Raito (village)

Frazione in Campania, Italy

Raito

Frazione

Raito seen from the sea. In the left corner,
upon the hill, the village of Albori

Raito

Location of Raito in Italy

Coordinates: 40°40′4.92″N 14°42′58.2″E﻿ / ﻿40.6680333°N 14.716167°E﻿ / 40.6680333; 14.716167
Country| Italy
Region|  Campania
Province| Salerno (SA)
Comune| Vietri sul Mare
Elevation

| 294 m (965 ft)
Population

(2001)[1]

• Total| 996
Demonym| Raitesi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

84019

Dialing code| (+39) 089
Patron saint| Our Lady of Graces
Website| Official 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

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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.

## Gallery

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* View of Raito

* Villa Guariglia

## Personalities

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

## See also

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* Sorrentine Peninsula

## References

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

## External links

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Media related to Raito at Wikimedia Commons

* (in German and Italian) Raito website

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Amalfi Coast|

| Municipalities|

* Amalfi
* Atrani
* Cetara
* Conca dei Marini
* Furore
* Maiori
* Minori
* Positano
* Praiano
* Ravello
* Scala
* Tramonti
* Vietri sul Mare

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Places of interest|

* Amalfi Cathedral
* Grotta dello Smeraldo
* San Giovanni Battista
* San Giovanni del Toro
* Roman Villa of Minori
* Villa Cimbrone
* Villa Rufolo

Sorrentine Peninsula|

* Agerola
* Massa Lubrense
* Meta
* Piano di Sorrento
* Pimonte
* Sant'Agnello
* Sorrento
* Vico Equense

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