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When
you come to Amalfi, the panorama is wonderful. White
houses clinged on the rocks are opposed to the
big Saint Andrew Church, located in the middle of the
town. |
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Amalfi
is full of steps and to arrive
to the Cattedrale
di S.Andrea
there is a long way with 57 steps. |
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On
the right side of the Cathedral, we find the church
tower(XII century) while above we discover the chiostro
del Paradiso
and the chiesa
del Crocifisso.
Here the visitor can discover the historical religious
past of the Amalfi Church.
From
the Atrium of the Cathedral, which hoverhangs the
square, we discover little streets that go to discover
new places of Amalfi. |
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Every
street hides
a square, where in the past people
used to sell his merchandise. Through one
of this street we discover Piazza
dei Dogi, still called Piazza dei Ferrari, because
there were smith’s shop. From here, other
streets go everywhere; one of these takes us to the
sea, where we find the entrance
of the Antichi
Arsenali.
Another street takes us to the Vagliendola quarter, with
its tower houses. This street gets to the Hotel
dei Cappuccini. It was a monastry called
San Pietro della Canonica and founded in the
XIII century. |
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From
Piazza dei Dogi we get to Piazza
dello Spirito Santo. It was the last square inside the
wall of Amalfi, but the city isn't just here. Through the northern gate we
go in the Valle
dei Mulini. |
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Here,
we
find the Museo
della Carta,
with its old machines, called “ingegni”, to
produce paper. Beyond we discover the last paper mill,
belonged to Amatruda family, that still produce the
old paper. |
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Near the
"Cartiera Amatruda", there is the Museo
dell'Agricoltura,
where we can see rudimental
machines and various instruments of the last four
centuries. With
these intruments, for century the amalphitain
farmer produced
the famous lemon called “sfusato amalfitano
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Who
wants a little adventure there is the Valle
delle Ferriere,
where you’ll find a natural Reserve (where there are
some
ferns as the Woodwardia Radicans). Long the way, you'll
find many paper mills ruins. |
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Coming
back to the seaside, you can discover many old buildings.
There is the
monastry of "S.Benedetto", today place of the Amalfi’s
Municipality and the place of the Museo
Civico. In
this
museum, we'll find
the “Tabula de Amalpha” and the Foscariniano Code
and some nautical instruments. |
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