Amalfi Coast

The Amalfi Coast, or "Amalfitan Coast", Costiera Amalfitana in Italian, is a stretch of coastline on the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula in Southern Italy (Province of Salerno), extending from Positano in the west to Vietri sul Mare in the east.

Overview

The main town close to the Amalfi Coast is Salerno, the municipalities belonging to its coast are Vietri sul Mare, Cetara, Maiori, Tramonti, Minori, Ravello, Scala, Atrani, Amalfi, Conca dei Marini, Furore, Praiano and Positano. Very close to the territory of the coast (near Furore and Conca dei Marini) is it situated Agerola, located in the Sorrentine Peninsula and belonging to the Province of Naples.

Renowned for its rugged terrain, scenic beauty, picturesque towns and diversity, the Amalfi Coast was featured in Positano (1953) by American writer John Steinbeck and in the romantic novel, "Finding Positano, A Love Story" (2010) by William James.

Municipalities and frazioni

• Vietri sul Mare: Albori, Benincasa, Dragonea, Molina, Raito
• Cetara: Fuenti
• Maiori: Erchie, Ponteprimario, San Pietro, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Vecite
• Tramonti : Campinola, Capitignano, Cesarano, Corsano, Figlino, Gete, Novella, Paterno Sant'Arcangelo, Paterno Sant'Elia, Pietre, Polvica, Ponte, Pucara
• Minori : Montecita, Torre
• Ravello: Casa Bianca, Castiglione, Marmorata, Sambuco, Torello
• Scala : Campidoglio, Minuta, Pontone
• Atrani: (The municipality has no civil parishes)
• Amalfi : Lone, Pastena, Pogerola, Tovere, Vettica Minore
• Conca dei Marini: (The municipality has no civil parishes)
• Furore : Fiordo di Furore, Marina di Praia
• Praiano : Vettica Maggiore
• Positano : Montepertuso, Nocelle

Notable places

• Duomo (the cathedral) in Amalfi, and its cloister (Chiostro del Paradiso in Italian)
• the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Positano
• the churches of San Salvatore del Birecto and of Santa Maria Maddalena in Atrani
• Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo in Ravello
• Duomo (Cathedral) of Ravello: the central nave contains the "Pulpit of the Gospels", on the right of the central nave, created in 1272 by Nicolò di Bartolomeo from Foggia
• the churches of San Luca and San Gennaro in Praiano and their viewpoints
• the church of San Pancrazio in Conca dei Marini and its viewpoint
• the Fiordo of Furore
• the church of Santa Trofimena and the ancient Roman villa in Minori
• Ravello, a town inside a castle
• the Emerald Cave in Conca dei Marini
• the Path of the Gods ("Sentiero degli Dei" in Italian) in Agerola

Media


The Amalfi coast appears in Forza Motorsport 3 and Gran Turismo 4 as (different) fictional tracks.

Canadian rapper Drake in the song "Killer" featuring Nipsey Hussle raps "We just took our first trip to the Amalfi Coast, couple days on the beach then it's adios."