Lacco Ameno
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Lacco Ameno is a town and comune
situated in the northwest of the island of Ischia
, in the Gulf of Naples
off the west coast of Italy
. The town has a population of around 4,600 inhabitants.
It is located at the feet of the Mount Epomeo
, facing the sea. The name most likely derives from the Greek
lakkos, meaning "stone". The name ameno was added to the official name in 1862.
edifice. The Museum of Santa Restituta
houses several prehistorical findings and Greek ceramics from the 8th-2nd centuries BC.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
situated in the northwest of the island of Ischia
Ischia
Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 km from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures around 10 km east to west and 7 km north to south and has...
, in the Gulf of Naples
Gulf of Naples
The Gulf of Naples is a c. 15 km wide gulf located in the south western coast of Italy, . It opens to the west into the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the north by the cities of Naples and Pozzuoli, on the east by Mount Vesuvius, and on the south by the Sorrentine Peninsula and the main...
off the west coast of Italy
Italy
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. The town has a population of around 4,600 inhabitants.
It is located at the feet of the Mount Epomeo
Mount Epomeo
Mount Epomeo is the highest mountain on the volcanic island of Ischia, in the Gulf of Naples, Italy. Epomeo is believed to be a volcanic horst....
, facing the sea. The name most likely derives from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
lakkos, meaning "stone". The name ameno was added to the official name in 1862.
Features
Lacco Ameno is home to a 11th century church, built over a pre-existing Palaeo-ChristianEarly Christianity
Early Christianity is generally considered as Christianity before 325. The New Testament's Book of Acts and Epistle to the Galatians records that the first Christian community was centered in Jerusalem and its leaders included James, Peter and John....
edifice. The Museum of Santa Restituta
Restituta
Saint Restituta is a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.-Biography:...
houses several prehistorical findings and Greek ceramics from the 8th-2nd centuries BC.