Metropolitan Cities give large urban areas the administrative powers of a province, a system designed to improve local administration, create efficiency in spending, and better coordinate basic services (including transport, school and social programs) and environment protection.

Pompeii, the excavated Roman city which was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is among the most popular destinations in all of Italy.

[9] The Sorrentine Peninsula (and its main town Sorrento) has long been a popular destination for tourism, it is well known for the drink Limoncello and its luxurious sea cliffs.

It is rich with villas, castles, guard towers, churches, and in Vico Equense ancient farmhouses.

This area was one of the first in Southern Italy to start playing sports, when English sailors brought them in during the early 1900s.