Food
The Sfusato Amalfitano lemon
Twice the size of a normal lemon, half the acidity, sweet enough to slice and eat with sugar.
Where to taste it
Lemon-stuffed ravioli at Lo Smeraldino (Amalfi), lemon risotto at La Cambusa (Positano), the lemon delizia dessert at Pansa pastry shop (Amalfi). Buy a kilo at the Friday market in Maiori and take it home.
Where to stay
Our homes in Amalfi
The maritime republic that gave the coast its name — a striped duomo, paper mills tucked in a wooded gorge, and the quiet center of the Costiera.
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