<b>Sorrento (including Blairgowrie)</b><br><b>Attractive seaside resort destination on Port Phillip Bay</b><br>Sorrento is a popular and attractive seaside settlement of 1500 people located 91 km south-west of Melbourne,near the western tip of the Mornington Peninsula. In summer it is transformed from a relatively quiet village to a frenetic and fashionable holiday resort. Sorrento offers good beaches,some excellent scenic walks,a range of accommodation,historic buildings and sites,dolphin-watching cruises and ferry trips across to<a href="VICQueenscliff.shtml">Queenscliff</a>. As is the case with many seaside resorts,the main street has a casual playful feel and it boasts a number of shops designed to attract the leisure time (and money) of holidaymakers - pubs,bistros,coffee shops,restaurants,pancake parlours,ice-creameries,sidewalk cafes,boutiques and galleries.