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2710212018, ‘Amalfi- Wikipedia WIKIPEDIA Amalfi ‘Amalfi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno, It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1,315 metres, 4,314 feet), Comune surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery. The town of Amalfi Coordinates: 40°38N 14°36 Amalfi Comune Amalfi was the capital of the maritime republic known as the Duchy of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between ‘839 and around 1200. In the 1920s and 1930s, Amalfi was a popular holiday destination for the British upper class and aristocracy. 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. Amalfi is included in the UNESCO ‘View of Amalfi from the sea World Heritage Sites. ‘A patron saint of Amalfi is Saint Andrew, the Apostle, whose relies are kept here at Amalfi Cathedral (Cattedrale di Sant’Andrea/Duomo di Amalfi). Contents History Main sights Cathedral Chiostro del Paradiso Arsenal of the Maritime Republic (Gli Arsenali della Repubblica) Museum of Handmade Paper (Museo della Carta) Culture ‘Amalfi within the Province of Salerno Airports See also History See also Duchy of Amalfi First mentioned in the 6th century, Amalfi soon afterwards acquired importance as a maritime power, trading grain from its neighbours, salt from Sardinia and slaves from the interior, and even timber, in exchange for the gold dinars minted in Egypt and Syria, in order to hips en.wikipedia oghwikiAmalh 16 2710212018, buy the Byzantine silks that it resold in the West Grain-bearing Amalfi traders enjoyed privileged positions in the Islamic Fernand Braudel notes. The Amalfi tables (Lavole amalfitane) provided @ maritime code that was widely used by the Christian port cities. ports, View of Amalfi Merchants of Amalfi were using gold coins to purchase land in the 9th century, Italy worked in a barter economy. In the 8th and while most of gth century, when Mediterranean trade revived it Gaeta the Italian trade with the East, while Venice ‘was in its infancy, and in 848 its fleet went to the assistance of Pope shared with View of Amalfi Leo IV against the Saracens. ‘An independent republic from the 7th century until 1075, Amalfi extracted itself from Byzantine vassalage in 839"! and first elected a duke in 958; it rivalled Pisa and Genoa in its domestic prosperity and maritime importance before the rise of Venice. In spite of some devastating setbacks it had a population of some 70,000 to 80,000 reaching a peak about the turn of the millennium, during the reign of Duke Manso (966-1004).7I@I41 Under his line of dukes, Amalfi remained independent, except for a brief period of Salernitan dependency under Guaimar IV. In 1073 the republic fell to the Norman countship of Apulia, but was granted many rights. A prey to the Normans who eneamped in the south of Italy, it became one of their principal posts. However, in 1131, it was reduced by King Roger II of Sicily, who had been refused the keys to its citadel. The Holy Roman Emperor Lothair, fighting in favour of Pope Innocent II against Roger, who sided with the Antipope Anacletus, took him prisoner in 1133, assisted by forty-six Pisan ships. ‘The Pisans, commercial rivals of the Amalfitani, sacked the city; Lothair claimed as part of the booty a copy of the Pandects of Justinian which was found there. In 1135 and 1137, it was taken by the Pisans and rapidly declined in Amalfi Wikipedia Location of Amaif in Italy Coordinates: 40°38'N 14°36'E Italy Campania Province Salerno (SA) Frazioni Lone, Pastena, Pogerola, Tovere, Vetica Government + Mayor Alfonso Del Pizzo (Lista Civica Amalfi da Vivere) Area + Total 6.11 km? (2.36 sq mi) Elevation 6 m (20 ft) Population (1 May 2009) Total 5,353 * Density 880/km? (2,300/sq mi) Demonym(s) _Amaffitani Time zone CET (UTC+1) +Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 8401 Dialing code 089 Patron saint Saint Andrew Saint day 30 November Website Official website (ht tp:/Nvww.comune. amalfisa it) importance, though its maritime code, known as the Tavole amalfitane, was recognized in the Mediterranean until 1570. A tsunami in 1343 destroyed the port and lower town, ! and Amalfi never recovered to anything more than local importance. htps:fon wikipedia.orghwikilAealh 216 2710212018, ‘Amali- Wikipedia In medieval culture Amalfi was famous for its flourishing schools of law and mathematics. Flavio Gioia, traditionally considered the first to introduce the mariner's compass to Europe, is said to have been a native of Amalfi. Amalfi has a long history of catering for visitors, with two former monasteries being converted to hotels at a relatively carly date, the Luna Convento in the second decade of the 19th century and the Cappuccini Convento in the 1880s. Celebrated visitors to Amalfi included the composer Richard Wagner and the playwright Henrik Ibsen, both of whom completed works whilst staying in Amalfi. Author Gore Vidal was a long time resident, Main sights Amalfi occupied a high position in medieval architecture; its cathedral of Sant'Andrea (Saint Andrew, 11th century), the campanile, the convent of the Cappuccini, founded by the Amalfitan Cardinal Pietro Capuano, richly represent the artistic movement prevailing in Southern Italy at the time of the Normans, with its tendency to blend the Byzantine style with the forms and sharp lines of the northern architecture. Cathedral At the top of a staircase, Saint Andrew's Cathedral (Duomo) overlooks the Piazza Duomo, the heart of Amalfi, The cathedral dates back to the 11th century; its interior is adorned in the late Baroque style with a nave and two aisles divided by 20 columns. The fagade of the cathedral is Byzantine in style and is adorned with various paintings of saints, including a large fresco of Saint Andrew. ‘The gold caisson ceiling has four large paintings by Andrea dell'Asta. They depict the flagellation of Saint Andrew, the miracle of Manna, the crucifixion of Saint Andrew and the Saint on the cross. From the left hand nave there is a flight of stairs which leads to the erypt. These stairs were built in 1203 for Cardinal Pietro Capuano, who, on 18 May 1208, brought Saint Andrew's remains to the cathedral from Constantinople. ‘The bronze statue of Saint Andrew in the cathedral was sculpted by Michelangelo Naccherino, a pupil of Michelangelo; also present are Pietro Bernini marble sculptures of St. Stephen and St, Lawrence. In 1206, Saint Andrew's relies were brought to Amalfi from Constantinople by the Pietro Capuano following the Sack jople (an event of the 4th Crusade) after the completion of the town's cathedral. ®! The cathedral contains a tomb in its crypt that it maintains still holds a portion of the relics of the apostle. A golden reliquary which originally housed his skull and another one used for processions through Amalfi on holy days can also be seen. of Constant htps:fen wikipedia.orghwhilAalh 316

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