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Port Village - Il magazine di chi ama vivere il mare - Settembre 2012 – Anno 1 Numero 0 - Quadrimestrale In attesa di registrazione al Tribunale di Salerno Direttore responsabile: Roberta Busatto – direttore@canaliaperti.it - Redazione: redazione@canaliaperti.it Impaginazione e progetto grafico: Bopstudio – info@bopstudio.it Proprietario: Marina d’Arechi Spa - Via Generale Salvador Allende - 84123 Salerno www.marinadarechi.com - info@marinadarechi.com - Tel: +39 089 2788801 - Fax: +39 089 2788809 - Canale VHF: 9 Editore: Canali Aperti Srl - www.canaliaperti.it - info@canaliaperti.it - Tel: +39 06 92946976 - Fax: + 39 06 62204688 Canali Aperti Srl è iscritta nel Registro Operatori della Comunicazione con il numero 20883 Stampa: Arti Grafiche Boccia Via Tiberio Claudio Felice, 7 84131 Salerno Copyright: Tutti i nomi e le denominazioni di prodotto e i logo utilizzati sono marchi registrati di proprietà dei rispettivi titolari Foto in copertina di Francesco Rastrelli

Summary 4 Going back to one’s roots

An interview with Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Fabrizio Barca

6 Every sea voyage is unforgettable 7 The sea deserves respect 8 The talent of the italians

An interview with the president of Assomarinas, Roberto Perocchio

An interview with the president of Assonat, Luciano Serra

One on one with the world sailing champion, Paolo Scutellaro

10 The Amerigo Vespucci training ship 12 16

The symbol of italian navigation

From Francesco Rastrelli’s Cahier de Voyage The Amalfitan Coast

From Francesco Rastrelli’s Cahier de Voyage

The Cilento Coast

19 Genuine masterpieces 20 A port that excites 26 The family jewels

The perfumes from “Bruno Acampora profumi”

Marina d’Arechi Salerno port village

The italian sea’s 100 pearls by Donatella Bianchi

Editorial

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Happy sailing to all sea lovers

You can either live the sea, choose it or love it.

The sea is alive, it lets you choose it and it exchanges your love for it with intimate and intense relations.

Everyone speaks with it as he or she wishes. Nothing is due. Nothing is forced.

Port Village is the magazine for those who love to live the sea. Who freely chooses to have the best relations with it, receives the most in return.

Whether one is an entrepreneur or an author, a representative of the institutions or of the world of entertainment, a journalist or a sportsman, an enthusiast or a pleasure boater, the person who has an experience at sea will be our protagonist.

Economics, culture, environment, sport, entertainment or fashion, all sectors can compete in making the sea the focal point of our dimension, of both an individual and a collective nature. A Country such as ours alone represents 16% of the Mediterranean coast.

Port Village is both a meeting point and a place of exchange. It is a way of entry. It’s a point of departure and also one of arrival.

A trip to be made alone or in company.

It is a festival of sound, perfumes and colours.

A port where to moor in order to find one another and to find new emotions to share.

Roberta Busatto

Managing Director

An interview with the Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Fabrizio Barca

Going back

to one’s roots

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How would you describe your relationship with the sea? And which experiences, that you have had either directly or indirectly with the sea, have particularly influenced you during the course of your life?

“I have what I would define as a regressive relationship with the sea, due to the actual characteristics of the element in question, due to its total infinity. The sea makes me go back to my roots, to my origins. I have had a great many experiences, but there is one in particular that struck me.

Years ago, I risked losing my life at sea at Ischia for having overestimated my swimming capabilities and underestimated the strength of the waves.

There were six of us altogether and three of us saved the other three. Since, then I am much more careful when I see the red flag flying. But my relationship with the sea hasn’t changed”.

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What role do you think sea economy can play in Italy?

Do you agree with those who say that there it is one of the most important production chains for the development of our Country, especially as regards the South of Italy?

