Italy

With inspirational views toward the Gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius, and a mild year-round climate, Sorrento is a bustling resort town which has long been attracting the great and the good, including Ibsen, Nietzsche and Wagner. Dating back to Greek times, legend has it that mythical sirens once lived in its waters and lured passing ships to their doom against the towering cliffs for which Sorrento is now best known.