The Relais Regina Giovanna luxury hotel resort is located just 3km west of the town of Sorrento, on the Sorrentine Peninsular just 60km south of Naples in the beautiful southern Italian region of Campania, famous for its natural landscape and seascape, exquisite seafood culture, warm hospitality and destructive (now thankfully dormant) volcano, Vesuvius.

The first known settlements at Surrentum, as it was known in Roman times, dates back to around 600BC and the city became part of the Roman Republic in around 90BC when it was colonised by the overspill from a quickly expanding Rome.

A popular tourist destination for the well-to-do of ancient Rome, the ruins of several noble villas are to be found in the area and in fact, the Relais Regina Giovanna takes its name from one such site at the nearby Cape of Sorrento - the Bagni (or Baths) di Regina Giovanna.

The location of Sorrento makes it not only a fantastic holiday resort, thanks to its stunning views of Vesuvius and the Bay, warm climate and natural beauty, but also a great base from which to tour the region.

Naples is about one hour away and Rome is a further two hours away by train. As mentioned in our How to Get Here page, you can travel by sea to most of the beautiful islands nearby as well as the Amalfi Coast and Naples itself.