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The town of Sorrento, on the Gulf of Naples, Campania region, Italy.

Town in Campania, southwest Italy, on the Gulf of Naples; population (2001) 16,500. It has been a holiday resort since Roman times. Products include wine, citrus fruit, fish, and ceramics.

There is a cathedral, and the remains of Roman villas. The poet Torquato Tasso was born here in 1544.



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