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Amalfi (UK: / ə ˈ m æ l f i /, [3] [4] US: / ɑː ˈ m ɑː l f i /, [5] Italian:) is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine , at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1,315 metres, 4,314 feet), surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery.
The rulers of Amalfi are the central figures in John Webster's Jacobean tragedy The Duchess of Malfi. The Dutch artist M. C. Escher produced a number of artworks of the Amalfi coast, [11] and Spike Milligan describes his time in Amalfi during a period of leave in the fourth part of his war memoirs, Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall. [12]
The Gulf of Salerno seen from the Amalfi Coast. The Gulf of Salerno (Italian: Golfo di Salerno) is a gulf of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the coast of the province of Salerno in south-western 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 ...
The area of what is now Salerno has been continuously settled since pre-historical times, as the discoveries of Neolithic mummy remains documents. [9] Inhabited by Oscan-speaking populations, the region was colonized by the Etruscans, who founded the city of Irnthi in the 6th century BC, across the Irno river, in what is today city quarter of Fratte, as a part of their Dodecapolis political ...
Valley View Ferry (connects Jessamine County and Lexington, Kentucky, with Madison County via SR 169 at the Kentucky River) VDOT provides free car ferry services in Southern Virginia, including the Jamestown Ferry; Washington State Ferries (northwest US) White's Ferry, a cable ferry between Maryland and Virginia
Satellite images taken before and after the passing of Hurricane Milton show building and roof damage in Siesta Key on Oct. 10, 2024. / Credit: Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
The airport can be reached via the Autostrada A2 SA-RC, exit Montecorvino Pugliano - Pontecagnano Sud as well as via the Tangenziale di Salerno, SS 18 "Pontecagnano" exit or SP 417 "Aversana" exits and the Strada statale 18 Tirrena Inferiore. Taxis are available with a fixed fee towards Salerno, there are also 150 free parking spaces in front ...
A ferry is a boat that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus.