Costiera Amalfitana World Heritage Site

Official name

Costiera Amalfitana | UNESCO

Country

Italy | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Province of Salerno, Campania
40.6333° Lat, 14.6027° Lon | Map

Code

830

Time Zone

Europe/Rome (CEST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1997. The Amalfi coast is an area of great physical beauty and natural diversity. It has been intensively settled by human communities since the early Middle Ages. There are a number of towns such as Amalfi and Ravello with architectural and artistic works of great significance. The rural areas show the versatility of the inhabitants in adapting their use of the land to the diverse nature of the terrain, which ranges from terraced vineyards and orchards on the lower slopes to wide upland pastures.