This document provides an alphabetic list summarizing places, people, and things related to Castellammare, Italy. Each entry begins with a letter of the alphabet and provides 1-2 sentences describing what the word represents and its significance to the town. Some examples include Acqua Della Madonna (a famous spring), Amerigo Vespucci (a historic ship), and Biscotti Di Castellammare (traditional hard biscuits). The list serves as a guide to help people learn about the history and culture associated with different letters of the alphabet in Castellammare.

1. CASTELLAMMARE
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3.  ACQUA DELLA
MADONNA is a place
where people go to drink
water from the spring and
eat something at the
kiosks. This water is
called “acqua dei
navigatori” (sailors
water).
A IS FOR ACQUA DELLA
MADONNA

4.  AMERIGO VESPUCCI it‟s
an old sailing ship built by the
local shipyards
(FINCANTIERI). It is used as a
school for the navy.
A IS FOR AMERIGO
VESPUCCI

5.  ARCO DI S. CATELLO it‟
s an arch with the statue of the
Patron Saint of our town . It‟s
in via Mazzini opposite the
Villa Comunale.
A IS FOR ARCO DI S.
CATELLO

6.  These biscuits are big and
hard. They are excellent if
dipped in a glass of acqua della
Madonna. In past times they
where used by sailors and
fishermen.
B IS FOR BISCOTTI DI
CASTELLAMMARE

7.  These woods are on the hill
of Castellammare. There are a
lot of chestnut trees. They are
the park of the Royal Palace.
B IS FOR BOSCHI DI
QUISISANA

8.  Our town is famous for the
shipyards. Many important
ships and ferry-boats were built
in these shipyards. ( see A for
AMERIGO VESPUCCI)
C IS FOR CANTIERI NAVALI

9.  It is a Liberty style music
stand built in 1900. it is in Villa
Comunale and it is used for
music shows. It is also the
meeting place for many kids.
C IS FOR CASSARMONICA

10.  It is located on the hill
opposite the sea , it is very old.
Today it is used for weddings
and parties
C IS FOR CASTELLO
MEDIOEVALE

11.  It is the most important
church in our town. It is
devoted to our Patron Saint
San Catello . Every year there
are two processions with the
statue of the Saint starting from
the Cathedral.
C IS FOR CATTEDRALE

12.  It „s a cilindric building in
the port of our town. It is used
to store salt.
D IS FOR DEPOSITI DI SALE

13.  LUIGI DENZA is a famous
musician and composer. He
was born in Castellammare in
1846.
His song «Funiculì Funiculà»
is worldwide famous.
D IS FOR DENZA

14.  It is a town near
Castellammare. It was
destroyed by Vesuvius in 79
A.D. with Stabiae and Pompeii.
E IS FOR ERCOLANO

15.  It is the Mountain of
Castellammare. It is 1100 m
high. It‟ s full of woods and
enchanting landscapes. You
can reach it by car or by
FUNIVIA (cableway) from the
centre of the town.
F IS FOR FAITO

16.  It is an underground cave of
Roman origin. In 5th 6th
centuries ad it was used by the
Christians as a church. There are
interesting frescos, but it is
closed to the public.
G IS FOR GROTTA SAN
BIAGIO

17.  There a lot of hotels in our
town because tourist come here
for the Spa and for beach
holidays.
H IS FOR HOTELS

18.  On the 8th December we
celebrate Immacolata. There are
bonfires in the different areas of
the town and a procession with the
statue of Our Lady early in the
morning with the people chanting
a traditional song called „Fratielle e
Surelle‟
I IS FOR IMMACOLATA

19.  It is the football team of
our town. It was born in
1907. it plays in Romeo
Menti stadium. The fans of
the team are called WASPS.
Its colors are yellow and
blue.
J IS FOR JUVE STABIA

20.  It is not a mountain but it is
an ice cream shop in via Bonito.
You can taste a lot of different
ice creams. The best one is
“nocciutella” that is a mix of
nutella chocolate and hazelnut.
K IS FOR K2

