Vico Equense | Sorrento Coast | Italy
Where the magic of the Amalfi Coast begins
Anyone who has a dream, needs to start a new journey.
The truth is that you can only truly realize what you believe in, and the future belongs to those who love the beauty of their own desires.
What is the use of traveling if not to enrich yourself?
And nature, isn't it the greatest source of inspiration?
With adventure, we have the opportunity to get to know each other and get in touch with our inner selves.
The great emotions and challenges of life are the best ingredients of this story;
Living life to the full is the secret to understanding the world, taking it by the hand and living it ardently so that audacity can lead to great discoveries.
The scents, colours and sounds act as a compass, indicating the direction to follow to reach the desired destination.
And at the end of the trip, we wish to give thanks for bringing a little bit of sky to this wonderful sea.
Thanks for letting our eyes get lost in infinity.
Thanks Vico Equense! Where the magic of the coast begins.
CREDIT: Go Vico Equense
The history of Vico Equense
The first evidence of life in the area of Vico Equense dates back to the period of the seventh century BC, thanks to the discovery of funeral objects belonging to a necropolis which was discovered in the 1960s. The first written mention of the area dates back to the first century when Silio Italico, in the Punic poem, mentions a certain warrior named Murrano, coming from Aequana (Vico Equense), a territory near Sorrento. Documents from the Middle Ages confirm the existence of the village of Aequa, in the stretch of coast that today is identified as the hamlet of Seiano. However, there must also have been a small village, in the shape of a Hippodamian plant, on the plateau where the current city stands, whose name is unknown and which then became depopulated during the Middle Ages. Evidence of this hypothesis is found in a document from 1213 that indicates a place called ad Vicum Dicitur and the current road structure that recalls that of the ancient village.
With the arrival of the Aragonese and then the Angevins, the old town on the plateau came back to life; thanks also to the depopulation of the inhabited area of Aequa, which became the object of raids by the pirates. Therefore, the walls were built with the cathedral and the adjoining episcope and castle inside. With the passing of time, the area around the centre was developed; small villages were built around the churches which make up the current hamlets today. Developments were also scattered on the surrounding mountain. However, it was in the nineteenth century that there was a total reorganization of the town planning: the walls were, in fact, eliminated and the road that connected Castellammare di Stabia with Sorrento was opened. It was also in this period that the strong tourist vocation of the town began, especially during the summer, both as a seaside town and natural thermal springs - thanks to the presence of the Scrajo thermal complex. In 1906, the isolation ended with the opening of the Castellammare di Stabia to Sorrento tram line, which was then replaced in 1948 by the Torre Annunziata to Sorrento railway which connects the Sorrento coast with Naples. During the 1960s and 1970s, there was notable building development in Vico Equense. Sadly much of this was damaged in the earthquake of 1980 but has subsequently been repaired.
Geographical Notes: Vico Equense is situated on a tuffaceous and calcareous block, at an average height of 90 metres. It overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the southern part of the Gulf of Naples, at the beginning of the Sorrento coast, and then reaches a maximum height of 1444 metres at the top of Mount Sant'Angelo, the highest of the entire set of the Lattari mountains. For a short stretch, the mountains steep towards the sea and the city is also bathed by the waters of the Gulf of Salerno, along the Amalfi coast, near the Li Galli islands. With an area of almost 30 square kilometres, Vico Equense is the largest borough of in the Sorrento peninsula, as well as the eighth largest in the entire Campania region.
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