Amalfi Coast, Italy-Wonderful and High Class Paradise

August 21, 2009 By: WorldBeach Category: Beach Resorts

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The Amalfi Coast is one of the most beautiful areas of southern italy, that features just about everything nature has to offer. This place is a favorite holiday destination for many celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Collin Farrell and Anthony Hopkins. In the Amalfi Coast you can find a wonderful stretch of the Mediterranean sea that enjoys the most incredible shades of blue and green, attractive rugged coastline, imposing high mountains with all their wonderful specimens of Mediterranean flora and typical villages.

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This most beautiful and very much praised stretch of mountainous coastline situated just to the south of Naples was famous for decades as a group of fishing villages, stacked precariously above the sea.

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Amalfi, Positano, Ravello, Minori and Sorento are the five major resorts spread across the Costiera Amalfitana (that is how the Italians refer to the Amalfi Coast). Positano and Amalfi are the jewels of the Amalfi Coast, attracting tourists with beautiful ports, filled with wooden boats and luxury yachts alike, dozens of 4 and 5 star-hotels and lavish green gardens.

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Ravello is regarded as one of the most romantic resorts on Earth, while Minori makes a perfect destination for culture and history enthusiasts, featuring Roman ruins, over 2,000 years old. It turns out the Amalfi Coast was one of the favorite retreats of Roman high class, as the entire shoreline is filled with ruins of Roman villas.

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The road traversing the Amalfi Coast, from the western town of Positano to Vietri sul Mare, in the east, offers travelers some of the most amazing vistas in the world. It winds around every rugged cliff, sometimes cutting through the mountain, but remains close to the steep shoreline, offering glorious views of the ever clear Tyrrhenian Sea.

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The Lattari Mountains plunge abruptly into the waters, and, looking from the sea, you understand why all the settlements in the area have become virtual tourist magnets. Their unique architecture, with houses, hotels, churches and even gardens dug directly into rock, is what makes the Amalfi Coast resorts so unique.

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The top class hotels of Amalfi treat their guests like royalty, but they are quite pricey for the average person. Fortunately, there are also plenty of considerably cheaper private villas that are more than welcome to accommodate you. If you’re looking for a special place to spend your vacation, where Nature’s beauties blend perfectly with modern and luxurious facilities, the Amalfi Coast is a perfect destination.