Ferry from Amalfi to Castellammare di Stabia

Amalfi Guide

The town of Amalfi is located in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of Italy. The town lies at the mouth of a deep ravine at the bottom of Monte Cerrato which is 1, 315 meters above sea level. Amalfi is also surrounded by cliffs and magnificent coastal scenery. Amalfi is the principal town on the Costiera Amalfitana (Amalfi Coast) and is a very important, and busy, tourist destination along the Amalfi Coast along with the towns of Positano, Ravello and others. The town has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Located in the heart of Amalfi, at the top of a staircase, is Saint Andrew's Cathedral which overlooks the Piazza Duomo. Dating back to the 11th century, the cathedral's interior is of a Baroque style and has a nave and two aisles divided by 20 columns. In contrast to the interior, the cathedral's exterior has a Byzantine style with a number of paintings of saints, including a large fresco of Saint Andrew.

The Amalfi Coast region is famed for its production of Limoncello liqueur and, unsurprisingly, for growing lemons. The region's lemons are typically longer and double the size of other lemons and have a thick wrinkled skin and a sweet and juicy flesh without many pips. It is not uncommon to see lemons growing in the terraced gardens along the Amalfi Coast between February and October.

Castellammare di Stabia Guide

Castellammare de Stabia, usually referred to as just Stabia, is located in the province of Naples in the Campania region of southern Italy. The town is around 30 km to the south of the city of Naples and lies on the shores of the Bay of Naples. Destroyed in 79 AD by the Vesuvio volcano eruption is the nearby ancient Roman city of Stabiae which is a popular place to visit. Here visitors will see ;lovely architecture, many churches and significant works of art of the old town centre, all of which combine to make the area the perfect location for a bit of history and to relax on the areas lovely beaches.

From the town's port, ferries depart to Capri and Sorrento. Along with passenger traffic, the port is also used for commercial cargo shipping and for fishing vessels. The port is also the third largest port in Campania after the ports of Naples and Salerno.