Discover Amalfi.
Amalfi is an amazing town in a picturesque natural setting beneath steep cliffs on the southwestern coast of Italy.
The town.
Amalfi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1,315 metres, 4,314 feet), surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery.The town of Amalfi was the capital of the maritime republic known as the Duchy of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between 839 and around 1200.
Architecture.
Amalfi occupied a high position in medieval architecture; its cathedral of Sant’Andrea (Saint Andrew, 11th century), the campanile, the convent of the Cappuccini, founded by the Amalfitan Cardinal Pietro Capuano, richly represent the artistic movement prevailing in Southern Italy at the time of the Normans, with its tendency to blend the Byzantine style with the forms and sharp lines of the northern architecture.
Culture & Tradition.
The Amalfi coast is famed for its production of Limoncello liqueur and the area is a known cultivator of lemons. The correct name is “sfusato amalfitano”, and they are typically long and at least double the size of other lemons. Amalfi is also a known maker of a hand-made thick paper which is called “bambagina”. It is exported to many European countries and to America and has been used throughout Italy for wedding invitations, visiting cards and elegant writing paper.
Must see in Amalfi
Duomo di Sant'Andrea
Piazza Duomo, 1, 84011 Amalfi SA
Museo della Carta
Via delle Cartiere, 23, 84011 Amalfi SA
Torre dello Ziro
Via Valle delle Ferriere, 36, 84010 Pontone SA
Ruga Nova Mercatorum
84011 Amalfi SA
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