The land of sirens

Sorrento Peninsula is famous for its beautiful coastal scenery. On its southern side, high cliffs shelter historic towns as Amalfi and Positano. From its northern edge, splendid views unfold over the Bay of Naples, to Vesuvius and Capri.
Down the middle of the peninsula a mountainous spine rises to 1,300 metres, forming a typical limestone scenery of weathered peaks and deep gorges. Not without reason this area has always been inspiring different kind of artists in the production of their works:
from Homer who called this coast the land of the sirens in his odyssey to Giovan Battista De Curtis or Lucio Dalla who describe Sorrento in their most famous songs. When Vesuvio, which is the only active volcano on the mainland in Europe, erupted in August 79 AD Sorrento and all the surrounding area were already famous as a holiday resorts; in fact the entire bay became a very popular seaside resort among the wealthy patricians already during the first half of the Roman Imperial age, who considered the entire Gulf of Naples an ideal place to spend the summer months.
Therefore several roman villas were built in this area, most of them with a landing place from the sea and with plenty of land where the Romans started already the production of olive oil and wine. So, as you can see, culture is all around and everything you dream of for your vacation is here for you to enjoy …with Italy Dream holidays .