“The history of our Peninsula, both relating to its ancient events as well as those which took place in medieval times and during the Renaissance, tells us that all the great innovations and stimuli as regards culture and the economy have come from the sea, by means of which, during the course of many centuries, we have promoted the development of the Mediterranean. Then, there is also the productive aspect that I would like to highlight; the Country is a great consumer of its own products. Sea economy is composed of, above all, fishing economy. We have known how to blend modernity with the nature of slow, good food. In addition to this aspect, there is also the most recent dimension relating to tourism, the onset of which took place around 100 years ago. The card that the Country has learnt to play is in managing not to destroy its coastal areas, also due to an industrial backwardness that has safeguarded us. Nowadays, tourism seems to have recovered its balance”.

What is Italy lacking in order to fulfil the potential of its great natural and cultural heritage?

“Italy has hidden potential for an evident reason: the lack of competition in the use of access to the sea and port areas. Unfortunately it is not said that those who actually manage to gain access to these have really the best chance to use them to their utmost and therefore, it is not said that services of the best quality are offered either. Often logics of patronage prevail, especially in the south of Italy. In Italy, tourism projects are carried out in a way that is neither very transparent nor forward-looking and which are linked to the lower middle and middle classes, of a village nature, that do not bring that added value that we could achieve. Our Country is one in which industry is highly competitive, this must also happen with tertiary services and therefore also in those associated with bathing. The same goes also for services both inside and outside the archaeological sites which even today cannot give enough guarantees”.

In other words, which elements do you believe are necessary in order to encourage the development in this sector?

“We need more competitiveness, by means of providing more protection. De-provincialisation. If, on one hand, the knowledge of how to use winds and seas as well as how to respect natural qualities, therefore those of a local nature, are marked and important, on the other hand, and, it is for this very reason that there is a lack of measures relating to tourism engineering.

Local operators are entrusted with services instead of intermediaries who are capable of intercepting significant flows of tourism. We do not know much about the demand and so, we produce an offer which is rather bewildering with respects to reality. Therefore, we need to give more possibilities to the great intermediaries of international tourism”.

How would you comment on the current situation as regards the nautical sector and particularly referring to those who travel by sea?

“I have the same opinion as my friend Befera. Who doesn’t have any problems, obviously doesn’t have to worry about them, there is no punishment for those who have worked and who have chosen to enjoy the idle life of navigation and these people can continue to navigate without any problems. The crisis in the nautical sector comes from another source. And it is evident, as usually happens, that financial difficulties have asymmetrically influenced people according to their income bracket”.

As regards the execution of major works how much and how can the private sector benefit from the general public and vice versa?

“The public sector brings with it, besides financial resources, the certainty of general interests and the interpretation of requirements. It is the public sector that guarantees, for example that the coast is valorised and not closed. The private sector adds the fact that time is precious, something that the public still has difficulty in understanding. The mixture of these two elements: time and general interest, works if the two parties undersign well-written contracts, which commit both of them and which allow requirements to be met with. In particular, these must be well specified. It is up to the private sector to identify safeguarding clauses that guarantee the obeying of time limits set and therefore the recuperation of investments made”.

“I have what I would define as a regressive relationship with the sea, due to its total infinity”.

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Every sea voyage is unforgettable Interview with the president of Assomarinas, Roberto Perocchio

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When did your relationship with the sea begin?

"With small sail cruisers that I used as a kid, like the ALPA 550 or the ALPA 19, with romantic night outings, under a full moon and stars, together with unforgettable friends who persuaded me that a holiday on a boat was the most complete, sporting and thrilling holiday I could experience.

Professional engagements in Italy and around the world kept me from sailing for long periods, just quick trips in open boats on lagoons. But each day spent aboard a boat, like I had occasion to experience on large cabin cruisers along the Italian coast, was unforgettable.

On the other hand, passion shouldn't be confused with business, because operating a tourist port means spending most of your time on land to make sure the service to your customers is the best, and to make the constant changes to the facility to keep up with a changing market."

From this passion comes the choice of Assomarinas?

"The tie that binds, for what the real satisfaction in managing a tourist port can mean to customer relations, is also in the connection of the complicity of colleagues who fully understand the magic of this environment and the pleasure of being directors of a real floating village where true friendships are born.

Today, the association includes 86 tourist ports all over Italy, many of which are managed by generations of the same families of businesspeople who have learned how to create real groups of sailing enthusiasts loyal to their own port."

Isn't the competition between tourist ports pretty heavy?

"More than competition, there is a constructive spirit of emulation, for which the most intelligent solutions are adapted by a few and become instantly imitated by the others, helping the growth of a system of tourist services and the acquisition of an international clientele."

