Tourist attractions Vietri sul Mare

This was the residence of the most powerful family in Ravello. It is grandiose with massive towers, yet delicate with a Sicilian-Norman style cloister opening onto superb gardens laid out in terraces above the sea. The panoramic view is marvellous, a..

A pastiche villa in the eclectic 19C style so dear to the Bloomsbury Set , with a false Gothic cloister and a large vaulted room. Not to mention an extraordinary garden laid out like a belvedere, a true balcony overlooking the sea in a vertigo-induc..

A coastline lapped by clear waters, beautiful villas set among luxuriant greenery, perched villages and fishing communities tucked away in little bays... The Amalfi Coast is renowned far and wide, bringing visitors in their droves to explore this coa..

The terraces of this village lying at the easternmost tip of the Amalfi coast afford some splendid views of the entire coastline.

Built at the behest of Robert Guiscard, the cathedral houses the body of St Matthew and was consecrated by Pope Gregory VII in 1085. It is in the Norman style and was seriously damaged by the earthquake in 1980. The bronze doors (from Constantinopl..

Via San Giovanni del Toro leads to an 11C church of the same name and a wonderful belvedere .

This all-white building from 1268 blends Romanesque austerity with Arab fantasy and leads the way to the diocesan museum set up in the basilica of the Crucifix , an ancient 9C Cathedral which has today reverted to its Romanesque forms, accommodating..

The transparent water of the Emerald cave is lit by the reflection of the sun’s rays, giving it its characteristic colour. The bottom of the cave has not always been covered by the sea, as witnessed by the stalagmites rising in unusual shapes out of ..

Between two tunnels, the Vallone di Furore is the most striking section of this coastline on account of its sheer rocky faces and the hammering of the waves roaring in, which on stormy days can be thunderously fierce. Modest fishermen's houses cling ..

With shops, old houses, oratories, this street of old Salerno is typical of the medieval city. It ends at the Arechi Arch that the Lombards built in the 8C.

This attractive promenade is shaded by palm trees and tamarinds and runs along the foot of the hill crowned by the castle. There is a broad view over the superb gulf of Salerno .

Established in 9C, then enlarged in 10 and 13C, the cathedral is a good example of the town's attraction to oriental splendour. The façade (rebuilt in 19C) stands at the top of an imposing stairway and attracts attention with its varied geometrical d..

This historic centre is made up of the Via Capuano and Via Genova. The Via dei Mercanti runs parallel to them. Here you will discover a dazzling white labyrinth of façades of differing kinds as well as balconies, flowery recesses, narrow streets, sma..

Housed in the S. Benedetto complex, it is a collection of remains from Prehistory to the last Imperial era. The highlight? A bronze head of Apollo , from the 1C BC, and an attractive collection of pre-Roman ambers.

Along the street there is a wonderful belvedere . The 11C church has three naves and its arcades rest, inside, on old columns. It has an 11C pulpit, a Roman sarcophagus in the right collateral, and 14C frescoes.

This tiny museum has pieces of great artistic value: amongst which, for example, there is a very precious snuffbox encrusted with cameos.

There is a 12C campanile, a bronze door (1179) signed by Barisanus de Trani, a magnificent pulpit covered in mosaics of motifs and fantastic animals (1272), an ambo decorated with green mosaics depicting Jonas swallowed and then spat out by th..