Amalfi Coast or Costa amalfitana in Italian (Italiano) Spoken in: Italy and 29 other countries Region: Southern Europe Total speakers: 70 million Ranking: 21 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Italic   Romance    Italo-Western     Italo-Dalmatian      Italian Official status Official language of: Italy... Italian is a stretch of coastline on the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula is located in Southern Italy. It forms the Southern side of the Gulf of Naples. The peninsula is named after its main town, Sorrento, which is located on the North coast. On the South coast is located the Amalfi Coast. The island of Capri lies close to the... Sorrentine Peninsula of ( For other uses, see Italy (disambiguation). The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a southern European country, comprising a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Sicily and Sardinia. It shares its nothern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The... Italy ( Salerno (It. Provincia di Salerno) is a In Italy, the Province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (regione). A provincia is composed by many comuni (pl), and usually several province (pl) form a region, (with the exception of the region... Province of Salerno) extending from Statistics Region: Campania Province: Salerno (SA) Location: 40.633/40°38 N lat. 14.283/14°29 W long. Area: 8 km² Population: 3,862 Population density: 483/km² Postal code: 84017 Area/distance code: 089 ISTAT code: 065100 Positano is a town on the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), in... Positano in the west to Vietri sul Mare in the east.

The area is known for its rugged terrain, scenic beauty, and picturesque towns. The main cities include Statistics Region: Campania Province: Salerno (SA) Location: 40.633/40°38 N lat. 14.283/14°29 W long. Area: 8 km² Population: 3,862 Population density: 483/km² Postal code: 84017 Area/distance code: 089 ISTAT code: 065100 Positano is a town on the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), in... Positano and Amalfi Amalfi, a town and archiepiscopal see of Campania, Italy, in the Gulf of Salerno. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1315 meters, 4314 feet), surrounded by dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery. Amalfi is first mentioned in the 6th century, and... Amalfi. The Amalfi Coast is listed by UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. The Organization’s main objective is to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among the nations through education, science and culture in order to... UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage site.

The area is featured in Positano ( 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. Years: 1950 1951 1952 - 1953 - 1954 1955 1956 Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1953 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics... 1953) by American writer John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968) was one of the most famous American novelists of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962, though his popularity with readers never was matched by that of the literary critics. He was born to John... John Steinbeck.