The Li Galli Islands: The Islands of the Sirens

From my new blog ‘Sorrento With Bells On’

This is a film about the Li Galli Islands just off the coast of the picturesque settlement of Positano.

The Islands of the fabled Sirens of Greek mythology

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Sorrento got its name from the Sirens of Greek mythology and these are they islands where they supposedly lived. They are located on other side of the Sorrentine peninsular. The three islands in the group are called Gallo Lungo, La Castelluccia and La Rotonda.

Legend states that the songs sung by the Sirens were so enchanting that they caused crews to sail their ships too close to the islands and end up being shipwrecked. There’s a famous account in Homer’s Odyssey in which the Odysseus, on his way back from the Trojan war and following the advice of the enchantress Circe, got his crew to seal their ears with wax while at the same time getting them to tie him to the ship’s mast so he could listen to their songs in safety.

During our own voyage past the islands, there was no singing and we managed to avoid being shipwrecked and arrived safely back in Sorrento.