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Sorrento and the Bay of Naples, Italy (Peter Merten/Digital Vision/Getty)
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Borrowing from Greek mythology, the Romans placed the legendary abode of the sirens (those wicked mermaids who lured seamen to their deaths with their songs) at Sorrento (Surrentum). Ulysses resisted their call by stuffing the ears of his crew with wax and having himself bound to the mast of his ship. Perched on high cliffs overlooking the bays of Naples and Salerno, Sorrento has been sending out its siren call for centuriesluring everybody from Homer to Lord and Lady Astor to busloads of international tourists, who invade every summer.
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Il San Pietro di Positano
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Le Sirenuse
Via Cristoforo Colombo 30
Positano 84017 Map Distance: 6.5 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class:
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Via Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
Naples, Italy Distance: 16.0 mi. (from destination center)
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Amalfi Coast Tours
Via Amalfi
Naples, Italy Distance: 16.0 mi. (from destination center)
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Il Grottino
34 Via Raffaele Morghen
Naples 80127 Italy Distance: 17.2 mi. (from destination center)
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