Amalfi Coast

1. Art

The Amalfi Coast offers a path among history, art and monuments able to evoke and entwine different artistic and architectural styles, from Arab and Byzantine to Norman and Baroque ones. It involves tourists in a magic atmosphere lost in the mists of time.

• Amalfi: Paper Museum
• Amalfi: Cathedral and the Cloister of Paradise
• Amalfi: Civic Museum
• Ravello: Confalone Palace
• Ravello: Villa Rufolo
• Ravello: Villa Cimbrone and the avenue of the Terrazza dell'Infinito
• Ravello: Museum of Coral
• Ravello: Cathedral
• Maiori: Abbey of St. Maria de Olearia and Church of St. Maria del Mare
• Minori: Cathedral and Roman Villa
• Positano: Church of St. Maria dell'Assunta
• Conca dei Marini: Convent of St. Rosa
• Vietri sul Mare - Raito: Ceramic Museum

2. Nature

A luxuriant nature, overhanging rocks, waves breaking against the shores, a great variety of colours lights and perfumes, delight your eyes with unforgettable panoramas.

• Conca dei Marini: Cave of Emerald
• Amalfi: Ferriere Valley
• Furore: Fiord of Furore
• Positano: Li Galli and the mermaids' myth
• Positano: Vallone Porto
• Praiano: Path of Gods

3. Handicraft & typical products At table in the Amalfi Coast

Amalfi cuisine mixes together the products of this fertile country, from citrus fruits to fish, from dairy products to the typical cold cuts. Each recipe is dressed with extra virgin oil, with its characteristic sweet flavour and accompanied by the Amalfi Coast wines Furore, Ravello, and Tramonti, without forgetting the digestive liqueurs like the delicious Limoncello made of lemon peels and the Nocino realized with nuts and coffee beans. Tasting a typical dish of the” Divine Coast” means delighting the palate. Maiori and Minori are famous for their fish based cuisine, octopus salad, linguine with seafood and so on. At Furore don't miss squids with potatoes; Amalfi offers, instead, a delicious homemade pasta, the Scialatielli. Conca dei Marini is renowned for pasta with a variety of tomato called "piennolo". at Vietri sul Mare or Positano let you be tempted by “sfoglia di baba'” stuffed with cream and strawberries. These are only a few delicacies that will satisfy also the most refined gourmets...

• Moda-Mare in Positano
• Amalfi paper
• Vietri's ceramics
• Coral
• Limoncello

4. Appointments

In spring and summer the Amalfi Coast is particularly lively thanks to a rich programme of cultural events, religious feasts, historical reconstructions and town festivals that alternate with important performances of international interest of which music is often the main theme.

• Amalfi: Byzantine New Year’s Eve ( September )
• Amalfi: Regatta of the Maritime Republics ( June )
• Ravello: Ravello Festival ( June - September )
• Ravello: St. Pantaleone’s Feast ( July )
• Minori: GustaMinori ( September )
• Minori: Jazz on the coast ( July - August )
• Positano: Moda-Mare ( June )

5. How to get... The Amalfi Coast by car

Reaching the Amalfi Coast by car is, with no doubt, the most uncomfortable solution although it offers amazing and unique views. This is due either to the road S.S. 163 numerous bends you meet on the way to Amalfi, Ravello and Positano or to the difficulty in finding a car park close to the place you choose and also to the cost of the parking that varies from 3 to 5 Euro per hour. We suggest you to reach the Amalfi Coast by car only during winter and Christmas time or if you intend to return home late at night.

Coming from the North: reached Caserta Sud enter the highway A 30 and follow the Salerno- Reggio Calabria direction; then take the Salerno exit and go along the road S.S. 163 Amalfitana.

Coming from the South: enter the highway A 30 towards Naples, follow the road signs for Salerno, then continue towards the 163 Amalfitana.

The Amalfi Coast by motorbike

The Amalfi Coast and motorbikes seem to be a perfect union. The Amalfi Coast towns, except Positano, offer many motorbike free parking places. Remember that petrol stations are quite rare in this area and, during the summer time, don’t forget to bring a sweater with you because, along the street, you will reach some cold and shady areas not heated by the sun.

The Amalfi Coast by train

The Amalfi Coast is not well served by railways. The nearest stations are Salerno in the East and Sorrento in the West. To reach the Amalfi Coast you have three possibilities: to continue by taxi, to catch the bus even if it takes you about 60-80 minutes or to board a ferry boat leaving from Sorrento harbour or from Salerno Piazza della Concordia.

The Amalfi Coast by bus

The Amalfi Coast is well served by an efficient bus service which, during the summer time, provides a bus every 20 minutes, until 11,30 p.m. All the SITA airconditioned coaches are very comfortable like touristic ones and they stop at every village of the Amalfi Coast. The bus tickets can be bought at the tobacconists’ near the bus stops.

The Amalfi Coast by plane

The international Airport of Naples Capodichino is the nearest. To reach the Amalfi Coast we suggest you to arrive by bus in Naples at Piazza Garibaldi or at the Central Railway Station and then to continue by train or by Sita Bus towards Salerno or Sorrento or to take the ferry-boat leaving from Beverello pier.

The Amalfi Coast by boat

During summer time ferry-boats regularly connect Amalfi to Naples and Salerno; thanks to the Metro del Mare is also possible to reach the Domitian Coast and the Cilento area. Sailing from Amalfi you can visit Capri and Ischia by direct ferries, and during the summer there is also a connection to Maiori and Minori.

Unicocostiera is the new travel card for tourists only, that allows you to move among the villages of the Amalfi Coast in a simple and advantageous way. The price is 5 euro, the ticket is valid for 24 hours from the first punching and allows you to have unlimited travels by Sita buses, by Circumvesuviana trains, whose lines have to be included in the Sorrentina Peninsula or Amalfi Coast.