Amalfi Coast

The Amalfi Coast () is a stretch of coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea, located in the Gulf of Salerno in Southern Italy.
The Amalfi Coast is a popular tourist destination for the region and Italy as a whole, attracting thousands of tourists annually. In 1997, the Amalfi Coast was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History.
During the 10th–11th centuries, the Duchy of Amalfi existed on the territory of the Amalfi Coast, centred in the town of Amalfi. The Amalfi coast was later controlled by the Principality of Salerno, until Amalfi was sacked by the Republic of Pisa in 1137.
Geography.
Like the rest of the region, the Amalfi Coast lies in a Mediterranean climate, featuring warm summers and mild winters. It is located on the relatively steep southern shore of the Sorrentine Peninsula, leaving little room for rural and agricultural territories. The only land route to the Amalfi Coast is the long Strada Statale 163 which runs along the coastline from the town of Vietri sul Mare in the east to Positano in the west. Thirteen municipalities are located on the Amalfi Coast, many of them centered on tourism.
Economy.
The Amalfi Coast is known for its production of limoncello liqueur as the area is a known cultivator of lemons, known as "sfusato amalfitano" in Italian, which are grown in terraced gardens along the entire coast between February and October. Amalfi is also a known maker of a hand-made thick paper which is called "bambagina". Other renowned local products are a particular kind of anchovies (local Italian: alici) from Cetara, and the colorful handmade ceramics from Vietri.
Transport.
There are buses and ferries along the Amalfi Coast. There are also boat excursions from Positano and Amalfi.
Airport.
The nearest airport is the Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport. However, the most used airport to reach the area from abroad is Naples International Airport (Napoli-Capodichino).
In popular culture.
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, and Spike Milligan describes his time in Amalfi during a period of leave in the fourth part of his war memoirs, "".
The Amalfi Coast was used for scenes of Federico Fellini's 1972 film "Roma" and for the 2017 American superhero film "Wonder Woman", where it was depicted as the Amazon island of Themyscira.
The Amalfi Coast serves as a setting for fictional tracks in the "Forza Motorsport 3", "Forza Motorsport 4 " and "Gran Turismo 4".
The city of Positano is featured in John Steinbeck's 1953 short story "Positano". The city is also featured in "Under the Tuscan Sun", Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" and the Kath and Kim movie "Kath & Kimderella".