Raito (village)

Frazione in Campania, Italy
40°40′4.92″N 14°42′58.2″E / 40.6680333°N 14.716167°E / 40.6680333; 14.716167CountryItalyRegion CampaniaProvinceSalerno (SA)ComuneVietri sul MareElevation
294 m (965 ft)Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total996DemonymRaitesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
84019
Dialing code(+39) 089Patron saintOur Lady of GracesWebsiteOfficial website

Raito is an Italian hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Vietri sul Mare in the Province of Salerno, Campania. It is part of the Amalfi Coast and its population is 996.[1]

Geography

Raito is located on a hillside under the Lattari Mountains and upon the Tyrrhenian Coast and the Amalfi Drive. It is located on a road linking Albori [it] (1,1 km in the east) to Vietri sul Mare (2 km in the east), and is 6 km far from Cetara, 7 from Cava de' Tirreni, 7,5 from Salerno and 21 from Amalfi. Its inhabited area counts some scattered houses upon the coast and is close to the beach of Marina d'Albori.

  • View of Raito
    View of Raito
  • Villa Guariglia
    Villa Guariglia

Personalities

  • Antonio Savastano (1948-1991): tenor, died in Raito in which he lived from 1980s

See also

References

  1. ^ a b (in Italian) Info at italia.indettaglio.it

Media related to Raito at Wikimedia Commons

  • (in German and Italian) Raito website
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