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The area of what is now Salerno has been continuously settled since pre-historical times, as the discoveries of Neolithic mummy remains documents. [9] Inhabited by Oscan-speaking populations, the region was colonized by the Etruscans, who founded the city of Irnthi in the 6th century BC, across the Irno river, in what is today city quarter of Fratte, as a part of their Dodecapolis political ...
The coast nearby Marina di Camerota Sunset at Licosa The little beach of San Francesco, south of Agropoli View of Santa Maria di Castellabate The central beach of Scario. The Cilento Coast (Italian: Costiera Cilentana) is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno.
The Gulf of Salerno (Italian: Golfo di Salerno) is a gulf of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the coast of the province of Salerno in south-western Italy. The northern part of this coast is the Costiera Amalfitana , which ends at Punta Campanella and includes towns like Amalfi , Maiori , Positano and the city of Salerno itself.
The Amalfi Coast—a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997—is located within the province, attracting tens of thousands of tourists from all around the world every year. The province also comprises the Cilento coast, whose sea quality is considered among the best in Italy. [2]
Map of Amalfi Coast View toward Positano from Salerno. Like the rest of the region, the Amalfi Coast has a Mediterranean climate, featuring warm summers and mild winters.It is located on the relatively steep southern shore of the Sorrentine Peninsula, leaving little room for rural and agricultural development. [5]
The peninsula is named after its main town, Sorrento, which is located on the north (Gulf of Naples) coast. The Amalfi Coast is located on the southern side. [1] The Lattari Mountains form the geographical backbone of the peninsula. The island of Capri lies off the western tip of the peninsula in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The whole area is an ...
Maiori (originally in Latin: Rheginna Maior) is a town and comune on the Amalfi coast in the province of Salerno (Campania, Italy). It has been a popular tourist resort since Roman times, with the longest unbroken stretch of beach on the Amalfi coastline.
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