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Cetara
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Cetara,
already ancient roccaforte of the Saraceni in 842 and 879 to the
time of I besiege of Salerno often was upset from feracious raids of
invaders like those of the Turkish armys of the 1551 (an obvious
trace is ancient Torre Vicireale of sight that erge on the sea,
become the city symbol). City laughing that it counts approximately
2,500 inhabitants, takes to its name from " Cetaria "
(tonnara) or " Cetari " (vendors of large fish which the
tonno). E' situated in the omonima conca of Cetara, on the Falerzio
mount, verdeggiante and rigogliosa of citrus groves and vineyards.
The local economy from always centralized on the peach up sea of
tonni and anchovies and on the relative conserviera industry
addresses already from various years to handicraft activities of
working of the citruses and its bys-product, in particular the
production of the rinomato one limoncello. |
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country boasts important architectonic works, which the church of
Saint Peter restructured in XVIII the century, from inner the
baroque, with the maiolicata cupola and the duecentesco bell tower
to double lancet windows, and the bell cell to octagonal shape; the
church of Saint Maria of the People situated in hill, for a long
time reconstructed and the church of Saint Francisco, erected to
convent in the 1585 and restructured in recent times. Characteristic
is the festivity of the Saint patron who keeps the 29 june, whose
statue comes capacity in fine processione in beach where the
religious ritual is concluded. Gustosa occasion for the lovers of
the fish and local the typical products is the " festival of
the tonno " that every year in the July month is kept. |
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