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Amalfi Coast
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coastal area in the Campania region, Italy
The Amalfi Coast is a scenic coastal area located in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is notable for its dramatic landscapes and has become a popular destination for tourism and cultural interest.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- coast
- Part of
- Sorrento Peninsula
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Campania
- Body of water
- Gulf of Salerno
- Official website
- www.amalficoastweb.com/index_italiano.html
- Image
- Ravello September 2007.jpg
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- Commons category
- Amalfi Coast
- topic's main category
- Category:Amalfi Coast
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- street address
- Provincia di Salerno
- native label
- Costiera amalfitana
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Encyclopedic overview
The Amalfi Coast (Italian: Costiera amalfitana [koˈstjɛːra amalfiˈtaːna] or Costa d'Amalfi) is a stretch of coastline in southern Italy overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Salerno, in Campania. It is located south of the Sorrentine Peninsula and north of the Cilentan Coast.
Attracting international tourists of all classes annually, the Amalfi Coast was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Atrani and Vietri sul Mare are marketed as I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
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