Mediterranean
land that has been depicted described and immortalised in song by artists, poets
and travellers from every period of history. Along the coast, rugged and
inaccessible cliffs soar upwards between beautiful beaches, hidden caves,
enchanting bays and sheltered coves. Whereas inland, the high plains, rolling
hills and lofty mountains are seared by deep valleys to create a truly unique
landscape in which man has also left a clear sign of his remarkable work: the
more impervious areas have been modelled into the now-famous
terraces,
those huge steps descending into the sea on which man gas planted vin yards and
groves of orange, lemon and olive trees. There are the garden of delight which
excude an inebrianting perfume of blassom in spring.
The mild climate and predominantly fine wether all year round make the
Sorrentine Penisular an ideal destination in any season. The first town in the
Peninsular isVico
Equense
with its Giusso Castle on the coast and the austere Mont Faito (1400 metres
high) which allows you to pass from the sea to the mountain in just a few
minutes. Next we findMeta
di Sorrento,
a town hidden in a maze of alleyways whose small hamlets and sun-drenched
beaches are a must for visitors. Piano
di Sorrentois
a bustling town which harmoniously blends its sea-faring vocation with its rural
identity and its tole as a major shopping centre. The hill rising up behind the
town is traverded by narrow roads flanked by high walls that enclose
centuries-old orange and lemon groves.
BeyondPiano
di Sorrento we enterSant’Agnellowhich
looks out over the sea from a high tufastone cliff that enchanted the royal
house of Bourbon and led royalty from all over Europe to build majestic villas
here. Also overlooking the sea and framed by the surronding hills, the
international town ofSorrentowith
its historic city centre, its harbours andgardens
of orange and lemon trees. Finally, the
delighful little town ofMassa
Lubrense,
situated on the very tip of the Penisular looking out to the
Isle of Capri:
a veritable oasis with numerous footpaths linking up ancient farm houses and
archeological sites nestling into the Mediterranean maquis which offer superb
views out to sea and down onto enchanting little coves. Ever since ancient times
man has been fascinated by this area and many peoples established
settlements here: the ancient Greeks were so enchanted that they
imagined this was the home of Sirens, whose sweet song was a lure that no
mariner could defy; likewise, the Romans were enraptured by its boundless beauty
and natural resources and its fame spread throughout the know world.
Here they built a road as far as the headland know as Punta Campanella and on
the coast they constructed small harbours, fish-tanks, nymphaea and baths using
local spring water to embellish their sumptuous villas, such as that of Pollius
Felix the visible remains of which bear witness to its former grandeur. Later,
during the Middle Ages and more recent times, the local population engaged
in bustling trade in spite of the evrpresent threat of the Saracen pirates and
continued to live fearlessly along the coast in the exquisite harbours: Marina
di Aequa, Marina Grande and Marina della Lobra. And
the Spaniards who governed much of southern Italy for a sizeable part of the
modern age, appreciated the area for its abundance of fruits, fish, birds, meat
and cheeses. While in the eighteenth century, the sorrentine Peninsular
was discovered by the grand tour and intellectuals from all over Europe,
including Nietzsche and Ibsen, found spiritual and cultural nourishment here,
inauguranting the tast for living in a villa, which made the sorrentine
Peninsular a popular resort I the élite tourist trade. In a well-ordered and
secure environment, every tourist can have an ideal holiday as there is no end
to the possible combinations of countryside and tranquillity, health and culture
– bathing in the sea, spa-water health cures at the
Scrajo complex,
day trips by boat, country walks, excursions to the archeological sites such as
the necropolises of Aequa and Desrto and visits to the local museum (the
Archeological Museum, the Mineralogical Museum
and the Correale Museum), the historic city centers with their ancient
monasteries and cloisters, such as the San Francesco cloisters in Sorrento, the
old hamlets with their ancient frescoed churches, such asthe
Chapel of Santa Lucia in Vico Equense,
but sport and international music and cinema events are also catered for, in
addition to theatre shows, night clubs and bars.
Here there are celabrations all year-round: the thousand of local cultural
traditions mean that there is always a special event any time of year: from the
Carnival to the famoue Easter processions throughout the Peninsular, to the
numerous fates in summer and autumn with their presentation of typical local
produce and the Sorrentine Tarantella, a traditional local dance, and the
impressive Christmas celebration.
Restaurants of the highest level invite you to savour the now world-famous local
cusine with its blend of flavours from the sea and the fertile countryside.
Handicrafts are also plantiful: first and foremost the inlaid wood and marquetry
craft, although there is also a flourishing trade in a small boats and pleasure
craft. Finally, the peninsular produces a number of fine liqueurs distilled from
local produce, such as lemons, mandarins, oranges and walnuts.
Same church of the
Sorrentine Peninsular(click
on the photo to see):
San Marco in Seiano
San Ciro in Vico Equense
Chiesa e convento di San Francesco in
Vico S. Maria
delle Grazie in Vico Equense Equense
Handicraft
In
the craftsmen exclusive shps it is
possible
to bu ceramics, gifts, clothes,
and
even preserved food. Particularly
valuable
are the wooden works and the baskets.
The_gastronomyVico Equense is an area where are produced the
qualities dry and full-bodied white and red DOC wine of the "Peninsula
of Sorrento", suitable to the local cuisine, while the vatiety
sparkling red goes well with dessert.
