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Grand events on the coast of Amalfi, crossroads between East and West, a memory of power and glory, of blood and chains, of cultures that admired, encountered and finally united; on the facades of the Churches, in the features of her people.... Now for you, the places and dates, the battles and ceremonies.. |
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Cetara a silent sea-side town that owes everything to the sea: the name comes from " Cetus", the enormous whale that once crossed this waters, or from " Cetari" the formidable hunters of tuna ,The life style is ruled by the seasons ; lemons in the cold months , fishing in the good weather...
The Normans brought war and oppression ... and the commitment to the Abbey of Cava Dei Tirreni and the haughty emissary: "Superintendent of the sea", who supervised the famous "Tonnara" , the important market of tuna and swordfish , then the only vital activity...
The fishing is still the main activity, even the pens of the Romantic travellers or the brushes of the
Costaioli Painters (Albino, Nicoletti,
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The last " universitas" of the Amalfitan alliance, the entrance gate and bastion,, Cetara had a discreet importance as a trading port,
similar to those eastern ware-houses where the entrances of the houses gave out on to the port and were both home and workshop: enormous bazaars, a mixture of men and goods , spices and fine silks, dates and precious
stones...
Forcellino) could not bend Cetara to tourism, the almost voluntary refusal of tourism is a pity as Cetara as much of interest to offer even to the most exacting visitor ....