How do you respond to this time when pleasure boaters are definitely being observed?

"Right now is the time for our sector to claim all it has to offer as a highly qualified element of the national tourist industry, to welcome all the financial opportunities that this business offers. Yachting services, that are for tourists but are also technical and involve hundreds of different companies in one big chain, can guarantee development also through the creation of the most modern facilities that attract tourists on a worldwide level, as has happened in these past months."

ASSOMARINAS This is the Italian Association of Tourist Ports which is part of the Confindustria (Association of Italian Industries) system. Since 1972 the Association has played an important role in the development of a network of pleasure boating facilities on the Italian coast. www.marinas.it

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The sea deserves respect Interview with the President of Assonat, Luciano Serra How would you describe your relationship with the sea?

“I have a relationship with the sea that has developed over a period of time that is based on deep respect and, generally speaking, the awareness of the enormous value it represents for our community”.

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How much has your passion for the sea influenced your choice of profession?

“My choice of profession was determined by meeting Admiral Giuseppe Francese, the deep esteem I have for him together with our friendship during the period in which he was the Marine Director of the Tuscany shipyard. I wish to remember this special man by recalling a phrase from his farewell speech when he was the Commander General of port authority corps: “There is no efficiency without responsibility, there is no capability without commitment, there is no certainty in obtaining a result if the duty has not been carried out to the full”.

Which kind of relationship do you think prevails today among the Italian tourist ports, one of competition or of collaboration?

“For a long time, only the concept that prevailed was “I am the best and maybe also the most cunning”. After a long process of evolution as regards the quality of services, environmental protection and relating to general efficiency we can state that there must always be sound and proper competition, typical of the entrepreneurial spirit yet which is linked, in an irreversible way, to a necessary collaboration, by means of the creation of a network of Italian tourist ports that all work together, pulling in the same direction so as to achieve the development of this strategic sector for nautical tourism. If we don’t do this, we will lose out with respects to foreign competitors”.

What do you believe is necessary to be done in order to get the country’s opinion back on the right track as regards pleasure boating?

“In this period of economic, financial and political crisis, the thought of transmitting the message that tax dodgers hide only in the boating sector has been a kind of conscious distraction for the public opinion accomplished by means of resounding measures, while, in reality, one must prevent, fight and punish tax evasion as they do in all civil countries with confidentiality, precise rules and without beating about the bush. The worst tax dodgers, in the moment in which it was announced that the ship could sink, were already in the lifeboats, you see, they were talking about the tax amnesty; on the contrary, here we have to undergo all types of fiscal control, using methods which are, at times, questionable. The Government, after having carried out the most indispensable modifications to the mooring fee, must now restore a sense of tranquillity within the country by means of the framework law on public concessions which the tourism minister is dealing with at this moment. This could be the occasion in which to reconcile the users and the State, which must politically support this sector by making the public opinion aware of the strategic role that the boating sector plays in our Country with approximately 100,000 employees (more that those working for Fiat), in terms of employment and support given to the last Italian industry, that regarding the tourism sector”.

This is the National Association of Mooring Facilities and Tourist Ports which is part of the Confcommercio (Italian General Federation of Commerce and Tourism) system. The non-profit Association was founded in 1982 with the aim of safeguarding the interests of companies who work within the sector relating to the construction or the management of the Italian Tourist Mooring Facilities. www.assonat.com

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One on one with the world sailing champion, Paolo Scutellaro

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The talent of the italians "I was 7 when I started going to sea" and still today, Paolo has never left it. "The sea is like an addiction, and in reality I can never get away from it. So many times I've said, that's enough, but I've never been able to."

A passion that has become a profession, an intimate, everyday rapport, thanks to a Dad who wasn't able to practice water sports or sailing himself, but put Paolo on a boat starting when he was a boy. "Italy has a big problem with sailing as an elite pastime, with high costs and not easy access when compared to other countries. Sailing itself is still a sport too hard to get into and tied to exclusive circles. This is especially true in the South, because the North is more open to popular enjoyment."

But love conquers all, and with help from luck and his own talent, "At the beginning of my career I was lucky to get good racing results. Enthusiasm counts, but it's the satisfaction that keeps it alive. If you get results, it's easier to make decisions. My wins have helped me stay close to the sea still today."

