The sides of the Sorrento Peninsula are marked by inlets, small fjords and hidden beaches divided by white rock caves that emerge imposingly from the sea. It’s a land suspended between the intense blue sky and the sea that once belonged to the Sirens, according to ancient Greek mythology.
Ph. Enrico Nocera
You are in Marina del Cantone, in the small hamlet of Nerano: an enchanting shell made of light sand, pebbles and a turquoise sea. Backpack on your shoulders, you go down towards the coast. The steps at the back of a restaurant lead you to a dirt path.
From here, Marina del Cantone takes on even more charm, while the sea gradually changes its tone until it becomes an intense blue, the color of depth. The path is immersed in the scents of Mediterranean vegetation. The waves crash on the rocks about a hundred meters from your feet. The difference in height is minimal, until you reach - after about twenty minutes - a short descent that anticipates the Recommone cove.
Ph. Enrico Nocera
It’s a beach about sixty meters long, made of pebbles and white gravel. A few meters offshore, you can see the cave that once provided rest and refreshment to the fishermen of the area. The Sorrentine Peninsula is, in fact, a historic outpost for those who lived and still live by the sea today. In these parts, boats and pots are not museum objects.
Tourism from all over the world has not affected the authentic soul that permeates the Recommone Bay, where some fishermen still live in nearby houses today, between the cave, where you can find shelter for boats, and the small gardens located close to the shore. Vegetable gardens serve as a daily supply for the less generous months on the sea front. It’s a lifestyle far from the metropolitan idea of supermarkets. The contact with nature, here, already feels everyday.
Ph. Enrico Nocera
The Recommone Bay is a place apt for both those who love walking in the midst of nature and those who prefer to relax, maybe sitting on the shore, with sea water on your feet, or with a refreshing dip in this sea that seems almost ethereal. You are, in fact, in the wildest areas of the Sorrento Peninsula, between the Crapolla fjord, the Bay of Ieranto and the nearby rock of Isca.
Here the great Neapolitan playwright Eduardo De Filippo lived, far from the troubles of the city. Few places in the world can be said to be such a happy synthesis of history, nature and legend. To fully understand it, just reach these shores. A slow and conscious tourism, which blends with the personal dimension of travel and discovery.