Torre del Greco
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- Roman archaeological remains, including the so-called "Villa Sora" (1st century AD), probably a property of the Flavians.
- Monastery of the Zoccolanti, with a cloister housing 28 frescoed panels depicting the life of St. Francis of Assisi.
- Parish church of Santa Croce, whose Baroque bell tower was buried by lava in 1794.
- 17th century church of San Michele.
- Villa delle Ginestre, where the poet Giacomo LeopardiGiacomo LeopardiGiacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi was an Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist...
sojourned. - Museum of Coral.
Cameos and Coral Jewellery
Diving for coral has taken place in the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
ever since Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
times, and in the 15th century Torre del Greco became known for its coral
Coral
Corals are marine animals in class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps". The group includes the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.A coral "head" is a colony of...
diving and harvesting of red coral. However, It was not until the 17th century that the first cameos were produced, and not until 1815 that a unique manufacturing contract was granted to the town by the King of Naples for a period of 10 years.
At present there are several hundred companies and several 1,000 people employed in the manufacture of coral and shell cameos. Coral is now mainly imported from Asia, since increasingly areas in the Mediterranean are becoming protected. The total industry is estimated to have a turnover of around US $ 225 million.
Notable people
- Salvatore AccardoSalvatore AccardoSalvatore Accardo is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor.He is highly regarded for his interpretations of Paganini, J. S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, contemporary works, chamber music, and opera conducting....
, violinist and conductor - Francesco AlbaneseFrancesco AlbaneseFrancesco Albanese was a lyric tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory....
, tenor - Ruggero BonghiRuggero BonghiRuggero Bonghi was an Italian scholar, writer and politician.-Biography:Ruggero Bonghi was born at Naples....
, philologist and politician - Gennaro Borriello, football referee in serie ASerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
- Rita BottiglieriRita BottiglieriRita Bottiglieri is a retired pentathlete from Italy. She won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:*...
, ex pentathlete - Ruggero CappuccioRuggero CappuccioRuggero Cappuccio is an Italian playwright. He was born in Torre del Greco.-Opera:* Delirio marginale, 1994...
, author and director - Vincenzo Ciaravolo, Sailor, Recipient of the Gold Medal of Military ValorGold Medal of Military ValorThe Gold Medal of Military Valor is an Italian medal established on 21 May 1793 by King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia "....per bassi ufficiali e soldati che avevano fatto azioni di segnalato valore in guerra" .The face of the medal displayed the profile of the king, and on its reverse was a flag...
- Salvatore CommessoSalvatore CommessoSalvatore Commesso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer that rides for the professional continental team Preti Mangimi....
, cyclist - Ermanno CorsiErmanno CorsiErmanno Corsi is an Italian journalist and writer. He was born in Torre del Greco.He worked for the newspaper "Il Tempo" and "Il Mattino" and was a correspondent for " Il Giorno ", " Repubblica ", " Roma " and " Il Mondo " and " L'Europeo ", amongst others.In 1994 he won the Amantea prize for...
, Journalist and writer - Gino D'AcampoGino D'AcampoGennaro "Gino" D'Acampo is an Italian chef, television personality and winner of ITV's 2009 series of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here. D'Acampo lives in the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
, chef - Nicolas De CorsiNicolas De CorsiNicolas De Corsi was an Italian painter. He was born in Odessa but lived in Torre del Greco for many years.-References:...
, painter - Giovanni Di CristoGiovanni Di CristoGiovanni Di Cristo is an Italian judoka.At just six years old he started to practice judo at his local gym, in Torre del Greco near Naples. His first important successes came in the Minors category in 2001 and Cadets, when he won the Italian title in the 66 kg in 2002...
, Italian national team judoku - Enrico de NicolaEnrico De NicolaEnrico Roberto De Nicola was an Italian jurist, journalist, politician, and the first provisional Head of State of the newborn republic of Italy from 1946 to 1948.-Biography:...
, First president of ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... - Maria Di Donna, Singer: 99 Posse99 Posse99 Posse is an Italian hip hop/reggae group from Naples. It raps both in Italian and in the local Naples dialect. Most of 99 Posse's songs deal with political or social issues, and the group members are considered left-wing hardliners...
- Barbara D'UrsoBarbara D'UrsoBarbara d'Urso, born Maria Carmela d'Urso is an Italian television host and a Playboy Playmate.- Television :...
, Television presenter - Mauro EspositoMauro EspositoMauro Esposito is an Italian footballer who plays for Atletico Roma FC mainly as a right winger.-Club career:...
, footballer for A.S. RomaA.S. RomaAssociazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
and the Italian national football team - Aniello FormisanoAniello FormisanoAniello Formisano is an Italian politician. Born in Torre del Greco, Province of Naples, he graduated in law and became a leading member of the Italy of Values party, the political movement of Antonio Di Pietro.-References:...
, Italian senator - Gennaro Francione, judge and novelist
- Antonio Garofalo, doctor
- Salvatore Garofalo, biblista
- Giulio Golia Presenter
- Mimmo LiguoroMimmo LiguoroMimmo Liguoro is an Italian journalist. He was chief editor and host of TG2 from 1982 to 1995 and TG3 from 1995 to 2006.He was born in Torre del Greco.-References:*...
, Journalist - Ernesto MahieuxErnesto MahieuxErnesto Mahieux is an Italian actor. He is from Torre del Greco in the Province of Naples.-Filmography:* Aitanic, regia di Nino D'Angelo * L'imbalsamatore, regia di Matteo Garrone...
, actor - Adolfo MargiottaAdolfo MargiottaAdolfo Margiotta is an Italian actor and comedian. He was born in Torre del Greco in the Province of Naples.-Theatre:*Permettete che vi legga il mio dramma?, di Anton P. Cechov, regia di Anna Laura Messeri*Le tre sorelle, di Anton P...
, comic - Aniello Mazza, serie ASerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
referee - Antonio Onorato, guitarist and composer
- Carlo ParlatiCarlo ParlatiCarlo Parlati was an Italian sculptor. He was born in Torre del Greco in the Province of Naples. Some of his works are on display in the Museo Liverino in Torre del Greco including his innovative coral sculptures.-References:...
, sculptor - Valeria ParrellaValeria ParrellaValeria Parrella is an Italian stage actress and short story writer. She was born in Torre del Greco in the Province of Naples. In 2003 she published the volume of short stories 'Mosca più balena' for which she was awarded the Premio Campiello in 2004 for the best debut...
, writer - Massimo RastelliMassimo RastelliMassimo Rastelli in Torre del Greco in the Province of Naples, is an Italian football manager and former player.-Playing:Playing professionally since 1988, he ended his playing career at Juve Stabia in 2008.-Coaching:...
, footballer - Arturo Scotto, member of the Italian parliament
- Francesco VitielloFrancesco VitielloFrancesco Vitiello is an Italian actor. He was born in Torre del Greco in the Province of Naples.- Theatre :* I veri figli di Filomena M, regia di Enrico Maria Lamanna...
, actor - Gennaro VitielloGennaro VitielloGennaro Vitiello was an Italian stage actor and director. He was born in Torre del Greco in the Province of Naples.-Teatro ESSE:*Moscheta di Ruzante, 1965*La magia della farfalla di F. Garcia Lorca, 1966...
, director and stage actor - Nicola Antonio Zingarelli, composer
- Giovanni Noto, Voice actor