Paolo Scutellaro is known for his dual ability: to race sailboats and organise and promote important events. The latest of these is the America's Cup World Series in Naples. "If you go to sea for your lifetime, you realise that this is the sum of its many parts, of docking, services, extras, boatyards. You find yourself up against a significant but undervalued economic reality. My long competitive path went alongside my academic career, ending with a degree in Economics. So my passion, results and training have naturally flowed into my professional life. Over time I have come to understand that there were margins to working in my sector, in sailing and in sport, and I found myself connecting it to my economic activities and to a so far little-used spin off. I'm sure that it's these sectors connected to the sea that could give a developmental thrust to our country, especially at a time like this. This financial investment is the most suitable for Italy's terrain, which is made up mostly of coastline."

And his Naples is immersed in the sea, that I still haven't been able to leave. It's a difficult city, mostly for those with few financial means, but it's unique and it keeps you tied to it. Especially because of the sea�.

"Naples' first candidature for the America's Cup," comments Scutellaro, "was presented by me personally in 2003 for the 2004/2005 season.

Naples is a unique city in the world for terrain and for its potential when it comes to spectators. The fact that finally, thanks to an institutional synergy we succeeded, gives me enormous pleasure and optimism for the future. I hope that this convergence holds up over time and that we can start organising many such events that can bring employment and benefits to everybody."

The recipe is simple: "Naples' success is the fruit of teamwork, which I believe in as an athlete and racing sailor. Team spirit makes the difference, far more than individual talent. When you put that together with common skills and goals, you can overcome every obstacle.�

Yet, Italy still earmarks few resources to maritime economies. "Over time, our country has invested in other sectors such as automotive, petroleum and chemical, neglecting others such as boating and tourism. This choice today has obviously shown to be mistaken. For some time we have talked about the sea in economic terms but not much has been done so far. There are lots of ideas but they need to be enabled by a real policy of development and a clear strategy."

In the meanwhile, also thanks to the America's Cup, Italy's attention has been drawn back to the world of sailing. To cite one of the positive examples, Italy has "rediscovered its passion for solitary ocean sailing, previously a typically French passion. We have taken off the usual sailor's uniform for more complex adventures, getting terrific results. Italian talent has stepped up and is recognised throughout the world. However, what's missing is a sailing system, an organisation that can unequivocally finance this strength. There are many small facilities that don't talk to one another. “Let's take New Zealand, whose team is, for them, a kind of sailing academy. The government invests millions of Euros to keep it alive. It's true that sailing for them is like football for us. We have football and we forget about the sea." So then, "Let's take these resources away from football, which lately has also shown some ethical gaps, and invest in a sector that is more in keeping with our country. We are similar to New Zealand in that we have big talents but we lack the investment to let it develop."

It's like saying, passion and talent are never enough.

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The sea is like an addiction, and in reality I can never get away from it.

So many times I've said, that's enough, but I've never been able to."

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The Amerigo Vespucci training ship the symbol of italian navigation Ladies and gentlemen, welcome on board.

The history and the charm of the Amerigo Vespucci training ship are ready to receive us.

With us, we have a special traveller, the enthusiastic and knowledgeable Admiral Mario Billardello, who was previously the Commander of this ship.

First of all, please not that we are bringing an 81-year old lady on board who certainly does not look her age. She is a proud woman with a certain charm which has stood the test of time. The Amerigo Vespucci was designed in 1925, built on 12th May 1930 in the Royal Naval Shipyard of Castellamare di Stabia, it was launched on 22nd February 1931 and it was put into service in July of that same year. On 4th July 1931, with Augusto Radicati di Marmorito in command as its Ship-of-theLine Captain, a nobleman from Piedmont who set off to take part in his first Training Mission in Northern Europe.

Even today, it still sails the seas worldwide proudly waving the Italian flag. It is the oldest tall ship that the Italian Navy has in its possession. Its sister ship “Cristoforo Colombo” which was designed in the same year and put into service in 1928, after the end of the Second World War it was given to the Soviet Union as compensation for damage caused during the war. “The Amerigo Vespucci is a tall ship weighing 5,000 tons that was developed in only one year. This is a fact which profoundly strikes you, especially when compared with the time needed to build today’s ships, which are ultra-mechanised. The Vespucci was built using different joining techniques with respects to those currently used, which are carried out by means of robotic welding procedures. In the past, the parts were nailed, overlapped, inverted and assembled. Even today, skilful craftsmen are sought in order to carry out these maintenance techniques”.

