The Amalfi Coast, known also as the "Amalfi Drive", strechtes along the southern slopes of teh Lattari Mounteens, from Vietri sul Mare to Sant'Agata sui due Golfi. Passed Vietri sul Mare, famous for the ceramics, on arrive in Cetara, (fishing village, tuna and colatura di alici), Maiori (the longest beach of the Amalfi Coast), Minori (Villa Romana), Atrani, Amalfi (first Italian Maritime Republic), Conca dei Marini (Emerald Grotto), Praiano and Positano. Hillside towns are Tramonti (vineyards), Scala (the oldest town of the Amalfi Coast), Ravello (Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone), Furore (Fiord of Furore and vineries).
The Amalfi coast is an area of great physical beauty and natural diversity. It has been intensively settled by human communities since the early Middle Ages. There are a number of towns such as Amalfi and Ravello with architectural and artistic works of great significance. The rural areas show the versatility of the inhabitants in adapting their use of the land to the diverse nature of the terrain, which ranges from terraced vineyards and orchards on the lower slopes to wide upland pastures.[unesco]
