The Hotel Santa Caterina clings to the rugged cliffside of the Amalfi Coast, a grand liberty-style villa that stretches down toward the Tyrrhenian Sea in a series of landscaped terraces. The property is known for the lemon and orange…
Midcentury Cinema and Celebrities
This seaside stroll traces the glamour of Amalfi’s midcentury cinematic boom through the historic hotels, restaurants, and squares that hosted legendary stars and filmmakers.
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1. Santa Caterina Hotel
2. Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel
Perched on a cliff eighty meters above the sea, the Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel is a former monastery built into the mountainside. You can identify the property by its white walls and the enduring presence of its original…
3. Da Gemma
Trattoria Da Gemma sits tucked away in the narrow, winding back lanes of Amalfi, distinguished by a terrace that overlooks the town’s dense urban fabric rather than the sea. Established in eighteen seventy-two, the restaurant has operated…
4. Pasticceria Pansa Amalfi
Pasticceria Pansa sits at the foot of the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in the center of Amalfi. Founded by Andrea Pansa in eighteen thirty, this establishment remains one of the oldest pastry shops in the region, recognized by the…
5. Cathedral of St Andrew Apostle
The Cathedral of Saint Andrew the Apostle dominates the Piazza del Duomo with a grand staircase of sixty-two stone steps leading to its entrance. Its facade, rebuilt in eighteen ninety-one, features a bold pattern of striped marble and…
6. Hotel Luna Convento
The Hotel Luna Convento sits on a rocky promontory overlooking the Bay of Amalfi, easily identified by the ancient Saracen watchtower that rises above the water’s edge. This building began its life as a Franciscan monastery founded in…
7. Piazza Umberto I
Piazza Umberto I is a compact urban courtyard defined by the dense, stacked houses of Atrani that cluster tightly around it, leaving only narrow passages that lead directly to the nearby beach. Originally designed as a protective space to…