Besides
the first course of pasta, gnocchi, lasagne and cannelloni, you can taste the
soup called "maritata" and pizza with prickly lettuce.Very tasty are
also fish and meat specialities. Typical and special are the dairy products such
as "treccia" (fresh milk-cheese), "caciocavallo"
"gourd-shaped kind of cheese), "scamorza" (unfermented
cheese), provola (fresh buffalo-milk cheese), "caciotta"
"a sort of ovine soft cheese), "ricotta di fuscella"
(cottage chese made of skim milk). Very rich and appreciated is the production
of fruit and vegetables. It is worth mentioning the olive oil and the citrus and
nut liquor.
A
true curiosity is the typical
"Pizza
a metro" (pizza cut in metres),
which
has become "a classic speciality"
of
Vico Equense.
The
principal restaurant of Vico Equense
where
uou can eat the very "Pizza al metro" is "L'università della
Pizza".
(Via
Nicotera, 10 - Vico Equense, tel. 081.879.84.26)
Mediterranean
land that has been depicted described and immortalised in song by artists, poets
and travellers from every period of history. Along the coast, rugged and
inaccessible cliffs soar upwards between beautiful beaches, hidden caves,
enchanting bays and sheltered coves. Whereas inland, the high plains, rolling
hills and lofty mountains are seared by deep valleys to create a truly unique
landscape in which man has also left a clear sign of his remarkable work: the
more impervious areas have been modelled into the now-famous
terraces,
those huge steps descending into the sea on which man gas planted vin yards and
groves of orange, lemon and olive trees. There are the garden of delight which
excude an inebrianting perfume of blassom in spring.
The mild climate and predominantly fine wether all year round make the
Sorrentine Penisular an ideal destination in any season. The first town in the
Peninsular is
Vico
Equense
with its Giusso Castle on the coast and the austere Mont Faito (1400 metres
high) which allows you to pass from the sea to the mountain in just a few
minutes. Next we find
Meta
di Sorrento ,
a town hidden in a maze of alleyways whose small hamlets and sun-drenched
beaches are a must for visitors. Piano
di Sorrento
is
a bustling town which harmoniously blends its sea-faring vocation with its rural
identity and its tole as a major shopping centre. The hill rising up behind the
town is traverded by narrow roads flanked by high walls that enclose
centuries-old orange and lemon groves. 
Beyond
Piano
di Sorrento we enter
Sant’Agnello
which
looks out over the sea from a high tufastone cliff that enchanted the royal
house of Bourbon and led royalty from all over Europe to build majestic villas
here. Also overlooking the sea and framed by the surronding hills, the
international town of
Sorrento
with
its historic city centre, its harbours and
gardens
of orange and lemon trees. Finally, the
delighful little town of
Massa
Lubrense,
situated on the very tip of the Penisular looking out to
the
Isle of Capri:
a veritable oasis with numerous footpaths linking up ancient farm houses and
archeological sites nestling into the Mediterranean maquis which offer superb
views out to sea and down onto enchanting little coves. Ever since ancient times
man has been fascinated by this area and many peoples established
settlements here: the ancient Greeks were so enchanted that they
imagined this was the home of Sirens, whose sweet song was a lure that no
mariner could defy; likewise, the Romans were enraptured by its boundless beauty
and natural resources and its fame spread throughout the know world.
Here they built a road as far as the headland know as Punta Campanella and on
the coast they constructed small harbours, fish-tanks, nymphaea and baths using
local spring water to embellish their sumptuous villas, such as that of Pollius
Felix the visible remains of which bear witness to its former grandeur. Later,
during the Middle Ages and more recent times, the local population engaged
in bustling trade in spite of the evrpresent threat of the Saracen pirates and
continued to live fearlessly along the coast in the exquisite harbours: Marina
di Aequa, Marina Grande and Marina della Lobra. 
And
the Spaniards who governed much of southern Italy for a sizeable part of the
modern age, appreciated the area for its abundance of fruits, fish, birds, meat
and cheeses. While in the eighteenth century, the sorrentine Peninsular
was discovered by the grand tour and intellectuals from all over Europe,
including Nietzsche and Ibsen, found spiritual and cultural nourishment here,
inauguranting the tast for living in a villa, which made the sorrentine
Peninsular a popular resort I the élite tourist trade. In a well-ordered and
secure environment, every tourist can have an ideal holiday as there is no end
to the possible combinations of countryside and tranquillity, health and culture
– bathing in the sea, spa-water health cures at the
Scrajo complex,
day trips by boat, country walks, excursions to the archeological sites such as
the necropolises of Aequa and Desrto and visits to the local museum (the
Archeological Museum, the Mineralogical Museum
and the Correale Museum), the historic city centers with their ancient
monasteries and cloisters, such as the San Francesco cloisters in Sorrento, the
old hamlets with their ancient frescoed churches, such as
the
Chapel of Santa Lucia in Vico Equense,
but sport and international music and cinema events are also catered for, in
addition to theatre shows, night clubs and bars.
Here there are celabrations all year-round: the thousand of local cultural
traditions mean that there is always a special event any time of year: from the
Carnival to the famoue Easter processions throughout the Peninsular, to the
numerous fates in summer and autumn with their presentation of typical local
produce and the Sorrentine Tarantella, a traditional local dance, and the
impressive Christmas celebration.
Restaurants of the highest level invite you to savour the now world-famous local
cusine with its blend of flavours from the sea and the fertile countryside.
Handicrafts are also plantiful: first and foremost the inlaid wood and marquetry
craft, although there is also a flourishing trade in a small boats and pleasure
craft. Finally, the peninsular produces a number of fine liqueurs distilled from
local produce, such as lemons, mandarins, oranges and walnuts. 
Vico Equense is an area where are produced the
qualities dry and full-bodied white and red DOC wine of the "Peninsula
of Sorrento", suitable to the local cuisine, while the vatiety
sparkling red goes well with dessert.
A
true curiosity is the typical