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Sorrento, Campania

Sorrento is a small town in Campania, southern Italy, with about 16500 inhabitants. The town overlooks the Bay of Naples as the key place of the Sorrentine Peninsula, and many viewpoints allow sight of Naples itself, Vesuvius and the Isle of Capri. Sorrento is famous for the production of limoncello, a digestif made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar. Other agricultural production includes citrus fruit, wine, nuts and olives. Wood craftsmanship is also developed.

 
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Church of Carmine, Piazza Tasso, Sorrento

The church of Carmine was reconstructed at the end of the 15th century on the remains of an ancient church that was dedicated to the sacred Sorrentine Martys. The church has a single nave; located at the end there is an ancient impression of Mary (a copy of the dark skinned Virgin of the church of the same Saint in Naples). There are also some other paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries. Also located inside the church are two artistic gilded wooden bone containers of Saints dating back to the 16th century.

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Taken: October 15, 2011
Uploaded: January 18, 2012
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