Amalfi Coast
Also known as Costa d'Amalfi, Costiera amalfitana, Cote amalfitaine, Côte d'Almafi, Côte d'Amalfi
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
1997
List reference
830
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Amalfi Coast is about 15 km west of Salerno. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pompeii and Herculaneum, about 16 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Salerno · about 954,000 peopleabout 15 km east
- Naples · about 2,250,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Caserta · about 250,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Benevento · about 62,000 peopleabout 55 km north
- Potenza · about 69,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Campobasso · about 51,000 peopleabout 100 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural16 km away
ItalyCultural37 km away
ItalyCultural69 km away
ItalyCultural149 km away
ItalyCultural170 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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