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Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Costiera Amalfitana* UNESCO World Heritage Site
The area is featured in Positano (1953) by American writer John Steinbeck.
Notable places
State Party Type Criteria Reference Region**
Italy Cultural ii, iv, v 830 Europe and North America
Inscription history Inscription 1997 (21st Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.
The Amalfi Coast, or Costiera Amalfitana in Italian, is a stretch of coastline on the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula of Italy (Province of Salerno), extending from Positano in the west to Vietri sul Mare in the east. The towns lying on the Amalfi Coast are Vietri sul Mare, Cetara, Maiori, Minori, Ravello, Scala, Atrani, Amalfi, Conca dei Marini, Furore, Praiano and Positano. Renowned for its rugged terrain, scenic beauty, picturesque towns and diversity, the Amalfi Coast is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
• 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
External links
• Amalfi Coast Travel Information and Photo Gallery • Amalfi Coast Photo Gallery • The Amalfi coast on line travel guide • Another Amalfi coast guide for travellers Coordinates: 40°38′N 14°36′E / 40.633°N 14.6°E / 40.633; 14.6
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