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Working with coral, the red gold of the sea, is one of the most famous crafts and arts in the Vesuvian area. Coral is not just an amulet to be armed with in order to avoid bad luck, but the material that in Torre del Greco, with working techniques that have remained unchanged for centuries and the experience and precision of artistic craftsmen, gives shape to jewellery, accessories, sculptures in the round and cameos that are works of art. A red thread leading from the ancient production in the Vesuvian centres of Rome to the Coral Museum, the excellence of the State Institute of Art, and the Liverino Collection Coral Museum, one of the numerous examples of the family transmission of the heritage of knowledge of the 'coral craftsmen', from large companies to small workshops. Linked to coral is the long and prestigious history of seafaring, 'told' in the rooms of the Museo della Marineria Torrese. Tools, equipment, nautical models, stories of shipwrights and intrepid captains: to experience the adventures of the 'People of the Sea' as they ploughed the waters of the world. This original and intense experience is completed by a visit to the Mario Maresca Naval Museum in Meta, which has a collection of artefacts and evidence of sailing in the Sorrento peninsula from the 1820s to the First World War. One of the centres of production of Sorrento embroidery is the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie, founded in the 16th century. The production of fine fabrics achieved great fame in the 1930s with the Fiorentino Cuomo family, owners of Villa Fiorentino, known in the city as "Villa Fazzoletti", for the precious embroidered handkerchiefs produced by the family business. Wooden marquetry is the most famous product from Sorrento for the artistic value and preciousness of its compositions