The Sorrentine Peninsula juts into the Tyrrhenian Sea like a knobbly, pointing finger, its rugged shores sprinkled with some of Europe's most spectacular beaches, its bucolic interior moulded by the limestone Monti Lattari.

Of course, the Amalfi Coast on its southern shore is well known, but the rest of the peninsula is just as beautiful, less infuriatingly busy and without the inflated prices. I only discovered this fairly recently, in spite of being a regular visitor for 20-odd years.