Associazione Città Italiane Patrimonio Mondiale UNESCO
Amalfi Coast
Associazione Città Italiane Patrimonio Unesco
Amalfi
Cetara
Positano
Vettica di Praiano
Atrani
Ravello
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During the times of the Republic that was founded in 839, the Amalfitan territory extended from Cetara to the mountainous ranges of Scala, Tramonti and Agerola, and included Lettere, Piedmonte and Gragnano as far as the Isle of Capri. Its borders were protected with castles and fortifications whose remains are still to be seen near the town centres half-way between the sea and the mountain ridges. A series of watchtowers along the coast remind us of the danger posed by Turkish pirates.
Nowadays, the Unesco site covers 12 Comunes and an area of extraordinary scenic and environmental interest that form the historical/artistic background and identity of this place. The area is home to the Roman villas in Minori and Positano that were built in the 1st century AD. It houses examples of private and public Mediaeval architecture, examples of jewellery made by local goldsmiths and hand-crafted works on show in churches and museums not to mention the natural splendour of the Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills).
The majolica tiled domes of Vietri sul Mare speak of a level of craftsmanship that is renowned the world over and signal the start (or finish if you are coming from the direction of Sorrento) of the lands that make up the Amalfi coast.
Market gardens and gardens seem to cling to the mountain sides and all year round are a riot of golden hues from the lemons that bud amidst the green foliage then melt into a kaleidoscope of turquoise, indigo and emerald of an ever-changing sea.
Seemingly suspended between the sea and the sky, Ravello lives in an atmosphere of times gone by with its works of art in thousand-year-old churches, the spectacle of the Villa Cimbrone and the magic of Villa Rufolo much admired by Boccaccio who mentioned it in his Decameron.
Tiny Atrani hidden away in the Valle del Dragone hosted the investiture of Amalfitan Doges. The village of Conca dei Marini perched on a rocky outcrop on the road that climbs up and out of Amalfi towards Furore is easily recognised by its white 17th century barrel arches.
The two characters of Amalfi are seen in the way the Cathedral acts as a backdrop to the piazza and in the other Arabian city with its maze of secretive alleyways, entrances and whitewashed arcades.
Amalfi Coast
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The Amalfi Coast
During the times of the Republic that was founded in 839, the Amalfitan territory extended from Cetara to the mountainous ranges of Scala, Tramonti and Agerola, and included Lettere, Piedmonte and Gragnano as far as the Isle of Capri. Its borders were protected with castles and fortifications whose remains are still to be seen near the town centres half-way between the sea and the mountain ridges. A series of watchtowers along the coast remind us of the danger posed by Turkish pirates.
Nowadays, the Unesco site covers 12 Comunes and an area of extraordinary scenic and environmental interest that form the historical/artistic background and identity of this place. The area is home to the Roman villas in Minori and Positano that were built in the 1st century AD. It houses examples of private and public Mediaeval architecture, examples of jewellery made by local goldsmiths and hand-crafted works on show in churches and museums not to mention the natural splendour of the Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills).
The majolica tiled domes of Vietri sul Mare speak of a level of craftsmanship that is renowned the world over and signal the start (or finish if you are coming from the direction of Sorrento) of the lands that make up the Amalfi coast.
Market gardens and gardens seem to cling to the mountain sides and all year round are a riot of golden hues from the lemons that bud amidst the green foliage then melt into a kaleidoscope of turquoise, indigo and emerald of an ever-changing sea.
Seemingly suspended between the sea and the sky, Ravello lives in an atmosphere of times gone by with its works of art in thousand-year-old churches, the spectacle of the Villa Cimbrone and the magic of Villa Rufolo much admired by Boccaccio who mentioned it in his Decameron.
Tiny Atrani hidden away in the Valle del Dragone hosted the investiture of Amalfitan Doges. The village of Conca dei Marini perched on a rocky outcrop on the road that climbs up and out of Amalfi towards Furore is easily recognised by its white 17th century barrel arches.
The two characters of Amalfi are seen in the way the Cathedral acts as a backdrop to the piazza and in the other Arabian city with its maze of secretive alleyways, entrances and whitewashed arcades.