Strada Statale 163 Amalfitana

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Strada statale SS163 in Italy
Strada Statale 163 Amalfitana
Basic data
Operator: ANAS
Overall length: 50 km

Regions :

Campania

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The Amalfitana near Positano.

The Strada Statale 163 Amalfitana (abbreviation: SS 163 ) is an Italian coastal road ( state road ) in the province of Salerno and in the metropolitan city of Naples in Campania , which leads from Meta di Sorrento to Vietri sul Mare . It lies entirely in the Italian region of Campania and is 50 km long. Work on the road began in 1832 and ended on April 26, 1850.

description

The Amalfitana offers views of the steep coast and the Gulf of Salerno . Around 100 m above sea level, a winding, mostly narrow road was built here, which runs along the rock outside of towns. The road crosses small valleys open to the sea, in which the towns of the Amalfi Coast such as Positano and Praiano are located. From Amalfi eastwards the road then continues past through Atrani , Minori and Maiori to Vietri sul Mare .

Numerous hiking and mule trails run above the Amalfitana. There is also a long-distance hiking trail across the Sorrentine Peninsula . The Grotta Smeralda (Grotta dello Smeraldo) is located a few kilometers west of Amalfi and can be reached from the Amalfitana via steps. You can take a boat trip inside the cave - there is a nativity scene under water.

traffic

Due to the narrow road width and overhanging rocks on the Amalfitana, the road section between Vietri sul Mare and Positano is closed to caravans and all motorhomes daily from 6.30 a.m. to midnight.

The Amalfitana is completely closed to large buses (higher than 4 m, longer than 10.36 m) and can only be used for smaller buses from 7.30 a.m. to midnight in the direction of travel from Positano to Vietri. Exceptions apply to regular buses and some local tourism businesses.

The road to Ravello has many hairpin bends (“ hairpin bends ”) and is very narrow.

Web links

Commons : Strada Statale 163 Amalfitana  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Comandini, Alfredo: L'Italia nei cento anni del secolo XIX (1801–1900) giorno per giorno illustrata Volume 3, p. 32
  2. www.italienwandern.de ( Memento of the original dated August 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.italienwandern.de
  3. Amalfi.sa.it: Il Capo Compartimento della Viabilita 'per la Campania. (PDF; 296 KB) Retrieved April 27, 2018 (Italian).