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  2. Positano - Wikipedia

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    Positano became a wealthy market port from the 15th to 17th century and has only continued to grow in popularity over time. Back then they traded food such as fish and other resources. [5] Positano was a port of the Amalfi Republic in medieval times, and prospered during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. By the mid-nineteenth century ...

  3. Il San Pietro di Positano - Wikipedia

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    When Cinque purchased the land, it was described as "the promontory between Positano and Praiano, that is, just a rock with a small 17th century chapel of San Pietro". [3] [4] Positano, at the time, was a small fishing village, but it was gradually starting to attract the attention of tourists. Following this purchase, Cinque began a gradual ...

  4. Villa Romana, Minori - Wikipedia

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    The Villa Romana of Minori stood in a bay of the Amalfi Coast, at the point where the river, Regina Minor, empties into the sea.This stretch of coastline, full of coves and natural harbors, was a favorite place where the imperial Roman aristocracy built their residences, as evidenced by the findings of Vietri sul Mare, Amalfi, Positano, and Li Galli.

  5. Villa of the Mysteries - Wikipedia

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    The Villa of the Mysteries (Italian: Villa dei Misteri) is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in Room 5, which are usually interpreted as showing the initiation of a bride into a Greco-Roman mystery cult .

  6. Il Gallo Lungo - Wikipedia

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    Il Gallo Lungo is an island of Italy, in Campania.Belonging to the municipality of Positano, it is part of the Li Galli group. It is the largest of the three islands of the group, with the shape of a long sickle (or a dolphin), [1] whose concavity, looking towards La Castelluccia and La Rotonda, defines a closed bay protected by other islets.

  7. Villa Rufolo - Wikipedia

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    Villa Rufolo is a villa within the historic center of Ravello, a town in the province of Salerno, southern Italy, which overlooks the front of the cathedral square. The initial layout dates from the 13th century , with extensive remodeling in the 19th century.

  8. Ravello - Wikipedia

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    The Duomo di Ravello (Cathedral of Ravello): the central nave contains the "Pulpit of the Gospels", on the right of the central nave, created in 1272 by Nicolò di Bartolomeo from Foggia. [ 5 ] Villa Rufolo (1270), built by Nicola Rufolo, one of the richest Patricians of Ravello, on a ledge and it has become a famous attraction for thousands of ...

  9. Roman Villa Palazzi di Casignana - Wikipedia

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    The extensive, luxurious Roman villa Palazzi di Casignana is located on the seashore and near the ancient road linking ancient Locri and Rhegion in today's province of Calabria, Italy. [1] It was discovered in 1964. [2] It reached its zenith during the late empire of the 4th c. AD, a period of turbulence elsewhere.