The peninsula is named after its main town, Sorrento, which is located on the north (Gulf of Naples) coast.
The Amalfi Coast is located on the southern side.
[1] The Lattari Mountains form the geographical backbone of the peninsula.
The island of Capri lies off the western tip of the peninsula in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The nearest airports are: Media related to Sorrento Peninsula at Wikimedia Commons