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Sorrento is a comune
(municipality) in Campania (Italy), with some 17.000 inhabitants. It
is a popular tourist destination. The town can be reached easily
from Naples and Pompei, as it lies at the south-eastern end of the
Circumvesuviana rail line. The town overlooks the bay of Naples, as
the key place of the Sorrentine Peninsula, and many viewpoints in
the city allow sight of Naples itself, Vesuvius and the island of
Capri.
Ferry boats and hydrofoils provide services to Naples, Amalfi,
Positano, Capri and Ischia. Sorrento is famous for
his lemons and the production of
"limoncello", an
alcoholic digestif made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar.
Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and
olives. Wood craftsmanship is also developed.
The Sorrento frazioni are: Casarlano, Cesarano, Marano, Priora,
Santa Lucia, Sorrento Capo, Marina Grande. The Sorrento Patron is
St. Antoninus.
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