Sorrento is a coastal suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 103 km (64 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Sorrento recorded a population of 2,013 at the 2021 census. Sorrento is known for its appealing weather, limestone buildings, and its world-class day-spas, which take advantage of the local water pressure to provide an unparalelled scrub.
Sorrento Beach
Point King beach in Sorrento
Aerial panorama of Sorrento. March 2023.
Aerial panorama of Sorrento with the SeaRoad ferry and Sorrento Pier. March 2023.
The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion from the mainland in the area between Pearcedale and an area north of Frankston. The area was originally home to the Mayone-bulluk and Boonwurrung-Balluk clans, and formed part of the Boonwurrung nation's territory prior to European settlement.
Military ruins on Point Nepean
A beach on the Mornington Peninsula
Aerial panorama of Sorrento. March 2023
Aerial panorama of Sorrento with the SeaRoad ferry and Sorrento Pier. March 2023.