Laura (Capaccio)

Laura is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Capaccio, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2001 its population was of 1,301.

History

On September 9, 1943, the beaches of Laura and Paestum were the landing points of the U.S. Fifth Army during the Operation Avalanche, part of the Allied invasion of Italy.

Geography

Located in the northern side of Cilentan Coast, nearby the mouth of Sele river, Laura lies a few km from the Ancient Greek city of Paestum and the village of Capaccio Scalo. It is 12 km far from Capaccio, 14 from Agropoli, 25 from Eboli, 22 from Battipaglia and 36 from Salerno.

The inhabited area extends along the main road and by the Tyrrhenian coastline, that is part of the Nature Reserve Foce Sele-Tanagro. The urban expansion, as well as to the surrounding villages, began in the late 20th Century, because of the seaside tourism and the proximity to the ruins of Paestum.

Transport

Crossed in the middle by the provincial highway SP 175/B that links Salerno to Agropoli by the coast, Laura is few km far from the national highway SS 18 Naples-Reggio Calabria and from the railway stations of Capaccio-Roccadaspide and Paestum.

Capaccio

Capaccio (officially also named Capaccio-Paestum) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient city of Paestum lie within borders of the comune.

History

Geography

Located in northern Cilento, near the mouth of Sele, Capaccio is a hill town surrounded by a plain in which resides almost all of the hamlets (frazioni) and the majority of the population, mostly concentrated at Capaccio Scalo, seat of the train station.

The municipality borders with Agropoli, Albanella, Cicerale, Eboli, Giungano, Roccadaspide and Trentinara. The hamlets are Borgo Nuovo, Capaccio Scalo, Cafasso, Chiorbo, Foce Sele, Gaiarda, Gromola, Laura, Licinella, Linora, Paestum, Ponte Barizzo, Rettifilo-Vannulo, Spinazzo, Santa Venere, Tempa di Lepre, Torre di Mare, Tempa San Paolo, and Vuccolo Maiorano.

Transport

The nearest Airport is Salerno-Pontecagnano (QSR), is 35 km from Capaccio.

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