Praiano

Praiano is a town in the province of Salerno belonging to the Amalfitan Coasts Il nome deriva probabilmente da praia, spiaggia. Praiano confines upstream Agerola , east Furore , west Positano,like a small peninsula that extends from the mountain to the sea, seems to divide Positano and Sorrento Peninsula by the Amalfi Coast.For its difficult access from the sea and its geographical conformity mountain and regular throughout its history there were no traumatic events, in its story of the last thousand.

The beautiful tower called "Assiolo" or "Scioli" dates back to 1278 and was built by Carlo D'Angio,nella stessa posizione 'c'era un attracco per le navi, denominato "scarricaturo",the place where ships load and unload their goods,a small town therefore where they happened exchanges trade them and the strong character that prosperous seafaring 'until 1700. Gli antichi abitanti di Praiano, tuttavia, sono stati attivi e laboriosi,they worked Flax , they manifactured the "filo torto", the famous nets for hair and they supplied the entire coast,produces also anchovies in brine, which were also exported;they were manifactured decorations for parties and also fished the coral,difficult and risky business that demanded a strong hardening, breath and physical strength to immerse in apnea,but that it carried gain and that has been handed down from generation to generation.

One of the most important churches is the Chapel of St. Luca.The view that you can enjoy from the church of S. Mary of Constantinople and 'really amazing. On the top the parish church, dedicated to San Gennaro has a magnificent dome entirely covered with polychrome tiles,From the churchyard, and a wonderful sea view. Currently, the "Heart of the Amalfi Coast" is defined Praiano, and 'a quiet town that offers excellent tourist services and catering,on the beach of Praia every morning the fishermen offering the fish to taste the "real" products of the sea.this activity 'fishery, unlike almost all other countries of the Amalfi Coast, one tradition remains constant and unchanged over the centuries.The fish is then resold to various restaurants in the area where you can enjoy these recipes that they are prescriptions of ancient tradition;not to be missed, for tourists visiting the coast, the many restaurants and inns of the town .

Also, perhaps unique in the world for its history and beauty, a mythical and now "legendary" Disco: the "Night Club L'Africana". The disco and practically 'adapted to a particularly evocative and suspended underground cavern on the sea,many trophies and objects of various kinds of African origin, give a touch of savage mystery.All summers, the lucky visitors of discoteque they could cast into another dimension, including ethnic music, shows, ballets , and performances by cabaret. The Night Club L'Africana can afford the luxury of being unique and original. For the lucky who can visit still maybe the discoteque you can still see the smiling faces of people like Jhon Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Giuliana "Queen of Holland," Rudolph Nureyev and many other famous personalities, adventurers and lovers who launch a flower in the magical sink well in the middle of the track have dreamed of summer love and starry nights, the breeze of joyful melodies, rhythms and wild sensations bewitched.