Sorrento Peninsula

Known as the land of the sirens, in honour of the mythical maiden-monsters who were said to live on Li Galli (a tiny archipelago off the peninsula’s southern coast), the area to the west of Sorrento is among the least developed and most beautiful in the country.

Small fishing boats at harbor Marina Grande in Sorrento, Campania, Amalfi Coast, Italy.

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