Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast lies in the southwestern region of Campania, Italy. For its extraordinary beauty and its iconic medieval cliffside Mediterranean fishing villages, it is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Amalfi and Positano.
Amalfi
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Amalfi is in Campania, Italy. Amalfi is the heart of this magnificent Italian coastline and a must-see town on your Amalfi Coast adventure. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto, surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery.
Positano
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Positano is a small picturesque town with splendid coastal views, on the famous Amalfi Coast in Campania, Italy. The town itself is perched on an enclave on the face of a hill and winds down towards the waters of the Amalfi Coast.
Ravello
Ravello is a town and commune in Salerno, Italy. A peaceful area with a small population, Ravello offers stunning views of the Mediterranean. Visit their renowned gardens, Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo, and their spectacular Duomo, the Cathedral of Ravello in Vescovado Square.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Atrani and Scala.
Atrani
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Atrani is on the Amalfi Coast, just 700 meters away from the more famous Amalfi. It is the smallest comune in Southern Italy.
Scala
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Scala is a town and commune in Salerno, Italy. A peaceful area with a small population, Scala offers stunning views of the Mediterranean.
Furore
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Furore is a village of about 800 people on the Amalfi Coast. It overlooks the beautiful "Fjord of Furore", a narrow body of water located at the mouth of an overhanging valley.
Praiano
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Praiano is in Campania, Italy. It's a part of the world-famous Amalfi Coast, a really beautiful and quiet place. There are dozens of hotels on the steep cliffs.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amalfi Cathedral and Villa Rufolo.
Amalfi Cathedral
Church
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Amalfi Cathedral is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo, Amalfi, Italy. It is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew whose relics are kept here.
Villa Rufolo
Park
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Villa Rufolo is a villa within the historic center of Ravello, a town in the province of Salerno, southern Italy, which overlooks the front of the cathedral square. The initial layout dates from the 13th century, with extensive remodeling in the 19th century.
Diocesan Museum of Amalfi
Museum
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The Diocesan Museum of Amalfi is an art museum housed in the 9th century Basilica del Crocifisso di Amalfi in Amalfi. It displays many of the treasures of the Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni and is centrally located close to Amalfi Cathedral in Via Salita Episcopio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maiori and Pontone.
Maiori
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Maiori is a town and comune on the Amalfi coast in the province of Salerno. It has been a popular tourist resort since Roman times, with the longest unbroken stretch of beach on the Amalfi coastline.
Amalfi Coast
- Type: Coast
- Description: coastal area in the Campania region, Italy
- Also known as: “Costa d’Amalfi” and “Costiera amalfitana”
- Category: coast
- Location: Salerno, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Amalfi Coast” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ساحل أمالفي”
- Armenian: “Ամալֆի ափ”
- Armenian: “Ամալֆիի առափնյա”
- Basque: “Amalfiko kostaldea”
- Bulgarian: “Амалфийско крайбрежие”
- Burmese: “အမယ်ဖီကမ်းခြေ”
- Catalan: “Costa Amalfitana”
- Cebuano: “Costiera Amalfitana”
- Chinese: “Costiera Amalfitana”
- Chinese: “阿瑪菲海岸”
- Chinese: “阿马尔菲海岸”
- Croatian: “Amalfijska obala”
- Czech: “Amalfinské pobřeží”
- Czech: “Amalfitana”
- Danish: “Amalfikysten”
- Dutch: “Amalfikust”
- Dutch: “Amalfitaanse kust”
- Dutch: “Costiera Amalfitana”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ساحل امالفى”
- Esperanto: “Marbordo Amalfia”
- Finnish: “Amalfin rannikko”
- French: “Cote amalfitaine”
- French: “côte amalfitaine”
- French: “Côte amalfitaine”
- French: “Côte d’Almafi”
- French: “Côte d’Amalfi”
- Galician: “Costa Amalfitana”
- Georgian: “ამალფის სანაპირო”
- Georgian: “კოსტიერა-ამალფიტანა”
- German: “Amalfi-Küste”
- German: “Amalfiküste”
- Hebrew: “החוף האמאלפיטאני”
- Hebrew: “חוף אמאלפי”
- Hindi: “अमाफली तट”
- Hungarian: “Amalfi-part”
- Italian: “Costa d’Amalfi”
- Italian: “Costiera Amalfitana e Sorrentina”
- Italian: “Costiera amalfitana”
- Italian: “Costiera Amalfitana”
- Japanese: “アマルフィ海岸”
- Korean: “아말피 해안”
- Latin: “Litus Amalphitanum”
- Latvian: “Amalfi krasts”
- Lithuanian: “Amalfio krantas”
- Low German: “Amalfiküste”
- Luxembourgish: “Amalfiküst”
- Macedonian: “Амалфиски Брег”
- Maltese: “Costiera amalfitana”
- Maltese: “Kosta ta‘ Amalfi”
- Maltese: “Kosta ta’ Amalfi”
- Mingrelian: “ამალფიშ წყარპიჯი”
- Neapolitan: “Costiera Malfitana”
- Neapolitan: “Custiéra Marfitana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Amalfikysten”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amalfikysten”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Costiera Amalfitana”
- Norwegian: “Amalfikysten”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Còsta amalfitana”
- Ossetian: “Амальфийы донбылгæрæттæ”
- Persian: “ساحل آمالفی”
- Polish: “Costiera Amalfitana”
- Polish: “Wybrzeże Amalfitańskie”
- Portuguese: “Amalfitana”
- Portuguese: “Costa Amalfitana”
- Russian: “Амальфийское побережье”
- Russian: “Амальфитанское побережье”
- Russian: “Костьера-Амальфиана”
- Serbian: “Обала Амалфи”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Amalfijska obala”
- Slovak: “Amalfinské pobrežie”
- Slovak: “Amalfitánske pobrežie”
- Slovak: “Costiera amalfitana”
- Spanish: “Costa Amalfitana”
- Spanish: “Costa de Amalfi”
- Spanish: “Costiera Amalfitana”
- Swedish: “Amalfikusten”
- Swedish: “Costiera Amalfitana”
- Tagalog: “Baybaying Amalfitana”
- Thai: “Amalfi Coast”
- Thai: “ชายฝั่งอามัลฟี”
- Thai: “ชายฝั่งอามาลฟี”
- Thai: “ฝั่งทะเลอามาลฟี”
- Turkish: “Amalfi Sahili”
- Ukrainian: “Амальфітанське узбережжя”
- Vietnamese: “Bờ biển Amalfi”
- Vietnamese: “Costiera Amalfitana”
- Welsh: “Arfordir Amalfi”
- Yue Chinese: “阿瑪菲海岸”
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