Food
Cetara and the colatura di alici
The last working fishing village on the Coast still makes the Romans' garum, now under a different name.
Where to buy and eat
Nettuno or Iasa, both Cetara producers, sell bottles for €15–25. Eat spaghetti alla colatura at Acqua Pazza on the harbour — the dish that taught everyone outside the village what colatura is.
Cetara has no real beach for tourists; the town turns its back on the sea and faces the work boats. That's the appeal.
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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