The Amalfi Coast is located in southwestern Italy, near Naples, on the Sorrentino peninsula. In 1997, all 40 kilometers of the coast were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The S163 highway, which has been repeatedly called the most beautiful road in Italy, runs along a mountain serpentine through lemon groves and ancient cities, next to beaches, coves and vineyards. The towns and fishing villages on the coast are special – they, like birds’ nests, are attached to almost sheer cliffs and hang over the sea.
The S163 passes through six (Pirano, Amalfi, Minori, Majori, Cetara and Vietri sul Mare) of the sixteen settlements along the coast. The other ten are a few kilometers from the road. If possible, we advise you to visit them all, because each of them is unique: in Amalfi there is a cathedral of the rarest Norman-Byzantine style and an old arsenal, in Minori there are excellent restaurants and pastry shops, as well as sandy beaches. Ravello lies higher than other cities, from its observation platforms you can see the entire coastline, and in Conca dei Marini there is a huge grotto with stalactites, medieval towers, a monastery and churches.