From a technical-constructive point of view, we are dealing with a very special ship, considered beautiful by everyone and interesting by experts: a motorised tall ship, "ship-rigged", with three vertical masts, all equipped with yard and square-rigged sails, in addition to the bowsprit protruding on the bow which is, in every respect, a fourth mast. There are also cross-cut mainsails: the jibs, on the bow, situated between the bowsprit and the fore, the stays, between the fore mast and the main and between the main mast and the mizzen, as well as the spanker, equipped with a boom and a gaff that can be found on the mizzen mast.

A true paradise for sailing enthusiasts! “Almost all commanders of the Vespucci have had previous sailing experience. I quote above all Straulino, who has obtained great recognition in the competitive field. We are all so enthusiastic that when it is possible, the Vespucci opens her sails to embark on long sailing trips”.

And then there is that hull that makes people of all ages coming from all corners of the world fall in love with it. It has an unmistakable colour, black and white horizontal stripes which underlines and revokes the past: the white bands in fact recall the two lines of cannons on the 19th century ship from which the ship designer took his inspiration. The hull, in favour of the experts, has three main decks, which go from bow to stern, in addition to several partial decks; it has two main superstructures, the forecastle at the bow and the quarter-deck at the stern, which rise up to the upper deck yet which ideally are their continuation.

To the bow of the ship you can find the figurehead which represents Amerigo Vespucci, made of golden bronze. Characteristic elements of the ship are the decorations on the bow and the arabesque on the stern, made of wood covered in pure gold leaf. The planking is made of steel sheeting of various thicknesses fixed together by nailing the ribs, which are, together with the keel and the beams, the backbone of the ship. Many parts of the ship are made from wood, of different types depending on the characteristics required. Whoever goes on board the Amerigo Vespucci remains enchanted, whether that person is a guest, an onlooker, a student or the commander himself. “The first days following my appointment, I was distressed by the thought that we were already closer to the end of the year of command. Then gradually I got used to it, but I have an extremely strong bond with the Vespucci, after having had such an important experience here both as a student and as its commander”. It’s just like a sweet magnetism that overcomes also the fatigue of manual labour … “It is definitely a symbol of Italian navigation due to its history and because it is a training ship, as it puts the study of navigation into practice.

Even though satellite and modern equipment is used, the student on board the Vespucci sails just like in the old days, by observing the stars, using the strength of his/her arms to move the sails without using the capstans and by means of the application of skills used in the past. One comes into contact with modern methods yet one must study the basics of how to navigate where they give you only the old methods.

The new systems are used by the students here but only in a conscious and limited way”.

Throughout the year, the Vespucci hosts 270 men on board and in summer, also the students coming from the Naval Academy, the Naval College, now called the "Morosini" Naval School, the student coxwains, as well as young people belonging to sailing associations, such as the Italian Naval League and the Italian Sail Training Association, arriving at a total of approximately 500 crew members. The unit continues to work autonomously, but the students are divided into teams and then they are put to work in order to carry out different tasks on the ship, which are established by the commander.

“It was created as a training ship according to old traditions. For this reason, it is a symbol, it is a symbol for how it was built and it is a symbol representing the Italian nation”.

During the course of its 81-year long life, the training ship, during its summer training campaigns has been to ports all over the world, it has hosted sailing enthusiasts of all nationalities, it has hosted and it hosts important meetings with ambassadors and institutions.

And there is also who can witness that the charm of its boardroom or its garden, these are not only charming but also they magically influence the conclusion of successful agreements …

Everything appears to be clear, right from its official mission statement which says "it is not who starts, but who perseveres".

This means preferring those who live the sea by playing a leading role, right to the end and taking no short cuts whatsoever. It is for those who choose to have a profound, physical experience to put one’s own determination to the test.

This is a motto which has also great educational meaning, being capable of standing the test of time and weather, just as only the great classics know how.

