VICO EQUENSE : THE AREA AND ITS HISTORY

This ancient area is renowned for its pleasant climate and
conveniently central position in relation to Campania's most
important venues of tourism and culture. It offers a range of
apartments, thermal waters and seabathing facilities. It also has an
abundance of historic and artistic assets dating from the 7th
century B.C. to the present day and extending from sea level right
up to the 1400 meters of Monte Faito. Underlining the area's
traditional calling for tourism, we find a wide range of hotels and
apartments equipped with all the latest comforts and with verandahs
overlooking the splendid panorama of the Gulf of Naples. There are
even more places for wining and dining. Some are more intimate and
reserved in atmosphere, while others are larger and more modern. But
they all offer fine, delicate cuisine based mainly on seafood,
together with a variety of local dairy products and fine wines,
which already had a fine reputation even in the ancient world. The
coast of Vico Equense, spanning from Punta Orlando to Punta Scutolo,
is a succession of beaches enhanced by a transparent sea, all of
which provide modern bathing facilities. For visitors coming from
the direction of Castellammare, the beaches continue right up to
Scrajo, a place famous for its healing sulphur springs and popular
beaches. These beaches are followed by enchanting stretches of free
coastline, leading towards Marina di Vico, which are harder to
reach. After a stretch of open sea beneath the projecting Gothic
Cathedral, we find Marina di Aequa, with its tourist and bathing
facilities, which ends at the natural boundary of the so-
called "Calcare" beach.

Tennis, sailing, trekking, cooking lessons, wine tours, disco,
mountain biking, musical concerts in Sorrento and Ravello, festivals
in the tiny villages, boat trips to Capri and the towns on the
Amalfi Coast. Excursions to Pompeii, Vesuvius Park, the famous
museums in Naples and shopping