Trendy bars, pubs, and clubs are ready to entertain their visitors till dawn | The Amalfi Drive, connecting Sorrento and Amalfi, is a narrow road that threads along the high cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea |
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It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city | Walk along the narrow streets of the city centre to reach the Cathedral of Bari |
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2Ferries and hydrofoils connect the town to Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri and Ischia | Archeological Museum of the Sorrentine Peninsula |
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Castello Normanno Svevo, which was built in 1132, is one of the most notable sights of the city | Sometimes it is compared to Versaille, mainly due to the park architecture |
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the seventh or sixth century BC by the Osci or Oscans.
Amalfi is the main town of the coast on which it is located, named Costiera Amalfitana Amalfi Coast , and is today an important tourist destination together with other towns on the same coast, such as Positano, Ravello and others | The Amalfi coast is famed for its production of Limoncello liqueur and the area is a known cultivator of lemons |
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Built in the 12th century, its crypt is a triumph of Baroque art | It came under the domination of Rome in the 4th century BC, and was conquered and became a Roman colony in 80 BC after it joined an unsuccessful rebellion against the Roman Republic |
The Sorrentine Peninsula has views of Naples, Vesuvius and the Isle of Capri.
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