Welcome to the site Napoliforme

The extreme point of the Sorrento peninsula, which separates the Gulf of Naples from the Gulf of Sorrento, is an area of great historical importance. Over the centuries it has hosted temples, trading posts, defensive works and sumptuous patrician villas, as evidenced by the numerous architectural fragments visible in the sea and around the Punta Campanella Tower. On the promontory - the Promontorium Minervae - stood the temple of Minerva, which according to ancient tradition Ulysses, having survived the fatal song of the Sirens, dedicated to the goddess in gratitude. The scenery of rocks and sea is magnificent and Capri, separated from the point only by a short stretch of sea (the Bocca Piccola), appears very close. The calcareous nature of the soil and the action of atmospheric agents and marine erosion have created caves and cavities, often below sea level, creating unique and spectacular coastal and underwater scenery. And particular microclimates, which vary according to the greater or lesser proximity to the sea, allow different plant species to live on the promontory: vegetation consisting of dwarf shrubs, hardy on the steep rocks closer to the sea and Mediterranean scrub on the rocks further away. This stretch of coastline is a privileged observatory for avifauna, but the fauna is mainly hidden in the underwater landscapes, which are among the most beautiful in the Mediterranean. The most common marine plant is posidonia oceanica, among whose branches live a myriad of organisms, including multicoloured sea anemones and yellow sponges. Many different fish swim in the marine scenery, including black damselfish (the guarracino, the cause of a furious battle between fish in a famous Neapolitan tarantella), bream, sea bass, gilthead bream and schools of tuna and amberjacks. Since 1997 Punta Campanella has been a nature reserve, a protected marine area, with an extension of 1,139 hectares and 31,433 metres of coastline.