Archaeology and nature: hyblean cultural landscape and territorial ...

Fig. 4: Maiori, plan 1848.
Fig. 5: Maiori, plan today.
important archaeological site of Roman villa, not far from the basilica of St. Trofimena point of convergence
of the old pedestrian from small villages, to the high position and the rugged terrain and convoluted, retain
most of their plant. Instead, in the valley, the national road has driven following settlements, encouraging,
especially in the second half of the twentieth century, a mainly speculative housing.
The contiguous Maiori, second city of the area after Amalfi, extends over a wide area facing a long sandy
beach, enclosed by headlands, each with a tower - the western transformed into the castle Mezzacapo, the
East called 'Normanna'. In the middle of the beach leads to the Reginna, who, descending from Tramonti,
divided the territory for the full depth, drawing on the sides of a flat band, which expands more and more, as
it approaches its mouth, until, in last sector, roughly the width of the beach.
The first settlements were on the banks of the river - around which, in the northern areas there were
numerous factories - and on the steps that wound along the side slopes, the West topped by medieval
Church St. Maria a Mare. Large architectural complexes are still present, both religious and civil, facing the
last stretch of the river, whose coverage generates a kind of long square, condition almost unique to the
Coast. The interior and the sea areas now saturated with buildings, most of which show recognizable
interventions of the last half century, which concluded the work of urbanization of fertile arable land between
the houses and the coast, started to mid-nineteenth century, together with the stock, with a workforce
program by architect Pietro Valente. The idea, a real town redevelopment project the image in order to
demonstrate the economic Influence experience, led to the revision of the western sector, drifting the mother
church and reversing the orientation, opening the entrance to the valley, above an imposing staircase that
emulates that of the cathedral of Amalfi. Being into the valley, the village becomes more and more scarce,
giving way to numerous plants, both served by modern provincial road Maiori-Chiunzi, which runs on the
eastern edge, is the stretch that goes on the opposite shore, coinciding with the way driveway of age
Bourbon, Tramonti direct and Sarno Valley, then abandoned, opting for the route along the coast to Vietri. At
the high, you will find the villages of Vecite and Ponteprimario, perched in the foothills overlooking the gorge,
on the border with Tramonti.
The small fishing village of Cetara, distorted by today's port facilities, forward sinuously into the gorge
defined by the stream, covered in the urban section, which ends on the beach, dominated to the east by the
Angevin tower, increased age viceroy. On both sides of the river, there are the most ancient areas, between
the eastern and defensive garrison church of S. Peter, from the western plot thinned, gathered around the
former convent of the Friars Minor, now Town Hall. The road runs behind, above the main road with a bridge
and creating a striking effect to almost touch the majolica dome of the church adjacent to the communal
house; but unfortunately not as pleasing buildings are decidedly out of scale, which rise on its margin.
Vietri sul Mare, which marks the edge of the Coast, lives a unique condition, related to the proximity to the
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