Sorrento, Italy in the year 1888

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The Greeks founded Sorrento in the 6th century BC and called it Surreo which means to “flow together” and it may refer to the flow of the two ancient rivers. The Greeks laid the foundations of the city before the Romans built over it and called it Surrentum.

This photo was taken by Giorgio Sommer at roughly this location. This is my own estimation, I couldn't find any one photo taken specifically from the same location as the above photo.

Giorgio was one of Europe’s most important and prolific photographers of the 19th century. Active from 1857 to 1888, he produced thousands of images of archeological ruins, landscapes, art objects and portraits.

Close-up of boy overlooking the bay. The beach and harbor to the right is the Marina Grande.
The buildings to the very left, straddling the cliff face, is the Imperial Hotel Tramontano, with some of its buildings originating in the 1500s.

The distant bay with a ship anchored.

Modern day view of Sorrento.

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