento-Napoli)  (virtualtorre.com)
Circumvesuviana  (vesuviana.it) -> "Rete e orari"  Download (-> PDF-Timetable" -> select station)
 SITA Bus (http://www.sitabus.it/)   All Sita-Bus-Timetables in Campania as PDF-Download    Fahrpläne aller SITA-Buslinien in Kampanien als PDF-Download
Campaniatrasporti  (campaniatrasporti.it)
Traghetti (Capri, Ischia), Bus, treno (Circumvesuviana) é più   Ferries (Capri, Ischia), buses, Circumvesuviana train and more   Fährschiffe (Capri, Ischia), Busse, Circumvesuviana-Bahn und weitere Fahrpläne
Caremar  (caremar.it)
Traghetti   Ferries   Fährschiffe
Tirrenia  (tirrenia.it)
Traghetti   Ferries   Fährschiffe
SNAV  (snav.it)
Traghetti   Ferries   Fährschiffe

Webcams /  Meteo   Weather   Wetter
Webcam Sorrento  (syrene.it/cambristol/)  Hotel Bristol

Sorrent links in

   Links - in Italiano

Sorrento  (comune.sorrento.na.it) - official Website
Sorrento  (sorrentoggi.it)

   Links - in English

   Links - auf Deutsch

 Sorrent. Viele Informationen. U.a. gibt es einen Stadtplan, den man in verschiedenen Varianten im PDF-Format (Acrobat) herunterladen kann. (sorrentoinfo.com)
Sorrent     (sorrentoweb.com)
Region Halbinsel  Sorrento - Capri - Positano (penisola.it)
Sorrent  (sorrent.info)
Sorrent  (sorrento.de). Eine informative Seite der Firma Albatours, die sich u.a. auf Reisen für Schülergruppen spezialisiert hat. Tatsächlich ist das Gebiet Sorrent, Meta di Sorrento ein ideales Ziel für solche Reisen.

Touristeninformationen
Fremdenverkehrsbüro Sorrent   Touristeninformationen mit vielen Fotos. Schauen Sie sich bitte die illustrierten Vorschläge für Touren und Rundgänge an. Beachten Sie bei den Touren durch die Altstadt auch das etwas unscheinbare "Klicke hier" für den interaktiven Stadtplan ! (sorrentotourism.com)
Fremdenverkehrsamt der Provinz Neapel
Hoteladressen, Verkehrsverbindungen usw.

Die Fahrtstrecke mit dem PKW von Paestum nach Sorrent beträgt ca. 85 km.

Bücher zu   Sorrent    Bei Amazon ist der Versand von Büchern normalerweise (außer bei Fremdanbietern) völlig frei von Versandkosten.

	KARTE Kompass Wanderkarte Penisola Sorrentina
	BUCHEMPFEHLUNG Wanderführer "Golf von Neapel" Amalfi - Positano - Sorrent Capri - Ischia - Vesuv

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