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within. The town has centuries-
old associations with pagan
worship, and a liqueur called
Strega (witch) is made here.

T Roman Theatre
Piazza Caio Ponzio Telesino. Tel 089 25
20 75. Open 9am–1 hr before sunset
daily. Closed public hols. & 7
E Museo del Sannio
Piazza Santa Sofia. Tel 0824 77 47 63.
Open 9am–7pm Tue–Sun. Closed
1 Jan, 25 Dec. & 7
6 Amalfi Coast The small town of Atrani on the Amalfi Coast
Salerno. @ g Amalfi. n Corso
delle Repubbliche Marinare 27, Amalfi vertiginous slope to the sea. cloisters have a Saracenic-
(089 87 11 07). ∑ amalfitourist A top spot for the jet set, it is inspired appearance.
office.it; ∑ ravellotime.it; nonetheless a good place to Ravello has the best views on
∑ aziendaturismopositano.it swim, or to catch the hydrofoil this coast, the prime vantage
or ferry to Capri. Further on, points being the gardens of
The most enchanting route in Praiano is just as fashionable. Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo.
Campania is that skirting the Amalfi is the coast’s largest Views from the latter provided
southern flank of Sorrento’s town and a popular resort. inspiration for Wagner’s Parsifal.
peninsula: the Amalfi Coast It was a maritime power before The 11th-century Duomo has
(Costiera Amalfitana). Popular being subdued in 1131 by King entrance doors by Barisano da
pleasures here include dining Roger of Naples. The world’s Trani (1179) and an ornate 13th-
on grilled fish and sipping oldest maritime code, the Tavole century ambo (pulpit) held aloft
Lacrima Christi from the Amalfitane, originated here. by six spiral columns. The chapel
vineyards on the slopes of The 13th-century Chiostro del of San Pantaleone contains
Vesuvius, beach-hopping and Paradiso flanks the Duomo, a the blood of its 4th-century
trips to coastal summits to magnificent 9th-century namesake, which liquefies
admire the breathtaking views. structure fronted by a rich annually in May and August.
From Sorrento, a well- 13th-century façade, and facing Beyond Atrani, the ruins of a
developed holiday resort, the the town from the top of a long Roman villa at Minori show that
road winds down to Positano, flight of steps. The style is this coastline has always been
a village clambering down a Lombard-Norman, though the a popular holiday spot.

A breathtaking view of the steep village of Positano on the Amalfi Coast

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