Midcentury Cinema and Celebrities

A series of nineteenth century villas clings to the cliffside here, connected by private elevators that drop through the sheer rock to reach the sea. Giuseppe Gamberale bought this land in nineteen oh four, turning his family home into a…

The limestone cliff rising above the Amalfi coast supports a cluster of stone buildings topped by a weathered bell tower and a terracotta roof. This is a thirteenth-century Capuchin monastery, converted from its original purpose as a…

The restaurant Da Gemma features a terrace that hangs directly over the Mediterranean, set into the cliffside of Amalfi. Salvatore Gemma opened the doors in eighteen seventy-two, intending to serve the local fishermen and merchants who…

The scent of candied lemon peel drifts from the arched doorway of Pasticceria Pansa, where white marble tables spill out onto the pavement. Andrea Pansa founded this shop in eighteen thirty, and his family still runs it today from behind…

The Cathedral of Saint Andrew sits at the top of a steep, sixty-two step staircase, its facade glowing with gold-leaf mosaics that depict Christ and the apostles. Inside this ninth-century structure lies the crypt of Saint Andrew, whose…

The bell tower of the Hotel Luna Convento rises in a sharp, arched silhouette against the sheer rock face, capped with colorful majolica tiles that catch the Mediterranean sun. Founded in twelve twenty-two, the building served as a…

Piazza Umberto I sits at the mouth of the Dragone Valley, marked by a low stone wall that keeps the tides of the Mediterranean from washing over the cafe tables. It remains the only open square in Atrani, serving as the town’s living room…