Amalfi, Italy - 02 Wood Print

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Amalfi, Italy - 02 by Andrea Mazzocchetti Amalfi is an Italian town of 5,084 inhabitants in the province of Salerno in Campania. Since 1997, the Amalfi Coast, named after Amalfi, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its foundation is traced back to the Romans (its emblem bears the inscription Descendit ex patribus romanorum). Starting from the ninth century, first (in chronological order) among the maritime republics, rivaled with Pisa, Venice and Genoa for the control of the Mediterranean Sea. The Maritime Code of Amalfi, better known as the Tavole amalfitane, had a great influence until the seventeenth century. Amalfi reached its peak in the eleventh century, after which began a rapid decline: in 1131 it was conquered by the Normans and in 1135 and 1137 plundered by the Pisans. In 1343, then, a storm resulting in tsunami destroyed much of the city. Traditionally, every year a crew of Amalfi rowers participate in the Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics, challenging...

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