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Tratto dalla guida "MAIORI - Sole & Arte"
edita da Officine Zephiro

 

Founded by the Etrurians in about the VII century b.C., Reginna, this was the original name, five centuries later passed to the Romans, then, in the V century, a group of Capitoline refugees were the origin of the real "Civis"...
Maiori was not alone; 
along the Coast other cities arose, that protected by Bisanzio, in 568 joined together: the first Amalfitan Duchy was born...it remained until 839, when the Longobards of Benevento (Sicardo I) sacked the cities and deported the inhabitants to Salerno...

POSTCODE: 84010
INHABITANTS: 6.097
ALTITUDE: 5m
VILLAGE AND DISTANCE FROM THE TOWN CENTRE:
 S Pietro, km 0,2 
S Maria delle Grazie, km 1
Vecite, km 1.5 
Ponteprimario, km 2.5
Erchie, km 8

HOW TO ARRIVE:
BY TRAIN:
FF.SS. Station, Salerno

BY AIR:
Airport Capodichino, Naples

BY CAR:
from N: A3 exit Vietri S.M. then circa 15 Km SS 163
exit Angri, via Valico di Chiunzi
from N: A30 exit Salerno then circa 16 Km lungo la SS 163
from S : A3 exit Salerno, then circa 16 Km lungo la SS 163

BY BUS:
SITA line Salerno-Amalfi

BY BOAT:
anchorage in the port of Maiori, 
Maritime line Salerno - Amalfi (- Positano-Sorrento-Napoli)