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The Sorrento Peninsula lies south of Naples and is an area known for its spectacular natural beauty. Sorrento’s ideal location with steep cliffs hanging over the Bay of Naples and overlooking to Mt. Vesuvius has made it a popular tourist destination in Italy.

Sorrento by the blue waters of Naples Bay

Sorrento was perfect as a base for us to explore the surroundings of Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii. Upon arriving at Naples airport, we took the Circumvesuviana train from Naples to Sorrento, slightly over an hour’s ride. The Naples train station can be quite confusing as there are different platforms, ticket sellling counters for several types of trains running from Naples so we had to follow the signs carefully for Circumvesuviana ticket counters. We arrived at Palazzo Abagnale Guest House where we stayed for 2 nights before returning to Naples for a night. Weather in November in this region can be rather unpredictable; out of the 4 days we were there, it rained for part of the afternoon on 3 out of the 4 days. Also, November being the off-season, several restaurants in Sorrento were closed and we resorted to finding food around Piazza Tasso area.

Itinerary Overview:

Day 1 – Sorrento

Day 2 – Amalfi Coast

Day 3 – Pompeii

Day 4 – Naples

Piazza Tasso in the centre of Sorrento

This region of Southern Italy is renowned for the abundance of lemons grown and used for food, drink and fragrant products e.g. chocolates, liquer, soap, perfume. These make brilliant souvenirs with several souvenir shops allowing free tasting of lemon coated chocolates and sweets.

limoncello (lemon liquer) filled in bottles of all shapes