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View of Amalfi, Italy, with Mount Cerreto (1,315 m; 4,314 ft) in the background. Amalfi was a maritime power with 70,000 residents until 1343, when an earthquake and subsequent tsunami destroyed most of the city. The tower of the Amalfi Cathedral (Duomo di Amalfi), built in 1208, can be seen in the foreground.
View of homes in the city of Amalfi on the rugged western coast of Italy.
View of homes and hotels in the city of Amalfi on the rugged western coast of Italy.
Close-up of homes in the city of Amalfi on the rugged western coast of Italy.
View of homes in Positano on the rugged Amalfi Coast in Italy. The city is about 18 km east of the city of Amalfi and was a prosperous port in the Amalfi Republic during the 16th and 17th centuries.
This view shows Positano, Italy, which was built vertically on the face of a cliff on the rugged Amalfi Coast. In the foreground is the Our Lady of the Assumption (Santa Maria Assunta) church.
Positano is a small, picturesque town on Italy's Amalfi coast. In the 16th and 17th centuries, at the peak of its importance, it was the main port of the Amalfi Republic.
View of the city of Positano on Italy's Amalfi Coast, showing the Our Lady of the Assumption church in the foreground and homes built vertically on a cliff in the background.
The ceramic dome of the Our Lady of the Assumption church in Positano on Italy's Amalfi Coast.
Entrance to the church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Positano, Italy. The church was constructed as a Benedictine monastery in the 10th century and remodeled between 1777 and 1783.
Altar inside the Our Lady of the Assumption church in Positano, on Italy's Amalfi Coast. Above the altar is a 13th-century Byzantine Black Madonna and Child.
The town of Vernazza on the Italian Riviera is part of the Cinque Terre National Park that consists of five picturesque villages reached only by hiking trail, train, or ferry.
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