The ship which has unmistakable charm ready to enchant everyone

The oldest ship of the Italian Navy Experienced according to old traditions

The oldest ship of the Italian Navy Experienced according to old traditions

The Amalfitan Coast

From Francesco Rastrelli’s

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A dream trip along the coast that gets its name from the town of Amalfi, going from Salerno to the shores of Capri. Ancient fishing villages, sinuous cliffs, towns with unmistakable colours, all part of a UNESCO heritage site. This is a not-to-be-missed destination for those who love the sea and its traditions. Some choose the silence of Cetara or the bustle of Positano, a dive into the Furore fjord or a walk in Ravello, others choose to stop in Atrani or Vietri sul Mare: the Amalfi Coast always manages to thrill.

Gems that have lasted in time are the traditions that artisans, fishermen and farmers along the Coast keep constantly alive. Amalfi's paper or Vietri's ceramics can delight visitors coming from all over the world. The techniques and products are intrinsic to that sea that laps the coast and wins over locals and visitors. It's an experience to live to the fullest.

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Art, fashion and creativity give the Amalfi Coast that unmistakable touch of class. Inspired by the sea and its treasures, artists, artisans and designers add colour to the town streets with boutiques and upmarket galleries. The undeniable Queen is Positano, where glamour meets quality, perhaps inspired by those sirens they say used to live in the nearby gulf and are represented by the tiny archipelago, Li Galli.

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In Ravello, "The City of Music," one of the oldest Italian festivals goes on stage.

On stages stretching towards the sea at Villa Rufolo, Villa Cimbrone and the incredible Oscar Niemeyer Auditorium, there is a continuous carousel of excellent orchestras, noted chamber groups, illustrious directors, well known soloists, famous jazz musicians, eminent lyrical and pop singers, celebrated composers, dancers and choreographers, and world famous actors and directors.

Products from sea and land are lead players in a cuisine loved all over the world: the yellow, perfumed lemons and limoncello, the deep red of shrimp, the clear gold of the wines and a rainbow of desserts add colour to tables and to the dishes to savour while watching the horizon.

"Our pilgrims' eyes never tire of looking at the steep rising and falling towards the water's surface, of jellyfish domes and mussel pagodas, minarets of sea urchins and anemone hair."

Salvatore Quasimodo

The Cilento Coast From Francesco Rastrelli’s

Cahier de Voyage

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The Cilento Coast is definitely one of the most beautiful and also one of the cleanest coastal areas in Italy. Every year, the quality of its waters is awarded by some of the most important environmental certifications. From Paestum right up to Sapri, one can find resorts, grottoes, bays and beaches which are so enchanting that they have been the location where mythological tales have been set since the times of Homer.

It is told that the mermaids who attempted to seduce Ulysses were on the small island in front of Punta Licosa. And that Aeneas’ coxswain was called Palinuro.

Close to the Cilento National Park and the Diano Valley which have been UNESCO sites of heritage since 1998, this coast blends the ancient rural and natural traditions with marine culture.

Resorts such as Palinuro, Acciaroli, Agnone, Camerota and Ascea Marina are famous worldwide.

As regards territory dating back to ancient history, the Cilento Coast possesses two jewels of unquestioned value: the Greek columns of Paestum and Elea-Velia.

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The great marine tradition of the Cilento Coast can also be experienced by means of tasting its typical local products. These include a delicious speciality: Menaica Anchovies. This extremely ancient culinary technique for preparing fish was one widespread throughout the Mediterranean, now it survives only in Marina di Pisciotta. On days when the sea was calm, at sunset, the fishermen used to throw out their nets in order to select the fish according to their size, so as to catch only the larger ones. Once the nets had been brought on board the fishing boat, the anchovies were selected and cleaned, one at a time. After the fishermen had returned ashore, the anchovies were immediately processed, by washing them in salt water and putting them in ‘terzigni’, typical terracotta jars, alternating them with layers of salt. Then they were ready to eat.

Genuine masterpieces

The perfumes from “Bruno Acampora Profumi�

Inspired by the sea, immersed in life.

Bruno Acampore, the founder of the perfume house of the same name, created his fragrances by letting his sensorial and personal experiences guide him.

Seven essences known all over the world mark a forty year point of reference for Made in Italy, of top artisanship and the very highest quality.

A tradition appreciated for their harmony and packaging by enthusiasts of expensive perfumes.

