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A light smile of houses on the surly visage
 of the coast, mouth to mouth whith the breath
 of the sea…

           Antonino Raviele

Conca dei Marini

stemma di Conca dei Marini

Conca dei Marini - il borgo marinaro

Conca dei Marini is not to far from Amalfi, situated around a little cape called "Capo di Conca".

Spiaggia di Conca dei Marini

An old story remember that  Conca was the warlike "Cossa", Roman allied during the Punic Wars.

The town is on the promontory, that look, on the left side a little natural inlet, used to anchor the ships, during the Republic age.
On the right side of the promontory, there is the inlet of the "
la grotta dello Smeraldo".

To visit...

The church of S. Antonio, with its bell tower in maiolic and the church of San Pancrazio.

 

Curiosity...   

Above Conca, there is the convent of Santa Rosa, built in the XIV century.

In this agreeable place, the local stories remember that, in the XVIII century, nuns invented the "sfogliatella", famous neapolitain cake.

 

information

 
. Amalfi Coast
. how to get here
. maps
. meteo
. useful number
 

the towns

. Amalfi
. Atrani
. Cetara
. Conca dei Marini
. Furore
. Maiori
. Minori
. Positano
. Praiano
. Ravello
. Scala
. Tramonti
. Vietri sul mare

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. environmental coast
. the wonders of the  coast
curiosity
 

 


Cookery 

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