Attractions

Amalfi Coast Sights

NERANO
This quiet village, close to the tip of the peninsula, has views of the tiny archipelago once known as Le Sirenuse.
It was thought to be the home of the Sirens, whose song lured mariners to their deaths on the rocks.

POSITANO
Known for decades as a playground for the rich and famous, this is an astonishingly vertical town in shades of pink and other faded pastels.
Only one street snakes its way down and up the rest are stairs.

PRAIANO
This little fishing village is perched on a ridge.
Further along, you come to the Grotta dello Smeraldo (Emerald Cave).
A lift takes you down to the boats to enter the grotto.
The cave is also accessible by boat from Amalfi.

AMALFI
Amalfi is the largest and most historic town on its eponymous coastline.
Between the 9th and 12th centuries the republic was at its height of mercantile power and the architecture still evokes that glory.
The Duomo (cathedral) is glorius.

ATRANI
This little town exudes a quiet charm, with arcades and a maze of alley-stairways.
Its church of San Salvatore de' Bireto was whew Amalfi's doges received their investiture.

RAVELLO
In the 13th century Ravello was an important player in the sea trade and the medieval look accounts for its captivating beauty.

MINORI AND MAIORI
Maiori boasts the coast's longest beach, while Minori has the archaeological site, the Villa Romana.

CETARA
Home the most active fishing fleet on the coast, thi is also the only place to buy colatura di alici, a fish sauce that is a descendent of the ancient Roman one called garum.

VIETRI SUL MARE
Vietri is universally known for its ceramics, begun in the 1400s and still deftly handcrafted and hand-painted.