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According to an ancient and unproven tradition, it was founded by Roman shipwrecks travelling toConstantinople. In theMiddle Ages Scala was, together withRavello, the most important fortification of theDuchy of Amalfi. Its two castles (mentioned in a document of c. 1000 AD) were sacked byRobert Guiscard in 1073 and destroyed by thePisane sixty years later. In 1210 the fate repeated with the troops ofOtto IV and, in the late century, during theSicilian Vespers.[3]
Scala is divided into six different hamlets with precise identities: from north to south, Santa Caterina, Campoleone, Campidoglio, Scala, Minuta and Pontone. Attractions include:[5]
Santa Caterina:Porta Urbana, church of Santa Caterina, chapels of St. Paul and Santa Maria della Porta
Campoleone: church ofSan Pietro, inAngevine-Gothic style.
Campidoglio: church ofSan Giovanni Battista, with a Moresque bell tower.
TheDuomo of Scala, modified in Baroque times. It has maintained the medieval crypt, the Angevine sepulchre of Marinella Rufolo, and an episcopal mitre and a Crucifix from the 13th century. Also notable is the Bishops' Palace.
The town is known for its cultivation of chestnuts. Every year, at the end of November, for two consecutive weekends, a Sagra delle Castagne (a chestnut festival) is held in the main square.[6]
