SCALA
Thursday, 09 February 2017
Along with Pontone (Scala Minor), this was the first inhabited settlement along the coast (Scala Maior). Romans who had been shipwrecked nearby discovered a land that seemed comparable to Eden for its pure air, excellent food and warm hospitality. Spread over a hill, on one side characteristic terraces drop down towards the sea, while on
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VIETRI SUL MARE
Thursday, 09 February 2017
The 16th century dome of the San Giovanni Battista church rises above the town. The dome is decorated with hundreds of fish-shaped majolica scandole tiles in three colours, yellow, green, and azure. Vietri is the capital of ceramics, with dozens of workshops and studios, including the impressive Ceramica Solimene, designed by the architect Paolo Soleri
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TRAMONTI
Thursday, 09 February 2017
Deviating from the coastal road, along a panoramic ascent and culminating on the Valico di Chiunzi, you reach the mountain village of Tramonti. The farming traditions of these thirteen villages makes this area the most authentic interpreter of the traditions on the Amalfi Coast from the presence of ancient cheese makers producing dairy products with
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ERCHIE
Thursday, 09 February 2017
It ‘a small village placed between Cetara and Maiori, a popular tourist destination, consisting of a hundred citizens, mostly fishermen. Morphologically it appears as an amphitheater on the sea, surrounded by the Lattari mountains. The village has a special charm because it is nestled in a secluded valley that opens onto the beach and a
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RAITO
Thursday, 09 February 2017
The small village is situated on a hill along the Amalfi Coast, about 3 km from Vietri sul Mare. It became famous because most of the fiction “Capri” scenes was filmed here. Raito is world – known famous for the characteristics stairs, which are the only way to move in the country. In fact, it
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