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Amalfi Coast Vacations

South of Rome in the region of Campania is the Amalfi Coast. It is the undisputed king of Southern Italy vacation destinations. It is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula facing the Mediterranean sea. Southern Italian resort towns like Amalfi, Positano, and Ravello are all located on the Amalfi coast. On the other side of the Sorrentine Peninsula, facing the Bay of Naples is Sorrento. History was literally written on the Bay of Naples and Sorrentine Peninsula. The Naples Archaeology Museum is one of the most important museums in Western Civilization. Pompeii and Herculaneum provide windows into ancient Rome. Out on the islands of Capri and Ischia remnants of the Hellenic civilization and ancient Greek colonizers are everywhere. Today the resort town of Sorrento, with views of Mt Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples, is the gateway to the Amalfi Coast. To reach the towns along the Amalfi Coast it is a hair raising drive along cliff side roads. Or you may cruise around the Sorrentine Peninsula to the Amalfi Coast by ferry.