Sorrento - Marine Park - Punta Campanella
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The natural protected marina "Punta Campanella",
instituted on the 12th December 1997, extends in the communes of Massa Lubrense,
Piano di Sorrento, Positano, Sant’Agnello, Sorrento and Vico Equense. Its main
goals are: the protection and exploitation of the biological and geomorphologic
resources of the area, the diffusion of the knowledge of the sea and coastal
environment and the promotion of a social and economical development consistent
with the naturalistic and landscape vocation of the area. The approximately 30
kilometres of coasts of Sorrento Peninsula are a succession of green
promontories and pleasant inlets. The famous bay of Ieranto offers a landscape
unique for its beauty, as well as the mythical isles Li Galli that, according to
Homer’s tradition, are nothing but the Sirens precipitated in the sea for
Ulysses’ refusal of visiting them. The waters of the so-called "Sirens’ land",
hide changing habitats that can be discovered through exciting dives. Cliffs
just on the sea alternate to sweetly degrading walls. The sea environment of the
natural protected area of Punta Campanella is characterised by a wide range of
flora and fauna. On the background of this enchanting scenery live numerous
species of fish: white bream, octopus, spiny lobster, grouper, scorpion fish,
grey mullet.
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