Vietri sul Mare is a town gateway to the Amalfi Coast.
The Two Brothers are two rocks that rise in the sea in front of the beach of Marina di Vietri, whose name is due to a very special story.
Legend says that the god Poseidon placed these two magnificent reefs as a witness to the courage of two shepherd brothers, sacrificed to save a young woman from the fury of the sea.
"One day, two shepherds were grazing with their sheep, when, looking around, they were enchanted by the beauty of a girl who was swimming nearby. Suddenly the sea tossed and young brothers dived to help the woman in trouble. The two pastors were followed from their sheep, which also rushed into the sea.
All was invain, because the woman and the two brothers with their sheep drowned. The king of the sea, Poseidon, was not able to save them. For this reason, struck by such generosity, he turned the two brothers into two large rocks and sheep in smaller surrounding rocks. "