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SORRENTO of Phoenician origin, was at the apogee of
its fame in the Middle Ages as a free duketown on the sea contending
with Amalfi and Naples the supremacy in the North Tyrrhenian sea.
It is the native town of Torquato Tasso (1544) the singer of 'Gerusalemme Liberata' and thanks to the Grand Tours in the Romantic Age, pictures, travel reports, films on the notes of the wonderful 'Torna a Surriento' by De Curtis, it has always been an attraction for each traveller. Rich of monuments and natural beauties, worth while a visit are the marvellous Roman Cathedral, the church of Servi di Maria, Tasso residence, the museum Correale. Local crafts : wood inlay, lace making. In the wooded hills of Sorrento is MASSALUBRENSE &
S.Agata, less touristic small villages, with dazzling sceneries and
panorama. There are many itineraries amongst the hills and seaside for
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MASSALUBRENSE
Situated at the tip of the Sorrento Peninsula, ( Sorrento 6 Km ) in a beautiful natural setting opposite the isle of Capri, MASSALUBRENSE lies in a valley filled with olive and orange trees. It is perhaps one of the few resorts on the Peninsula where the scenery remains unchanged. |
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TO VISIT : Via Minerva and the archeological site
at Punta Campanella ( the remains of a Roman villa, the site of the
temple of Athens/Minerva founded by Ulysses, rock inscriptions in the
Oscan language), the Bay of Jeranto - a marine park protected by the
F.A.I. organisation, many scenic view points, the picturesque fishing
village of Marina del Cantone…….
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S. AGATA SUI DUE GOLFI (Massalubrense) S.Agata Sui Due Golfi is situated about 7 Km from Sorrento and about 400 mt. Above sea level; it is a well known holiday resort and one of the 'pearls' in the Gulfs of Naples and Salerno facing Capri. Etruscans, Greeks and Romans were enchanted by the beauties of the Siren Land and lived in the wooded hills for centuries. This has been confirmed by the wide necropolis existing on the northern side of the hill. |
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| Probably on these hights -Montes Sireniani, they used to
be called - was a sanctuary of Greek age dedicated to the mermaids. Later
it was occupied by the Carmelitani Padri who built a Monastery which they
gave the name ' Deserto'. In the Roman age it became the junction of merchant
traffic between the two gulfs. S.Agata nowadays derives its name from a Chapel built in the XVI by the Festinese family dedicating it to the young Sicilian Vergin. |
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ROAD DIRECTIONS TO S. AGATA
( recommended in low Season ) Coming along the A3 motorway from Naples, after bypassing the towns
of Ercolano, Torre Annunziata, Torre del Greco and Pompei, take the
next exit to CASTELLAMARE DI STABIA. ( recommended in high Season in order to avoid heavy traffic in Sorrento ) Coming along the A3 motorway from Naples, after bypassing the towns
of Ercolano, Torre Annunziata, Torre del Greco and Pompei, take the
next exit to CASTELLAMARE DI STABIA. |
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