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Buona Sera - Louis Prima
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Isle of Capri - Frank Sinatra
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Come Back To Sorrento - Dean Martin
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Meraviglioso - Domenico Modugno
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languages spoken

italian

 useful words/phrases

Hello - Ciao

Goodbye - Arrivederci 

Good Morning - Buongiorno

Good Evening - Buonasera

Good Night - Buona Notte

Thank You - Grazie

Excuse Me - Me Scusa

Please - Perfavore

You're Welcome - Prego

Where is...? - Dove si trova...?

How are you? - Come stai?

Good - Bene

Bad - Male

Yes - Si

No - No

  • Amalfi was one of the first places where modern paper was made in Europe

  • Legend has it that Positano was founded by Poseidon and given as a gift to one of the nymphs he fancied called Pasitea

  • Greek vessels started visiting at around 500 BC and used as a resting place between voyages

  • In 100 BC Romans took over Positano

  • Sorrento is actually Surriento in the Neapolitan dialect

  • Limoncello is from this region of Italy (Gulf of Naples and Amalfi)

  • The first people to settle in Capri were the ancient Greek 'Teleboi', walls of an ancient Greek acropolis can still be seen here 

  • The famous rocks coming out of the water date back to the Jurassic and Cretaceous eras (65-190 million years ago)

 facts about the Amalfi Coast
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