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Amalfi Coast

Coastal area in the Campania region, Italy

Summary

Coastal area in the Campania region, Italy

Field	Value
image	Amalfi Coast (Italy, October 2020) - 75 (50558355441).jpg
image_upright	1.2
caption	Coastline from Ravello
official_name	Costiera Amalfitana
location	Campania, Italy
criteria	(ii), (iv), (v)
ID	830
coordinates
year	1997
area	11231 ha
locmapin	Italy

The Amalfi Coast ( or Costa d'Amalfi) is a stretch of coastline in southern Italy overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Salerno, in Campania. It is located south of the Sorrentine Peninsula and north of the Cilentan Coast.

Attracting international tourists of all classes annually, the Amalfi Coast was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Atrani and Vietri sul Mare are marketed as I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

History

During the 10th–11th centuries, the Duchy of Amalfi existed on the territory of the Amalfi Coast, centred in the town of Amalfi. The Amalfi coast was later controlled by the Principality of Salerno until Amalfi was sacked by the Republic of Pisa in 1137.

Geography

Map of Amalfi Coast

Like the rest of the region, the Amalfi Coast has a Mediterranean climate, featuring warm summers and mild winters. It is located on the relatively steep southern shore of the Sorrentine Peninsula, leaving little room for rural and agricultural development. The only land route to the Amalfi Coast is the 40 km long Amalfi Drive (Strada Statale 163) which runs along the coastline from the town of Vietri sul Mare in the east to Positano in the west. Thirteen municipalities are located on the Amalfi Coast, many of them centred on tourism.

Municipalities

Municipality	Frazioni	Attractions
Vietri sul Mare	Albori, Benincasa, Dragonea, Molina, Raito	Church of Saint John Baptist
Cetara	Fuenti	Tower of Cetara
Maiori	Erchie, Ponteprimario, San Pietro, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Vecite	Collegiata di Santa Maria, Castle of San Nicola de Thoro-Plano (closed until further notice), Santa Maria de Olearia
Tramonti	Campinola, Capitignano, Cesarano, Corsano, Figlino, Gete, Novella, Paterno Sant'Arcangelo, Paterno Sant'Elia, Pietre, Polvica, Ponte, Pucara	Conservatory of Pucara, Rupestrian Church in Gete
Minori	Montecita, Torre	Church of Santa Trofimena and the ancient Roman villa
Ravello	Casa Bianca, Castiglione, Marmorata, Sambuco, Torello	Villa Cimbrone, Villa Rufolo, San Giovanni del Toro, and the Duomo (Cathedral)
Scala	Campidoglio, Minuta, Pontone	Scala Cathedral
Atrani	none	Churches of San Salvatore del Birecto and Santa Maria Maddalena
Amalfi	Lone, Pastena, Pogerola, Tovere, Vettica Minore	Amalfi Cathedral, and its cloister ()
Conca dei Marini	none	Main church of Saint John Baptist and the Emerald Grotto
Furore	Fiordo di Furore, Marina di Praia	Fjord of Furore
Praiano	Vettica Maggiore	Churches of San Luca and San Gennaro and Saint John Baptist
Positano	Montepertuso, Nocelle	Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Economy

The Amalfi Coast is known for its production of limoncello liqueur, made between February and October from lemon (known as sfusato amalfitano in Italian) grown in terraced gardens along the entire coastline. Another typical liqueur is concerto (literally, "concert", derived from the mix of herbs that compose it), a dark rosolio with spicy notes typically produced in Tramonti. Amalfi is also a known maker of a hand-made thick paper called bambagina, symbolic of Italy's traditional technique for paper production and historically used for private writings, legal acts, and revenue stamps. Other notable local products are a particular kind of anchovy (local Italian: alici) from Cetara and the colourful handmade ceramics from Vietri.

Transport

Buses and ferries run along the Amalfi Coast, as well as boat excursions from Positano and Amalfi.

Airport

The Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport is the most proximal airport to the coast, however, Naples International Airport (Napoli-Capodichino) serves the main international gateway airport to reach the area from abroad.

In popular culture

The natural beauty and picturesque landscapes of the Amalfi Coast have made it one of the most popular destinations of the world's jet set, earning it the nickname of "Divine Coast" (Divina costiera).

The rulers of Amalfi are the central figures in John Webster's Jacobean tragedy The Duchess of Malfi. The Dutch artist M. C. Escher produced a number of artworks of the Amalfi coast, and Spike Milligan describes his time in Amalfi during a period of leave in the fourth part of his war memoirs, Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall.

The Amalfi Coast was used for scenes of Federico Fellini's 1972 film Roma and for the 2017 American superhero film Wonder Woman, where it was depicted as the Amazon island of Themyscira. It was also seen in the 2025 Hindi feature film War 2.

The Amalfi Coast serves as a setting for fictional racetracks in the Forza Motorsport 3, Forza Motorsport 4 and Gran Turismo 4. It also plays host to the fictional town of Sapienza in Hitman.

The city of Positano is featured in John Steinbeck's 1953 short story "Positano". The city is also featured in Under the Tuscan Sun, Christopher Nolan's Tenet, and the Kath and Kim movie Kath & Kimderella.

Notes

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