| Amalfi Coast | |
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| State | Italy |
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| Region | Campania |
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Amalfi Coast is a coastal stretch of the Sorrento peninsula.
To know
The Amalfi coast is famous all over the world for its natural beauty, home to important tourist settlements. Considered World Heritage Site fromUNESCO takes its name from the city of Amalfi, central nucleus of the Coast not only geographically, but also historically. This stretch of coast is known for its heterogeneity: each of the towns on the coast has its own character and traditions.
Geographical notes
The Amalfi coast is the stretch of the Campania coast, located south of the Sorrento peninsula, which overlooks the gulf of Salerno; it is bordered on the west by Positano and east from Vietri sul Mare.
Culture and traditions
Among the typical products of the area, the ceramics made and hand painted in Vietri sul Mare.
Territories and tourist destinations
Amalfi coast: full screen map.Urban centers
- Amalfi - With the Cathedral and its cloister (Cloister paradise).
- Atrani - With the churches of San Salvatore del Birecto and Santa Maria Maddalena.
- Cetara - the land of anchovy sauce.
- Conca dei Marini - The town of the sfogliatella, with its Emerald Grotto of rare beauty, the Patronal Church of San Giovanni Battista.
- Furore - With a small and namesake fjord.
- Maiori - With the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria a mare and the Castle of San Nicola de Thoro Plano.
- Minors - With the Basilica of Santa Trofimena and the Roman Villa.
- Positano - With the Church of the Assumption and the charming old town.
- Praiano - With the churches of San Luca and San Gennaro and the related Belvedere.
- Ravello - The city of music with its Cathedral and the prestigious Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo and the Oscar Niemeyer Auditorium.
- Ladder - The oldest town on the Amalfi Coast.
- Sunsets
- Vietri sul Mare - Known throughout the world for the ancient tradition of working with ceramics and its hamlet Dawn which is part of the club The most beautiful villages in Italy.
How to get
How to get around
What see
Itineraries
What to do
The entire Amalfi coast is crossed by nature trails. The most famous is the Path of the Gods which connects Bomerano (fraction of Agerola) with Nocelle (fraction of Positano) or with Santa Maria al Castello (fraction of Vico Equense). The best time to travel is from September to May. In summer, the path is sunny and you have to walk along it taking lots of water with you.
At the table
The Amalfi coast is also known for some typical products, such as limoncello, a liqueur obtained from the lemons of the area (sfusato amalfitano), anchovies and canned fish produced in Cetara.
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