Cruises from Sorrento

The tourist city of Sorrento is a seaport located between the Gulf of Naples and Salerno. The city is in Campania, Italy. Sorrento has a climate like that of the Mediterranean region. The summers are warm and the winters are mild. While there is not a lot of rain, Sorrento can be humid in the summer. The city of Sorrento is sunny and bright about 250 days annually.

Tourists visiting in the months of May and October avoid heavy crowds and the weather is sunny with mild temperatures. July and August are very hot and humid and not very comfortable for tourists who enjoy visiting the main attractions of a tourist city. There are about 17,500 residents living in Sorrento and hundreds of tourists year round. Tourists from any of the thirteen countries of the European Union do not need a passport to enter Sorrento.

Holiday accommodation in Sorrento consists of many choices from large and small hotels to bed and breakfast offerings. Holiday apartments are among the varied choices of where to lay your head at night. Those who like sleeping in the outdoors may want to check out the camping and agritourism accommodation.

When you are ready to eat, there are many places ready to serve you great food. Follow the locals to the best eateries. You can eat somewhere different every day. Choose from among twenty-three restaurants, nine pizzerias, a hand-made pasta shop and two rotisserie and fast food restaurants. Tourists who like to cook when staying at camping sites or holiday apartments have choices too. There are three supermarkets, two groceries, a greengrocery, a butcher’s shop and four fish shops. Tourists with a sweet tooth will love the ice cream shop, pastry shop and bakery.

The Porcelain Bazaar has jewellers plus men’s, women’s and children’s clothes shops. You can also find antique shops, perfume shops, florists, herbal shops, ceramics, pottery, china and inlaid wood products. There is no shortage of things to buy and places to buy them.

After shopping head to the beaches or rest up for an evening of fun at one of the pubs, beer houses, discos or nightclubs. Public transportation will get you quickly to where you want to go in Sorrento and to the interesting sites nearby. Everyone enjoys pampering so why not take some time for yourself and head out to a spa and beauty farm.

One way to find the best attractions is to take a guided tour or excursion. While on tour you will no doubt see places where you want to return later and spend time browsing. Over the years while Sorrento grew as a tourist city, visitors began to assign descriptive nicknames. These names perhaps added meaning to their holiday memories. Among the names are “Land of Mermaids, Land of Orange, Lemon Groves and Land of Colour.” Sorrento is a small city, which leaves a large impression on the hearts and minds of tourists. Perhaps, your experience of Sorrento will invoke a new descriptive name for the city.

The Bay of Naples sits across from Sorrento. Visitors in Sorrento often take time to visit Naples. Many cruise and holiday packages offer trips to Sorrento.