21.  It is a long sea front avenue
from where you can see the gulf
of Naples, the islands of Capri
and Ischia, the Vesuvius and the
Rovigliano rock.
L IS FOR LUNGOMARE

22.  It is the new tourist port for
boats ant yachts.it is on the
outskirts of the town near river
Sarno.
M IS FOR MARINA DI
STABIA

23.  Our town Hall is located in
Palazzo Farnese, a beautiful old
building next to the Cathedral.
Out of the Mayor‟ s office
window there are the flags of
the European community of
Italy and of the town.
M IS FOR MUNICIPIO

24.  Naples is the city 28 kilometres
from our town. It‟ s a big and
beautiful city with a lot of ancient
monuments and interesting
museums. Castellammare is in the
province of Naples. We reach
Naples by car or by
Circumvesuviana.
N IS FOR NAPOLI

25.  Piazza Orologio takes its
name from the clock tower that
is in the middle of it. The tower
is years old and it was recently
restored. You can see the façade
of the old Riccardi Biscuits
factory behind the clock.
O IS FOR OROLOGIO

26.  Castellammare has got a big
port : a lot of cargoes with
different goods arrive from other
countries. There are also ferries
and hovercrafts connecting
Castellammare to Capri.
P IS FOR PORTO

27.  It „s name of an old measure
and the nickname of Piazza
Monumento, a square in the
Centre of the town with a
Monument of the dead Soldiers.
Q IS FOR QUARTUCCIO

28.  It „ s the Royal Palace on the
hill of Quisisana. It is
surrounded by the woods and it
is a very beautiful. Now it is a
place for meetings and events..
R IS FOR REGGIA DI
QUISISANA

29.  Rovigliano is a very tiny rock in
the middle of the sea opposite our
town. You can see the ruins of a
fortress. Its old Roman name was
“Petra Erculis” that is “Hercule „s
Rock”, because according to a
legend, Hercule threw a piece of
rock from the top of Mount Faito.
R IS ALSO FOR
ROVIGLIANO

30.  This is the original Roman
name of the town. But it is also
the name of our school :
 SCUOLA MEDIA STABIAE.
It is the oldest school in the town
and it is located in its centre.
S IS FOR STABIAE

31.  The TERME (spa) are one of
resources of our town. We have
got two THERMAL places: the
Old spa, near Acqua della
Madonna, and the New spa on the
hill of Scanzano. There are 28
springs of mineral waters used for
recover many different illnesses.
T IS FOR TERME STABIANE

32.  This square is also called
VESUVIANA square because there
is the station of the
CIRCUMVESUVIANA railway .The
CIRCUMVESUVIANA connects all
the towns around the VESUVIUS
and it is the fastest way to get to
SORRENTO and NAPLES.
U IS FOR PIAZZA UNITA D‟
ITALIA

33.  They are two villas on the hill of
Varano. They are very well preserved
and rich of frescos and mosaics. In
Villa San Marco you can also see the
kitchen, the spa and an enormous
swimming pool. The villas were
destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius
in 79 AD.The escavations of the villas
began with the Bourbons in 1749
V IS FOR VILLE DI STABIA

34.  If you want to taste special
traditional fried food you can try
WANA WANA. He is a street
food seller who goes around the
town whit his van. In summer he
seller lemon ice-cream. In winter
he seller “zeppole, “panzarotti”
and “polenta fritta”.
W IS FOR WANA WANA

35.  This is a yogurt shop in the
town center. It is very popular
whit young people and you can
taste yogurt whit different
topping (like fruit, cereal,
smartis) or pancakes and creps.
Y IS FOR YOGHI‟ S

36.  They are traditional small cakes
made whit eggs, flour, butter,
water and sugar stuffed with
Custard and cherries. They are
fried or baked and traditionally
eaten an March 19th Saint Joseph‟ s
Day (father „s Day).
Z IS FOR ZEPPOLE DI SAN
GIUSEPPE