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Sorrento

A clifftop town above the Bay of Naples, known for lemons and limoncello, and the easy base for Pompeii, Capri and the Amalfi Coast.

Photo: Kim Traynor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best Time to Go
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to Sorrento is being written. It's on the Southern Italy list as Worth a Detour.

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Capri

Campania
About 9.3 miles away

A glamorous limestone island in the Bay of Naples, with its glowing sea cave.

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Beaches · UNESCO

Amalfi Coast

Campania
About 12 miles away

Pastel villages clinging to cliffs above the sea, with Positano, Amalfi and Ravello.

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Cities

Naples

Campania
About 16 miles away

Southern Italy's loud, beautiful capital, with a great archaeology museum and the home of pizza.

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