8Conca dei Marini

Blink and you will miss it while driving along the 50km (30mi) of the SS 163, the twisty Amalfi Coast road – Conca dei Marini is tiny. You will find this fishing village in between Amalfi and Furore.

The most striking attraction here is the Grotta dello Smeraldo (Emerald Grotto). Luigi Buonocore, a local sailor, made this a popular tourist stop in the 1930s. Take the quick boat trip to this grotto inside a cave where the sunlight hits the walls to create a viridescent effect on the water. This is also the destination for the traveller with a sweet tooth. The sfogliatella Santa Rosa is a flaky, orange-scented, ricotta stuffed pastry, and was created in the 17th century by nuns from the Convent of Santa Rosa.

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