Beach and Lemon yard |
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Seaside view of the little town of Minori, equipped with a small port and several well furnished beach concessions. In the picture you can see the degrading lemon gardens terraces' lemon trees which are still used to distil limoncello, renowned liquor spread in the Amalfi Peninsula.In the background you can see the neoclassical campanile (bell tower) of Santa Trofimena, named after the matron saint whose memorials are held five times a year.
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Donna Medusa |
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Stone placed at the Minori entrance showing a reproduction of the famous mosaic, found in the Villa Romana, representing the "donna medusa". Minori, a little centre neighboring Maiori, has shared with the latter the flourishing trade of exporting all over the world paper, pasta and lemons.
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Roman Villa |
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Villa Roman entrance whose ruins represents a very important archeological site, it is placed on a coast inlet where a brook called Reghinna Minor flows. It testifies that the ancient Roman aristocracy, the Patricians, loved to stay in these places, as proved by other findings in the neighboring villages. You are not allowed to visit the whole structure but only the areas close to the sea, because many parts of the villa are still underneath the ground or used as cellars.
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