Sorrento

Sorrento is a historic seaside town at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, overlooking Port Phillip and Bass Strait. Established as a resort in the late 19th century, it is known for its limestone buildings, Sorrento Front Beach and ocean-facing Back Beach, Sorrento Pier and the Queenscliff-Sorrento ferry. The town centre along Ocean Beach Road offers shops, cafes and galleries, serving as a gateway to Point Nepean National Park.

Visitors can expect a compact coastal town with two distinct coastlines: the calm, sheltered Sorrento Front Beach on Port Phillip and the rugged surf Back Beach on Bass Strait. The foreshore includes Sorrento Pier, ferry terminal, parkland and swimming areas. Ocean Beach Road forms the main shopping and dining strip with limestone heritage buildings, galleries and cafes. Visitors can walk coastal trails, swim, view historic sites, and use the town as a base for Point Nepean National Park and bay ferry crossings.

Sorrento area includes Sullivan Bay, site of Victoria's first European settlement in 1803. The town developed from the 1870s as a seaside resort noted for its local limestone architecture. Nearby Point Nepean was a quarantine station and military defence site from the 1850s, with historic forts and quarantine buildings now within Point Nepean National Park.

Located on Bunurong / Boon Wurrung Country, Sorrento is recognised as a historic resort town with well-preserved limestone heritage buildings along Ocean Beach Road and the foreshore. It retains a long-standing seaside holiday culture and serves as a cultural gateway to Point Nepean National Park and the Port Phillip Heads.