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Sant'Agata sui due Golfi
Sant'Agata sui due Golfi is situated in a privileged position on the hill at the center of the magnificent gulfs of Naples and Salerno, facing the island of Capri and the islands of Li Galli, home of the mythical mermaids.
The first settlers were the Greeks who built a necropolis here, in a place now called "Deserto".
More correctly the hill should be called Monte Sireniano (Sirens) because it housed the temple dedicated to the worship of the Sirens.
The small Santagatese community develops around the square where there is a church with a famous altar built in 1600 by the sculptor and architect of the
Florentine school Dionisio Lazzari, made of mother of pearl and lapis lazuli from the old church of Girolamini of Naples and unique for its beauty, according to historian Neapolitan D.A.Parrino who claimed "that perhaps may not be similar in the world".
This picturesque village overlooks the two bays (Naples and Salerno) and has a small but exquisite beach, Marina Crapolla, reachable only by sea or via a long footpath marked by hundreds steps.
According to legend the apostle Peter landed here during a difficult journey to Rome, there is, in fact, a church dedicated to him worshipped by the ancient fishing villagers, built on the ruins of the ancient Temple of Apollo.
As each town of the Sorrento peninsula, Sant'Agata also has an excellent wine and gastronomic tradition. Among its many restaurants and pizzerias there is the famous Don Alfonso with three Michelin stars.
The origins and successes of the Santagatese hospitality starts from the early twentieth century, thanks mainly to two great connoisseurs of the ''Good Life'': The Neapolitan poet Salvatore Di Giacomo and the English writer George Norman Douglas that with his " Siren Land " made Capri, Sorrento and Sant'Agata famous around the world
Today Sant'Agata sui due Golfi is a very popular holiday destination famous for its parish church, the monastery of Deserto, the Michelin restaurant Don Alfonso, its natural beauties and several trails along the coast and the inland.
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