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AlboriAlbori is a characteristic uphill village of the Amalfi Coast, clung onto the eastern side of a valley dominated by Mount Falerzio. It is a district of Vietri sul Mare, an amazingly beautiful block of houses connected one to the other with admirable gaudy colours, narrow alleys, built in accordance with the ancient Arabic defensive tradition. The stone buildings, surmounted by the typical Neapolitan tiles, have been studied by numerous important architect. The new part of the village has kept indeed the original Mediterranean architectural style, with vaulted houses brightly coloured in order to be recognized by the local sailors after long periods far from home. Albori has clear seafaring origins even though, when the locals could not navigate, they dealt with agriculture. There are different theories about the toponym: someone thinks its name might derive from "Arvo", an Argonaut further to Giasone who stayed there after a storm; someone else thinks it derives from "albores", designating the place where people used to gather wood to build their own boats. The enchanting combination of sea and mountain is the main peculiarity, even if the village can boast valuable art treasures, too. The piazza offers the notable Church of St Margherita, young martyr of Antiochia, inside which you will admire precious frescoes painted by one of the best-known exponent of the Neapolitan school, the baroque decorator Francesco Solimena (1657-1747). Other towns in the area: Agerola, Amalfi, Atrani, Cetara, Conca dei Marini, Erchie, Furore, Maiori, Marina di Vietri, Minori, Montepertuso, Nocelle, Pogerola, Positano, Praiano, Ravello, Scala, Torello, Tramonti, Vietri sul MareYou might also be interested in reading about the following Albori topics:
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