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Location:
Europe,
Italy, Amalfi
Category:
Coastal view
Description:
View from hotel terraces to the port
and the west of Amalfi.
Location Information:
Amalfi
is a town and comune in the province
of Salerno, in the region of
Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of
Salerno, c. 35 km southeast of
Naples. It lies at the mouth of a
deep ravine, at the foot of Monte
Cerreto (1,315 meters, 4,314 feet),
surrounded by dramatic cliffs and
coastal scenery. The town of Amalfi
was the capital of the Maritime
Republic of Amalfi, an important
trading power in the Mediterranean
between 839 and around 1200.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Amalfi was a
popular holiday destination for the
British upper class and aristocracy.
Amalfi is the main town of the coast
on which it is located, named
Costiera Amalfitana, and is today an
important tourist destination
together with other towns on the
same coast, such as Positano,
Ravello and others. Amalfi is
included in the UNESCO World
Heritage Sites.
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