Amalfi Coast189 photos

Main sights

The towns lying on the Amalfi Coast are:

• Positano: The small fishing village (Population 3,900) lies in an enclave with vertiginous slopes to the sea.
• Praiano
• Conca dei Marini
• Amalfi: The town is the largest on the coast (Population 5,500). The Duomo still houses some relics of the apostle Saint Andrew’s brought from Constantinople in 1210.
• Scala
• Ravello: The Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo provide the best views on this coast. In the latter Richard Wagner was inspired in 1880 for his opera Parsifal.
• Minori
• Maiori
• Cetara
• Vietri sul Mare