Massa Lubrense

massa-lubrense The extreme point of the Sorrento peninsula towards the island of Capri, between the Bay of Naples and the Bay of Salerno.

Heart of the “Marine Reserve Punta Campanella”, it has preserved its agricultural vocation. Its territory is covered by the intense green of its citrus fruit trees, by the silver of its ancient olive trees and by the various tones of colour of the Mediterranean bushes, all set in one of the most beautiful coasts in the world. (weiterlesen…)

Sorrento

sorrento This is the central point for the arrival and departure of all visitors to the Sorrento Peninsula, with its harbour, the Marina Piccola from where they embark to reach the most beautiful parts of the Gulf of Naples: Capri, Ischia, Naples, Positano, Amalfi, Isles of the Mermaids. The main station of the Circumvesuviana, a small local train that departs from Naples and passes through all the towns around Vesuvius such as Torre del Greco, Torre Annunziata, Portici, Ercolano, Pompei and the final stop Sorrento. (weiterlesen…)

Ieranto

ieranto It is an incredibly beautiful beach protected on the one side by the Punta Campanella and the other side by Punta Penna.

It is a fascinating excursion, with free access, through a territory of natural interest inside the “Protected Marine Area” and actually owned by the F.A.I. (weiterlesen…)

Punta Campanella

punta-campanellafaraglioni The extreme point of the Sorrento Peninsula, its high coast stretches in the sea between the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno.

The view it has of Capri is splendid with its Faraglioni rocks and the Bay of Ieranto. (weiterlesen…)

Isles of the Mermaids

sirene Three tiny little islands south of Massa Lubrense situated in the waters of the Bay of Salerno, a short distance from the coast. On the biggest, amongst the green of the Mediterranean, there is a very well-restructured preSaracen tower and some ruins dating back to the Roman age. (weiterlesen…)

San Costanzo

s-costanzo This is the highest hill of the Massese territory with two nearby peaks; on one of them (486 mts high) there is the little chapel of San Costanzo which goes back to the 16th century.

The panorama is splendid, engulfed by the Lattari Mountains, the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno. (weiterlesen…)

The Vervece rock

vervece A very characteristic rock of Massa Lubrense situated in front of the village of Marina della Lobra, less than a mile from land.

About 15.000 years ago the sea level was more than 75 metres below the actual one, leaving Il Vervece and the Faraglioni rocks of Capri completely emerged and situated on the mainland. (weiterlesen…)