Here a list
of monuments worth to be visited:
 Cetara - Saint Peter's Church, Romanic
style, with a glazed dome, the bell tower is of XIII century
and the bell cell has an octagonal shape
Vietri sul Mare - Museum of Ceramics situated
in the tower of the 'Guariglia House'. There are documents
about the production of ceramics since the XVII century and
also of the German – Dutch period (1930s).
 Ravello - The Cathedral
Ravello - Villa Rufolo built by Nicola
Rufolo, one of the richest Patricians of Ravello. The villa
was mentioned by Giovanni Boccaccio in his Decameron and
it is the place where Richard Wagner in 1880 found his inspiration
for his opera Parsifal.
Ravello - Villa Cimbrone, famous for its "Terrace
of the Infinite'.
Atrani - San Salvatore de' Birecto Church,
where once doges were crowned and buried, and the characteristic
main square, Piazza Umberto I
 Amalfi - At the top of a staircase, Saint Andrew's
Cathedral (Duomo) overlooks the Piazza Duomo,
the heart of Amalfi, With its long staircase made of 57
steps and a polychrome façade it always astonishes
the visitors of Amaldùfi.. The cathedral dates back
to the XI century and its interior is adorned in the late
Baroque style with a nave and two aisles divided by 20
columns. The bronze portal was made in Constantinople in
the XI century. Near the Cathedral there is situated the
'Crocifisso Church' with its Romanic bell tower, built
in the XII century.
Amalfi - The Chiostro del Paradiso was
built by Filippo Augustariccio between 1266 and 1268 and
was used as a burial ground for noble families of Amalfi.
The white columns and pointed arches reflect the clear influence
that the Arab world had on Amalfi.
Amalfi - the Museum
of Handmade Paper (Museo della Carta). It
consists of an old paper mill and contains library with
about 3,000 texts about the origins of this paper. To
watch the production process of Amalfi paper, today it
is still possible visiting the Amatruda paper mill.
Amalfi - the Arsenals of the Republic ( Arsenali
della Repubblica).
Minori - Santa Trofimena Cathedral with
a marble pulpit of 1616. It has a nave and two aisles divided
by pillars. The most original part is the crypt reachable
through two staircases beginning from the balustrade of presbytery.
Maiori - NormanTower, dated 1653
 Positano - 'Saint Mary of the Assumption Church' with
a big mosaic glazed dome and the Byzantine picture portraying
the Black Madonna with the Child of the XII century. According
to local legend, the icon had been stolen from Byzantium
and was being transported by pirates across the Mediterranean.
A terrible storm had blown up in the waters opposite Positano
and the frightened sailors heard a voice on board crying "Posa,
posa!" ("Put down! Put down!"). As soon as they unloaded
the statue and carried it to the fishing village, the storm
abated.
Tramonti - the church of Saint
Peter the Apostle with wonderful Baroque decorations.
Praiano - the church of Saint Luke the Evangelist,
built in 1588 with a three-floor bell tower. The church is
made of a nave and two aisles, the floor is glazed. There
is a charming painting portraying Saint Luke while painting
and a silver bust of the Saint.
Conca dei Marini - The Emerald Cave - 'Grotta dello
Smeraldo', the worldwide famous sea cave that
is flooded with a brilliant emerald light and where you
can admire a charming submerged crib made of Vietri
ceramics.The only opening to the outside world
is just below the water level. Refracted sunlight entering
the cavern through the opening gives the water its characteristic
emerald glow during daylight hours. The absence of a natural
opening above the waterline meant that the grotto’s
existence remained unknown for many years. It was discovered
by a fisherman named Luigi Buoncore in 1932.
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