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Scala

stemma di Scala

Scala

Scala is one of the oldest town of Amalfi Coast. It followed, as the other town of the coast, the historical Amalfi's sort.

 


In the beginning Scala was a farmer place and it hadn't a town center. But, because all people  took part  to the trade activities of the Republich of Amalfi, thanks to the "Tabula de Amalpha" first maritim code, the six hamlets, began "Civitas Scalensis". 

S. Eustachio ruins - PontoneScala began very important to Amalfi's Dukedom,thanks to its castles. In fact, when the Dukedm subscribed a commercial alleance with Pisa (1126), the treaty menzioned all the most important place of the coast, and Scala was one of these.

 
Historical curiosity...

The land defence of Amalfi was the castles of Scala ... 

The first monastic knight order of the history was the  Cavalieri Ospedalieri of S. Giovanni of Jerusalemn ...

To visit...

Duomo di Scala

The Cathedral and the archbishop palace in the town of Scala, while in the villages of Minuta, the church of S.Maria Assunta, built in IX century and in Pontone, the church of S.Giovanni and the ruins of  Basilica di S.Eustachio

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