Scala, Campania

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Scala
Comune
Comune di Scala
Scala viewed from Ravello
Location of Scala
St. Lawrence
Saint day	August 10
Website	Official website

Scala is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located on a rocky hill c. 400 m above sea-level and is part of the Amalfi Coast.^{[citation needed]}

History

According to an ancient and unproven tradition, it was founded by Roman shipwrecks travelling to

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Main sights

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Scala is divided into six different hamlets with precise identities: from north to south, Santa Caterina, Campoleone, Campidoglio, Scala, Minuta and Pontone. Attractions include:^[citation needed]

• Santa Caterina: Porta Urbana, church of Santa Caterina, chapels of St. Paul and Santa Maria della Porta
• Campoleone: church of San Pietro, in Angevine-Gothic style.
• Campidoglio: church of San Giovanni Battista, with a Moresque bell tower.
• The Duomo of Scala, modified in Baroque times. It has maintained the medieval crypt, the Angevine sepulchre of Marinella Rufolo, and an episcopal mitre and a Crucifix from the 13th century. Also notable is the Bishops' Palace.
• Minuta: Romanesque church of Annunziata
• Pontone: church of San Giovanni Battista and the remains of the basilica of Sant'Eustachio.
• Hotel Zi'Ntonio: a hotel with balconies in every room overlooking the Amalfi coast and Ravello.

Chestnuts

The town is known for its cultivation of chestnuts. Every year, at the end of November, for two consecutive weekends, a Sagra delle Castagne (a chestnut festival) is held in the main square.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Amalfi Coast
• Sorrentine Peninsula

References

External links

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