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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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