Raito is an Italian hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Vietri sul Mare in the Province of Salerno, Campania. It is part of the Amalfi Coast and its population is 996.[1]

Raito
Frazione
Raito seen from the sea. In the left corner, upon the hill, the village of Albori
Raito Location of Raito in Italy
Coordinates: 40°40′4.92″N 14°42′58.2″E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Comune	Vietri sul Mare
Elevation	294 m (965 ft)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	996
Demonym(s)	Raitesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84019
Dialing code	(+39) 089
Patron saint	Our Lady of Graces
Website	Official website

Geography

Raito is located on a hillside under the Lattari Mountains and upon the Tyrrhenian Coast and the Amalfi Drive. It is located on a road linking Albori [it] (1,1 km in the east) to Vietri sul Mare (2 km in the east), and is 6 km far from Cetara, 7 from Cava de' Tirreni, 7,5 from Salerno and 21 from Amalfi. Its inhabited area counts some scattered houses upon the coast and is close to the beach of Marina d'Albori.

Gallery

• 
  View of Raito
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  Villa Guariglia

Personalities

• Antonio Savastano (1948-1991): tenor, died in Raito in which he lived from 1980s

See also

• Sorrentine Peninsula

References

External links

Media related to Raito at Wikimedia Commons

• (in German and Italian) Raito website