In this area, maybe right on the point, it rose the temple dedicated to the Syrens by the first Greek colonists and cited by many ancient historians, among whom Strabo and Plinius the Old. In the Classic Age, the temple was dedicated to Athena and they built the road coming from Sorrento, afterwards called Via Minerva by the Romans. In the final stretch of the road, leading to the extremity of Punta Campanella, it is still visible in some points the stone pavement characteristic of the Roman roads.

You can go to Punta Campanella starting from Termini, the last hamlet in Massa Lubrense before the point of the headland (as the name indicates, since it means "limits"). From Termini you can reach also the top of the hill that overhangs Punta Campanella, Mount San Costanzo, where is also a characteristic hermitage of Byzantine origin. In spring the statue of San Costanzo, patron saint of Termini, is carried in procession from the village to the chapel on the top, where it is kept until the end of the summer.

This area has not many beaches, except for the wide and the wonderful Marina del Cantone, where you arrive coming down from Termini (or from Metrano) and passing through the hamlet of Nerano, in the middle of the slope and with houses and pergolas going coastwards. The road that leads there is long and tortuous, so many people prefer to come here via the sea by boat, especially with excursions from Capri. This limited affluence gives to Marina del Cantone a relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere, far from the clamour of the mass tourism.