SORRENTO Saint Agnello

Sant'Agnello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km southeast of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,826 and an area of 4.1 km².[1] coat of arms of Sant'Agnello (or stemma as it is known in Italy), features a dazzling sun shining down on three hills with the latin words "Post Nubila Phoebus". At the top of the coat of arms is a crown with five towers (corona turrita). The Latin wording translates as "after the storm comes the Sun".[2]


Sant'Agnello borders the following municipalities: Piano di Sorrento, Sorrento. It is served by the Circumvesuviana, which is a narrow gauge railway that connects to the city of Naples.

Novelist Francis Marion Crawford lived in Sant'Agnello from 1887 till his death in 1909 in a small palace known as Villa Crawford.

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