Gulf of Salerno

The Gulf of Salerno seen from the Amalfi Coast. The Gulf of Salerno (Italian: Golfo di Salerno; Salerno dialect: Gulf i Saliern), also referred to as the Bay of Salerno, is a coastline along the Tyrrhenian Sea, which entirely faces the province of Salerno (in the region of Campania, Southern Italy).

The northern part of this coast is the Costiera Amalfitana, which ends at Punta Campanella and includes towns like Amalfi, Maiori, Positano and the city of Salerno itself. The gulf also borders Piana del Sele to the east and the Cilento coast, which ends at Punta Licosa, to the south. The distance from Punta Campanella to Punta Licosa is approximately 61 km (38 miles). The surface of the gulf, delimited by the imaginary line that connects Punta Campanella to Punta Licosa and by the coast, is approximately 2,450 km2.