Today, Brunello Acampora and his wife Sonia direct the company that came into being gazing at the sea from his beloved Capri. A very appreciated yacht designer, Brunello has kept his father's creation alive by putting it together with his passion for nature and the sea.

Blu, Musc, Iranzol, Jasmin, Prima T, Sballo and Seplasia are the seven perfume queens that have won over personages like Robert de Niro and Simon Le Bon. Whether they contain the precious oils that have made the company famous or the more modern eau de parfum, whether they are body washes or body nourishing creams or perfumed candles, the essences never lose their charm and natural sophistication.

Blu is immersion into the waters around Capri. For Bruno, Brunello and so many others who made the sea into their own existential dimension, it's a homecoming.

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A port that excites There are those who inherit the sea and those who choose it.

Both of these paths are part of the destiny of the Gallozzi family. A tradition and a passion for the sea which date back many years and which still today have made it possible to create the most innovative and charming tourist port in the entire Mediterranean. Marina d’Arechi port village is an experience which is capable of involving, stimulating and pampering the pleasure boaters all year round.

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“Choosing our Port Village, means being able to live the boating experience as a holiday. The spaces within the Marina d’Arechi facilities together with its pleasure boating, leisure, entertainment and relaxation facilities have been created and designed in order to be able to satisfy the needs of its guests, who arrive by sea and by land, 365 days a year”.

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“The choice of collaborating with Santiago Calatrava as regards the designing of the works at sea at the Marina d’Arechi port village derives from the will to create something unique in the Mediterranean.

The Catalan architect’s touch has contributed in giving our Port Village a certain charm that we are sure will enchant people coming from all parts of the world.”

Agostino Gallozzi President

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Marina d’Arechi

TECHNICAL DATA Total investment: Euro 120.000.000,00 raised entirely from the private sector

40° 38' 24.73 N 14° 49' 25.78 E

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Dimensions: •1.000 berths from 10 to 100 meters long •Depth at port entrance, 8 meters, with 3,5 and 7 meters at moorings •Maneuvering area sq.meters 340.000 •Green area, gardens and pathways, sq.meters 27.000 •Commercial and public leisure areas sq.meters 8.700 •1.000 parking spaces inside, and 2.000 outside •Shore dock: 730 meters •M/Y dock: 231 meters •South dock: 278 meters •North strip: 240 meters •South strip: 210 meters •Main breakwater: 1.180 meters with width of 60

meters at base, 25 meters at water surface level, 7 meters at the top and all submerged parts which are 7 meters below sea level Work in progress •Start up: September 2010 •Completion of port dams, eastern dock basin and handover in working order of the first 400 berths: May 2012 •Completion of port construction, western dock basin and handover in working order of remaining 600 berths: summer 2013 •Start up of Calatrava works, building and bridges: 2013 •Completion of Calatrava works: 2015 Berthing •21 landing stages and quays to complete mooring facilities stretching along

approximately 5.000 meters •Concrete floating docks on piles Technical Area •7.000 sq. meters set aside •Slipway for launching or towing •Travel lift of 220 tons Services •Total energy outlets providing 6 MW •Drinking water available on quays •Sewage pump-out •Bunkering station with capacity to deliver 400 litres per minute •Delivery of traditional and subsidized fuels

THE FIRST CUSTOMER LIVE THE SEA "The sea is an extremely significant part of my life. I was born in Vietri, I've lived in different parts of the world, like Zurich, London and Tokyo, but I have always looked for the sea. It's an element that brings my life together, gives me serenity, calm and comfort, as well as being my primary leisure pursuit.

In fact, I have always favoured seagoing sports.

I can say that after my family, the sea is the most important thing to me."

WHY MARINA D'ARECHI I chose Marina d'Arechi because the minute I saw the project, the facilities and services it was offering, I was instantly enthusiastic about its top quality.

Moreover, the fact that it was created in the area I was born and grew up in made me definitely want to be a part of it. Having mainly sailed and having gotten to know other marinas in France and England, I always had to compare them with the huge differences with respect to Italy in terms of quality, order and services. Having been at its birth, right in my own birthplace and in my country, something so similar made me proud and enthusiastic.

THE ENTREPRENEUR LIVE THE SEA "It's the relationship of a lifetime. I have been going to sea for more than 40 years. I started with a little boat that was just over 3m, bought at [the Italian department store] La Rinascente. After that I've always had larger boats.

For me, going to sea means enjoying it in all its aspects.

My sailing is careful and respectful. This is why I definitely wanted a water purifying system in my last boat, one that guarantees absolute safety so not even one drop of damaging foreign matter goes into the sea.

Mine is pure love."

WHY MARINA D'ARECHI "With Marina d'Arechi it was love at first sight for both me and my wife.

After just one day staying there we fell in love. I personally felt admiration for the courageous business undertaking of the Gallozzi family. In general, you travel and see huge works--outside Italy--but we have one right here that has created unique projects with total respect for nature, with jawdropping architectural lines. Marina d'Arechi is a perfect marriage of nature and innovation."

Salvatore Di Stasi

Senior Managing Director UBS

Luciano Cimmino

President of Gruppo Carpisa-Yamamay

Cesare d'Amico

Managing Director of the d'Amico SocietĂ di Navigazione SpA

THE SHIPBUILDER LIVE THE SEA "There has always been a rapport with the sea because of tradition, culture and also of business. It's always been in my family and in my daily life, both for entrepreneurial activity and for boating holidays with my parents. Soon it became the centre of my professional life and my leisure time. Over time, the sea has become more and more a passion for me. At a particular moment in my life, after having abandoned it after my father's death, I went back to it and decided to buy another boat to relive the sea completely."

WHY MARINA D'ARECHI "I chose Marina d'Arechi because the design is captivating and interesting, and brought into being by a businessman I like because he has always known how to show enthusiasm and courage, making him a success. It's a beautiful design, one of a kind, and what's more it came about in a part of Italy that is proving to be in the forefront. The merit goes to the Gallozzi family.

Lastly, I chose Marina d'Arechi because it was created in Salerno, where my family comes from: this got to my romantic side."

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Donatella Bianchi The Italian sea's 100 pearls. .

For 18 years, Donatella Bianchi has made a large and affectionate public dream, bringing the Italian sea into every home: she reveals the wonderful secrets of the most fascinating places along our coast and tells their life stories. The author has decided to make a gift of those same emotions also to the readers who will find here the 100 pearls of our seas, illustrated by wonderful photographs and tales from her expert pen: the abbey of San Fruttuoso, the former Asinara prison, the salt pans of Mozia, the windmill valley at Amalfi, the Pila lighthouse in the Po Delta. Donatella Bianchi presents these 100 enchanting places and invites every reader to discover them through her words, in an ideal trip to discover our seas. It's a book for dreaming with your eyes open, but also it's a guide giving good advice to visit places far away from traditional tourist roads and immersing yourself in the uncontaminated oases on the Italian peninsula. Each pearl includes a map that shows exactly where it is and a box with directions how to get there.

Donatella Bianchi started her journalist career in editing the publication "Secolo XIX," then she worked with "Gente Viaggi" and other tourism, environment and cultural heritage magazines. From '89 to '92, she wrote and directed the "Viaggi d'Autore" feature for the programme Sereno Variabile. In '93, the became part of the magazine TGR, and one year later she directed Lineablu. Since 2007, she has represented Italy at the European Union for the Green Paper on maritime policies. Donatella Bianchi has always been the editor and author of Lineablu, which this year celebrates its18th edition.

The family jewels

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I need the sea because it teaches me: I don’t know if I learn music or consciousness: I don’t know if it’s just one wave or its depth or its hoarse voice or its dazzling presumption of fish and boats.

The fact is that even when I’m asleep I move through the university of waves in some magnetic way It’s not just the crushed shells, as if some trembling planet were participating in a slow death, no, from the fragment I reconstruct the day, stalactites from one grain of salt an immense god from one spoonful.

I guard what it taught me before! It’s air, constant wind, water and sand.

It seemed so little to the young man who came here to live with his own fires, yet the pulse that rose then fell into its abyss, the blue cold that crackled , the star that gradually faded, the wave that gently unfolded casting snow with its foam, the quiet power, there, as resolute as a stone shrine in the deep, replaced the fence where I was growing persistent sorrow, oblivion mounted up and my life suddenly changed: I committed myself to pure movement.

Pablo Neruda